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University of Missouri–St. Louis

In research, University of Missouri–St. Louis stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,998 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,134 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,376 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,120
of 28,054 · #1,252 all time
Rank in United States
#577
of 4,192
Research works
12k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
360k
29.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is University of Missouri–St. Louis 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 #1,998 of 10,521 23.8%489 #494
Social SciencesField #2,134 of 6,365 26.8%219 #531
Physical SciencesDomain #4,376 of 12,888 18.1%192 #1541
PsychologyField #937 of 2,181 17.6%129 #416
Life SciencesDomain #3,410 of 7,800 21.4%118 #1031
Health SciencesDomain #5,585 of 11,982 16.9%171 #1219
MedicineField #5,093 of 10,443 15.9%125 #1363
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,292 of 2,578 29.9%81 #298
Clinical PsychologySubfield #612 of 738 16.1%62 #396

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Missouri–St. Louis 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#494 #1,998
  2. Social Sciences#531 #2,134
  3. Physical Sciences#1,541 #4,376
  4. Psychology#416 #937
  5. Life Sciences#1,031 #3,410
  6. Health Sciences#1,219 #5,585
  7. Medicine#1,363 #5,093
  8. Sociology and Political Science#298 #1,292
  9. Clinical Psychology#396 #612
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 Missouri–St. Louis specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 62.0 works6.1×
  2. PsychologyField · 129.0 works4.4×
← 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: 0.64× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 52 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.84× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.70× its world share, 26 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 54 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 125 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.30× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 54 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.37× its world share, 129 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 219 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Missouri–St. Louis?

Ranked on the composite score, Mary C. Lacity, James F. Campbell and Joseph Carroll lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Missouri–St. Louis.

  1. 1 Mary C. Lacity United States · #14,535 worldwide 750 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 James F. Campbell United States · #19,599 worldwide 656 citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Joseph Carroll United States · #30,568 worldwide 261 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 David B. Clark United States · #40,510 worldwide 447 citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Marvin W. Berkowitz United States · #47,567 worldwide 218 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Frank Moss United States · #48,881 worldwide 418 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Deborah A. Clark United States · #51,555 worldwide 563 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Richard D. Schwartz United States · #52,858 worldwide 261 citations · 54 works
  9. 9 Joyce Y. Corey United States · #53,027 worldwide 238 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Elizabeth A. Kellogg United States · #58,819 worldwide 319 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at University of Missouri–St. Louis

Which keywords describe research at University of Missouri–St. Louis?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Resilience, Developmental Trajectories, Psychiatric Disorders, Neighborhood Effects, Trauma, Social Justice and Emotion Regulation.

▲ 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. Mental Health73▲ 5.1×30 topics
  2. Epidemiology42◆ 1.08×80 topics
  3. Resilience28▲ 6.1×11 topics
  4. Machine Learning28◆ 0.89×52 topics
  5. Globalization27▲ 1.41×46 topics
  6. Public Health27▲ 1.89×32 topics
  7. Social Justice22▲ 3.8×20 topics
  8. Developmental Trajectories21▲ 18×3 topics
  9. Depression21▲ 2.5×18 topics
  10. Social Support20▲ 3.6×13 topics
  11. Psychiatric Disorders18▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Emotion Regulation17▲ 5.7×8 topics
  13. Neighborhood Effects16▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Trauma16▲ 8.1×6 topics
  15. Social Capital15▲ 2.9×16 topics
  16. Adolescents15▲ 4.1×7 topics
  17. Ethics15▲ 3.1×19 topics
  18. Youth Violence14▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Psychopathology13▲ 7.5×3 topics
  20. Criminal Behavior12▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Substance Use Disorders12▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Health Disparities12▲ 4.6×6 topics
  23. Adverse Experiences11▲ 30×1 topic
  24. Childhood Trauma11▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Delinquency11▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Social Structure11▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Cultural Competence11▲ 9.0×4 topics
  28. Crime11▲ 41×1 topic
  29. General Strain Theory11▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Acculturation10▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Academic Achievement10▲ 6.3×9 topics
  32. Racial Disparities10▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Behavioral Interventions10▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Parenting10▲ 7.8×2 topics
  35. Substance Abuse9▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Psychological Adjustment9▲ 6.6×4 topics
  37. Cognitive Therapy9▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. Anxiety Disorders9▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Psychometric Evaluation9▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Prison System8▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Missouri–St. Louis publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child Abuse and Trauma, Crime Patterns and Interventions, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis.

Child Abuse and Trauma11Child Abuse and Trauma: 11 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…11Crime Patterns and Interventions: 11 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…8Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 8 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…8Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 8 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 7 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 7 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…6Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 6 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 6 fractional worksCounseling Practices and…6Counseling Practices and Supervision: 6 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political ScienceEpidemiologyGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 11 works
  2. 2 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 8 works
  4. 4 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  5. 5 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 7 works
  6. 6 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 7 works
  7. 7 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 6 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 6 works
  9. 9 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  10. 10 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Missouri–St. Louis's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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