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Erikson Institute

In research, Erikson Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,932 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,454 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,528
of 28,054 · #19,575 all time
Rank in United States
#3,019
of 4,192
Research works
351
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Erikson Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #3,932 of 16,945 33.6%265
Social SciencesField #4,454 of 10,206 39.0%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Erikson Institute 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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.66× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.10× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.19× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Erikson Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Jon Korfmacher, Frances Rust and Robert Halpern lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Erikson Institute.

  1. 1 Jon Korfmacher United States · #695,771 worldwide 74 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Frances Rust United States · #785,940 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Robert Halpern United States · #795,095 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Andy Kaplan United States · #1,190,232 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Erikson Institute

Which keywords describe research at Erikson Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Education, Teacher Education, Child Development, Intersectionality, Social Justice, Critical Race Theory and Racism.

▲ 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. Education7▲ 6.4×8 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 7.3×16 topics
  3. Child Development6▲ 21×4 topics
  4. Teacher Education6▲ 70×3 topics
  5. Intersectionality5▲ 45×3 topics
  6. Social Justice4▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Critical Race Theory4▲ 450×1 topic
  8. Racism4▲ 245×1 topic
  9. Youth Development4▲ 69×2 topics
  10. Academic Achievement4▲ 37×4 topics
  11. Biblical Interpretation4▲ 194×2 topics
  12. Early Childhood Education4▲ 74×2 topics
  13. Self-Regulation4▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Christian Education4▲ 234×1 topic
  15. Church Leadership4▲ 234×1 topic
  16. School Engagement3▲ 117×1 topic
  17. Student-Teacher Relationships3▲ 117×1 topic
  18. Globalization3▲ 2.6×10 topics
  19. Reflective Practice3▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Technology Integration3▲ 13×4 topics
  21. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Social Support2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  23. Depression2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  24. Diversity2▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Emotion Regulation2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  26. Psychopathology2▲ 18×3 topics
  27. Resilience2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  28. Community Engagement2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  29. Critical Pedagogy2▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Language Policy2▲ 22×3 topics
  31. Psychological Interventions2▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Democratic Education2▲ 98×2 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 22×3 topics
  34. Qualitative Research Methods2▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Adolescents2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  37. Bilingual Education2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Cultural Competence2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Multilingualism2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Parenting2▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Erikson Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Critical Race Theory in Education, Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education, Early Childhood Education and Development and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Critical Race Theory in …4Critical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksContemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 4 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 3 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 1 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma1Child Abuse and Trauma: 1 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 1 fractional worksIndigenous and Place-Based Education: 1 fractional worksAging, Elder Care, and Social Issues: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesEducationClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 4 works
  3. 3 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 3 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 1 works
  8. 8 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 1 works
  9. 9 Indigenous and Place-Based Education Education 1 works
  10. 10 Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available22.5%not open77.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Erikson Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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