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Lesley University

In research, Lesley University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,939 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,566
of 22,385 · #11,879 all time
Rank in United States
#2,397
of 3,332
Research works
864
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Lesley University

What is Lesley University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,939 of 9,585 8.4%102 #4264

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lesley 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Lesley University work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Lesley University is in Social Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Psychology (24%), Arts and Humanities (22%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 111 fractional works · 77.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 29.8% of its workEducation: 15 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 34 fractional works · 23.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 5.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 22.2% of its workConservation: 13 fractional works · 8.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 7.7% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLesley University144fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences77%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4329.8%
    2. Psychology3423.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities3222.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    5. Decision Sciences10.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Medicine85.5%
    2. Health Professions74.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science43.0%
    2. Environmental Science31.8%
    3. Engineering21.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    5. Mathematics10.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Neuroscience53.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.68× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.82× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology7.82×34 works
  2. Arts and Humanities7.68×32 works
  3. Social Sciences2.36×43 works
  4. Neuroscience1.93×4 works
  5. Health Professions1.80×7 works
  6. Nursing0.59×0 works
  7. Mathematics0.55×1 works
  8. Veterinary0.43×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.39×4 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.38×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.38×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.36×2 works
  13. Medicine0.29×8 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×2 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×1 works
  16. Engineering0.09×2 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.08×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Lesley University?

Ranked on the quality score, Brian W. Becker, Valerie Harlow Shinas and Irene C. Fountas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lesley University.

  1. 1 Brian W. Becker United States · #1,096,899 worldwide 696 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Valerie Harlow Shinas United States · #1,136,163 worldwide 371 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Irene C. Fountas United States · #1,350,991 worldwide 1.8k citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Laurent A. Parks Daloz United States · #1,574,354 worldwide 1.3k citations · 24 works
  5. 5 George E. Hein United States · #1,656,891 worldwide 2.6k citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Janet Sauer United States · #1,697,946 worldwide 434 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Mary Dockray‐Miller United States · #1,729,348 worldwide 222 citations · 67 works
  8. 8 Stephani Burton United States · #1,780,363 worldwide 245 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Grace Enriquez United States · #1,794,623 worldwide 350 citations · 105 works
  10. 10 Ben Mardell United States · #1,860,198 worldwide 294 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Lesley University

What are the most cited papers from Lesley University?

The most cited paper from Lesley University is "Recommendations for designing and reviewing qualitative research in psychology: Promoting methodological integrity." (Heidi M. Levitt, Sue L. Motulsky, Fredrick J. Wertz et al., 2016), with 850 citations. Next come "Measured GFR as a Confirmatory Test for Estimated GFR" (608) and "Management of Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (Compilation of 2005 and 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline Recommendations)" (401).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recommendations for designing and reviewing qualitative research in psychology: Promoting methodological integrity. Heidi M. Levitt, Sue L. Motulsky, Fredrick J. Wertz et al. · Qualitative Psychology 7 Nov 2016 850
2 Measured GFR as a Confirmatory Test for Estimated GFR Lesley A. Stevens, Andrew S. Levey · Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 15 Oct 2009 608
3 Management of Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease (Compilation of 2005 and 2011 ACCF/AHA Guideline Recommendations) Jeffrey L. Anderson, Jonathan L. Halperin, Nancy M. Albert et al. · Circulation 2 Mar 2013 401
4 Effects of dance movement therapy and dance on health-related psychological outcomes: A meta-analysis Sabine C. Koch, Teresa Kunz, Sissy Lykou et al. · The Arts in Psychotherapy Review 26 Oct 2013 349
5 Students’ perceptions on distance education: A multinational study Patrícia Fidalgo, Joan Thormann, Oleksandr Kulyk et al. · International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education Open access 19 May 2020 333
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Lesley University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroscience, Quality of Life, Cancer Patients, Public Health, Art Therapy, Social Prescribing, Social Justice and Psychological Outcomes.

▲ 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-now 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. Neuroscience20▲ 46×8 topics
  2. Quality of Life17▲ 8.2×9 topics
  3. Public Health14▲ 6.6×9 topics
  4. Cancer Patients13▲ 218×2 topics
  5. Art Therapy13▲ 586×1 topic
  6. Social Prescribing13▲ 586×1 topic
  7. Social Justice10▲ 12×13 topics
  8. Psychological Outcomes9▲ 139×2 topics
  9. Education8▲ 3.4×19 topics
  10. Mental Health8▲ 4.1×17 topics
  11. Globalization7▲ 2.5×19 topics
  12. Anxiety7▲ 10×5 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis6▲ 7.3×4 topics
  14. Academic Achievement6▲ 23×3 topics
  15. Pain Management6▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Technology Integration5▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Emotional Responses5▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Physiological Responses5▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Music Therapy5▲ 116×1 topic
  20. Preoperative Anxiety5▲ 116×1 topic
  21. Stress Reduction5▲ 52×2 topics
  22. Community Engagement5▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Trauma4▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Group Therapy4▲ 83×2 topics
  25. Self-Regulation4▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Dance Movement Therapy4▲ 184×1 topic
  27. Injury Patterns4▲ 184×1 topic
  28. Ethics4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  29. Gender4▲ 4.9×12 topics
  30. Resilience4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 19×4 topics
  32. Reflective Practice4▲ 14×6 topics
  33. Religion4▲ 5.6×6 topics
  34. Gender Differences4▲ 6.5×8 topics
  35. Creative Thinking3▲ 26×2 topics
  36. Visual Culture3▲ 43×2 topics
  37. Child-Centered3▲ 159×1 topic
  38. Play Therapy3▲ 159×1 topic
  39. Metacognition3▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Arts Education3▲ 163×1 topic

Which research topics does Lesley University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Art Therapy and Mental Health, Music Therapy and Health, Diversity and Impact of Dance and Child Therapy and Development.

Art Therapy and Mental H…13Art Therapy and Mental Health: 13 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health5Music Therapy and Health: 5 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of …4Diversity and Impact of Dance: 4 fractional worksChild Therapy and Develo…3Child Therapy and Development: 3 fractional worksArt Education and Develo…3Art Education and Development: 3 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…2Early Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksParticipatory Visual Research Methods: 2 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 2 fractional worksLiteracy, Media, and Education: 2 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 2 fractional works
ConservationSocial PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyClinical Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 13 works
  2. 2 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Art Education and Development Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 Participatory Visual Research Methods Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 2 works
  9. 9 Literacy, Media, and Education Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Lesley University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Lesley University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Lesley University0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Lesley University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Lesley University9.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 2022.

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