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University of Dallas

In research, University of Dallas stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,441 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,184 of 12,888 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,608 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy and Arts and Humanities — Philosophy is 14.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,562
of 28,054 · #8,251 all time
Rank in United States
#1,717
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is University of Dallas 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 #4,441 of 10,521 11.8%206 #2048
Physical SciencesDomain #9,184 of 12,888 9.3%105 #7770
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,608 of 1,998 8.2%74 #1568
Social SciencesField #5,280 of 6,365 14.5%66 #4116

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Dallas 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#2,048 #4,441
  2. Physical Sciences#7,770 #9,184
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,568 #1,608
  4. Social Sciences#4,116 #5,280
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 University of Dallas specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 14.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 22.0 works15×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 73.9 works7.3×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.10× its world share, 57 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.31× its world share, 74 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.69× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Dallas?

Ranked on the composite score, Gavin R. G. Hambly, David Patterson and Robert E. Wood lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Dallas.

  1. 1 Gavin R. G. Hambly United States · #53,834 worldwide 173 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 David Patterson United States · #158,325 worldwide 61 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Robert E. Wood United States · #172,203 worldwide 77 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Gerald L. Soliday United States · #210,077 worldwide 151 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Charles Sullivan United States · #326,977 worldwide 32 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Philipp W. Rosemann United States · #476,293 worldwide 10 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Lori Bryan United States · #498,538 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 J. Lee Whittington United States · #502,891 worldwide 99 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 David Patterson United States · #521,579 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Joshua Parens United States · #548,887 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Dallas

Which keywords describe research at University of Dallas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Gender, Ethics, Religion, Literature, Distributed Systems, Identity and Philosophy.

▲ 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. History22▲ 8.9×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning20▲ 1.77×47 topics
  3. Gender17▲ 8.8×19 topics
  4. Ethics16▲ 9.7×14 topics
  5. Religion16▲ 9.9×20 topics
  6. Big Data15▲ 4.6×16 topics
  7. Identity14▲ 5.6×19 topics
  8. Literature14▲ 7.4×15 topics
  9. Distributed Systems12▲ 21×5 topics
  10. Philosophy12▲ 7.8×16 topics
  11. Nationalism11▲ 6.8×9 topics
  12. Innovation11▲ 2.9×15 topics
  13. Colonialism10▲ 6.0×12 topics
  14. Resource Management9▲ 16×2 topics
  15. Occupation9▲ 40×3 topics
  16. Feminism9▲ 9.2×8 topics
  17. Human Rights9▲ 2.5×13 topics
  18. Culture9▲ 4.9×9 topics
  19. Psychology9▲ 20×8 topics
  20. Energy Efficiency9▲ 2.6×6 topics
  21. Cloud Computing8▲ 8.0×4 topics
  22. Leadership8▲ 4.6×9 topics
  23. Neoliberalism8▲ 6.2×5 topics
  24. Health7▲ 5.3×8 topics
  25. Science7▲ 8.3×4 topics
  26. Well-being7▲ 5.3×6 topics
  27. Israel7▲ 57×2 topics
  28. MapReduce7▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Virtualization7▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Society6▲ 9.6×7 topics
  31. Alchemy6▲ 51×3 topics
  32. Theology6▲ 18×4 topics
  33. Settler Colonialism6▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Discrimination6▲ 8.1×3 topics
  35. Divine Providence5▲ 105×2 topics
  36. Epistemology5▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Philanthropy5▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Social Sciences5▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Spirituality5▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Workflow Management5▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Dallas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices.

Cloud Computing and Reso…7Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 7 fractional worksAcademic and Historical …5Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 5 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 5 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 4 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 4 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…4French Historical and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksMedieval Philosophy and Theology: 3 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 3 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneral PsychologySociology and Political SciencePhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 7 works
  2. 2 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 4 works
  5. 5 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  7. 7 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 4 works
  9. 9 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 3 works
  10. 10 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Dallas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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