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Fielding Graduate University

In research, Fielding Graduate University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,341 of 9,585 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,545 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology (Clinical Psychology is 11.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,022
of 22,385 · #4,855 all time
Rank in United States
#1,082
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Fielding Graduate University

What is Fielding Graduate University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,341 of 9,585 9.1%132 #3481
Health SciencesDomain #6,545 of 9,902 9.6%64 #3755

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fielding 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Fielding Graduate University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Fielding Graduate University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (25%), Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (17%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 153 fractional works · 55.0% of its workPsychology: 70 fractional works · 25.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 33 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 19 fractional works · 6.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 21.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 72 fractional works · 25.8% of its workMedicine: 48 fractional works · 17.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 7.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 16 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 7.5% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFielding GraduateUniversity279fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences55%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology7025.2%
    2. Social Sciences6021.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities72.3%
    5. Decision Sciences41.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting31.0%
    1. Medicine4817.3%
    2. Health Professions217.5%
    3. Nursing20.6%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Environmental Science93.2%
    2. Computer Science72.3%
    3. Mathematics62.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy41.4%
    5. Engineering41.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.8%
    7. Energy00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience103.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fielding Graduate University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 33.0 works11×
  2. PsychologyField · 70.3 works8.3×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.15× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.92× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.83× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.27× its world share, 70 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology8.27×70 works
  2. Health Professions2.83×21 works
  3. Neuroscience2.15×10 works
  4. Mathematics1.92×6 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.70×10 works
  6. Social Sciences1.69×60 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.45×4 works
  8. Nursing1.30×2 works
  9. Veterinary1.08×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.93×1 works
  11. Medicine0.90×48 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.81×6 works
  13. Environmental Science0.65×9 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.64×4 works
  15. Dentistry0.60×1 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×7 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.35×1 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.34×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×3 works
  21. Computer Science0.30×7 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×2 works
  23. Energy0.14×0 works
  24. Engineering0.09×4 works
  25. Chemistry0.06×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Fielding Graduate University?

Ranked on the quality score, Karen E. Dill, Ruthellen Josselson and Rena M. Palloff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fielding Graduate University.

  1. 1 Karen E. Dill United States · #323,003 worldwide 4.4k citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Ruthellen Josselson United States · #422,448 worldwide 9k citations · 149 works
  3. 3 Rena M. Palloff United States · #664,271 worldwide 4k citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Jeremy J. Shapiro United States · #683,825 worldwide 4.9k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Karen E. Shackleford United States · #951,157 worldwide 879 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Cynthia Vinney United States · #1,252,960 worldwide 174 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Lauren M. Mizock United States · #1,440,161 worldwide 1.8k citations · 115 works
  8. 8 Nancy Lynn Baker United States · #1,880,754 worldwide 660 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Jerri Lynn Hogg United States · #1,889,551 worldwide 267 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Gilbert Reyes United States · #2,062,694 worldwide 355 citations · 54 works
All ranked researchers at Fielding Graduate University

What are the most cited papers from Fielding Graduate University?

The most cited paper from Fielding Graduate University is "Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report." (Heidi M. Levitt, Michael Bamberg, John W. Creswell et al., 2018), with 2,291 citations. Next come "Postpartum depression effects on early interactions, parenting, and safety practices: A review" (1,515) and "Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health" (1,180).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology: The APA Publications and Communications Board task force report. Heidi M. Levitt, Michael Bamberg, John W. Creswell et al. · American Psychologist Open access 2018 2,291
2 Postpartum depression effects on early interactions, parenting, and safety practices: A review Tiffany Martini Field · Infant Behavior and Development Open access 4 Dec 2009 1,515
3 Immigration as a Social Determinant of Health Heide Castañeda, Seth M. Holmes, Daniel Santiago Madrigal et al. · Annual Review of Public Health Review 10 Dec 2014 1,180
4 Peer support: A theoretical perspective. Shery Mead, David W. Hilton, Laurie Curtis · Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal 2001 900
5 The physical activity paradox: six reasons why occupational physical activity (OPA) does not confer the cardiovascular health benefits that leisure time physical activity does Andreas Holtermann, Niklas Krause, Allard J. van der Beek et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 10 Aug 2017 679
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fielding Graduate University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Stress, Resilience, Social Support, Adolescents, Epidemiology and Well-being.

▲ 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-now 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 Health35▲ 8.7×34 topics
  2. Epidemiology20▲ 1.82×47 topics
  3. Depression15▲ 6.0×19 topics
  4. Stress11▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Public Health11▲ 2.6×22 topics
  6. Social Support10▲ 6.9×10 topics
  7. Resilience10▲ 7.5×12 topics
  8. Adolescents10▲ 9.4×7 topics
  9. Risk Factors9▲ 2.8×20 topics
  10. Quality of Life8▲ 2.1×20 topics
  11. Well-being8▲ 7.8×11 topics
  12. Coping Strategies8▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Emotion Regulation8▲ 9.2×8 topics
  14. Genetics7▲ 3.7×9 topics
  15. Health Disparities7▲ 9.9×8 topics
  16. Positive Emotions7▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Prevalence7▲ 6.1×8 topics
  18. Emotion7▲ 12×6 topics
  19. Psychological Impact7▲ 7.5×7 topics
  20. Social Justice6▲ 3.9×15 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis6▲ 3.9×12 topics
  22. Anxiety6▲ 4.7×8 topics
  23. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Psychological Resilience6▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Adversity6▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Developmental Perspectives6▲ 32×1 topic
  27. Child Development6▲ 5.1×7 topics
  28. Job Satisfaction5▲ 4.4×9 topics
  29. Health5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  30. Cultural Psychology5▲ 40×3 topics
  31. Health Outcomes5▲ 6.3×6 topics
  32. Neuroscience5▲ 5.5×8 topics
  33. Neurobiology5▲ 6.3×7 topics
  34. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Trauma4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  36. Social Relationships4▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Psychopathology4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 11×7 topics
  39. Anxiety Disorders4▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Stigma4▲ 10×4 topics

Which research topics does Fielding Graduate University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Resilience and Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Advanced Causal Inference Techniques and Sleep and related disorders.

Resilience and Mental He…6Resilience and Mental Health: 6 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques: 3 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 3 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Re…2Aging and Gerontology Research: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyStatistics and ProbabilityExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyGeneral Health Professions2 others

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

  1. 1 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Causal Inference Techniques Statistics and Probability 3 works
  4. 4 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  10. 10 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fielding Graduate University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fielding Graduate University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Fielding Graduate University0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fielding Graduate University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Fielding Graduate University10.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.6% in 2017.

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