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St. Mary's University

In research, St. Mary's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,751 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 3.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#21,785
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#466
of 896
Research works
354
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.4k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is St. Mary's University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #12,751 of 16,945 17.7%188

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

What does St. Mary's University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 24.6 works3.6×
← 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: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.51× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Religion, Cultural, Globalization, NGOs, Diversity, Education and Politics.

▲ 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. Identity5▲ 12×7 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 3.6×12 topics
  3. Religion3▲ 12×9 topics
  4. Education3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  5. Cultural3▲ 108×3 topics
  6. Mental Health2▲ 3.0×10 topics
  7. Sustainability2▲ 1.83×10 topics
  8. History2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  9. NGOs2▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Diversity2▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Culture2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  12. Politics2▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Pedagogy2▲ 7.0×8 topics
  14. Secularism2▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Cloud Computing2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Inclusion2▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Colonialism2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  18. Distributed Systems2▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Gender2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  20. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  21. Social Cognition2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Society2▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Religious Education2▲ 17×1 topic
  24. Schools2▲ 220×1 topic
  25. Literature2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  26. Genetic Structure1▲ 36×2 topics
  27. Genomic Analysis1▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Animal-Assisted Therapy1▲ 104×1 topic
  29. Community Development1▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Dog Domestication1▲ 104×1 topic
  31. Vulnerability1▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Cybersecurity1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  33. Democracy1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Economic Integration1▲ 83×2 topics
  35. Governance1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Humanitarianism1▲ 34×2 topics
  37. International Aid1▲ 44×2 topics
  38. International Relations1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  39. Development1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  40. Poverty Reduction1▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious Education and Schools, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Japanese History and Culture and International Development and Aid.

Religious Education and …2Religious Education and Schools: 2 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…1Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…1Japanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksInternational Developmen…1International Development and Aid: 1 fractional worksGlobalization and Cultural Identity: 1 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Digital Eco…1Big Data and Digital Economy: 1 fractional works
EducationGeneticsCultural StudiesDevelopment4 others

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

  1. 1 Religious Education and Schools Education 2 works
  2. 2 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  4. 4 International Development and Aid Development 1 works
  5. 5 Globalization and Cultural Identity Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 1 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Digital Economy Information Systems 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.7%domestic only68.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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