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Seattle University

In research, Seattle University stands highest in Computer Science (#221 of 4,667 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,286 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,528 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,698
of 28,054 · #596 all time
Rank in United States
#262
of 4,192
Research works
22k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
731k
33.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Seattle University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Computer ScienceField #221 of 4,667 23.5%353 #317
Social SciencesDomain #1,286 of 10,521 20.2%691 #393
Health SciencesDomain #1,528 of 11,982 12.7%545 #279
Physical SciencesDomain #1,705 of 12,888 17.7%759 #876
MedicineField #1,507 of 10,443 11.1%457 #362
Social SciencesField #1,326 of 6,365 23.3%338 #515
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #497 of 1,884 26.1%122 #499
Life SciencesDomain #2,340 of 7,800 18.4%185 #401
PsychologyField #665 of 2,181 18.3%110 #242
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #857 of 2,578 23.6%122 #452

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Seattle University sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Computer Science#317 #221
  2. Social Sciences#393 #1,286
  3. Health Sciences#279 #1,528
  4. Physical Sciences#876 #1,705
  5. Medicine#362 #1,507
  6. Social Sciences#515 #1,326
  7. Artificial Intelligence#499 #497
  8. Life Sciences#401 #2,340
  9. Psychology#242 #665
  10. Sociology and Political Science#452 #857
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 96 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.99× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 43 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.08× its world share, 354 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 200 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 69 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.54× its world share, 40 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 35 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 76 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.09× its world share, 457 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 73 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 69 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 45 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 58 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 110 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 338 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Seattle University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gary G. Hamilton, Robert Higgs and Eli Hinkel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Seattle University.

  1. 1 Gary G. Hamilton United States · #37,537 worldwide 297 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Robert Higgs United States · #45,458 worldwide 194 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Eli Hinkel United States · #68,195 worldwide 218 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 A. Hertzberg United States · #86,861 worldwide 237 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Robert S. Chang United States · #129,552 worldwide 107 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Suresh Kotha United States · #172,951 worldwide 188 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Daniele Caramani United States · #216,133 worldwide 35 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Ji-Hye Han United States · #238,944 worldwide 1 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Matthew Hurst United States · #241,095 worldwide 191 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Frederick Lemere United States · #241,156 worldwide 111 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Seattle University

Which keywords describe research at Seattle University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Epidemiology, Neural Networks, Distributed Systems, Ethics and Mental Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning119▲ 1.59×77 topics
  2. Machine Learning112▲ 1.56×84 topics
  3. Epidemiology102▲ 1.18×116 topics
  4. Neural Networks66▲ 1.96×33 topics
  5. Big Data60▲ 3.0×23 topics
  6. Mental Health55▲ 1.72×38 topics
  7. Globalization52▲ 1.21×78 topics
  8. Public Health50▲ 1.57×47 topics
  9. Sustainability44▼ 0.83×54 topics
  10. Risk Factors43▲ 1.81×35 topics
  11. Climate Change43▼ 0.73×76 topics
  12. Inflammation43◆ 0.95×72 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease42▲ 1.72×34 topics
  14. Ethics40▲ 3.8×31 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence37▲ 1.24×37 topics
  16. Healthcare36▲ 1.45×25 topics
  17. Social Media36◆ 1.14×30 topics
  18. Distributed Systems32▲ 8.8×6 topics
  19. Human Rights30▲ 1.35×36 topics
  20. Identity26▲ 1.62×34 topics
  21. History25▲ 1.62×28 topics
  22. Social Justice24▲ 1.84×27 topics
  23. Resource Management22▲ 5.9×5 topics
  24. Firm Performance19▲ 4.5×3 topics
  25. High-Performance Computing18▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Data Science18▲ 7.5×2 topics
  27. Discrimination17▲ 4.0×6 topics
  28. Workflow Management17▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy17▲ 4.7×6 topics
  30. Surveillance17▲ 2.9×6 topics
  31. Predictive Analytics16▲ 6.9×2 topics
  32. Analytics16▲ 8.1×1 topic
  33. Business Intelligence16▲ 8.1×1 topic
  34. Parallel Computing16▲ 6.4×6 topics
  35. Health Disparities16▲ 2.9×8 topics
  36. Virtualization13▲ 7.6×2 topics
  37. Engineering Education12▲ 6.4×4 topics
  38. Data Centers11▲ 8.7×1 topic
  39. MapReduce11▲ 8.7×1 topic
  40. Environmental Ethics10▲ 7.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Seattle University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Topic Modeling, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems.

Big Data and Business In…16Big Data and Business Intelligence: 16 fractional worksTopic Modeling12Topic Modeling: 12 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…11Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 11 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel…10Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 10 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 9 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 8 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…8Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 8 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 7 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 7 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Res…7Software Engineering Research: 7 fractional works
Management Information SystemsArtificial IntelligenceInformation SystemsComputer Networks and Communications3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 16 works
  2. 2 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 12 works
  3. 3 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 11 works
  4. 4 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 9 works
  6. 6 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 8 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 8 works
  8. 8 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 7 works
  9. 9 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  10. 10 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 7 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available26.8%not open73.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Seattle University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.