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University of Portland

In research, University of Portland stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,269 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,314 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,925 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,356
of 28,054 · #4,514 all time
Rank in United States
#1,546
of 4,192
Research works
3.8k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is University of Portland 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 #4,269 of 10,521 17.4%184 #1888
Health SciencesDomain #8,314 of 11,982 8.0%159 #1411
MedicineField #7,925 of 10,443 8.5%124 #2087
Social SciencesField #4,843 of 6,365 15.8%92 #1427
Physical SciencesDomain #10,283 of 12,888 6.1%127 #6184

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Portland 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#1,888 #4,269
  2. Health Sciences#1,411 #8,314
  3. Medicine#2,087 #7,925
  4. Social Sciences#1,427 #4,843
  5. Physical Sciences#6,184 #10,283
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: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 124 worksMedicineNursing: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.08× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.89× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 92 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Portland?

Ranked on the composite score, John W. Schouten, David J. Fritzsche and Ralph Crawshaw lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Portland.

  1. 1 John W. Schouten United States · #30,857 worldwide 599 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 David J. Fritzsche United States · #174,136 worldwide 194 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Ralph Crawshaw United States · #233,597 worldwide 62 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 Thomas Blom Hansen United States · #283,824 worldwide 48 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Maximilian Schlosshauer United States · #314,173 worldwide 114 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Arthur Leslie Wheeler United States · #314,395 worldwide 52 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Gersende Caron United States · #406,344 worldwide 80 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Diane Martin United States · #434,965 worldwide 92 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Kambiz Raffiee United States · #517,975 worldwide 113 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Carol J. Dempsey United States · #554,261 worldwide 8 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at University of Portland

Which keywords describe research at University of Portland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Public Health, Feminism, Gender, Climate Change, Religion, Ethics and Ethical Considerations.

▲ 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. Climate Change21▲ 1.44×51 topics
  2. Epidemiology19◆ 0.91×64 topics
  3. Public Health18▲ 2.3×36 topics
  4. Education16▲ 1.71×23 topics
  5. Mental Health15▲ 1.92×26 topics
  6. Globalization14▲ 1.30×25 topics
  7. Inflammation13◆ 1.15×38 topics
  8. Sustainability12◆ 0.96×31 topics
  9. Gender12▲ 4.2×17 topics
  10. Quality of Life11▲ 1.47×31 topics
  11. Religion11▲ 4.3×12 topics
  12. Ethics10▲ 4.1×16 topics
  13. Engineering Education10▲ 22×4 topics
  14. Feminism10▲ 6.7×10 topics
  15. Social Justice10▲ 3.3×14 topics
  16. Higher Education9▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Ethical Considerations9▲ 5.0×13 topics
  18. Innovation9▲ 1.57×12 topics
  19. Immunotherapy8▲ 2.2×13 topics
  20. Chemotherapy8▲ 2.2×19 topics
  21. Curriculum Development7▲ 1.99×4 topics
  22. Medical Education7▲ 5.4×8 topics
  23. Social Support7▲ 2.3×9 topics
  24. Tumor Microenvironment7▲ 2.8×5 topics
  25. Gender Differences6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  26. Student Engagement6▲ 2.9×9 topics
  27. Psychological Impact6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  28. Community Engagement6▲ 3.4×8 topics
  29. Health Disparities6▲ 4.0×6 topics
  30. Mortality Risk5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  31. Quality Improvement5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. Career Development5▲ 7.9×5 topics
  33. Intersectionality5▲ 4.9×8 topics
  34. Academic Medicine4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Assessment Methods4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. African Christianity4▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Project-Based Learning4▲ 20×3 topics
  38. Race4▲ 6.7×7 topics
  39. Creativity4▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Long-Term Care4▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Portland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Engineering Education and Pedagogy, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Engineering Education and Curriculum Development.

Experimental Learning in…3Experimental Learning in Engineering: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education an…3Engineering Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education an…3Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…3Christian Theology and Mission: 3 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 3 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 3 fractional worksScience, Research, and M…2Science, Research, and Medicine: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional works
Media TechnologyArchitecturePollutionReligious studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 3 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 3 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 3 works
  4. 4 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 3 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 3 works
  7. 7 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  8. 8 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  10. 10 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 2 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Portland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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.

Other research institutions in Portland

All research institutions in Portland

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.