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University of Denver

In research, University of Denver stands highest in Social Sciences (#655 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#636 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#325 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,090
of 28,054 · #1,204 all time
Rank in United States
#324
of 4,192
Research works
16k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
379k
23.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Denver 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 #655 of 10,521 25.5%1,163 #327
Social SciencesField #636 of 6,365 27.7%597 #241
PsychologyField #325 of 2,181 27.0%239 #232
Health SciencesDomain #2,281 of 11,982 20.3%311 #2013
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #498 of 2,578 25.4%207 #304
Physical SciencesDomain #2,559 of 12,888 18.3%558 #1368
Health ProfessionsField #471 of 1,928 25.4%91 #574
Clinical PsychologySubfield #227 of 738 28.4%97 #172
EducationSubfield #604 of 1,892 38.8%81 #300
Computer ScienceField #1,505 of 4,667 22.0%144 #1239

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Denver 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#327 #655
  2. Social Sciences#241 #636
  3. Psychology#232 #325
  4. Health Sciences#2,013 #2,281
  5. Sociology and Political Science#304 #498
  6. Physical Sciences#1,368 #2,559
  7. Health Professions#574 #471
  8. Clinical Psychology#172 #227
  9. Education#300 #604
  10. Computer Science#1,239 #1,505
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.35× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 98 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.56× its world share, 56 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 144 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 172 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 82 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.91× its world share, 50 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.55× its world share, 91 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 209 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.50× its world share, 97 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 91 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 46 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.96× its world share, 94 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.51× its world share, 239 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 597 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 University of Denver?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruce F. Pennington, Paul C. Sutton and Patricia A. Adler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Denver.

  1. 1 Bruce F. Pennington United States · #11,944 worldwide 1.4k citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Paul C. Sutton United States · #13,172 worldwide 1.6k citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Patricia A. Adler United States · #13,704 worldwide 408 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 John L. Horn United States · #18,301 worldwide 669 citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Christopher Lasch United States · #22,746 worldwide 956 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Amin Khodaei United States · #35,917 worldwide 614 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Suisheng Zhao United States · #37,581 worldwide 145 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Howard J. Markman United States · #40,624 worldwide 480 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Tom J. Farer United States · #41,112 worldwide 157 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Jack Donnelly United States · #47,633 worldwide 190 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at University of Denver

Which keywords describe research at University of Denver?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Social Support, Emotion Regulation, Global Governance, Intersectionality, Public Health and Depression.

▲ 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 Health124▲ 3.8×36 topics
  2. Globalization110▲ 2.5×88 topics
  3. Climate Change62◆ 1.02×73 topics
  4. Public Health60▲ 1.86×36 topics
  5. Sustainability56◆ 1.04×63 topics
  6. Human Rights51▲ 2.2×44 topics
  7. Social Support50▲ 4.0×13 topics
  8. Depression50▲ 2.5×21 topics
  9. Social Justice40▲ 3.1×29 topics
  10. Resilience40▲ 3.7×15 topics
  11. Emotion Regulation38▲ 5.4×9 topics
  12. Gender37▲ 3.0×36 topics
  13. Neoliberalism37▲ 4.6×21 topics
  14. Adolescents33▲ 3.9×8 topics
  15. Global Governance32▲ 6.4×13 topics
  16. Stress32▲ 3.9×10 topics
  17. Health Disparities31▲ 5.3×8 topics
  18. Democracy30▲ 3.8×20 topics
  19. Intersectionality30▲ 7.4×12 topics
  20. Colonialism28▲ 2.7×28 topics
  21. Ethics28▲ 2.6×24 topics
  22. Health27▲ 3.0×16 topics
  23. Nationalism27▲ 2.6×21 topics
  24. Child Development26▲ 2.8×7 topics
  25. International Law26▲ 3.7×17 topics
  26. Developmental Trajectories25▲ 9.1×3 topics
  27. Psychological Impact25▲ 3.4×8 topics
  28. Evidence-Based Practice24▲ 8.5×7 topics
  29. Discrimination24▲ 5.6×8 topics
  30. Emotion22▲ 4.8×11 topics
  31. Anxiety Disorders22▲ 8.8×2 topics
  32. Cultural Competence21▲ 7.6×6 topics
  33. Academic Achievement21▲ 5.6×10 topics
  34. Parenting20▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Psychopathology20▲ 5.0×3 topics
  36. Stigma19▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Neighborhood Effects18▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Property Rights17▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Norms17▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Behavioral Problems16▲ 8.8×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Denver publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Homelessness and Social Issues, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy and International Relations and Foreign Policy.

Child and Adolescent Psy…16Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 16 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …14Homelessness and Social Issues: 14 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 11 fractional worksInternational Relations and Foreign Policy: 11 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 11 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 10 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 10 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…9Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 9 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 9 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 9 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial PsychologyPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 16 works
  2. 2 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 14 works
  3. 3 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 11 works
  4. 4 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  5. 5 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 11 works
  6. 6 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 10 works
  7. 7 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 10 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  9. 9 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  10. 10 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 9 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Denver's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Denver

All research institutions in Denver

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.