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Los Angeles Unified School District

In research, Los Angeles Unified School District stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,759 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,872
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,980
of 8,685
Research works
411
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.4k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is Los Angeles Unified School District known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,759 of 16,945 21.4%205

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Los Angeles Unified School District 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: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.83× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.77× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.25× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.57× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Los Angeles Unified School District?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Academic Achievement, Social Justice, Education, Professional Development, Educational Inequality, Adolescent Development, Student Achievement and Resilience.

▲ 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Academic Achievement3▲ 66×4 topics
  2. Education2▲ 4.2×5 topics
  3. Social Justice2▲ 12×6 topics
  4. Mental Health1▲ 3.4×5 topics
  5. Professional Development1▲ 24×2 topics
  6. Adolescent Development1▲ 36×2 topics
  7. Educational Inequality1▲ 73×2 topics
  8. Student Achievement1▲ 50×2 topics
  9. Child Development1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  10. Coping Strategies1▲ 15×3 topics
  11. Health Promotion1▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Resilience1▲ 8.6×5 topics
  13. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 29×4 topics
  14. Leadership1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  15. Maternal Health1▲ 13×1 topic
  16. Open Innovation1▲ 58×1 topic
  17. Organizational Culture1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  18. Socioeconomic Status1▲ 68×1 topic
  19. Stunting1▲ 17×1 topic
  20. Teacher Quality1▲ 242×1 topic
  21. User-Centric Design1▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does Los Angeles Unified School District publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development, Public Health and Nutrition, School Choice and Performance and Educational and Psychological Assessments.

Innovative Approaches in…1Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrit…1Public Health and Nutrition: 1 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 1 fractional worksEducational and Psycholo…1Educational and Psychological Assessments: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…1Early Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and…1Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 1 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthEducationDevelopmental and Educational Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 School Choice and Performance Education 1 works
  4. 4 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  7. 7 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 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 available14.0%not open86.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Los Angeles Unified School District's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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