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St Mary's University College

In research, St Mary's University College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,290 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,142 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,641
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,171
of 2,253
Research works
545
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is St Mary's University College 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 #4,290 of 16,945 21.5%387
Social SciencesField #5,142 of 10,206 21.7%220

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St Mary's University College 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.96× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.24× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.06× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St Mary's University College?

Ranked on the composite score, Vivian Boland and Claire Norton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St Mary's University College.

  1. 1 Vivian Boland United Kingdom · #841,106 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Claire Norton United Kingdom · #866,054 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at St Mary's University College

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

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

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 5.1×19 topics
  2. Identity5▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Gender3▲ 12×9 topics
  4. Religion3▲ 15×7 topics
  5. Nationalism3▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Epidemiology3▲ 1.33×11 topics
  7. Social Justice3▲ 8.9×10 topics
  8. Multiculturalism2▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Secularism2▲ 47×2 topics
  10. Ethnicity2▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Conflict2▲ 28×4 topics
  12. Risk Factors2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  13. Citizenship2▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Diversity2▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Inclusion2▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Development2▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Religious Education2▲ 21×1 topic
  18. Schools2▲ 261×1 topic
  19. Neoliberalism2▲ 9.3×7 topics
  20. Spirituality2▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Consociationalism2▲ 247×1 topic
  22. Feminism2▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Northern Ireland2▲ 247×1 topic
  24. Community Development1▲ 15×2 topics
  25. History1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  26. NGOs1▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Prevention1▲ 6.8×3 topics
  28. African Christianity1▲ 121×2 topics
  29. Biblical Monotheism1▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Faith-Based Organizations1▲ 81×1 topic
  31. Hermeneutics1▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Jewish Society1▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Social Services1▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Colonialism1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  35. High-Intensity Interval Training1▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Postcolonialism1▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Citizenship Education1▲ 32×3 topics
  39. Injury Prevention1▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Pentecostalism1▲ 83×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Religious Education and Schools, Irish and British Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Religion, Society, and Development.

Religious Education and …2Religious Education and Schools: 2 fractional worksIrish and British Studies2Irish and British Studies: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…1Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching a…1Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 1 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Me…1Gender, Feminism, and Media: 1 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…1Sport Psychology and Performance: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…1Religion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesOrthopedics and Sports Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Religious Education and Schools Education 2 works
  2. 2 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  6. 6 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 1 works
  8. 8 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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