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Trinity University

In research, Trinity University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,320 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,164 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,184 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,215
of 28,054 · #3,569 all time
Rank in United States
#1,373
of 4,192
Research works
5k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
70k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Trinity 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 #5,320 of 10,521 14.8%274 #1277
Physical SciencesDomain #7,164 of 12,888 7.5%130 #2774
Social SciencesField #4,184 of 6,365 16.5%136 #1012
Life SciencesDomain #6,654 of 7,800 9.0%63 #6149

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trinity 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#1,277 #5,320
  2. Physical Sciences#2,774 #7,164
  3. Social Sciences#1,012 #4,184
  4. Life Sciences#6,149 #6,654
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.

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: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.75× its world share, 23 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.05× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.98× its world share, 59 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.43× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 136 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Trinity University?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel M. Wegner, Friedrich Nietzsche and Thomas J. Sergiovanni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trinity University.

  1. 1 Daniel M. Wegner United States · #14,315 worldwide 1.5k citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Friedrich Nietzsche United States · #41,056 worldwide 149 citations · 133 works
  3. 3 Thomas J. Sergiovanni United States · #78,432 worldwide 251 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Michael P. Doyle United States · #90,543 worldwide 1.6k citations · 220 works
  5. 5 David A. Macpherson United States · #144,296 worldwide 197 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Marina Protopopova United States · #145,929 worldwide 210 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Steven M. Bachrach United States · #184,838 worldwide 163 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Richard J. Salvucci United States · #229,311 worldwide 23 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 William F. Trench United States · #292,167 worldwide 239 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 Victoria Aarons United States · #342,058 worldwide 46 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Trinity University

Which keywords describe research at Trinity University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Nationalism, Gender, Globalization, Literature, Identity, Colonialism and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Globalization32▲ 3.1×41 topics
  2. Religion25▲ 10×24 topics
  3. Nationalism22▲ 9.4×17 topics
  4. Gender22▲ 7.8×30 topics
  5. Identity20▲ 5.4×33 topics
  6. Literature20▲ 7.1×23 topics
  7. Education19▲ 2.2×37 topics
  8. History19▲ 5.2×19 topics
  9. Colonialism18▲ 7.2×23 topics
  10. Culture17▲ 6.1×16 topics
  11. Neoliberalism17▲ 9.0×12 topics
  12. Philosophy17▲ 7.3×17 topics
  13. Mental Health16▲ 2.1×22 topics
  14. Human Rights13▲ 2.4×25 topics
  15. Cultural Identity11▲ 4.2×15 topics
  16. Ethics11▲ 4.4×17 topics
  17. Intersectionality11▲ 11×9 topics
  18. Social Movements11▲ 6.9×10 topics
  19. Society11▲ 11×9 topics
  20. Feminism10▲ 7.2×14 topics
  21. Politics10▲ 6.9×12 topics
  22. Race9▲ 16×12 topics
  23. Public Opinion9▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Discrimination8▲ 8.2×7 topics
  25. Cultural Studies8▲ 4.1×13 topics
  26. Imperialism8▲ 19×6 topics
  27. Health Disparities8▲ 5.5×4 topics
  28. Political Philosophy7▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Neurobiology7▲ 5.3×7 topics
  30. Gender Identity7▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Stigma6▲ 9.2×3 topics
  32. Federalism6▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Community6▲ 11×8 topics
  34. Property Rights6▲ 18×3 topics
  35. American founding6▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Constitutional government6▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Tectonics6▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Postcolonialism6▲ 9.3×10 topics
  40. Christianity6▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Trinity University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Political Economy and Marxism and Economic Theory and Institutions.

American Constitutional …6American Constitutional Law and Politics: 6 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …5LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 5 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 5 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Inst…5Economic Theory and Institutions: 5 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …4Medieval Literature and History: 4 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 4 fractional worksHong Kong and Taiwan Pol…4Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics: 4 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSocial PsychologySociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics4 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 6 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  5. 5 Medieval Literature and History Classics 4 works
  6. 6 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 4 works
  8. 8 Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Trinity University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower 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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