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The Chicago School

In research, The Chicago School stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,131 of 10,521 worldwide) and Psychology (#709 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 12.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,320
of 28,054 · #15,172 all time
Rank in United States
#2,167
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is The Chicago 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 #3,131 of 10,521 16.4%128 #2578
PsychologyField #709 of 2,181 15.6%62 #787

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Chicago 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).

What does The Chicago School specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 12.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 24.9 works12×
  2. PsychologyField · 61.7 works10×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.48× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.57× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 19 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.54× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 10.48× its world share, 62 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 48 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.

Who are the top researchers at The Chicago School?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Larson, Nayeli Y. Chavez‐Dueñas and Paul Carus lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Chicago School.

  1. 1 Paul Larson · #131,979 worldwide 163 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 Nayeli Y. Chavez‐Dueñas · #477,762 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Paul Carus · #513,018 worldwide 50 citations · 151 works
  4. 4 Hector Y. Adames · #658,191 worldwide 7 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Rik Carl D’Amato · #807,033 worldwide 84 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Michael Spaeth · #867,352 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Anne Gregory · #980,467 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Kelly M. Torres · #1,250,566 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at The Chicago School

Which keywords describe research at The Chicago School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Genetics, Evidence-Based Practice, Executive Functioning, Neuroanatomy, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Behavioral Interventions and Emotion Recognition.

▲ 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 Health27▲ 9.5×29 topics
  2. Epidemiology18▲ 2.4×19 topics
  3. Genetics14▲ 11×6 topics
  4. Evidence-Based Practice14▲ 56×5 topics
  5. Executive Functioning13▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Neuroanatomy12▲ 60×3 topics
  7. Autism Spectrum Disorders12▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Behavioral Interventions11▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Emotion Recognition11▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Functional Analysis11▲ 172×1 topic
  11. Special Education11▲ 100×1 topic
  12. Brain Connectivity11▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Early Intervention11▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Neurodevelopmental Disorders11▲ 43×2 topics
  15. Social Skills Interventions11▲ 88×1 topic
  16. Depression9▲ 5.4×12 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis8▲ 7.2×11 topics
  18. Education8▲ 2.4×16 topics
  19. Online Learning8▲ 4.8×4 topics
  20. Leadership7▲ 8.0×7 topics
  21. Educational Technology7▲ 3.2×6 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation7▲ 11×8 topics
  23. Resilience7▲ 7.3×8 topics
  24. Student Engagement6▲ 8.2×6 topics
  25. Developmental Trajectories6▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Prevalence6▲ 7.8×7 topics
  27. Self-Regulation6▲ 18×5 topics
  28. Well-being6▲ 7.7×8 topics
  29. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 20×4 topics
  30. Adolescents5▲ 7.6×7 topics
  31. Trauma5▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Neuroscience5▲ 8.6×8 topics
  33. Organizational Performance5▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Student Satisfaction5▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Parenting5▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Psychopathology5▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Blended Learning4▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Distance Education4▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Children4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Health Disparities4▲ 8.7×4 topics

Which research topics does The Chicago School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Online and Blended Learning and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Behavioral and Psycholog…11Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 11 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…11Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 11 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 4 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 3 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 3 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 3 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 2 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceEducationClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Behavioral and Psychological StudiesDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 11 works
  2. 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder ResearchCognitive Neuroscience 11 works
  3. 3 Online and Blended LearningEducation 4 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Innovative Teaching and Learning MethodsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Gender Diversity and InequalityGender Studies 3 works
  7. 7 Counseling Practices and SupervisionSocial Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury ResearchEpidemiology 3 works
  9. 9 Child Abuse and TraumaClinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity DisorderPsychiatry and Mental health 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Chicago School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% higher 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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