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St. Mary's University, Texas

In research, St. Mary's University, Texas stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,289 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,814
of 22,385 · #7,843 all time
Rank in United States
#1,653
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
St. Mary's University, Texas

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

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,289 of 9,585 8.6%99 #3488

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does St. Mary's University, Texas work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at St. Mary's University, Texas is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 107 fractional works · 53.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 25.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 56 fractional works · 28.3% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 7.6% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 11.8% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSt. Mary'sUniversity, Texas198fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences54%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5125.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting199.8%
    3. Psychology146.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities136.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.6%
    6. Decision Sciences21.2%
    1. Engineering199.5%
    2. Computer Science157.6%
    3. Environmental Science115.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy42.0%
    5. Materials Science31.5%
    6. Chemistry20.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    8. Mathematics10.4%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine168.1%
    2. Health Professions63.3%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    3. Neuroscience20.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.04× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.04×19 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.35×13 works
  3. Psychology2.26×14 works
  4. Social Sciences2.02×51 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.70×7 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.27×2 works
  7. Health Professions1.24×6 works
  8. Environmental Science1.16×11 works
  9. Computer Science0.97×15 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.91×4 works
  11. Nursing0.75×1 works
  12. Engineering0.63×19 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.62×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.61×6 works
  15. Neuroscience0.57×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.53×2 works
  17. Materials Science0.42×3 works
  18. Medicine0.42×16 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.41×1 works
  20. Veterinary0.41×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.37×1 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×2 works
  24. Energy0.12×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Joseph Schmitz, David W. Sommer and Charles N. Weaver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Mary's University, Texas.

  1. 1 Joseph Schmitz United States · #756,778 worldwide 3.1k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 David W. Sommer United States · #766,420 worldwide 2k citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Charles N. Weaver United States · #939,035 worldwide 2.5k citations · 105 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey E. Johnson United States · #1,047,799 worldwide 760 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Michael D. Losiewicz United States · #1,202,963 worldwide 1.2k citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Chia‐Hsing Huang United States · #1,381,659 worldwide 464 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Seongbae Lim United States · #1,384,258 worldwide 1.3k citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Marshall D. McCue United States · #1,490,894 worldwide 3.9k citations · 82 works
  9. 9 Ayad F. Barsoum United States · #1,514,725 worldwide 478 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Sung Tae Kim United States · #1,623,173 worldwide 883 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at St. Mary's University, Texas

What are the most cited papers from St. Mary's University, Texas?

The most cited paper from St. Mary's University, Texas is "Evidence for a mental health crisis in graduate education" (Teresa M. Evans, Lindsay M. Bira, Jazmin Beltran Gastelum et al., 2018), with 1,464 citations. Next come "Managing Delphi Surveys Using Nonparametric Statistical Techniques*" (1,150) and "Transformational leadership and psychological well-being: The mediating role of meaningful work." (1,109).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evidence for a mental health crisis in graduate education Teresa M. Evans, Lindsay M. Bira, Jazmin Beltran Gastelum et al. · Nature Biotechnology Mar 2018 1,464
2 Managing Delphi Surveys Using Nonparametric Statistical Techniques* Roy C. Schmidt · Decision Sciences Jul 1997 1,150
3 Transformational leadership and psychological well-being: The mediating role of meaningful work. Kara Anne Arnold, Nick Turner, Julian I. Barling et al. · Journal of Occupational Health Psychology Jul 2007 1,109
4 Tyrosine hydroxylase and regulation of dopamine synthesis S. Colette Daubner, Tiffany Le, Shanzhi Wang · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics Open access 20 Dec 2010 1,106
5 The adverse health effects of bisphenol A and related toxicity mechanisms MA Ya, Haohao Liu, Jinxia Wu et al. · Environmental Research 3 Jul 2019 828
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

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

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization9▲ 2.3×22 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 1.23×22 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.37×20 topics
  4. Mental Health6▲ 2.1×17 topics
  5. Corporate Governance6▲ 4.0×9 topics
  6. Healthcare5▲ 2.1×10 topics
  7. Politics5▲ 9.2×8 topics
  8. Religion4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  9. Empathy4▲ 18×6 topics
  10. Innovation4▲ 2.1×14 topics
  11. Culture4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  12. Nationalism4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  13. History4▲ 2.8×10 topics
  14. Ethics4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  15. Social Justice4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  16. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  17. Population Dynamics4▲ 7.2×6 topics
  18. Acoustic Communication3▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Conservation3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  20. Firm Performance3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  21. Neoliberalism3▲ 4.5×10 topics
  22. Risk Management3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  23. Democracy3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  24. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Financial Constraints3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Property Rights3▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Trauma3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  28. Feminism3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  29. National Identity2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Investor Protection2▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Marine Mammals2▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Ownership Structure2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Pluralism2▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Public Sphere2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Actuators2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  37. Agency2▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Secularism2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  39. Exoskeletons2▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Lower Limb2▲ 30×1 topic

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

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

Corporate Finance and Go…2Corporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…2Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksProsthetics and Rehabili…2Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 2 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 1 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…1Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksPosthumanist Ethics and …1Posthumanist Ethics and Activism: 1 fractional works
AccountingEcologyBiomedical EngineeringSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is St. Mary's University, Texas as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00089% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%St. Mary's University, Texas0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of St. Mary's University, Texas over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025St. Mary's University, Texas7.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.7% in 2007.

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