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Chatham University

In research, Chatham University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,440 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,172
of 28,054 · #13,530 all time
Rank in United States
#2,458
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Chatham 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 #8,440 of 10,521 15.0%86 #5651

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Chatham 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: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 4.68× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.16× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.16× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chatham University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wing-tsit Chan, W. Lloyd Warner and Louis H. Gray lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chatham University.

  1. 1 Wing-tsit Chan United States · #31,965 worldwide 195 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 W. Lloyd Warner United States · #38,692 worldwide 248 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Louis H. Gray United States · #167,176 worldwide 59 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 James Hooper United States · #389,180 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Larry A. Viehland United States · #426,150 worldwide 124 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Anthony J. Goreczny United States · #499,973 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Rachel Grove Rohrbaugh United States · #738,772 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Leon S. Moisseiff United States · #801,420 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Michael Boyd United States · #983,513 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 William F. Rapp United States · #1,113,665 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Chatham University

Which keywords describe research at Chatham University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Invasive Species, Quality of Life, Well-being, Depression, Public Health, Social Support and Biodiversity.

▲ 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 Health11▲ 4.3×24 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 3.0×17 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.51×33 topics
  4. Epidemiology7◆ 0.97×30 topics
  5. Public Health6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  6. Invasive Species6▲ 8.3×12 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 1.34×21 topics
  8. Depression6▲ 3.6×12 topics
  9. Biodiversity5▲ 3.6×10 topics
  10. Social Support4▲ 4.6×11 topics
  11. Well-being4▲ 6.3×9 topics
  12. Social Justice4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  13. Resilience3▲ 4.0×12 topics
  14. Job Satisfaction3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  15. Anxiety3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  16. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  17. Intersectionality3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  18. Community Engagement3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  19. Conservation3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  20. Health Disparities3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services3▲ 4.1×5 topics
  22. Employment Patterns3▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 4.1×6 topics
  24. Biogeography2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  25. Healthcare Workers2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  26. Nursing Education2▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Self-Efficacy2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Global Change2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Feminist Theory2▲ 31×3 topics
  31. Global Governance2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Self-Determination2▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Universal Design for Learning2▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Vocational Education2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Political Participation2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Student Retention2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Training Pathways2▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Cognition2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Environmental Justice2▲ 8.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Chatham University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disability Education and Employment, Education Systems and Policy, Gender Politics and Representation and Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership.

Disability Education and…2Disability Education and Employment: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…2Education Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 2 fractional worksNursing Education, Pract…2Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…2Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 1 fractional worksNursing education and ma…1Nursing education and management: 1 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 1 fractional worksMorphological variations and asymmetry: 1 fractional works
Safety ResearchEducationGender StudiesIssues, ethics and legal aspects6 others

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

  1. 1 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 2 works
  2. 2 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  3. 3 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 2 works
  5. 5 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 1 works
  8. 8 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Morphological variations and asymmetry Geometry and Topology 1 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chatham University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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