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Lawrence University

In research, Lawrence University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,399 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,080
of 28,054 · #9,095 all time
Rank in United States
#2,602
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Lawrence 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 #4,399 of 10,521 21.2%70 #3461

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

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: 0.95× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.46× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.06× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.68× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lawrence University?

Ranked on the composite score, William A. Chaney, Lawrence D. Steefel and Henry M. Wriston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lawrence University.

  1. 1 William A. Chaney United States · #209,433 worldwide 106 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Lawrence D. Steefel United States · #263,341 worldwide 14 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Henry M. Wriston United States · #465,538 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Harold K. Schneider United States · #554,559 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Gustavo Fares United States · #664,208 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Thomas S. Kepler United States · #673,950 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Wallace S. Baldinger United States · #689,834 worldwide 12 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Jerald Podair United States · #715,618 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 J. Bruce Brackenridge United States · #761,481 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Eilene Hoft-March United States · #828,874 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Lawrence University

Which keywords describe research at Lawrence University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Latin America, Globalization, Gender, Social Movements, Colonialism, Memory, Human Rights and Chile.

▲ 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. Globalization8▲ 3.9×13 topics
  2. Latin America6▲ 29×3 topics
  3. Gender6▲ 10×18 topics
  4. Human Rights6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  5. Social Movements6▲ 17×2 topics
  6. Colonialism5▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Mental Health5▲ 3.3×13 topics
  8. Climate Change5▲ 1.75×22 topics
  9. Memory5▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Chile4▲ 380×1 topic
  11. Pinochet4▲ 380×1 topic
  12. Emotion Regulation4▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Identity4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  14. Intersectionality4▲ 20×6 topics
  15. Literature4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  16. Education4▲ 1.93×11 topics
  17. Culture3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  18. History3▲ 3.6×9 topics
  19. Cognitive Science3▲ 40×3 topics
  20. Feminism2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  21. Nationalism2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Race2▲ 20×5 topics
  23. Religion2▲ 4.8×8 topics
  24. Gender Identity2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Social Inequality2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  26. Neuroscience2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  27. Well-being2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  29. Governance2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  30. Inclusion2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Language2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  32. Neural Basis2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Stereotypes2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Anxiety Disorders2▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Cognition2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Cold War2▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Discrimination2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  38. Embodiment2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Gender Studies2▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Academic Achievement2▲ 9.1×5 topics

Which research topics does Lawrence University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America, Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Gender Diversity and Inequality and Race, History, and American Society.

Political and Social Dyn…4Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 4 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 2 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 2 fractional worksLatin American Urban Stu…2Latin American Urban Studies: 2 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation: 1 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…1Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyGender StudiesSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and Linguistics 1 works
  10. 10 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lawrence University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower 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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