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St. John's University

In research, St. John's University stands highest in Medicine (#1,972 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,399 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,161 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics — Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,706
of 28,054 · #3,152 all time
Rank in United States
#395
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
176k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is St. John's 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
MedicineField #1,972 of 10,443 26.2%206 #2195
Health SciencesDomain #2,399 of 11,982 25.9%239 #2523
Social SciencesDomain #2,161 of 10,521 22.3%395 #1187
Life SciencesDomain #1,662 of 7,800 24.6%191 #2118
Social SciencesField #2,018 of 6,365 23.8%190 #949
Physical SciencesDomain #4,553 of 12,888 23.9%142 #4383
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,514 of 3,579 26.6%113 #1902
Molecular BiologySubfield #954 of 2,175 28.8%77 #1525
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,707 of 2,578 24.0%60 #1066
PsychologyField #1,614 of 2,181 20.2%76 #1106

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. John's 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. Medicine#2,195 #1,972
  2. Health Sciences#2,523 #2,399
  3. Social Sciences#1,187 #2,161
  4. Life Sciences#2,118 #1,662
  5. Social Sciences#949 #2,018
  6. Physical Sciences#4,383 #4,553
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,902 #1,514
  8. Molecular Biology#1,525 #954
  9. Sociology and Political Science#1,066 #1,707
  10. Psychology#1,106 #1,614
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.

What does St. John's University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and PharmaceuticsField · 20.5 works6.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.36× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.20× its world share, 113 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.61× its world share, 25 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.02× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 35 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 206 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 40 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.46× its world share, 30 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.59× its world share, 76 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 190 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. John's University?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard A. Lockshin, Rita Dunn and Frank Ninkovich lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. John's University.

  1. 1 Richard A. Lockshin United States · #47,141 worldwide 864 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Rita Dunn United States · #52,958 worldwide 309 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Frank Ninkovich United States · #101,304 worldwide 76 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Theodore D. Kemper United States · #109,535 worldwide 161 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Frank J. Coppa United States · #116,983 worldwide 39 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Zhe‐Sheng Chen United States · #146,925 worldwide 419 citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Jeffrey C. Kinkley United States · #169,257 worldwide 38 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Chris P. Long United States · #216,041 worldwide 164 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Beverly Greene United States · #263,382 worldwide 66 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Richard Stalter United States · #317,372 worldwide 141 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at St. John's University

Which keywords describe research at St. John's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Therapy, Tumor Microenvironment, Nanoparticles, Cancer, Mental Health, Drug Delivery, Globalization and Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology34◆ 0.88×84 topics
  2. Cancer Therapy33▲ 6.0×17 topics
  3. Globalization31▲ 1.62×54 topics
  4. Cancer29▲ 2.2×46 topics
  5. Mental Health28▲ 2.0×28 topics
  6. Nanoparticles28▲ 2.3×20 topics
  7. Inflammation26▲ 1.30×60 topics
  8. Machine Learning26▼ 0.82×48 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress23▲ 1.48×45 topics
  10. Immunotherapy21▲ 3.0×16 topics
  11. Tumor Microenvironment20▲ 4.7×8 topics
  12. Drug Delivery20▲ 3.8×9 topics
  13. Social Media18▲ 1.29×20 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications18▲ 1.54×17 topics
  15. Depression17▲ 1.99×21 topics
  16. Human Rights16▲ 1.64×27 topics
  17. Regulation15▲ 2.8×15 topics
  18. Social Justice14▲ 2.5×23 topics
  19. Gender14▲ 2.6×20 topics
  20. Language Development13▲ 11×5 topics
  21. Apoptosis12▲ 4.2×16 topics
  22. Feminism12▲ 4.4×10 topics
  23. Democracy11▲ 3.3×15 topics
  24. Student Engagement11▲ 2.9×15 topics
  25. Tumor Targeting11▲ 6.4×3 topics
  26. Transcriptional Regulation10▲ 6.7×9 topics
  27. Emotion Regulation10▲ 3.4×9 topics
  28. Cell Death10▲ 4.4×6 topics
  29. Staging System9▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Developmental Trajectories9▲ 7.3×3 topics
  31. Nanocarriers8▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Protein8▲ 6.6×4 topics
  33. Surface Engineering8▲ 8.5×1 topic
  34. Anxiety Disorders7▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. ALK7▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Neuroblastoma7▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Proteasome Inhibitors7▲ 10×2 topics
  38. BET Bromodomains7▲ 25×1 topic
  39. PROTACs7▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Chitosan7▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does St. John's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments, Protein Degradation and Inhibitors and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Nanoparticle-Based Drug …8Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 8 fractional worksNeuroblastoma Research a…7Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments: 7 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 7 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…7Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 7 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Deli…6Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 6 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 6 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…6Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 5 fractional works
BiomaterialsNeurologyMolecular BiologyClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 8 works
  2. 2 Neuroblastoma Research and Treatments Neurology 7 works
  3. 3 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 7 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 6 works
  7. 7 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 6 works
  8. 8 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 5 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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