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St. Mary's University, Texas

In research, St. Mary's University, Texas stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,334 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,024
of 28,054 · #18,515 all time
Rank in United States
#2,114
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is St. Mary's University, Texas 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 #4,334 of 10,521 16.7%99 #5120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Mary's University, Texas 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.07× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.42× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Mary's University, Texas?

Ranked on the composite score, Eva Paulino Bueno, Charles N. Weaver and Marcella Lesher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Mary's University, Texas.

  1. 1 Eva Paulino Bueno United States · #185,153 worldwide 7 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Charles N. Weaver United States · #242,134 worldwide 100 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Marcella Lesher United States · #620,428 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Chen Ning United States · #636,601 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Norbert Brockman United States · #701,965 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Vincent R. Johnson United States · #776,035 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Heather M. Hill United States · #883,008 worldwide 35 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Wenbin Luo United States · #883,165 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at St. Mary's University, Texas

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Politics, Corporate Governance, Empathy, Acoustic Communication, Population Dynamics, Nationalism and Religion.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 2.4×20 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 1.24×18 topics
  3. Climate Change6▲ 1.24×17 topics
  4. Mental Health6▲ 2.2×17 topics
  5. Corporate Governance5▲ 4.1×8 topics
  6. Healthcare4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  7. Politics4▲ 9.2×7 topics
  8. Innovation4▲ 2.3×14 topics
  9. Nationalism4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  10. Religion4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  11. Empathy4▲ 19×5 topics
  12. History4▲ 3.1×10 topics
  13. Social Justice4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  14. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.3×11 topics
  15. Culture4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  16. Acoustic Communication3▲ 38×2 topics
  17. Population Dynamics3▲ 7.3×6 topics
  18. Neoliberalism3▲ 5.1×10 topics
  19. Conservation3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  20. Firm Performance3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  21. Democracy3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Ethics3▲ 3.5×6 topics
  23. Pedagogy3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  24. Risk Management3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  25. Financial Constraints2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. National Identity2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Property Rights2▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Trauma2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Organizational Performance2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  31. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Marine Mammals2▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Pluralism2▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Public Sphere2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Investor Protection2▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Ownership Structure2▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Secularism2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Atheism2▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Civil Religion2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Theology2▲ 11×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Corporate Finance and Governance, Religion and Society Interactions and Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics.

Marine animal studies ov…2Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabili…2Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 2 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…1Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 1 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…1Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional works
EcologyAccountingSociology and Political ScienceBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  7. 7 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 1 works
  8. 8 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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