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Saybrook University

In research, Saybrook University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,199 of 14,833 worldwide), Psychology (#1,569 of 3,404 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,793 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology (Psychology is 10.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,038
of 22,385 · #16,180 all time
Rank in United States
#2,648
of 3,332
Research works
878
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Saybrook University

What is Saybrook University 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 #6,199 of 14,833 10.8%577
PsychologyField #1,569 of 3,404 9.6%299
Health SciencesDomain #11,793 of 16,688 8.0%144
Social SciencesField #7,447 of 9,330 9.5%139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saybrook University 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 Saybrook University work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Saybrook University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (32%), Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 63 fractional works · 52.9% of its workPsychology: 38 fractional works · 32.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 10.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 24.1% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 18.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 14.7% of its workNeuroscience: 13 fractional works · 10.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 9.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSaybrookUniversity118fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences53%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology3832.0%
    2. Social Sciences1512.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities54.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting32.3%
    5. Decision Sciences21.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Medicine2218.9%
    2. Health Professions54.6%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Neuroscience1310.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Engineering32.6%
    2. Computer Science22.1%
    3. Environmental Science11.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    6. Chemistry10.6%
    7. Materials Science00.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Saybrook University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 37.8 works11×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.66× its world share, 13 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.51× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology10.51×38 works
  2. Neuroscience6.66×13 works
  3. Veterinary2.08×0 works
  4. Health Professions1.73×5 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.37×5 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.34×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.00×15 works
  8. Medicine0.98×22 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.81×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.71×3 works
  11. Nursing0.66×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.43×3 works
  14. Chemistry0.36×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×1 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.32×1 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.27×2 works
  20. Environmental Science0.21×1 works
  21. Engineering0.17×3 works
  22. Materials Science0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saybrook University?

Ranked on the quality score, David Lukoff, Amedeo Giorgi and RUTH L. RICHARDS lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saybrook University.

  1. 1 David Lukoff United States · #400,113 worldwide 3.5k citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Amedeo Giorgi United States · #508,169 worldwide 12k citations · 136 works
  3. 3 RUTH L. RICHARDS United States · #1,855,781 worldwide 2.7k citations · 100 works
  4. 4 Eugene I. Taylor United States · #2,325,980 worldwide 1.5k citations · 177 works
  5. 5 Cynthia R. Kerson United States · #2,849,872 worldwide 599 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 H. D. Kirkpatrick United States · #2,923,486 worldwide 334 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Orah T. Krug United States · #3,010,705 worldwide 253 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Jeanne Achterberg United States · #3,488,703 worldwide 937 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Heatherlyn P. Cleare‐Hoffman United States · #3,563,593 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Steven R. Pritzker United States · #3,585,319 worldwide 33 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Saybrook University

What are the most cited papers from Saybrook University?

The most cited paper from Saybrook University is "The Theory, Practice, and Evaluation of the Phenomenological Method as a Qualitative Research Procedure" (Amedeo Giorgi, 1997), with 2,263 citations. Next come "The Descriptive Phenomenological Psychological Method" (1,099) and "Shielding Production: Essential Step in Production Control" (512).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Theory, Practice, and Evaluation of the Phenomenological Method as a Qualitative Research Procedure Amedeo Giorgi · Journal of Phenomenological Psychology Open access 1997 2,263
2 The Descriptive Phenomenological Psychological Method Amedeo Giorgi · Journal of Phenomenological Psychology 2012 1,099
3 Shielding Production: Essential Step in Production Control Glenn Ballard, G. Howell · Journal of Construction Engineering and Management 1998 512
4 Empathy. Robert Elliott, Arthur C. Bohart, Jeanne Cherry Watson et al. · Psychotherapy 2011 506
5 The Phenomenological Mind: An Introduction to Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science Amedeo Giorgi · Journal of Phenomenological Psychology 2009 419
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saybrook University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Clinical Trials, Neuroscience, Nocebo, Placebo, Emotion Regulation, Well-being and Psychology.

▲ 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 Health12▲ 7.2×20 topics
  2. Clinical Trials10▲ 13×5 topics
  3. Neuroscience9▲ 26×9 topics
  4. Nocebo8▲ 420×1 topic
  5. Placebo8▲ 420×1 topic
  6. Emotion Regulation7▲ 18×7 topics
  7. Well-being6▲ 14×8 topics
  8. Psychology6▲ 39×5 topics
  9. Public Health6▲ 3.2×13 topics
  10. Quality of Life5▲ 3.0×14 topics
  11. Depression5▲ 4.7×10 topics
  12. Anxiety4▲ 7.9×9 topics
  13. Spirituality4▲ 35×3 topics
  14. Resilience4▲ 6.7×9 topics
  15. Leadership4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  17. Consciousness3▲ 40×3 topics
  18. Social Justice3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  19. Psychological Resilience3▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Positive Psychology3▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Psychological Capital3▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Stress Management3▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Adolescents3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  24. Narrative Analysis3▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Social Support3▲ 4.3×4 topics
  26. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Heart Rate Variability2▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Job Satisfaction2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  29. Social Constructionism2▲ 61×2 topics
  30. Stress Reduction2▲ 32×2 topics
  31. Stress2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  32. Intersectionality2▲ 10×5 topics
  33. Coping Strategies2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  34. Near-Death Experiences2▲ 201×1 topic
  35. Paranormal Beliefs2▲ 201×1 topic
  36. Positive Emotions2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Psychological Distress2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  39. Trauma2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Cognitive Processes2▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Saybrook University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pain Management and Placebo Effect, Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control and Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics.

Pain Management and Plac…8Pain Management and Placebo Effect: 8 fractional worksParanormal Experiences and Beliefs: 2 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 2 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 2 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 2 fractional worksPsychological Treatments and Assessments: 1 fractional worksHealth, psychology, and well-being: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceSocial PsychologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Pain Management and Placebo Effect Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  2. 2 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Psychological Treatments and Assessments Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Health, psychology, and well-being General Health Professions 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saybrook University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% 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 Saybrook University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Saybrook University0.00046% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saybrook University 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Saybrook University8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.8% in 2002.

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