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University of St. Thomas - Minnesota

In research, University of St. Thomas - Minnesota stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,970 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,646 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,542 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Classics, Religious studies and History — Classics is 69.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,254
of 28,054 · #8,157 all time
Rank in United States
#1,100
of 4,192
Research works
3.8k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is University of St. Thomas - Minnesota 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 #2,970 of 10,521 12.7%478 #2103
Social SciencesField #2,646 of 6,365 14.2%196 #2854
Physical SciencesDomain #6,542 of 12,888 11.4%189 #7266
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,362 of 1,998 7.5%161 #934
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,081 of 2,578 13.3%66 #2201
EngineeringField #5,752 of 6,636 9.4%73 #6265

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of St. Thomas - Minnesota 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#2,103 #2,970
  2. Social Sciences#2,854 #2,646
  3. Physical Sciences#7,266 #6,542
  4. Arts and Humanities#934 #1,362
  5. Sociology and Political Science#2,201 #2,081
  6. Engineering#6,265 #5,752
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 St. Thomas - Minnesota specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Classics takes 69.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ClassicsSubfield · 30.8 works69×
  2. Religious studiesSubfield · 23.9 works19×
  3. HistorySubfield · 31.7 works13×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 31.1 works9.7×
  5. ArcheologySubfield · 21.4 works9.5×
  6. Arts and HumanitiesField · 161.1 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: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 73 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.47× its world share, 161 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.71× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 196 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of St. Thomas - Minnesota?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen Brookfield, David Deeds and Sameer Kumar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of St. Thomas - Minnesota.

  1. 1 Stephen Brookfield United States · #58,241 worldwide 253 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 David Deeds United States · #128,521 worldwide 219 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Sameer Kumar United States · #190,934 worldwide 291 citations · 69 works
  4. 4 Kenneth E. Goodpaster United States · #248,969 worldwide 65 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Mark DelCogliano United States · #332,283 worldwide 9 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Michael Stokes Paulsen United States · #390,013 worldwide 24 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 David S. Cunningham United States · #437,453 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Wulf A. Kaal United States · #463,884 worldwide 52 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Annie Escuret United States · #477,505 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Susan J. Stabile United States · #519,297 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at University of St. Thomas - Minnesota

Which keywords describe research at University of St. Thomas - Minnesota?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Urban Development, Religion, Philosophy, Religious Identity, Cultural Exchange, Byzantium, Eastern Mediterranean and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Urban Development37▲ 13×6 topics
  2. Religion36▲ 10×18 topics
  3. Philosophy28▲ 8.6×11 topics
  4. Globalization27▲ 1.87×42 topics
  5. Religious Identity27▲ 58×3 topics
  6. Nationalism26▲ 7.6×14 topics
  7. History26▲ 5.0×16 topics
  8. Cultural Exchange26▲ 27×2 topics
  9. Byzantium26▲ 177×1 topic
  10. Eastern Mediterranean26▲ 177×1 topic
  11. Late Antiquity25▲ 64×3 topics
  12. Church History24▲ 75×3 topics
  13. Theology22▲ 31×4 topics
  14. Human Rights20▲ 2.6×28 topics
  15. Culture19▲ 4.8×13 topics
  16. Public Opinion18▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Middle Ages17▲ 100×2 topics
  18. Ceremonial16▲ 109×1 topic
  19. Rome16▲ 180×1 topic
  20. Ethics16▲ 4.4×17 topics
  21. Palestine16▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Archaeological Evidence16▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Arabia16▲ 69×1 topic
  24. Byzantine16▲ 69×1 topic
  25. Political Philosophy15▲ 35×2 topics
  26. Federalism15▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Social Justice14▲ 3.3×20 topics
  28. Social Capital14▲ 3.6×13 topics
  29. American founding14▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Constitutional government14▲ 61×1 topic
  31. Cultural Transmission14▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Cultural Identity13▲ 3.4×10 topics
  33. Democracy13▲ 4.9×14 topics
  34. Christianity11▲ 24×4 topics
  35. Biblical Monotheism10▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Jewish Society10▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Christian-Muslim Relations10▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Gospel Translation10▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Alchemy9▲ 34×3 topics
  40. Social History9▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does University of St. Thomas - Minnesota publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Byzantine Studies and History, Historical and Religious Studies of Rome, Archaeology and Historical Studies and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Byzantine Studies and Hi…26Byzantine Studies and History: 26 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 16 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…16Archaeology and Historical Studies: 16 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …14American Constitutional Law and Politics: 14 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 10 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 10 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Stud…9Indian and Buddhist Studies: 9 fractional worksHydraulic flow and structures: 8 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 7 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 7 fractional works
ClassicsHistoryArcheologyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 26 works
  2. 2 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 16 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 16 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 14 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 10 works
  6. 6 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 9 works
  8. 8 Hydraulic flow and structures Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 7 works
  10. 10 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 7 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of St. Thomas - Minnesota's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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