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St. Catherine University

In research, St. Catherine University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,496 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,178 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,343
of 28,054 · #8,103 all time
Rank in United States
#2,982
of 4,192
Research works
2k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is St. Catherine 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,496 of 10,521 14.5%104 #1560
Health SciencesDomain #9,178 of 11,982 8.9%87 #4176

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Catherine 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).

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: 0.42× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.42× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 53 worksMedicineNursing: 3.70× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.31× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.21× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Catherine University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gervase Rosser, Neil Elliott and Louise Fawcett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Catherine University.

  1. 1 Gervase Rosser United States · #40,735 worldwide 103 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Neil Elliott United States · #237,748 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Louise Fawcett United States · #241,266 worldwide 60 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Kathleen Matuska United States · #328,761 worldwide 111 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 John Bayley United States · #405,017 worldwide 9 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Richard Parish United States · #472,878 worldwide 8 citations · 39 works
  7. 7 Bill Brewer United States · #513,941 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Laura Gilchrist United States · #619,520 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Wilfrid Knapp United States · #674,647 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Jyothi Gupta United States · #756,221 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at St. Catherine University

Which keywords describe research at St. Catherine University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Social Support, Health Disparities, Well-being, Quality of Life, Evidence-Based Practice and Health Outcomes.

▲ 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. Mental Health18▲ 5.1×26 topics
  2. Public Health14▲ 4.1×24 topics
  3. Epidemiology10◆ 1.08×44 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 2.7×21 topics
  5. Social Support8▲ 6.2×10 topics
  6. Depression7▲ 3.1×10 topics
  7. Risk Factors7▲ 2.5×18 topics
  8. Health Disparities7▲ 10×8 topics
  9. Well-being6▲ 6.7×10 topics
  10. COVID-196▲ 1.84×10 topics
  11. History6▲ 3.5×15 topics
  12. Identity6▲ 3.4×16 topics
  13. Primary Care6▲ 5.9×9 topics
  14. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Qualitative Research5▲ 2.5×10 topics
  16. Health Outcomes5▲ 7.7×4 topics
  17. Anxiety5▲ 4.4×6 topics
  18. Gender5▲ 3.8×13 topics
  19. Culture5▲ 3.5×11 topics
  20. Social Justice4▲ 3.1×14 topics
  21. Health Equity4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  22. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  23. Medical Education4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  24. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  25. Social Determinants4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  26. Chronic Disease4▲ 9.3×4 topics
  27. Social Isolation4▲ 7.5×3 topics
  28. Psychological Distress4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  29. Social Relationships4▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Vulnerability4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  31. Behavior Change4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  32. Social Networks4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  33. Society3▲ 6.9×7 topics
  34. Clinical Practice3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  35. Patient Safety3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  36. Patient Engagement3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  37. Ethical Issues3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Occupational Science3▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Semantic Web3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Therapy Practice3▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does St. Catherine University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations and Health disparities and outcomes.

Occupational Therapy Pra…3Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…2Health disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…2Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Educational Methods: 2 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional works
Occupational TherapyClinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth5 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  5. 5 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 2 works
  6. 6 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 2 works
  7. 7 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 2 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  10. 10 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Catherine University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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