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University of La Verne

In research, University of La Verne stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,581 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,521
of 28,054 · #17,303 all time
Rank in United States
#2,037
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of La Verne 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 #4,581 of 10,521 20.0%137 #4336

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of La Verne 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 University of La Verne specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 35.6 works5.7×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.72× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.50× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.74× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of La Verne?

Ranked on the composite score, Sidney J. Levy, J. Friedrich Battenberg and F. E. Loeffler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of La Verne.

  1. 1 Sidney J. Levy United States · #43,564 worldwide 339 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 J. Friedrich Battenberg United States · #239,458 worldwide 9 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 F. E. Loeffler United States · #578,150 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Cleveland Hayes United States · #706,453 worldwide 48 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Geoff Ward United States · #747,353 worldwide 48 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Laurie Schroeder United States · #793,126 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Kenneth H. Marcus United States · #862,781 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Jeffrey Kahan United States · #864,456 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Brenda G. Juárez United States · #922,484 worldwide 52 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Jeanne Flora United States · #961,885 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of La Verne

Which keywords describe research at University of La Verne?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Mental Health, Well-being, Neuroscience, Emotion Regulation, Organizational Performance, Social Support and Job Satisfaction.

▲ 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 Health12▲ 3.9×18 topics
  2. Education10▲ 2.8×23 topics
  3. Leadership9▲ 9.3×9 topics
  4. Well-being8▲ 10×7 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 1.80×15 topics
  6. Neuroscience7▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 2.4×10 topics
  8. Social Media7▲ 2.4×14 topics
  9. Emotion Regulation7▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Social Support7▲ 6.0×8 topics
  11. Organizational Performance7▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Job Satisfaction6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  13. Student Engagement6▲ 7.2×6 topics
  14. Career Development6▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Health5▲ 6.5×8 topics
  16. Psychological Capital5▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Work Engagement5▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Employee Engagement5▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Human Resource Management5▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Social Justice5▲ 4.1×11 topics
  21. Ethical Behavior5▲ 65×2 topics
  22. Mindfulness5▲ 70×1 topic
  23. Religiosity5▲ 52×2 topics
  24. Self-Compassion5▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Job Demands-Resources Model5▲ 37×1 topic
  26. Organizational Behavior5▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Spiritual Leadership5▲ 166×1 topic
  28. Workplace Spirituality5▲ 166×1 topic
  29. Neoliberalism5▲ 6.3×8 topics
  30. Social Capital5▲ 4.2×7 topics
  31. Student Participation4▲ 71×2 topics
  32. Student Motivation4▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.3×6 topics
  34. Classroom Justice4▲ 122×1 topic
  35. Teacher Immediacy4▲ 122×1 topic
  36. Religion4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  37. Social Interaction3▲ 4.2×4 topics
  38. Psychological Well-being3▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Diversity3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  40. Gender Inequality3▲ 9.6×5 topics

Which research topics does University of La Verne publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Workplace Spirituality and Leadership and Communication in Education and Healthcare.

Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 5 fractional worksCommunication in Educati…4Communication in Education and Healthcare: 4 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementDemographySocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  3. 3 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 5 works
  4. 4 Communication in Education and Healthcare Social Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Health disparities and outcomes Health 2 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  9. 9 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Political Economy and Marxism 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of La Verne's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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