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Lehigh University

In research, Lehigh University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,064 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,263 of 10,521 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,191 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,334
of 28,054 · #475 all time
Rank in United States
#220
of 4,192
Research works
26k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
684k
26.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Lehigh 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,064 of 12,888 18.1%1,307 #334
Social SciencesDomain #1,263 of 10,521 21.5%698 #562
EngineeringField #1,191 of 6,636 17.7%495 #288
Social SciencesField #1,387 of 6,365 25.0%287 #643
Computer ScienceField #1,034 of 4,667 23.1%250 #616
Life SciencesDomain #1,873 of 7,800 18.0%234 #2079
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #502 of 1,884 31.6%99 #492
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #864 of 2,578 25.9%96 #692
Health SciencesDomain #4,055 of 11,982 19.0%179 #4316
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,449 of 3,579 17.6%127 #1287

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lehigh 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. Physical Sciences#334 #1,064
  2. Social Sciences#562 #1,263
  3. Engineering#288 #1,191
  4. Social Sciences#643 #1,387
  5. Computer Science#616 #1,034
  6. Life Sciences#2,079 #1,873
  7. Artificial Intelligence#492 #502
  8. Sociology and Political Science#692 #864
  9. Health Sciences#4,316 #4,055
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,287 #1,449
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.

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: 0.22× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 127 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 66 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.17× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 250 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 61 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 25 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 494 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 92 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 141 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.44× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.20× its world share, 118 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 128 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 86 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 85 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 143 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 287 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lehigh University?

Ranked on the composite score, Josef Brožek, G. C. Sih and F. Erdoğan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lehigh University.

  1. 1 Josef Brožek · #2,570 worldwide 737 citations · 134 works
  2. 2 G. C. Sih · #2,688 worldwide 2k citations · 82 works
  3. 3 F. Erdoğan · #6,440 worldwide 1.8k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Rick S. Blum · #7,147 worldwide 1.5k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 A. C. Zettlemoyer · #11,083 worldwide 708 citations · 61 works
  6. 6 Israel E. Wachs · #14,190 worldwide 1.7k citations · 93 works
  7. 7 James Clifford · #15,285 worldwide 996 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Richard Sause · #27,123 worldwide 647 citations · 76 works
  9. 9 K. Klier · #29,653 worldwide 509 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 R. S. Rivlin · #31,336 worldwide 720 citations · 93 works
All ranked researchers at Lehigh University

Which keywords describe research at Lehigh University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convex Optimization, Molecular Dynamics, Neural Networks, Climate Change, Mental Health and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning110▲ 1.32×68 topics
  2. Machine Learning107▲ 1.36×66 topics
  3. Climate Change69◆ 1.07×66 topics
  4. Neural Networks59▲ 1.59×34 topics
  5. Mental Health50▲ 1.41×33 topics
  6. Nanoparticles46▲ 1.52×33 topics
  7. Globalization44◆ 0.92×56 topics
  8. Renewable Energy39◆ 1.13×32 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties38▲ 1.62×29 topics
  10. Social Media36◆ 1.05×24 topics
  11. Catalysis33▲ 2.0×21 topics
  12. Innovation31▲ 1.22×22 topics
  13. Optimization30▲ 2.7×17 topics
  14. Gender30▲ 2.3×32 topics
  15. Microstructure28▲ 2.3×16 topics
  16. Convex Optimization28▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Molecular Dynamics28▲ 6.9×6 topics
  18. Religion25▲ 2.2×23 topics
  19. Motivation23▲ 2.3×8 topics
  20. Emotion Regulation22▲ 2.9×7 topics
  21. Smart Grid22▲ 2.3×8 topics
  22. Power Electronics20▲ 2.5×7 topics
  23. Nonlinear Systems19▲ 3.7×6 topics
  24. Emotion19▲ 3.8×10 topics
  25. Self-Regulation18▲ 4.1×5 topics
  26. Membrane Proteins17▲ 9.8×3 topics
  27. Smart Grid Applications17▲ 5.3×2 topics
  28. Decentralized Control17▲ 5.7×2 topics
  29. Electronic Structure16▲ 3.7×7 topics
  30. Lipid Rafts15▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Quantum Mechanics14▲ 7.3×4 topics
  32. Turbulence14▲ 6.6×4 topics
  33. Special Education14▲ 9.9×4 topics
  34. Cell Membranes13▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Membrane Lipids13▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Semidefinite Programming12▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Global Optimization12▲ 9.2×2 topics
  38. Computational Chemistry12▲ 6.8×3 topics
  39. Nonlinear Programming12▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Optimization Software12▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Lehigh University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microgrid Control and Optimization, Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior, Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Microgrid Control and Op…13Microgrid Control and Optimization: 13 fractional worksLipid Membrane Structure…13Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Optimization Algorithms Research: 12 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…11Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 11 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fus…10Magnetic confinement fusion research: 10 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 10 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 9 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…9Machine Learning in Materials Science: 9 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 9 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neural Networks: 9 fractional works
Control and Systems EngineeringMolecular BiologyNumerical AnalysisMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Microgrid Control and OptimizationControl and Systems Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Lipid Membrane Structure and BehaviorMolecular Biology 13 works
  3. 3 Advanced Optimization Algorithms ResearchNumerical Analysis 12 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 11 works
  5. 5 Magnetic confinement fusion researchNuclear and High Energy Physics 10 works
  6. 6 Misinformation and Its ImpactsSociology and Political Science 10 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Energy ManagementElectrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Machine Learning in Materials ScienceMaterials Chemistry 9 works
  9. 9 Concrete Corrosion and DurabilityCivil and Structural Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Model Reduction and Neural NetworksStatistical and Nonlinear Physics 9 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lehigh University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower 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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