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University of Saint Mary of the Lake

In research, University of Saint Mary of the Lake stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,088 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences — Arts and Humanities is 18.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#33,288
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,098
of 8,685
Research works
248
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.2k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is University of Saint Mary of the Lake 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 #10,088 of 16,945 7.1%184

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Saint Mary of the Lake 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 University of Saint Mary of the Lake specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 18.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 25.9 works19×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 34.6 works2.9×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 18.88× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 18.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Saint Mary of the Lake?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew Levering, Edward T. Oakes and Emery de Gaál lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Saint Mary of the Lake.

  1. 1 Matthew Levering United States · #367,357 worldwide 20 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Edward T. Oakes United States · #425,406 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Emery de Gaál United States · #820,216 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of Saint Mary of the Lake

Which keywords describe research at University of Saint Mary of the Lake?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Theology, Church History, Divine Providence, Calvinism, Reformation, Aquinas, Boethius and Trinity.

▲ 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. Theology7▲ 148×3 topics
  2. Church History6▲ 310×2 topics
  3. Divine Providence6▲ 928×2 topics
  4. Calvinism6▲ 505×1 topic
  5. Reformation6▲ 415×1 topic
  6. Aquinas5▲ 1928×1 topic
  7. Boethius5▲ 1928×1 topic
  8. Trinity4▲ 1444×2 topics
  9. Participation4▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Ethics4▲ 17×7 topics
  11. Deification4▲ 3186×1 topic
  12. Theological Vision4▲ 3186×1 topic
  13. Religion3▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Education3▲ 3.3×5 topics
  15. Globalization3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  16. History2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  17. Healthcare2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  18. Social Justice2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  19. Nationalism2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  20. American2▲ 1459×1 topic
  21. Catholicism2▲ 101×1 topic
  22. Deep Learning2◆ 1.03×7 topics
  23. Philosophy1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  24. Data Mining1▲ 3.8×3 topics
  25. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  26. Health1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  27. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  28. Problem of Evil1▲ 315×1 topic
  29. Secularism1▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Theodicy1▲ 315×1 topic
  31. Islamic History1▲ 249×2 topics
  32. IoT1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  33. Al-Andalus1▲ 163×1 topic
  34. Aquaculture1▲ 8.1×1 topic
  35. Convivencia1▲ 361×1 topic
  36. Economic Growth1▲ 2.5×1 topic
  37. Electronic Health Records1▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Height1▲ 104×1 topic
  39. Predictive Modeling1▲ 7.8×1 topic
  40. Water Quality Monitoring1▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Saint Mary of the Lake publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Medieval Philosophy and Theology, Karl Barth and Christian Theology and Catholicism and Religious Studies.

Reformation and Early Mo…6Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 6 fractional worksMedieval Philosophy and …5Medieval Philosophy and Theology: 5 fractional worksKarl Barth and Christian Theology: 4 fractional worksCatholicism and Religious Studies: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring Technologies: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksHispanic-African Historical Relations: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional works
HistoryPhilosophyWater Science and TechnologyArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 6 works
  2. 2 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 5 works
  3. 3 Karl Barth and Christian Theology Philosophy 4 works
  4. 4 Catholicism and Religious Studies History 2 works
  5. 5 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Hispanic-African Historical Relations Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 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 available19.3%not open80.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Saint Mary of the Lake's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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.

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.