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Gallaudet University

In research, Gallaudet University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,458 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental and Educational Psychology — Developmental and Educational Psychology is 45.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,678
of 28,054 · #16,405 all time
Rank in United States
#2,534
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Gallaudet 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 #5,458 of 10,521 22.9%105 #3844

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gallaudet 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).

What does Gallaudet University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Developmental and Educational Psychology takes 45.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Developmental and Educational PsychologySubfield · 34.8 works46×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.56× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.20× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.57× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.99× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gallaudet University?

Ranked on the composite score, Lawrence M. Rudner, Donna M. Mertens and Richard H. Weisberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gallaudet University.

  1. 1 Lawrence M. Rudner United States · #24,584 worldwide 926 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Donna M. Mertens United States · #166,095 worldwide 161 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Richard H. Weisberg United States · #240,873 worldwide 17 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Christian Vogler United States · #252,770 worldwide 181 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Raja Kushalnagar United States · #404,271 worldwide 104 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Irene W. Leigh United States · #429,595 worldwide 88 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 William C. Stokoe United States · #469,420 worldwide 53 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 H. D. Snyder United States · #473,962 worldwide 70 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Melissa L. Anderson United States · #489,987 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Donald F. Moores United States · #617,103 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Gallaudet University

Which keywords describe research at Gallaudet University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sign Language, Bilingualism, Cognitive Development, Language Acquisition, Neural Correlates, Early Intervention, Deaf Children and Gesture.

▲ 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. Sign Language37▲ 367×2 topics
  2. Bilingualism35▲ 154×5 topics
  3. Cognitive Development32▲ 155×2 topics
  4. Language Acquisition32▲ 167×2 topics
  5. Neural Correlates32▲ 204×2 topics
  6. Early Intervention32▲ 212×2 topics
  7. Deaf Children31▲ 729×1 topic
  8. Gesture31▲ 729×1 topic
  9. Social Interaction10▲ 16×5 topics
  10. Pragmatics9▲ 33×4 topics
  11. Quality of Life9▲ 3.8×9 topics
  12. Neural Networks8▲ 2.9×7 topics
  13. Conversation Analysis7▲ 135×1 topic
  14. Interactional Linguistics7▲ 135×1 topic
  15. Language Development7▲ 33×5 topics
  16. Gesture Recognition6▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Health Disparities6▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Human-Computer Interaction6▲ 21×4 topics
  19. Depth Sensor6▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Hand Gesture6▲ 100×1 topic
  21. Cultural Competence6▲ 27×4 topics
  22. Inclusion5▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Intersectionality5▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Hearing Loss5▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Human Rights5▲ 3.1×7 topics
  26. Quality of Care5▲ 34×2 topics
  27. Language Barriers4▲ 143×1 topic
  28. Medical Interpreters4▲ 143×1 topic
  29. Speech Perception4▲ 33×3 topics
  30. Language Learning4▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Second Language Acquisition4▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Global South4▲ 41×3 topics
  33. Sociolinguistics4▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Feminism4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  35. Captioning4▲ 162×1 topic
  36. Subtitling4▲ 162×1 topic
  37. Cochlear Implants4▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Cognitive Decline4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Social Isolation4▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Neural Plasticity4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Gallaudet University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hearing Impairment and Communication, Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies, Hand Gesture Recognition Systems and Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare.

Hearing Impairment and C…31Hearing Impairment and Communication: 31 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 7 fractional worksHand Gesture Recognition Systems: 6 fractional worksInterpreting and Communication in Healthcare: 4 fractional worksSubtitles and Audiovisual Media: 4 fractional worksHearing Loss and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 3 fractional worksDisability Rights and Representation: 3 fractional worksAssistive Technology in Communication and Mobility: 2 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Interactions: 2 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyLanguage and LinguisticsHuman-Computer InteractionGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 31 works
  2. 2 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 7 works
  3. 3 Hand Gesture Recognition Systems Human-Computer Interaction 6 works
  4. 4 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Subtitles and Audiovisual Media Language and Linguistics 4 works
  6. 6 Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  7. 7 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  8. 8 Disability Rights and Representation Safety Research 3 works
  9. 9 Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Occupational Therapy 2 works
  10. 10 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available29.0%not open71.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gallaudet University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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