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Villanova University

In research, Villanova University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,184 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,765 of 11,982 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#400 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Philosophy and Media Technology — Religious studies is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,076
of 28,054 · #1,856 all time
Rank in United States
#443
of 4,192
Research works
15k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
219k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Villanova 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 #1,184 of 10,521 18.6%944 #809
Health SciencesDomain #1,765 of 11,982 17.5%200 #1675
Arts and HumanitiesField #400 of 1,998 17.0%173 #496
Social SciencesField #1,498 of 6,365 18.1%425 #920
Physical SciencesDomain #3,235 of 12,888 13.2%683 #1521
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #737 of 2,578 20.4%170 #580
EngineeringField #2,458 of 6,636 10.1%274 #708
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,219 of 2,578 23.9%135 #720
MedicineField #4,948 of 10,443 17.1%132 #7720
Computer ScienceField #2,716 of 4,667 14.5%152 #1222

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Villanova 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#809 #1,184
  2. Health Sciences#1,675 #1,765
  3. Arts and Humanities#496 #400
  4. Social Sciences#920 #1,498
  5. Physical Sciences#1,521 #3,235
  6. Sociology and Political Science#580 #737
  7. Engineering#708 #2,458
  8. Business, Management and Accounting#720 #1,219
  9. Medicine#7,720 #4,948
  10. Computer Science#1,222 #2,716
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 Villanova University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 23.2 works7.1×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 50.9 works6.1×
  3. Media TechnologySubfield · 30.6 works5.0×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 35 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 152 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 274 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 106 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.13× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 132 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.07× its world share, 173 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 135 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 61 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.10× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 425 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Villanova University?

Ranked on the composite score, A. Prša, Yimin D. Zhang and David S. Caudill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Villanova University.

  1. 1 A. Prša United States · #26,716 worldwide 561 citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Yimin D. Zhang United States · #32,992 worldwide 1k citations · 106 works
  3. 3 David S. Caudill United States · #53,748 worldwide 105 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 John A. Pearce United States · #61,335 worldwide 261 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Kenneth R. Muske United States · #80,379 worldwide 313 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Suzanne C. Smeltzer United States · #107,901 worldwide 178 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Robert G. Traver United States · #108,095 worldwide 325 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Charles R. Taylor United States · #111,138 worldwide 489 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Stephen A. Stumpf United States · #122,081 worldwide 169 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Moeness G. Amin United States · #129,187 worldwide 1.2k citations · 222 works
All ranked researchers at Villanova University

Which keywords describe research at Villanova University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Globalization, Identity, Religion, Mental Health, Colonialism, Gender 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. Globalization74▲ 1.93×80 topics
  2. Climate Change64▲ 1.21×69 topics
  3. Mental Health57▲ 1.99×31 topics
  4. Machine Learning53▼ 0.83×58 topics
  5. Identity51▲ 3.6×42 topics
  6. Ethics46▲ 4.9×32 topics
  7. Sustainability46◆ 0.97×50 topics
  8. Education46▲ 1.37×50 topics
  9. Religion43▲ 4.7×28 topics
  10. History41▲ 3.0×33 topics
  11. Economic Development40▲ 2.5×23 topics
  12. Corporate Governance40▲ 2.8×20 topics
  13. Human Rights39▲ 1.94×34 topics
  14. Gender39▲ 3.7×34 topics
  15. Colonialism38▲ 4.0×28 topics
  16. Literature37▲ 3.5×35 topics
  17. Public Health36▲ 1.27×37 topics
  18. Nationalism33▲ 3.7×18 topics
  19. Social Capital31▲ 3.0×16 topics
  20. Philosophy30▲ 3.5×27 topics
  21. Regulation30▲ 2.8×17 topics
  22. Culture30▲ 2.9×24 topics
  23. Social Justice26▲ 2.2×22 topics
  24. Feminism23▲ 4.2×17 topics
  25. Engineering Education23▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Politics21▲ 4.0×13 topics
  27. Entrepreneurship21▲ 2.8×13 topics
  28. Firm Performance19▲ 5.3×3 topics
  29. Corruption19▲ 6.0×6 topics
  30. Labor Market18▲ 3.2×9 topics
  31. Civil Society17▲ 7.7×6 topics
  32. NGOs16▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. Internet16▲ 10×5 topics
  34. ICT14▲ 5.5×2 topics
  35. Race14▲ 6.3×12 topics
  36. Racial Disparities13▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Broadband13▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Telecommunications12▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Mobile Telecommunications12▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Network Neutrality12▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Villanova University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: ICT Impact and Policies, Corporate Finance and Governance, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences and Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification.

ICT Impact and Policies12ICT Impact and Policies: 12 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…11Corporate Finance and Governance: 11 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 10 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Bra…10Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 10 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…9Christian Theology and Mission: 9 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 8 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 8 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…8Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 8 fractional worksUrban Stormwater Management Solutions: 8 fractional worksTheatre and Performance Studies: 8 fractional works
Media TechnologyAccountingManagement of Technology and InnovationMarketing5 others

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

  1. 1 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 12 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 11 works
  3. 3 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 10 works
  4. 4 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 10 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 9 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  7. 7 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 8 works
  8. 8 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  9. 9 Urban Stormwater Management Solutions Environmental Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 8 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Villanova University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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