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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

In research, University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,572 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,516
of 28,054 · #20,973 all time
Rank in United States
#3,339
of 4,192
Research works
402
▲ 119% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.3k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,572 of 11,982 11.2%73 #11935

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences 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 St. Augustine for Health Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 25.0 works7.5×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.28× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 7.47× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.92× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.29× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Well-being, Evidence-Based Practice, Epidemiology, Occupational Science, Therapy Practice, Reflective Practice and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.9×23 topics
  2. Quality of Life14▲ 7.3×16 topics
  3. Well-being11▲ 23×7 topics
  4. Evidence-Based Practice10▲ 60×6 topics
  5. Occupational Science8▲ 367×1 topic
  6. Therapy Practice8▲ 367×1 topic
  7. Reflective Practice8▲ 33×5 topics
  8. Primary Care6▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Faculty Development5▲ 55×2 topics
  10. Assessment Methods5▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Collaborative Practice5▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Competency-Based Education5▲ 45×1 topic
  13. Professional Identity Formation5▲ 65×1 topic
  14. Patient Satisfaction5▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction5▲ 8.7×8 topics
  16. Patient Care4▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Disability4▲ 30×3 topics
  18. Patient Safety4▲ 22×2 topics
  19. Depression4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  20. Resilience4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  21. Injury Prevention4▲ 24×5 topics
  22. Rehabilitation4▲ 7.1×5 topics
  23. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Communication4▲ 8.9×2 topics
  25. Coping Strategies4▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Global Burden4▲ 5.2×4 topics
  27. Executive Functioning3▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Interprofessional Education3▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Teamwork3▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Medical Education3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  32. Interventions3▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Low Back Pain3▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Athletic Training3▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Chronic Pain3▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Chronic Disease Management3▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Debriefing3▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Health Workforce3▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Simulation3▲ 8.4×1 topic
  40. Psychological Factors3▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, Innovations in Medical Education, Interprofessional Education and Collaboration and Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare.

Occupational Therapy Pra…8Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 8 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 5 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 3 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 2 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 2 fractional works
Occupational TherapyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 8 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  3. 3 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 3 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available45.6%not open54.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 119% 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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