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Texas Christian University

In research, Texas Christian University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,444 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,166 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,708 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Literature and Literary Theory — Literature and Literary Theory is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,958
of 28,054 · #2,414 all time
Rank in United States
#555
of 4,192
Research works
9.3k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
202k
21.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Texas Christian University 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 #1,444 of 10,521 21.5%726 #686
Health SciencesDomain #2,166 of 11,982 14.2%290 #2904
Social SciencesField #1,708 of 6,365 21.6%335 #1206
MedicineField #3,588 of 10,443 11.7%220 #6182
Business, Management and AccountingField #894 of 2,578 40.1%89 #354
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #995 of 2,578 23.0%123 #746
Physical SciencesDomain #6,086 of 12,888 13.2%228 #3157
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,048 of 1,998 13.3%111 #490
PsychologyField #1,309 of 2,181 14.4%124 #760
Life SciencesDomain #4,854 of 7,800 13.8%102 #3797

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas Christian 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#686 #1,444
  2. Health Sciences#2,904 #2,166
  3. Social Sciences#1,206 #1,708
  4. Medicine#6,182 #3,588
  5. Business, Management and Accounting#354 #894
  6. Sociology and Political Science#746 #995
  7. Physical Sciences#3,157 #6,086
  8. Arts and Humanities#490 #1,048
  9. Psychology#760 #1,309
  10. Life Sciences#3,797 #4,854
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Texas Christian University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Literature and Literary Theory takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 32.3 works4.5×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.55× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 220 worksMedicineNursing: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.87× its world share, 112 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 89 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.01× its world share, 124 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 335 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Texas Christian University?

Ranked on the composite score, Garry D. Bruton, Stephen Quinn and D. Dwayne Simpson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas Christian University.

  1. 1 Garry D. Bruton United States · #51,222 worldwide 382 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Stephen Quinn United States · #71,083 worldwide 192 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 D. Dwayne Simpson United States · #82,430 worldwide 327 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Paul Schrodt United States · #85,637 worldwide 439 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 C. David Gutsche United States · #88,324 worldwide 410 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Tyson R. Browning United States · #89,782 worldwide 466 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Daxton R. Stewart United States · #92,686 worldwide 109 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Richard L. Priem United States · #100,121 worldwide 308 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 David W. Cravens United States · #103,029 worldwide 290 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Richard Leo Enos United States · #110,414 worldwide 66 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Texas Christian University

Which keywords describe research at Texas Christian University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Globalization, Mental Health, Literature, Race, Feminism and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology57◆ 1.08×88 topics
  2. Globalization56▲ 2.1×62 topics
  3. Mental Health50▲ 2.5×33 topics
  4. Gender49▲ 6.7×34 topics
  5. Identity43▲ 4.4×37 topics
  6. Literature34▲ 4.7×28 topics
  7. Social Media34▲ 1.77×22 topics
  8. Corporate Governance32▲ 3.2×16 topics
  9. Culture29▲ 4.1×19 topics
  10. Colonialism29▲ 4.5×23 topics
  11. History29▲ 3.0×24 topics
  12. Nationalism27▲ 4.3×17 topics
  13. Social Capital25▲ 3.6×14 topics
  14. Feminism25▲ 6.5×14 topics
  15. Social Support23▲ 3.1×11 topics
  16. Race23▲ 15×14 topics
  17. Religion21▲ 3.3×22 topics
  18. Social Movements20▲ 4.9×10 topics
  19. Public Opinion18▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Student Engagement18▲ 3.2×10 topics
  21. Diversity15▲ 6.5×7 topics
  22. Emotion15▲ 5.5×11 topics
  23. Reflective Practice15▲ 6.1×6 topics
  24. Politics15▲ 4.1×13 topics
  25. Intersectionality15▲ 6.0×8 topics
  26. Firm Performance14▲ 5.6×4 topics
  27. Academic Performance14▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Cold War14▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice14▲ 7.9×7 topics
  30. Postcolonialism14▲ 8.2×11 topics
  31. Black Studies12▲ 39×1 topic
  32. Civil Rights Movement12▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Developmental Trajectories12▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Community12▲ 7.6×7 topics
  35. Language Development12▲ 7.2×5 topics
  36. Educational Inequality12▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Political Philosophy12▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Financial Constraints11▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Racial Disparities11▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Mergers and Acquisitions11▲ 9.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Texas Christian University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Corporate Finance and Governance, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Higher Education Research Studies.

Race, History, and Ameri…12Race, History, and American Society: 12 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…11Corporate Finance and Governance: 11 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 10 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…9Higher Education Research Studies: 9 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …9Historical Economic and Social Studies: 9 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 8 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 7 fractional worksGraphene and Nanomateria…6Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications: 6 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 6 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingPolitical Science and International RelationsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 11 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 10 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Research Studies Education 9 works
  5. 5 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 8 works
  7. 7 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  8. 8 Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  10. 10 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 6 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas Christian University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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