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Pearson (United States)

In research, Pearson (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,569 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology (Psychology is 3.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,470
of 22,385 · #3,729 all time
Rank in United States
#1,288
of 3,332
Research works
1.6k
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
43k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Pearson (United States)

What is Pearson (United States) 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 #5,569 of 9,585 11.9%100 #2179

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Pearson (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Pearson (United States) is in Social Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Medicine (14%), Psychology (11%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 107 fractional works · 49.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 55 fractional works · 25.4% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 11.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 22.1% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 18.7% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPearson (UnitedStates)215fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences50%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5525.4%
    2. Psychology2411.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting94.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.7%
    5. Decision Sciences63.0%
    6. Arts and Humanities52.1%
    1. Medicine3114.2%
    2. Health Professions156.8%
    3. Nursing20.9%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science146.4%
    2. Environmental Science104.7%
    3. Engineering83.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy31.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.0%
    6. Chemistry20.8%
    7. Mathematics10.6%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences94.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.9%
    3. Neuroscience52.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Pearson (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 24.1 works3.7×
← 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: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.75× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.68× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.68×24 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.12×6 works
  3. Health Professions2.60×15 works
  4. Social Sciences2.01×55 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.75×8 works
  6. Nursing1.73×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.51×5 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.26×9 works
  9. Environmental Science0.94×10 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.84×9 works
  11. Computer Science0.82×14 works
  12. Medicine0.74×31 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.73×4 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×2 works
  15. Veterinary0.57×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×6 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.52×2 works
  19. Chemistry0.49×2 works
  20. Mathematics0.47×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.27×0 works
  22. Engineering0.25×8 works
  23. Energy0.20×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.08×1 works
  26. Chemical Engineering0.06×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Emily Lai, Katie Larsen McClarty and James A. Holdnack lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pearson (United States).

  1. 1 Emily Lai United States · #1,260,755 worldwide 1.6k citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Katie Larsen McClarty United States · #1,463,749 worldwide 1.3k citations · 33 works
  3. 3 James A. Holdnack United States · #1,683,685 worldwide 4k citations · 117 works
  4. 4 Alistair Van Moere United States · #1,722,700 worldwide 550 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Karen E. Lochbaum United States · #1,870,345 worldwide 1.1k citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Dustin Wahlstrom United States · #1,966,199 worldwide 1.1k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Mark H. Daniel United States · #2,096,092 worldwide 957 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Kristen Eignor DiCerbo United States · #2,106,095 worldwide 1.2k citations · 60 works
  9. 9 Jeffrey T. Steedle United States · #2,138,627 worldwide 903 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Edward W. Wolfe United States · #2,399,460 worldwide 4.3k citations · 196 works
All ranked researchers at Pearson (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Pearson (United States)?

The most cited paper from Pearson (United States) is "Information Asymmetry, Corporate Disclosure and the Capital Markets: A Review of the Empirical Disclosure Literature" (Paul M. Healy, Krishna G. Palepu, 2001), with 2,175 citations. Next come "Economic Effects of Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19) on the World Economy" (1,932) and "Factorization strategies for third-order tensors" (1,386).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Information Asymmetry, Corporate Disclosure and the Capital Markets: A Review of the Empirical Disclosure Literature Paul M. Healy, Krishna G. Palepu · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2001 2,175
2 Economic Effects of Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19) on the World Economy Nuno Fernandes · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2020 1,932
3 Factorization strategies for third-order tensors Misha E. Kilmer, Carla D. Moravitz Martin · Linear Algebra and its Applications Open access 26 Oct 2010 1,386
4 Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being: development of a theory-based cognitive–behavioral measurement instrument Scott E. Caplan · Computers in Human Behavior Sep 2002 1,274
5 Measuring Diagnoses: ICD Code Accuracy Kimberly J. O’Malley, Karon Frances Cook, Matt D. Price et al. · Health Services Research Open access 11 Aug 2005 1,145
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pearson (United States)?

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

▲ 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. Mental Health14▲ 4.4×29 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 1.25×48 topics
  3. Education8▲ 2.1×31 topics
  4. Public Health8▲ 2.4×26 topics
  5. Quality of Life6▲ 1.82×22 topics
  6. Adolescents6▲ 7.2×8 topics
  7. Social Justice5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  8. Depression5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  9. Child Development5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  10. Resilience5▲ 4.6×11 topics
  11. Qualitative Research4▲ 2.4×13 topics
  12. Coping Strategies4▲ 7.6×8 topics
  13. Genetics4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  14. Social Support4▲ 3.4×12 topics
  15. Academic Achievement4▲ 10×7 topics
  16. Children4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  17. Public Policy4▲ 3.6×11 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation4▲ 5.2×6 topics
  19. Self-Regulation4▲ 9.3×6 topics
  20. Social Determinants4▲ 8.1×5 topics
  21. Anxiety4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  22. Executive Functioning4▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Well-being3▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Community Engagement3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Developmental Trajectories3▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Intersectionality3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  27. Early Intervention3▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Autism Spectrum Disorders3▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Neuroanatomy3▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Neurodevelopmental Disorders3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  31. Psychological Functioning3▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Brain Connectivity2▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Social Skills Interventions2▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Caregiver Well-Being2▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Factor Analysis2▲ 100×1 topic
  36. Family2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Measurement Invariance2▲ 100×1 topic
  38. Parenting Stress2▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Educational Interventions2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Parenting2▲ 8.6×3 topics

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

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

Autism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…2Family and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional worksPsychometric Methodologies and Testing: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…2Early Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness2Family Support in Illness: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksIntelligent Tutoring Sys…2Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceClinical PsychologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchEducation4 others

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

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

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Pearson (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00079% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Pearson (United States)0.00062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pearson (United States) 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 counting10%20%Pearson (United States)14.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2002.

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