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Webster University

In research, Webster University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,095 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,738
of 28,054 · #9,593 all time
Rank in United States
#2,223
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Webster 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 #4,095 of 10,521 14.5%104 #4194

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Webster 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).

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, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.80× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.89× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.49× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.92× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Webster University?

Ranked on the composite score, Dennis Klass, Daniel Hellinger and Lindsey N. Kingston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Webster University.

  1. 1 Dennis Klass United States · #122,024 worldwide 59 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Daniel Hellinger United States · #579,778 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Lindsey N. Kingston United States · #822,034 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 David Carl Wilson United States · #1,136,061 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Thomas J. Quirk United States · #1,146,194 worldwide 37 citations · 121 works
  6. 6 Howard F. Horton United States · #1,364,479 worldwide 7 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Meghan H. Quirk United States · #1,394,007 worldwide 2 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Webster University

Which keywords describe research at Webster University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Big Data, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Firm Performance, Social Media, Analytics and Business Intelligence.

▲ 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. Globalization17▲ 4.7×30 topics
  2. Sustainability11▲ 2.5×18 topics
  3. Big Data10▲ 5.9×10 topics
  4. Social Media8▲ 3.2×9 topics
  5. Supply Chain Management8▲ 4.7×9 topics
  6. Mental Health8▲ 2.9×18 topics
  7. Education8▲ 2.4×16 topics
  8. Machine Learning8▲ 1.24×23 topics
  9. Firm Performance6▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Analytics6▲ 32×1 topic
  11. Business Intelligence6▲ 32×1 topic
  12. Innovation5▲ 2.6×14 topics
  13. Human Rights5▲ 2.4×13 topics
  14. Fake News4▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Misinformation4▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Cybersecurity4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  17. Security4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  18. Higher Education4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  19. Risk Management4▲ 4.3×5 topics
  20. Crystal Engineering4▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Resilience4▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Ethics4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  23. Information Security4▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Nationalism4▲ 4.1×5 topics
  25. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  26. Discrimination3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  27. Entrepreneurship3▲ 4.6×5 topics
  28. Surveillance3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. Game Theory3▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Teaching Strategies3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  31. Policy Compliance3▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Security Awareness3▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Teaching Methods3▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Catheter Ablation3▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Language Teaching3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Multilingualism3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  37. Geopolitics3▲ 9.7×6 topics
  38. Law Enforcement3▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Drug Trafficking3▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Tourism Development3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Webster University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Information and Cyber Security and Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health.

Big Data and Business Intelligence: 6 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 4 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksCrystallography and mole…2Crystallography and molecular interactions: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…2Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional works
Management Information SystemsSociology and Political ScienceInformation SystemsClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 6 works
  2. 2 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 Crystallography and molecular interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  9. 9 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.3%domestic only88.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Webster University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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