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Georgetown University

In research, Georgetown University stands highest in Social Sciences (#220 of 10,521 worldwide), Political Science and International Relations (#36 of 1,201 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#200 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations, History and History and Philosophy of Science — Political Science and International Relations is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#697
of 28,054 · #368 all time
Rank in United States
#138
of 4,192
Research works
51k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4M
26.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Georgetown 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 #220 of 10,521 20.0%2,877 #100
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #36 of 1,201 18.2%406 #33
Social SciencesField #200 of 6,365 20.7%1,561 #118
MedicineField #354 of 10,443 13.8%1,959 #205
Health SciencesDomain #458 of 11,982 14.7%2,255 #172
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #131 of 2,578 21.3%547 #86
Arts and HumanitiesField #121 of 1,998 16.4%409 #42
Life SciencesDomain #615 of 7,800 16.7%702 #310
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #201 of 1,775 25.2%298 #66
Physical SciencesDomain #1,607 of 12,888 15.7%808 #913

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Georgetown 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#100 #220
  2. Political Science and International Relations#33 #36
  3. Social Sciences#118 #200
  4. Medicine#205 #354
  5. Health Sciences#172 #458
  6. Sociology and Political Science#86 #131
  7. Arts and Humanities#42 #121
  8. Life Sciences#310 #615
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#66 #201
  10. Physical Sciences#913 #1,607
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 Georgetown University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 406.3 works4.1×
  2. HistorySubfield · 81.4 works3.8×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 38.3 works3.7×
  4. AnthropologySubfield · 64.6 works3.5×
  5. Gender StudiesSubfield · 73.5 works3.1×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 68 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 371 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 77 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 164 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 62 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 266 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 128 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 126 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 50 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 75 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 62 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 260 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.53× its world share, 1,959 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 25 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.13× its world share, 409 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.18× its world share, 252 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 71 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.10× its world share, 298 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 286 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 1,561 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Georgetown University?

Ranked on the composite score, William J. Welch, Martin Ravallion and Bruce D. Cheson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Georgetown University.

  1. 1 William J. Welch · #2,019 worldwide 2.2k citations · 142 works
  2. 2 Martin Ravallion · #3,172 worldwide 1.7k citations · 132 works
  3. 3 Bruce D. Cheson · #4,773 worldwide 900 citations · 72 works
  4. 4 John F. Kurtzke · #7,433 worldwide 586 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Cathy Wu · #10,293 worldwide 942 citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Joseph K. Perloff · #15,482 worldwide 495 citations · 70 works
  7. 7 Edward D. Freis · #17,398 worldwide 481 citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Claudine Isaacs · #18,312 worldwide 740 citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Dorothy E. Denning · #18,672 worldwide 478 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Nathan Schneider · #19,434 worldwide 671 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Georgetown University

Which keywords describe research at Georgetown University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Epidemiology, Nationalism, Human Rights, Global Governance, Identity, Democracy and Religion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology383▲ 1.46×136 topics
  2. Globalization334▲ 2.6×125 topics
  3. Human Rights198▲ 2.9×67 topics
  4. Public Health184▲ 1.90×65 topics
  5. Nationalism155▲ 5.1×31 topics
  6. Mental Health154▲ 1.58×42 topics
  7. Quality of Life148▲ 1.55×51 topics
  8. Identity146▲ 3.0×62 topics
  9. Inflammation143◆ 1.03×81 topics
  10. Innovation127▲ 1.82×48 topics
  11. Religion124▲ 3.9×34 topics
  12. Colonialism122▲ 3.9×44 topics
  13. Ethics116▲ 3.6×38 topics
  14. Treatment115▲ 1.43×48 topics
  15. Democracy113▲ 4.8×25 topics
  16. Gender112▲ 3.1×48 topics
  17. Economic Growth112▲ 1.98×25 topics
  18. History107▲ 2.3×51 topics
  19. Global Governance102▲ 6.7×20 topics
  20. Risk Factors101▲ 1.39×36 topics
  21. International Law94▲ 4.6×24 topics
  22. Chemotherapy90▲ 1.94×24 topics
  23. Immunotherapy88▲ 1.85×19 topics
  24. Regulation85▲ 2.4×22 topics
  25. Culture79▲ 2.2×29 topics
  26. Politics77▲ 4.3×19 topics
  27. Literature76▲ 2.1×46 topics
  28. Public Opinion76▲ 9.2×7 topics
  29. Feminism76▲ 4.0×23 topics
  30. Neoliberalism75▲ 3.1×26 topics
  31. International Relations73▲ 4.5×25 topics
  32. Conflict62▲ 5.8×11 topics
  33. Political Economy58▲ 3.4×16 topics
  34. Political Philosophy52▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Federalism48▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Secularism48▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Intellectual Property Rights41▲ 8.0×3 topics
  38. American founding39▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Constitutional government39▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Market Value38▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Georgetown University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Intellectual Property and Patents, Islamic Studies and History and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning.

American Constitutional Law and Politics: 39 fractional worksIntellectual Property and Patents: 35 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 23 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 21 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 21 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 20 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…18Religion and Society Interactions: 18 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 18 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 18 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…18Healthcare Policy and Management: 18 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsManagement of Technology and InnovationLanguage and LinguisticsSurgery4 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and PoliticsPolitical Science and International Relations 39 works
  2. 2 Intellectual Property and PatentsManagement of Technology and Innovation 35 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and HistoryPolitical Science and International Relations 23 works
  4. 4 EFL/ESL Teaching and LearningLanguage and Linguistics 21 works
  5. 5 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular TechniquesSurgery 21 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in MedicineGender Studies 20 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society InteractionsSociology and Political Science 18 works
  8. 8 Global Public Health Policies and EpidemiologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 18 works
  9. 9 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political ViolenceSociology and Political Science 18 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics and Econometrics 18 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Georgetown University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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