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Pacifica Graduate Institute

In research, Pacifica Graduate Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,635 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,977
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,730
of 8,685
Research works
315
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Pacifica Graduate Institute 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 #4,635 of 16,945 15.7%259

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pacifica Graduate Institute 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.08× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.12× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pacifica Graduate Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Oksana Yakushko, Robert D. Romanyshyn and Lionel Corbett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacifica Graduate Institute.

  1. 1 Oksana Yakushko United States · #644,520 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Robert D. Romanyshyn United States · #742,105 worldwide 33 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Lionel Corbett United States · #919,367 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Pacifica Graduate Institute

Which keywords describe research at Pacifica Graduate Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Religion, Ethics, Neuroscience, Social Justice, Literature, Emotion Regulation and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Feminism5▲ 30×6 topics
  2. Religion4▲ 17×7 topics
  3. Ethics4▲ 16×5 topics
  4. Neuroscience4▲ 23×5 topics
  5. Literature4▲ 12×5 topics
  6. Social Justice4▲ 11×4 topics
  7. Mental Health4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  8. Emotion Regulation3▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Neoliberalism3▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Well-being3▲ 15×3 topics
  11. Cultural Studies3▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Gender3▲ 10.0×6 topics
  13. Identity3▲ 7.4×7 topics
  14. Health Promotion3▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Indigenous Knowledge Systems3▲ 155×3 topics
  16. Collaborative Partnerships3▲ 233×1 topic
  17. Community Empowerment3▲ 6.2×1 topic
  18. Mindfulness3▲ 138×1 topic
  19. Self-Compassion3▲ 138×1 topic
  20. Stress Reduction3▲ 79×2 topics
  21. Ethnicity2▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Race2▲ 40×4 topics
  23. History2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  24. Narrative2▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Nationalism2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  26. Decolonization2▲ 49×4 topics
  27. Intercultural Education2▲ 50×2 topics
  28. Social Inequality2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Epistemology2▲ 124×2 topics
  30. Psychology2▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Capitalism2▲ 54×4 topics
  32. Politics2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Science2▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Social Sciences2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Citizenship2▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Comics2▲ 259×1 topic
  37. Criminal Justice2▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Graphic Novels2▲ 259×1 topic
  39. Mass Incarceration2▲ 104×1 topic
  40. Multiculturalism2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Pacifica Graduate Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Community Health and Development, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology and Comics and Graphic Narratives.

Community Health and Development: 3 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 3 fractional worksAcademic and Historical …2Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 2 fractional worksComics and Graphic Narra…2Comics and Graphic Narratives: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and Socio-Education: 1 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and…1Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 1 fractional worksMoravian Church and William Blake: 1 fractional worksImmigration and Intercultural Education: 1 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Research: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyGeneral PsychologyVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 others

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

  1. 1 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Comics and Graphic Narratives Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Cultures and Socio-Education Cultural Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Moravian Church and William Blake Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Immigration and Intercultural Education Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.7%domestic only97.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pacifica Graduate Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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