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.
- 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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Clinical PsychologySubfield · 24.9 works12×
- PsychologyField · 61.7 works10×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Psychology 10.5×
- Neuroscience 5.5×
- Social Sciences 1.9×
- Decision Sciences 1.9×
- Health Professions 1.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.5×
- Mathematics 1.0×
- Arts and Humanities 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.6×
- Computer Science 0.6×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.1×
- Chemistry 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.1×
- Engineering 0.1×
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 Paul Larson United States · #131,979 worldwide 163 citations · 74 works
- 2 Nayeli Y. Chavez‐Dueñas United States · #477,762 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
- 3 Paul Carus United States · #513,018 worldwide 50 citations · 151 works
- 4 Hector Y. Adames United States · #658,191 worldwide 7 citations · 29 works
- 5 Rik Carl D’Amato United States · #807,033 worldwide 84 citations · 57 works
- 6 Michael Spaeth United States · #867,352 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
- 7 Anne Gregory United States · #980,467 worldwide 33 citations · 16 works
- 8 Kelly M. Torres United States · #1,250,566 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
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.
- Health Disparities
- Distance Education
- Psychopathology
- Student Satisfaction
- Neuroscience
- Adolescents
- Well-being
- Prevalence
- Student Engagement
- Emotion Regulation
- Leadership
- Education
- Depression
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Brain Connectivity
- Functional Analysis
- Behavioral Interventions
- Neuroanatomy
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Epidemiology
- Mental Health
- Genetics
- Executive Functioning
- Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Emotion Recognition
- Special Education
- Early Intervention
- Social Skills Interventions
- Meta-Analysis
- Online Learning
- Educational Technology
- Resilience
- Developmental Trajectories
- Self-Regulation
- Psychological Adjustment
- Trauma
- Organizational Performance
- Parenting
- Blended Learning
- Children
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
- Mental Health27▲ 9.5×29 topics
- Epidemiology18▲ 2.4×19 topics
- Genetics14▲ 11×6 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice14▲ 56×5 topics
- Executive Functioning13▲ 54×3 topics
- Neuroanatomy12▲ 60×3 topics
- Autism Spectrum Disorders12▲ 59×2 topics
- Behavioral Interventions11▲ 75×2 topics
- Emotion Recognition11▲ 31×2 topics
- Functional Analysis11▲ 172×1 topic
- Special Education11▲ 100×1 topic
- Brain Connectivity11▲ 60×2 topics
- Early Intervention11▲ 63×1 topic
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders11▲ 43×2 topics
- Social Skills Interventions11▲ 88×1 topic
- Depression9▲ 5.4×12 topics
- Meta-Analysis8▲ 7.2×11 topics
- Education8▲ 2.4×16 topics
- Online Learning8▲ 4.8×4 topics
- Leadership7▲ 8.0×7 topics
- Educational Technology7▲ 3.2×6 topics
- Emotion Regulation7▲ 11×8 topics
- Resilience7▲ 7.3×8 topics
- Student Engagement6▲ 8.2×6 topics
- Developmental Trajectories6▲ 27×3 topics
- Prevalence6▲ 7.8×7 topics
- Self-Regulation6▲ 18×5 topics
- Well-being6▲ 7.7×8 topics
- Psychological Adjustment6▲ 20×4 topics
- Adolescents5▲ 7.6×7 topics
- Trauma5▲ 13×3 topics
- Neuroscience5▲ 8.6×8 topics
- Organizational Performance5▲ 10×4 topics
- Student Satisfaction5▲ 13×2 topics
- Parenting5▲ 19×2 topics
- Psychopathology5▲ 14×3 topics
- Blended Learning4▲ 17×1 topic
- Distance Education4▲ 11×1 topic
- Children4▲ 9.8×2 topics
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 11 works
- 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 11 works
- 3 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
- 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 4 works
- 5 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
- 6 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 3 works
- 7 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 3 works
- 8 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 3 works
- 9 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
- 10 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Chicago
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois Chicago
- Loyola University Chicago
- Rush University Medical Center
- Illinois Institute of Technology
- DePaul University
- Experimental Station
- Boeing (United States)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.