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Claremont Graduate University

In research, Claremont Graduate University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,878 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,138 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#929 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology and Psychology — Social Psychology is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,959
of 28,054 · #4,171 all time
Rank in United States
#1,200
of 4,192
Research works
5.1k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
138k
27.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Claremont Graduate 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 #1,878 of 10,521 23.2%426 #621
Social SciencesField #2,138 of 6,365 26.3%183 #813
PsychologyField #929 of 2,181 25.4%107 #375
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,381 of 2,578 24.4%65 #487
Physical SciencesDomain #11,221 of 12,888 12.5%96 #7835

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Claremont Graduate 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#621 #1,878
  2. Social Sciences#813 #2,138
  3. Psychology#375 #929
  4. Sociology and Political Science#487 #1,381
  5. Physical Sciences#7,835 #11,221
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 Claremont Graduate University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 40.5 works7.8×
  2. PsychologyField · 106.8 works5.9×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.91× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.79× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.55× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.54× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.92× its world share, 107 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 183 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Claremont Graduate University?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter F. Drucker, Michael A. Hogg and Robert Klitgaard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Claremont Graduate University.

  1. 1 Peter F. Drucker United States · #2,740 worldwide 909 citations · 129 works
  2. 2 Michael A. Hogg United States · #6,835 worldwide 1.9k citations · 67 works
  3. 3 Robert Klitgaard United States · #9,479 worldwide 2.9k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Peter F. Drucker United States · #19,039 worldwide 231 citations · 87 works
  5. 5 Paul J. Zak United States · #28,714 worldwide 731 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Lorne Olfman United States · #70,284 worldwide 274 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Stuart Oskamp United States · #82,507 worldwide 313 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Stewart I. Donaldson United States · #84,931 worldwide 438 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Robert Keith United States · #85,304 worldwide 172 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Craig L. Pearce United States · #97,677 worldwide 366 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Claremont Graduate University

Which keywords describe research at Claremont Graduate University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Well-being, Positive Psychology, Resilience, Social Support, Life Satisfaction and Leadership.

▲ 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 Health41▲ 4.7×28 topics
  2. Globalization37▲ 3.2×46 topics
  3. Well-being24▲ 10×13 topics
  4. Positive Psychology22▲ 44×3 topics
  5. Resilience21▲ 7.3×9 topics
  6. Social Support20▲ 6.2×11 topics
  7. Social Media20▲ 2.3×23 topics
  8. Leadership18▲ 6.5×14 topics
  9. Social Justice17▲ 4.9×18 topics
  10. Life Satisfaction17▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Depression16▲ 3.1×13 topics
  12. Positive Emotions14▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Religion14▲ 4.8×18 topics
  14. Feminism13▲ 7.9×14 topics
  15. Psychological Adjustment13▲ 15×4 topics
  16. Democracy13▲ 6.0×9 topics
  17. Emotion12▲ 10×9 topics
  18. Student Engagement12▲ 4.9×9 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation11▲ 6.2×7 topics
  20. Job Satisfaction11▲ 4.4×8 topics
  21. Psychological Capital11▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Ethics11▲ 3.8×18 topics
  23. Public Opinion11▲ 14×4 topics
  24. Subjective Well-Being10▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Coping10▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Health Behavior10▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Gratitude10▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Happiness10▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Complexity Theory9▲ 31×3 topics
  30. Self-Efficacy9▲ 5.9×4 topics
  31. Implicit Bias9▲ 34×2 topics
  32. Social Identity9▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Concept Mapping9▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Theory-Based Evaluation9▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Adolescent Development8▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Work Engagement8▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Academic Achievement8▲ 7.5×7 topics
  38. Altruism7▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Intergroup Contact7▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Stereotype Threat7▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Claremont Graduate University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Optimism, Hope, and Well-being.

Psychological Well-being…10Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 10 fractional worksEvaluation and Performan…9Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 9 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 7 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well-being: 7 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 6 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 6 fractional worksCultural Differences and Values: 6 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…6Race, History, and American Society: 6 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 5 fractional works
Social PsychologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchSociology and Political ScienceApplied Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 10 works
  2. 2 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 9 works
  3. 3 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  4. 4 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 7 works
  5. 5 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  6. 6 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  7. 7 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  9. 9 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 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 available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Claremont Graduate University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.