Science Explorer Back to mapMap
Discussion
University · Saint Paul · United States

St. Catherine University

In research, St. Catherine University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,412 of 9,585 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,290 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

stkate.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#8,260
of 22,385 · #5,320 all time
Rank in United States
#1,113
of 3,332
Research works
2k
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
36k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
St. Catherine University

What is St. Catherine University known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,412 of 9,585 7.7%104 #2156
Health SciencesDomain #6,290 of 9,902 6.6%87 #4152

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does St. Catherine University work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at St. Catherine University is in Social Sciences, 37% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (20%), Health Professions (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 114 fractional works · 41.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 53 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 10.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 18 fractional works · 6.5% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMusic: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 100 fractional works · 36.5% of its workMedicine: 61 fractional works · 22.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysiology: 8 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 30 fractional works · 11.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 7.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 15.3% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. CatherineUniversity273fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5319.6%
    2. Psychology2910.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities186.5%
    4. Decision Sciences62.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting31.1%
    1. Medicine6122.5%
    2. Health Professions3011.1%
    3. Nursing62.3%
    4. Dentistry20.6%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Computer Science207.2%
    2. Environmental Science62.3%
    3. Engineering62.1%
    4. Chemistry41.6%
    5. Mathematics41.4%
    6. Materials Science10.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.3%
    2. Neuroscience51.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.20× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 4.68× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.47× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.68×6 works
  2. Health Professions4.20×30 works
  3. Psychology3.47×29 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.26×18 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.26×6 works
  6. Social Sciences1.55×53 works
  7. Dentistry1.22×2 works
  8. Mathematics1.18×4 works
  9. Medicine1.17×61 works
  10. Neuroscience1.16×5 works
  11. Chemistry1.01×4 works
  12. Computer Science0.93×20 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×5 works
  14. Environmental Science0.47×6 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×6 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×5 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×3 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×1 works
  19. Veterinary0.22×0 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.17×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.15×1 works
  22. Engineering0.14×6 works
  23. Materials Science0.07×1 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.06×0 works
  25. Energy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at St. Catherine University?

Ranked on the quality score, E. Gil Clary, Laura S. Gilchrist and Kevin W. S. Roberts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Catherine University.

  1. 1 E. Gil Clary United States · #159,495 worldwide 9k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Laura S. Gilchrist United States · #484,679 worldwide 2.6k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Kevin W. S. Roberts United States · #529,072 worldwide 1.6k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Neil Elliott United States · #666,436 worldwide 569 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 José Harris United States · #876,489 worldwide 2k citations · 141 works
  6. 6 Caroline Krafft United States · #908,987 worldwide 4.7k citations · 249 works
  7. 7 John Schmitt United States · #941,861 worldwide 1.3k citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Gervase Rosser United States · #1,010,630 worldwide 774 citations · 142 works
  9. 9 J. R. Pole United States · #1,175,541 worldwide 1.3k citations · 116 works
  10. 10 Arturo Sesma United States · #1,331,070 worldwide 1.7k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at St. Catherine University

What are the most cited papers from St. Catherine University?

The most cited paper from St. Catherine University is "Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers: A functional approach." (E. Gil Clary, Mark Snyder, Robert D. Ridge et al., 1998), with 2,597 citations. Next come "Adult Norms for the Box and Block Test of Manual Dexterity" (2,156) and "The Self-Duality Equations on a Riemann Surface" (1,788).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Understanding and assessing the motivations of volunteers: A functional approach. E. Gil Clary, Mark Snyder, Robert D. Ridge et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology 1998 2,597
2 Adult Norms for the Box and Block Test of Manual Dexterity Virgil G. Mathiowetz, Gloria Volland, Nancy Kashman et al. · American Journal of Occupational Therapy Jun 1985 2,156
3 The Self-Duality Equations on a Riemann Surface Nigel James Hitchin · Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society Jul 1987 1,788
4 Markets with Consumer Switching Costs Paul D. Klemperer · The Quarterly Journal of Economics May 1987 1,512
5 The Motivations to Volunteer E. Gil Clary, Mark Snyder · Current Directions in Psychological Science Oct 1999 1,131
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at St. Catherine University?

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

▲ 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-now 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 Health20▲ 5.2×27 topics
  2. Public Health16▲ 4.1×24 topics
  3. Epidemiology12◆ 1.09×47 topics
  4. Quality of Life10▲ 2.6×24 topics
  5. Social Support9▲ 6.0×10 topics
  6. Risk Factors8▲ 2.6×21 topics
  7. Qualitative Research8▲ 3.2×11 topics
  8. Well-being7▲ 7.0×10 topics
  9. Health Disparities7▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Depression7▲ 2.9×10 topics
  11. Identity6▲ 3.3×17 topics
  12. History6▲ 3.2×15 topics
  13. Primary Care6▲ 5.7×10 topics
  14. Health Outcomes6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  15. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Gender6▲ 3.8×15 topics
  17. Health Equity6▲ 7.0×4 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome6▲ 2.5×7 topics
  19. Anxiety5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  20. Job Satisfaction5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  21. Medical Education5▲ 6.7×7 topics
  22. Social Justice5▲ 3.0×14 topics
  23. Culture5▲ 3.2×11 topics
  24. Resilience5▲ 3.4×8 topics
  25. Social Determinants5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  26. Chronic Disease4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  27. Clinical Practice4▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Healthcare Workers4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  29. Patient Safety4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  30. Psychological Impact4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  31. Social Relationships4▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Behavior Change4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Social Isolation4▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Psychological Distress4▲ 5.4×2 topics
  35. Vulnerability4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  36. Occupational Science3▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Therapy Practice3▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Cultural Competence3▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Patient Engagement3▲ 8.6×4 topics

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

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

Occupational Therapy Pra…3Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health…3Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health3COVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksSimulation-Based Educati…3Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Educational Methods: 2 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …2Nutritional Studies and Diet: 2 fractional worksNursing education and management: 2 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 2 fractional works
Occupational TherapyGeneral Health ProfessionsHealthClinical Psychology6 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 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 3 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 3 works
  6. 6 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 2 works
  8. 8 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is St. Catherine University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00096% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%St. Catherine University0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Catherine University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025St. Catherine University6.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 1991.

Other research institutions in Saint Paul

All research institutions in Saint Paul

Share St. Catherine University's ranking

St. Catherine University on Science Explorer

A card with St. Catherine University's standing and the fields it leads in, for a post or a slide. A link to this page previews as the same card.

Download the card

1200 × 630 PNG, sized for social posts, drawn from the latest snapshot.

Badges for a website1Each links back here and updates with every snapshot

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.

Discussion

Ask a question or share a note about St. Catherine University. Keep it to the research: no personal attacks, advertising or links. Any reader can report a post, which collapses it for everyone until it is opened.