Valparaiso University
In research, Valparaiso University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,873 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,421 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,461 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies (Cultural Studies is 6.5× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,850 of 22,385 · #4,993 all time
- Rank in United States
- #472 of 3,332
- Research works
- 6.3k ▼ 22% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 46k 7.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 5.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.80× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 56% world 40%
- International
- 18% world 18%
What is Valparaiso University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,873 of 9,585 | 6.2% | 445 | #2393 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,421 of 5,988 | 6.9% | 257 | #2616 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,461 of 10,670 | 3.9% | 145 | #6211 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #3,539 of 9,902 | 7.7% | 106 | #8559 | |
| MedicineField | #3,757 of 8,541 | 8.3% | 76 | #9861 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #1,085 of 1,896 | 4.6% | 86 | #1309 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,475 of 2,526 | 4.7% | 67 | #3008 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Valparaiso University 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#2,393 #1,873
- Social Sciences#2,616 #1,421
- Physical Sciences#6,211 #3,461
- Health Sciences#8,559 #3,539
- Medicine#9,861 #3,757
- Arts and Humanities#1,309 #1,085
- Sociology and Political Science#3,008 #1,475
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Valparaiso University work in?
In 2022-now, 58% of research at Valparaiso University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Medicine (12%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences51557.8%
- Social Sciences29433.0%
- Arts and Humanities9811.0%
- Psychology616.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting323.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance202.3%
- Decision Sciences101.1%
- Physical Sciences18821.1%
- Engineering535.9%
- Computer Science444.9%
- Environmental Science353.9%
- Physics and Astronomy242.7%
- Mathematics151.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences80.9%
- Materials Science60.6%
- Energy40.4%
- Chemistry20.2%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Health Sciences14015.7%
- Medicine10311.5%
- Health Professions333.7%
- Dentistry30.3%
- Nursing10.2%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences485.4%
What does Valparaiso University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Cultural StudiesSubfield · 23.6 works6.5×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities3.83×98 works
- Social Sciences2.60×294 works
- Psychology2.25×61 works
- Mathematics1.39×15 works
- Health Professions1.39×33 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.22×24 works
- Decision Sciences1.13×10 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.10×32 works
- Neuroscience1.06×15 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×20 works
- Environmental Science0.78×35 works
- Dentistry0.68×3 works
- Computer Science0.63×44 works
- Medicine0.60×103 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×8 works
- Energy0.43×4 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×17 works
- Engineering0.39×52 works
- Nursing0.34×2 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×1 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×14 works
- Materials Science0.18×6 works
- Veterinary0.14×0 works
- Chemistry0.12×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works
- Chemical Engineering0.05×0 works
- Arts and Humanities 3.8×
- Social Sciences 2.6×
- Psychology 2.2×
- Mathematics 1.4×
- Health Professions 1.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.2×
- Decision Sciences 1.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.1×
- Neuroscience 1.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.1×
- Environmental Science 0.8×
- Dentistry 0.7×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Energy 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Valparaiso University?
Ranked on the quality score, T. D. S. Stanislaus, D. D. Koetke and R. Manweiler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Valparaiso University.
- 1
T. D. S. Stanislaus
United States · #15,691 worldwide 28k citations · 364 works
- 2
D. D. Koetke
United States · #51,031 worldwide 26k citations · 318 works
- 3
R. Manweiler
United States · #104,972 worldwide 21k citations · 197 works
- 4
James M. Nelson
United States · #401,813 worldwide 7.4k citations · 134 works
- 5
Sanjay Kumar
United States · #964,908 worldwide 1.7k citations · 51 works
- 6
Eric W. Johnson
United States · #1,051,474 worldwide 8.2k citations · 204 works
- 7
Walter E. Rast
United States · #1,300,808 worldwide 603 citations · 69 works
- 8
Jennifer R. Winquist
United States · #1,381,442 worldwide 2.1k citations · 26 works
- 9
S. Stanislaus
United States · #1,570,286 worldwide 3.9k citations · 181 works
- 10
Robert John Swanson
United States · #1,645,485 worldwide 2.3k citations · 25 works
Which keywords describe research at Valparaiso University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Social Movements, Memory, Education, Colonialism and Political Violence.
- Constitutionalism
- Ethical Challenges
- Social Sciences
- Mapuche
- Literary Discourse
- Welfare State
- Poetry
- Feminism
- Ethics
- Pinochet
- Cultural Heritage
- Social Inequality
- Dictatorship
- Political Violence
- Gender
- Colonialism
- History
- Memory
- Education
- Latin America
- Globalization
- Human Rights
- Social Movements
- Sustainability
- Identity
- Mental Health
- Innovation
- Cultural Identity
- Gender Differences
- Culture
- Chile
- Literature
- Cultural Studies
- Society
- Communication
- Migrant Integration
- Interculturalism
- Tourism
- Participation
- Indigenous Knowledge
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Globalization89▲ 5.0×63 topics
- Latin America64▲ 38×17 topics
- Human Rights51▲ 5.5×40 topics
- Education47▲ 3.0×60 topics
- Social Movements43▲ 16×18 topics
- Memory31▲ 14×9 topics
- Sustainability31▲ 1.40×52 topics
- History30▲ 4.9×37 topics
- Identity30▲ 4.7×37 topics
- Colonialism30▲ 7.0×26 topics
- Mental Health27▲ 2.1×35 topics
- Gender26▲ 5.5×32 topics
- Innovation26▲ 2.9×30 topics
- Political Violence25▲ 112×3 topics
- Cultural Identity25▲ 5.6×14 topics
- Dictatorship24▲ 157×2 topics
- Gender Differences23▲ 6.8×9 topics
- Social Inequality21▲ 9.0×12 topics
- Culture21▲ 4.5×22 topics
- Cultural Heritage20▲ 4.3×13 topics
- Chile20▲ 245×1 topic
- Pinochet20▲ 245×1 topic
- Literature18▲ 3.8×27 topics
- Ethics18▲ 4.0×32 topics
- Cultural Studies18▲ 5.3×18 topics
- Feminism17▲ 6.5×17 topics
- Society16▲ 9.7×13 topics
- Poetry16▲ 54×3 topics
- Communication15▲ 5.5×8 topics
- Welfare State15▲ 21×3 topics
- Migrant Integration15▲ 49×2 topics
- Literary Discourse14▲ 71×2 topics
- Interculturalism14▲ 132×1 topic
- Mapuche14▲ 132×1 topic
- Tourism14▲ 17×6 topics
- Social Sciences14▲ 11×12 topics
- Participation13▲ 15×3 topics
- Ethical Challenges12▲ 6.5×3 topics
- Indigenous Knowledge12▲ 13×6 topics
- Constitutionalism11▲ 15×5 topics
Which research topics does Valparaiso University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America, Social Sciences and Policies and Latin American Urban Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 20 works
- 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 14 works
- 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 11 works
- 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 7 works
- 5 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 7 works
- 6 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
- 7 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
- 8 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 6 works
- 9 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
- 10 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 6 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Valparaiso University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Valparaiso University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0033% in 2024.
Fractional works of Valparaiso University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 1996.
Other research institutions in Valparaiso
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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