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Xavier University

In research, Xavier University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,820 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,043 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,762 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,477
of 28,054 · #10,629 all time
Rank in United States
#1,873
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Xavier 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 #5,820 of 10,521 15.4%166 #3073
Health SciencesDomain #8,043 of 11,982 8.1%66 #6063
Social SciencesField #4,762 of 6,365 18.1%75 #3756

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Xavier 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#3,073 #5,820
  2. Health Sciences#6,063 #8,043
  3. Social Sciences#3,756 #4,762
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: 0.43× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.11× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.73× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.41× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.59× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Xavier University?

Ranked on the composite score, David J. Burns, Paul F. Knitter and Mark N. Frolick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Xavier University.

  1. 1 David J. Burns United States · #69,408 worldwide 231 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Paul F. Knitter United States · #109,168 worldwide 48 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Mark N. Frolick United States · #211,632 worldwide 96 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Norman Finkelstein United States · #262,433 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Karl P. Wentersdorf United States · #291,588 worldwide 18 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Michael Goldweber United States · #365,614 worldwide 77 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Ernest Fontana United States · #480,825 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Daewoo Park United States · #486,052 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Bruce Erikson United States · #579,059 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Kristine Suna‐Koro United States · #592,087 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Xavier University

Which keywords describe research at Xavier University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Ethics, Globalization, Social Justice, Empathy, Identity, Reflective Practice and Depression.

▲ 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. Mental Health18▲ 4.2×25 topics
  2. Globalization14▲ 2.5×30 topics
  3. Ethics13▲ 9.4×16 topics
  4. Epidemiology10◆ 0.90×44 topics
  5. Social Justice9▲ 5.5×13 topics
  6. Identity8▲ 3.8×18 topics
  7. Depression8▲ 3.0×14 topics
  8. Quality of Life7▲ 1.73×25 topics
  9. Social Support7▲ 4.0×11 topics
  10. Empathy6▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Gender6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  12. Nationalism6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  13. Reflective Practice5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  14. Religion5▲ 3.9×10 topics
  15. Democracy5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  16. Corporate Governance5▲ 2.4×9 topics
  17. Emotion Regulation5▲ 5.8×7 topics
  18. Social Capital5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  19. Gender Differences5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  20. Feminism4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  21. Social Movements4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  22. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Community Engagement4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  24. Neuroscience4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  25. Civic Engagement4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  26. Late Antiquity4▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Ancient Rome4▲ 38×1 topic
  28. Emotion4▲ 6.2×6 topics
  29. Greek Literature4▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Firm Performance4▲ 6.4×3 topics
  31. Virtue Ethics4▲ 61×2 topics
  32. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Faculty Development3▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Psychology3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Rhetoric3▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Civic Education3▲ 46×1 topic
  37. Service-Learning3▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Assessment Methods3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  39. Competency-Based Education3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Social Identity3▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Xavier University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Classical Antiquity Studies, Service-Learning and Community Engagement, Innovations in Medical Education and Rhetoric and Communication Studies.

Classical Antiquity Stud…4Classical Antiquity Studies: 4 fractional worksService-Learning and Com…3Service-Learning and Community Engagement: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksRhetoric and Communicati…3Rhetoric and Communication Studies: 3 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and…2Philosophical Ethics and Theory: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and…2Political Philosophy and Ethics: 2 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 4 works
  2. 2 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 3 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  4. 4 Rhetoric and Communication Studies Philosophy 3 works
  5. 5 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Xavier University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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