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Pearson (United States)

In research, Pearson (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,223 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,205
of 28,054 · #7,593 all time
Rank in United States
#2,463
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Pearson (United States) 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 #5,223 of 10,521 23.7%100 #1910

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pearson (United States) 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).

What does Pearson (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 20.8 works3.5×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.78× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.23× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.46× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 53 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pearson (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, John T. Behrens, Paul G. Pearson and Aurelio Prifitera lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pearson (United States).

  1. 1 John T. Behrens United States · #248,053 worldwide 154 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Paul G. Pearson United States · #306,893 worldwide 120 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Aurelio Prifitera United States · #351,979 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Kristen E. DiCerbo United States · #357,273 worldwide 122 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 B. Lustig United States · #557,939 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Edward W. Wolfe United States · #968,697 worldwide 88 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Lawrence G. Weiss United States · #1,083,936 worldwide 64 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 James A. Holdnack United States · #1,117,930 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Martin N. Abelson United States · #1,262,650 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Wesley Austin United States · #1,633,627 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Pearson (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Pearson (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Adolescents, Child Development, Public Health, Social Justice, Coping Strategies, Education and Academic Achievement.

▲ 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. Mental Health13▲ 4.5×26 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 1.24×45 topics
  3. Education8▲ 2.2×30 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 2.6×23 topics
  5. Adolescents5▲ 7.3×7 topics
  6. Social Justice5▲ 4.5×9 topics
  7. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.67×17 topics
  8. Quality of Life5▲ 1.79×22 topics
  9. Child Development5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  10. Qualitative Research4▲ 2.5×13 topics
  11. Resilience4▲ 4.7×11 topics
  12. Depression4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  13. Coping Strategies4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  14. Genetics4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  15. Academic Achievement4▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Public Policy4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  17. Social Determinants4▲ 8.5×5 topics
  18. Social Support4▲ 3.3×12 topics
  19. Children3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  20. Pedagogy3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  21. Executive Functioning3▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Self-Regulation3▲ 9.1×6 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  24. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Health Outcomes3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Intersectionality3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  27. Monetary Policy3▲ 5.4×9 topics
  28. Psychological Functioning2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Autism Spectrum Disorders2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Early Intervention2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Neurodevelopmental Disorders2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  32. Brain Connectivity2▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Caregiver Well-Being2▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Educational Interventions2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Factor Analysis2▲ 133×1 topic
  36. Measurement Invariance2▲ 133×1 topic
  37. Neuroanatomy2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Parenting Stress2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Social Skills Interventions2▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Family2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Pearson (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Family and Disability Support Research, Psychometric Methodologies and Testing, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Family and Disability Su…2Family and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksPsychometric Methodologi…2Psychometric Methodologies and Testing: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…2Early Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…2Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksIntelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchCognitive NeuroscienceEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Psychometric Methodologies and Testing Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  3. 3 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning Artificial Intelligence 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.7%domestic only71.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pearson (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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