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University of the Incarnate Word

In research, University of the Incarnate Word stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,287 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#4,196 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,950 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,086
of 28,054 · #11,594 all time
Rank in United States
#1,076
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is University of the Incarnate Word 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 #3,287 of 11,982 9.8%183 #3662
MedicineField #4,196 of 10,443 8.9%152 #6926
Social SciencesDomain #5,950 of 10,521 21.6%120 #4071

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Incarnate Word 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. Health Sciences#3,662 #3,287
  2. Medicine#6,926 #4,196
  3. Social Sciences#4,071 #5,950
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: 0.53× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.87× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.44× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.90× its world share, 152 worksMedicineNursing: 1.72× its world share, 4 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Incarnate Word?

Ranked on the composite score, Cynthia J. Heiss, William Eric Sponsel and Michael Frye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Incarnate Word.

  1. 1 Cynthia J. Heiss United States · #625,166 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 William Eric Sponsel United States · #744,051 worldwide 38 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Michael Frye United States · #1,177,042 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Incarnate Word

Which keywords describe research at University of the Incarnate Word?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Treatment, Anxiety, Depression, Higher Education, Serotonin, Education and Neurobiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology31▲ 1.85×80 topics
  2. Treatment15▲ 3.0×26 topics
  3. Education14▲ 2.0×23 topics
  4. Depression13▲ 3.6×17 topics
  5. Quality of Life12▲ 1.95×29 topics
  6. Anxiety11▲ 5.5×9 topics
  7. Higher Education10▲ 4.3×15 topics
  8. Educational Technology9▲ 1.80×14 topics
  9. Diagnosis8▲ 2.1×21 topics
  10. Identity8▲ 2.6×12 topics
  11. Cardiovascular Disease8▲ 1.69×21 topics
  12. Neurobiology8▲ 7.0×7 topics
  13. Serotonin7▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Medical Education6▲ 5.9×9 topics
  15. Therapeutic6▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Psilocybin6▲ 96×1 topic
  17. Psychedelics6▲ 96×1 topic
  18. Gender6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  19. Academic Medicine6▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Primary Care6▲ 3.5×11 topics
  21. COVID-19 Impact5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  22. Quality of Care5▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Faculty Development5▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Long-Term Care5▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Quality Improvement5▲ 6.0×7 topics
  26. Autoantibodies5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  27. Student Satisfaction5▲ 5.7×2 topics
  28. Elderly4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  29. Nursing Home4▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Person-Centered Care4▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Student Perceptions4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  32. Reflective Practice4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Race4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  34. Instructional Design4▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Professional Practice4▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Blended Learning4▲ 6.7×1 topic
  37. Community of Inquiry4▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Competency-Based Education4▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Assessment Methods4▲ 7.8×2 topics
  40. Career Development4▲ 7.3×5 topics

Which research topics does University of the Incarnate Word publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Online and Blended Learning and Diversity and Career in Medicine.

Psychedelics and Drug St…6Psychedelics and Drug Studies: 6 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…4Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…4Online and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksDiversity and Career in …3Diversity and Career in Medicine: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 3 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…3Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 3 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 2 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…2Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsEducationGender Studies6 others

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

  1. 1 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  4. 4 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 3 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 3 works
  9. 9 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 2 works
  10. 10 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Incarnate Word's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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