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Stella Maris Polytechnic

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Research works
86
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
69
0.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
96%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Stella Maris Polytechnic

Not ranked overall: Stella Maris Polytechnic is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Stella Maris Polytechnic work in?

In all years, 53% of research at Stella Maris Polytechnic is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Medicine (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 46 fractional works · 53.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 28.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 8.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 21.0% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 16.8% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKStella MarisPolytechnic86fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2428.1%
    2. Psychology78.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance56.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting55.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities33.9%
    6. Decision Sciences11.2%
    1. Medicine1113.1%
    2. Health Professions44.9%
    3. Nursing33.0%
    1. Computer Science66.7%
    2. Engineering55.3%
    3. Environmental Science33.4%
    4. Mathematics11.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences78.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
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: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.78× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 9.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing9.08×0 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting5.52×2 works
  3. Mathematics4.78×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.91×0 works
  5. Health Professions2.49×1 works
  6. Social Sciences2.26×3 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.22×0 works
  9. Psychology0.92×0 works
  10. Engineering0.86×2 works
  11. Computer Science0.84×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.28×0 works
  14. Medicine0.07×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Stella Maris Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Stella Maris Polytechnic is "Students’ and educators’ experiences with instructional activities towards critical thinking skills acquisition in a nursing school" (Christian Makafui Boso, Anita S. van der Merwe, Janet Gross, 2021), with 41 citations. Next come "Critical thinking disposition of nursing students: A quantitative investigation" (34) and "Community-based reports of morbidity, mortality, and health-seeking behaviours in four Monrovia communities during the West African Ebola epidemic" (28).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Students’ and educators’ experiences with instructional activities towards critical thinking skills acquisition in a nursing school Christian Makafui Boso, Anita S. van der Merwe, Janet Gross · International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences Open access 2021 41
2 Critical thinking disposition of nursing students: A quantitative investigation Christian Makafui Boso, Anita S. van der Merwe, Janet Gross · Nurse Education in Practice 30 Jul 2021 34
3 Community-based reports of morbidity, mortality, and health-seeking behaviours in four Monrovia communities during the West African Ebola epidemic Kristen E. McLean, Sharon Alane Abramowitz, Jacob D. Ball et al. · Global Public Health 27 Jul 2016 28
4 Critical thinking skills of nursing students: Observations of classroom instructional activities Christian Makafui Boso, Anita S. van der Merwe, Janet Gross · Nursing Open Open access 22 Nov 2019 22
5 Systematic Study and Meta-Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Cholera Outbreaks in Africa: A Review Nupolu Giftee Paye, R.H. Miller, Chengchao Zhou et al. · Advances in Infectious Diseases ReviewOpen access 2021 8
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Stella Maris Polytechnic?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Globalization, Democracy, Economic Development, Mental Health, Global Governance, Transparency and Inequality.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Sustainable Development9▲ 9.2×10 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 4.9×11 topics
  3. Democracy5▲ 16×3 topics
  4. Mental Health5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  5. Economic Development5▲ 8.5×5 topics
  6. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.2×3 topics
  7. Global Governance4▲ 19×4 topics
  8. Human Rights4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  9. Education4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  10. Transparency4▲ 56×3 topics
  11. Inequality3▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Institutions3▲ 44×2 topics
  13. Medical Education3▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Political Economy3▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Poverty Alleviation3▲ 52×2 topics
  16. Child Development3▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Land Tenure3▲ 97×2 topics
  18. Gender Inequality3▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Natural Resources3▲ 280×1 topic
  20. Resource Curse3▲ 280×1 topic
  21. Social Capital3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  22. Entrepreneurship3▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Indigenous Knowledge3▲ 43×3 topics
  24. Mining Industry3▲ 233×1 topic
  25. Social License to Operate3▲ 233×1 topic
  26. Ethical Considerations2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  27. Resilience2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  28. Social Inequality2▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Vulnerability2▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 77×2 topics
  31. Global Health2▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Poverty Reduction2▲ 27×3 topics
  33. Transitional Justice2▲ 37×2 topics
  34. Trauma2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Rural Development2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  36. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 40×1 topic
  37. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Civil War2▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Community Health Workers2▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Community Resilience2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Stella Maris Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Robotics and Engineering, Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies, Mathematics Education and Programs and Resilience and Mental Health.

Educational Robotics and Engineering: 1 fractional worksEarthquake and Disaster Impact Studies: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education an…1Mathematics Education and Programs: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…0Resilience and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksFamily Business Performance and Succession: 0 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksVocational and Entrepren…0Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education: 0 fractional worksFlannery O'Connor and Thomas Merton: 0 fractional worksWorld Systems and Global Transformations: 0 fractional worksYouth Substance Use and …0Youth Substance Use and School Attendance: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceTransportationModeling and SimulationClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Earthquake and Disaster Impact Studies Transportation 1 works
  3. 3 Mathematics Education and Programs Modeling and Simulation 1 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Family Business Performance and Succession Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  7. 7 Vocational and Entrepreneurial Education Education 0 works
  8. 8 Flannery O'Connor and Thomas Merton Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  9. 9 World Systems and Global Transformations Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Youth Substance Use and School Attendance Education 0 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 available96.1%not open3.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Stella Maris Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Stella Maris Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000070% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Stella Maris Polytechnic0.000048% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Stella Maris Polytechnic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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