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Texas Lutheran University

In research, Texas Lutheran University stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,326 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 3.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,190
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,074
of 8,685
Research works
260
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Texas Lutheran University 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 #14,326 of 16,945 14.9%123

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

What does Texas Lutheran University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 3.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesDomain · 26.7 works3.0×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.55× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.26× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Texas Lutheran University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Public Opinion, Corporate Governance, American founding, Constitutional government, Identity, Literature 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Nationalism3▲ 20×4 topics
  2. Public Opinion3▲ 59×2 topics
  3. Corporate Governance2▲ 8.5×5 topics
  4. Globalization2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  5. American founding2▲ 194×1 topic
  6. Constitutional government2▲ 194×1 topic
  7. Identity2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  8. Literature2▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  10. Colonialism2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  11. Machine Learning2▲ 1.41×7 topics
  12. Ethnicity2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Cultural Identity2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  14. Gender2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  15. Regulation1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  16. Calvinism1▲ 151×1 topic
  17. Community Engagement1▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Cultural Studies1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  19. Ethics1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  20. Politics1▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Reformation1▲ 124×1 topic
  22. Democracy1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  23. Diversity1▲ 18×3 topics
  24. Firm Performance1▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Climate Change1◆ 1.13×1 topic
  26. Public Perception1▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Social Justice1▲ 5.3×4 topics
  28. Student Engagement1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Technology1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  30. Artificial Intelligences1▲ 770×1 topic
  31. Immigration1▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Legal Personhood1▲ 158×1 topic
  33. Multiculturalism1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Neoliberalism1▲ 7.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Texas Lutheran University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Climate Change Communication and Perception and Literary and Philosophical Studies.

American Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksClimate Change Communica…1Climate Change Communication and Perception: 1 fractional worksLiterary and Philosophic…1Literary and Philosophical Studies: 1 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 1 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…1Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 1 fractional worksYouth Development and Social Support: 1 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and Integration: 1 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsHistorySociology and Political ScienceAccounting3 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  3. 3 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Literary and Philosophical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  6. 6 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 1 works
  8. 8 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 1 works
  9. 9 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 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-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas Lutheran University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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