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New School

In research, New School stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,631 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#497 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,212 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy — Philosophy is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,215
of 28,054 · #3,682 all time
Rank in United States
#959
of 4,192
Research works
6.3k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
145k
23.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is New School 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 #1,631 of 10,521 23.0%557 #534
PsychologyField #497 of 2,181 22.8%86 #607
Social SciencesField #2,212 of 6,365 21.7%283 #563
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,075 of 2,578 20.6%139 #336
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,128 of 1,775 24.5%86 #397
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,473 of 1,998 22.3%78 #602
Physical SciencesDomain #9,505 of 12,888 19.0%77 #7166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New School 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#534 #1,631
  2. Psychology#607 #497
  3. Social Sciences#563 #2,212
  4. Sociology and Political Science#336 #1,075
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#397 #1,128
  6. Arts and Humanities#602 #1,473
  7. Physical Sciences#7,166 #9,505
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 New School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 27.5 works9.1×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 19 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.81× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.70× its world share, 86 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.98× its world share, 86 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 283 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New School?

Ranked on the composite score, Nancy Fraser, Richard J. Bernstein and Janet Abu‐Lughod lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New School.

  1. 1 Nancy Fraser United States · #1,979 worldwide 824 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Richard J. Bernstein United States · #15,954 worldwide 238 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Janet Abu‐Lughod United States · #21,091 worldwide 343 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Andrew Arato United States · #22,851 worldwide 231 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Hans Jonas United States · #23,624 worldwide 251 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Timon McPhearson United States · #23,630 worldwide 725 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Aristide R. Zolberg United States · #24,308 worldwide 1.1k citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Lance Taylor United States · #31,263 worldwide 440 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Gotthold Ephraim Lessing United States · #65,414 worldwide 53 citations · 72 works
  10. 10 Paul Zucker United States · #65,583 worldwide 117 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at New School

Which keywords describe research at New School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Identity, Economic Growth, Colonialism, Ethics, Gender and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Globalization75▲ 5.4×66 topics
  2. Neoliberalism49▲ 19×21 topics
  3. Economic Growth40▲ 6.7×20 topics
  4. Identity39▲ 7.6×33 topics
  5. Mental Health38▲ 3.7×31 topics
  6. Colonialism35▲ 11×28 topics
  7. Ethics33▲ 9.8×26 topics
  8. Gender31▲ 8.1×32 topics
  9. Nationalism29▲ 8.8×22 topics
  10. Religion27▲ 8.0×22 topics
  11. Human Rights26▲ 3.5×27 topics
  12. Monetary Policy24▲ 14×8 topics
  13. Capitalism24▲ 51×6 topics
  14. Inequality23▲ 14×11 topics
  15. Feminism21▲ 10×19 topics
  16. Politics21▲ 11×12 topics
  17. History21▲ 4.2×22 topics
  18. Culture20▲ 5.3×15 topics
  19. Philosophy19▲ 6.0×18 topics
  20. Social Justice19▲ 4.5×25 topics
  21. Literature19▲ 4.9×22 topics
  22. Structural Change17▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Income Inequality17▲ 17×5 topics
  24. Imperialism16▲ 29×7 topics
  25. Migration16▲ 6.8×11 topics
  26. Democracy16▲ 6.3×16 topics
  27. Financial Crisis16▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Industrialization15▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Resilience15▲ 4.4×13 topics
  30. Aggregate Demand15▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Income Distribution15▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Marxism14▲ 48×4 topics
  33. Ecological Economics14▲ 40×2 topics
  34. Social Movements14▲ 6.5×15 topics
  35. Memory13▲ 7.8×12 topics
  36. Social Reproduction13▲ 76×2 topics
  37. Political Economy13▲ 7.2×14 topics
  38. Class Struggle13▲ 53×2 topics
  39. Labor Theory of Value13▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Uneven and Combined Development13▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does New School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Theory and Policy, Political Economy and Marxism, Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism and Economic Theory and Institutions.

Economic Theory and Policy: 15 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 13 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…8Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 8 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Inst…8Economic Theory and Institutions: 8 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 6 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 5 fractional worksCritical Theory and Phil…5Critical Theory and Philosophy: 5 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 5 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 5 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSociology and Political ScienceFinanceEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 15 works
  2. 2 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  3. 3 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 8 works
  4. 4 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  6. 6 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  7. 7 Critical Theory and Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  10. 10 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New School'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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