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St. Lawrence University

In research, St. Lawrence University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,694 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,809
of 28,054 · #13,732 all time
Rank in United States
#2,080
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is St. Lawrence 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 #5,694 of 10,521 29.4%93 #3665

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Lawrence 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: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.92× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.56× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.55× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.81× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Lawrence University?

Ranked on the composite score, Duncan J. Melville, Jeffrey T. Young and Steven F. White lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Lawrence University.

  1. 1 Duncan J. Melville United States · #270,951 worldwide 37 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey T. Young United States · #303,115 worldwide 82 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Steven F. White United States · #313,683 worldwide 4 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey R. Chiarenzelli United States · #406,598 worldwide 171 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Joseph T. Jockel United States · #542,569 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Mark MacWilliams United States · #660,530 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 William D. Romey United States · #785,859 worldwide 10 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Antun Husinec United States · #936,404 worldwide 56 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Alan Draper United States · #950,411 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Chanchal Singh United States · #1,092,580 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at St. Lawrence University

Which keywords describe research at St. Lawrence University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Gender, Feminism, Democracy, Religion, Nationalism and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Globalization15▲ 5.3×30 topics
  2. Neoliberalism7▲ 14×7 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.88×23 topics
  4. Education6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  5. Feminism6▲ 15×6 topics
  6. Gender6▲ 7.8×6 topics
  7. Democracy6▲ 11×9 topics
  8. Religion5▲ 7.7×8 topics
  9. Social Justice5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  10. Nationalism5▲ 7.5×8 topics
  11. History5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  12. Social Media5▲ 2.3×6 topics
  13. Literature4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  14. Philosophy4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  15. Identity4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  16. Culture4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  17. Race4▲ 23×6 topics
  18. Colonialism4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  19. Higher Education4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  20. Inequality4▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Media Culture3▲ 66×2 topics
  22. Celebrity Culture3▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Invasive Species3▲ 5.2×11 topics
  24. Postfeminism3▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Politics3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  26. Postcolonialism3▲ 17×4 topics
  27. Ethics3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Civil Society3▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Public Opinion3▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Philosophy of Science2▲ 54×3 topics
  31. Pragmatism2▲ 70×2 topics
  32. Migration2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  33. Property Rights2▲ 25×3 topics
  34. Academic Achievement2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  35. Ethnography2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  36. Society2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  37. Teaching Methods2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Political Philosophy2▲ 28×3 topics
  39. Public Sociology2▲ 177×1 topic
  40. Social Theory2▲ 51×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Gender, Feminism, and Media, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice, Philosophy, Science, and History and Geology and Paleoclimatology Research.

Gender, Feminism, and Me…3Gender, Feminism, and Media: 3 fractional worksContemporary Sociological Theory and Practice: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy, Science, and History: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Research Topics: 1 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and So…1Turkey's Politics and Society: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Educational Methods: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Inst…1Economic Theory and Institutions: 1 fractional works
Gender StudiesSociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 3 works
  2. 2 Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Philosophy, Science, and History History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  5. 5 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 1 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 available22.7%not open77.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% higher 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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