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University of Scranton

In research, University of Scranton stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,218 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,991 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,594 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,142
of 28,054 · #7,391 all time
Rank in United States
#2,141
of 4,192
Research works
2.8k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
45k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is University of Scranton 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 #4,218 of 10,521 16.8%192 #1251
Social SciencesField #4,991 of 6,365 12.8%80 #1682
Physical SciencesDomain #10,594 of 12,888 8.5%89 #11125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Scranton 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#1,251 #4,218
  2. Social Sciences#1,682 #4,991
  3. Physical Sciences#11,125 #10,594
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: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.13× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.69× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.37× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.72× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.03× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Scranton?

Ranked on the composite score, John C. Norcross, Seán Brennan and Christina M. Gschwandtner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Scranton.

  1. 1 John C. Norcross United States · #23,382 worldwide 461 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Seán Brennan United States · #187,843 worldwide 49 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Christina M. Gschwandtner United States · #419,823 worldwide 0 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Steven T. Dougherty United States · #458,323 worldwide 178 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Jerry Biberman United States · #499,437 worldwide 68 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 David O. Friedrichs United States · #541,135 worldwide 47 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Roy Domenico United States · #632,174 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Kristen A. Yarmey United States · #1,122,615 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Joe A. Vinson United States · #1,124,558 worldwide 89 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 John J. O’Malley United States · #1,303,461 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Scranton

Which keywords describe research at University of Scranton?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Mental Health, Nationalism, Economic Growth, Identity, Gender, Latin America and Monetary Policy.

▲ 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 Health16▲ 3.2×26 topics
  2. Religion14▲ 8.6×12 topics
  3. Economic Growth13▲ 4.4×10 topics
  4. Identity12▲ 4.8×15 topics
  5. Nationalism11▲ 6.9×8 topics
  6. Globalization11▲ 1.60×20 topics
  7. Gender10▲ 5.4×12 topics
  8. Philosophy9▲ 5.8×10 topics
  9. Latin America9▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Monetary Policy9▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Public Health8▲ 1.64×19 topics
  12. History8▲ 3.3×9 topics
  13. Colonialism8▲ 4.8×7 topics
  14. Depression7▲ 2.3×13 topics
  15. Regionalism7▲ 110×2 topics
  16. Structural Change7▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Fiscal Policy7▲ 9.3×4 topics
  18. Geopolitics7▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Ethics7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  20. Corporate Governance7▲ 2.6×10 topics
  21. Autonomy7▲ 44×2 topics
  22. Literature7▲ 3.5×11 topics
  23. Culture7▲ 3.5×8 topics
  24. Economic Integration7▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Foreign Policy7▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Well-being6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  27. Social Justice6▲ 2.9×13 topics
  28. Regulation6▲ 3.1×9 topics
  29. Politics5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Stress5▲ 3.9×7 topics
  31. Financial Development5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. Panel Data Analysis5▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. Business Cycles5▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Interest Rates5▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  36. Memory4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  37. Violence4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  38. Christianity4▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Race4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Predictive Analytics4▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Scranton publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: International Relations in Latin America, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, Italian Fascism and Post-war Society and Chinese history and philosophy.

International Relations …7International Relations in Latin America: 7 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 5 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 3 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 3 fractional worksCoding theory and cryptography: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional worksgraph theory and CDMA sy…2graph theory and CDMA systems: 2 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…2Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…2Crime Patterns and Interventions: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSociology and Political ScienceArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 7 works
  2. 2 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  3. 3 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Coding theory and cryptography Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 works
  7. 7 graph theory and CDMA systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  10. 10 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Scranton's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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