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Valparaiso University

In research, Valparaiso University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,594 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,814 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,445 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cultural Studies and Literature and Literary Theory — Cultural Studies is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,666
of 28,054 · #6,438 all time
Rank in United States
#1,900
of 4,192
Research works
6.3k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Valparaiso University 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 #4,594 of 10,521 8.5%445 #1545
Social SciencesField #3,814 of 6,365 8.3%257 #1010
Physical SciencesDomain #9,445 of 12,888 5.8%145 #5631
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,776 of 1,998 7.3%86 #852
Health SciencesDomain #11,126 of 11,982 5.5%106 #3939
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,474 of 2,578 5.2%67 #2245
MedicineField #10,082 of 10,443 5.0%76 #11309

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 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#1,545 #4,594
  2. Social Sciences#1,010 #3,814
  3. Physical Sciences#5,631 #9,445
  4. Arts and Humanities#852 #1,776
  5. Health Sciences#3,939 #11,126
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,245 #2,474
  7. Medicine#11,309 #10,082
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 Valparaiso University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cultural Studies takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cultural StudiesSubfield · 21.6 works7.2×
  2. Literature and Literary TheorySubfield · 22.4 works5.7×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 32 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 27 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.08× its world share, 86 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 25 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 257 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Valparaiso University?

Ranked on the composite score, D. D. Koetke, R. Manweiler and Ellis K. Fields lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Valparaiso University.

  1. 1 D. D. Koetke United States · #35,358 worldwide 784 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 R. Manweiler United States · #70,545 worldwide 594 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Ellis K. Fields United States · #90,704 worldwide 233 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 T. D. S. Stanislaus United States · #94,653 worldwide 530 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 James F. Moore United States · #122,583 worldwide 92 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 David L. Rowland United States · #182,072 worldwide 207 citations · 47 works
  7. 7 R. Keith Schoppa United States · #190,408 worldwide 24 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Richard Freeman United States · #269,474 worldwide 52 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Gilbert Meilaender United States · #357,240 worldwide 47 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 James M. Nelson United States · #367,834 worldwide 113 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Valparaiso University

Which keywords describe research at Valparaiso University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Latin America, Human Rights, Social Movements, Education, Memory, Colonialism and History.

▲ 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. Globalization80▲ 5.6×56 topics
  2. Latin America61▲ 43×16 topics
  3. Human Rights47▲ 6.2×38 topics
  4. Education43▲ 3.4×54 topics
  5. Social Movements39▲ 18×16 topics
  6. Memory28▲ 16×9 topics
  7. History28▲ 5.4×33 topics
  8. Colonialism27▲ 7.8×22 topics
  9. Identity26▲ 5.0×31 topics
  10. Innovation24▲ 3.1×26 topics
  11. Mental Health24▲ 2.2×31 topics
  12. Cultural Identity24▲ 6.2×14 topics
  13. Political Violence23▲ 120×3 topics
  14. Gender23▲ 5.7×30 topics
  15. Dictatorship22▲ 167×2 topics
  16. Gender Differences20▲ 7.1×8 topics
  17. Culture20▲ 5.0×20 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage19▲ 4.8×13 topics
  19. Social Inequality19▲ 9.7×12 topics
  20. Chile19▲ 263×1 topic
  21. Pinochet19▲ 263×1 topic
  22. Literature18▲ 4.4×26 topics
  23. Ethics16▲ 4.7×30 topics
  24. Society16▲ 11×13 topics
  25. Cultural Studies16▲ 5.6×15 topics
  26. Welfare State15▲ 24×3 topics
  27. Communication15▲ 6.5×8 topics
  28. Poetry15▲ 61×3 topics
  29. Migrant Integration15▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Literary Discourse14▲ 80×2 topics
  31. Interculturalism13▲ 146×1 topic
  32. Mapuche13▲ 146×1 topic
  33. Feminism13▲ 6.3×14 topics
  34. Tourism13▲ 19×6 topics
  35. Participation12▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Social Sciences12▲ 11×11 topics
  37. Ethical Challenges12▲ 8.2×2 topics
  38. Constitutionalism11▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Family Support11▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Social Work11▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Valparaiso University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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.

Political and Social Dyn…19Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 19 fractional worksCultural and Social Studies in Latin America: 13 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Policies: 11 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 7 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 6 fractional worksEthics and bioethics in healthcare: 6 fractional worksLiterary and Cultural Studies: 6 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 6 fractional worksSexual function and dysfunction studies: 5 fractional worksUrbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies: 5 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryGeneral Social SciencesUrban Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 19 works
  2. 2 Cultural and Social Studies in Latin America Literature and Literary Theory 13 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Policies General Social Sciences 11 works
  4. 4 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 7 works
  5. 5 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  6. 6 Ethics and bioethics in healthcare Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  7. 7 Literary and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 6 works
  9. 9 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  10. 10 Urbanism, Landscape, and Tourism Studies Cultural Studies 5 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 available56.5%not open43.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Valparaiso University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower 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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