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Fordham University

In research, Fordham University stands highest in Social Sciences (#748 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,255 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#512 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy, Finance and History and Philosophy of Science — Philosophy is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,292
of 28,054 · #1,800 all time
Rank in United States
#468
of 4,192
Research works
19k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
290k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Fordham 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 #748 of 10,521 17.7%1,439 #289
Social SciencesField #1,255 of 6,365 17.8%641 #372
PsychologyField #512 of 2,181 21.3%201 #118
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #610 of 2,578 18.9%252 #356
Arts and HumanitiesField #557 of 1,998 12.9%241 #221
Health SciencesDomain #4,711 of 11,982 21.9%173 #2669
Life SciencesDomain #3,255 of 7,800 16.6%94 #3107
Clinical PsychologySubfield #311 of 738 22.5%90 #219
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #760 of 1,775 18.4%148 #446
Physical SciencesDomain #5,895 of 12,888 17.1%340 #3011

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fordham 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#289 #748
  2. Social Sciences#372 #1,255
  3. Psychology#118 #512
  4. Sociology and Political Science#356 #610
  5. Arts and Humanities#221 #557
  6. Health Sciences#2,669 #4,711
  7. Life Sciences#3,107 #3,255
  8. Clinical Psychology#219 #311
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#446 #760
  10. Physical Sciences#3,011 #5,895
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 Fordham University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 71.1 works8.1×
  2. FinanceSubfield · 45.3 works7.3×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 21.0 works6.7×
  4. HistorySubfield · 43.6 works6.6×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 178 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 59 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 108 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.07× its world share, 241 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.36× its world share, 156 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 53 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.38× its world share, 148 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.22× its world share, 201 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 641 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fordham University?

Ranked on the composite score, Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan, Brian Leftow and Anne Anastasi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fordham University.

  1. 1 Md Zakirul Alam Bhuiyan · #20,206 worldwide 795 citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Brian Leftow · #33,640 worldwide 194 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Anne Anastasi · #57,755 worldwide 230 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Dominick Salvatore · #69,742 worldwide 398 citations · 81 works
  5. 5 Joshua Schrier · #73,412 worldwide 508 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Gary M. Weiss · #78,166 worldwide 789 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Joseph G. Ponterotto · #94,251 worldwide 491 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Lloyd H. Rogler · #97,548 worldwide 262 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Joseph F. O’Callaghan · #104,276 worldwide 51 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Frederick J. Wertz · #107,340 worldwide 211 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Fordham University

Which keywords describe research at Fordham University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Globalization, Ethics, Nationalism, Gender, Identity and Human Rights.

▲ 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 Health118▲ 3.9×35 topics
  2. Globalization107▲ 2.7×89 topics
  3. Machine Learning79▲ 1.18×60 topics
  4. Religion78▲ 8.0×32 topics
  5. Human Rights74▲ 3.5×50 topics
  6. Identity66▲ 4.5×51 topics
  7. Gender63▲ 5.6×38 topics
  8. Ethics61▲ 6.2×34 topics
  9. Nationalism60▲ 6.4×23 topics
  10. History57▲ 4.0×41 topics
  11. Colonialism52▲ 5.3×32 topics
  12. Social Media50▲ 1.71×29 topics
  13. Corporate Governance49▲ 3.2×21 topics
  14. Depression48▲ 2.7×17 topics
  15. Economic Growth40▲ 2.3×18 topics
  16. Regulation40▲ 3.6×16 topics
  17. Literature39▲ 3.5×38 topics
  18. Feminism39▲ 6.8×21 topics
  19. Philosophy39▲ 4.3×31 topics
  20. Social Justice38▲ 3.1×31 topics
  21. Social Capital37▲ 3.4×14 topics
  22. Democracy35▲ 4.8×20 topics
  23. Culture34▲ 3.1×26 topics
  24. Discrimination33▲ 8.2×8 topics
  25. International Law30▲ 4.8×21 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship30▲ 3.8×12 topics
  27. Intersectionality30▲ 8.1×13 topics
  28. Adolescents29▲ 3.9×10 topics
  29. Politics29▲ 5.3×14 topics
  30. Health Disparities29▲ 5.5×9 topics
  31. Public Opinion29▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Monetary Policy29▲ 5.8×9 topics
  33. Society29▲ 7.3×19 topics
  34. Theology27▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Violence24▲ 8.0×11 topics
  36. Acculturation24▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Church History23▲ 25×3 topics
  38. Social History23▲ 13×6 topics
  39. Metaphysics22▲ 25×5 topics
  40. Property Rights22▲ 16×5 topics

Which research topics does Fordham University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Classical Philosophy and Thought, FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Classical Philosophy and…17Classical Philosophy and Thought: 17 fractional worksFinTech, Crowdfunding, D…16FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital Finance: 16 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 16 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 14 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 13 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identi…13Racial and Ethnic Identity Research: 13 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 12 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 12 fractional works
PhilosophyManagement Information SystemsHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Philosophy and ThoughtPhilosophy 17 works
  2. 2 FinTech, Crowdfunding, Digital FinanceManagement Information Systems 16 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityHistory 16 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and PoliticsPolitical Science and International Relations 14 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 13 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 13 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American SocietySociology and Political Science 13 works
  8. 8 Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSociology and Political Science 13 works
  9. 9 Financial Markets and Investment StrategiesFinance 12 works
  10. 10 Italian Fascism and Post-war SocietySociology and Political Science 12 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fordham University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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