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University of Puget Sound

In research, University of Puget Sound stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,539 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,098
of 28,054 · #5,964 all time
Rank in United States
#1,218
of 4,192
Research works
3.3k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
71k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Puget Sound 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 #4,539 of 10,521 15.1%124 #2356

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

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: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.91× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.87× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Puget Sound?

Ranked on the composite score, Geoffrey Block, David S. Jones and James Evans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Puget Sound.

  1. 1 Geoffrey Block United States · #103,143 worldwide 60 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 David S. Jones United States · #113,392 worldwide 211 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 James Evans United States · #228,650 worldwide 34 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Michael Z. Spivey United States · #308,125 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Leon Grunberg United States · #334,622 worldwide 73 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 John Lear United States · #339,671 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Erika Doss United States · #356,043 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Dennis R. Paulson United States · #444,440 worldwide 101 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Paul S. Loeb United States · #448,650 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Christine Smith United States · #501,841 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Puget Sound

Which keywords describe research at University of Puget Sound?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Gender, Identity, Religion, Philosophy, Neuroscience, Culture and Colonialism.

▲ 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. History15▲ 7.8×11 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 1.77×34 topics
  3. Gender12▲ 8.1×14 topics
  4. Identity11▲ 5.5×15 topics
  5. Religion10▲ 7.4×14 topics
  6. Epidemiology9◆ 0.87×45 topics
  7. Globalization9▲ 1.70×26 topics
  8. Philosophy8▲ 7.0×10 topics
  9. Culture8▲ 5.7×9 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress8▲ 1.85×20 topics
  11. Colonialism8▲ 6.1×9 topics
  12. Neuroscience8▲ 9.3×12 topics
  13. Ethics7▲ 5.5×10 topics
  14. Quality of Life7▲ 1.72×19 topics
  15. Society6▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Nationalism6▲ 5.0×8 topics
  17. Literature6▲ 4.0×12 topics
  18. Human Rights6▲ 1.97×8 topics
  19. Innovation6▲ 1.91×9 topics
  20. Neurodegeneration5▲ 6.3×7 topics
  21. Psychology5▲ 15×7 topics
  22. Empathy5▲ 16×7 topics
  23. Neoliberalism5▲ 5.0×5 topics
  24. Decolonization4▲ 20×5 topics
  25. Resilience4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  26. Neuroinflammation4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  27. Occupation4▲ 23×2 topics
  28. France4▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Sociopolitical4▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Migration4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  31. Cultural History4▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Psychological Impact4▲ 4.1×5 topics
  33. Race4▲ 12×8 topics
  34. Historical Narratives4▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Transition3▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Macroeconomics3▲ 40×2 topics
  37. NGOs3▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Cultural Impact3▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Scientific History3▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Technological Development3▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Puget Sound publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: French Historical and Cultural Studies, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Family and Disability Support Research and Alzheimer's disease research and treatments.

French Historical and Cu…4French Historical and Cultural Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…3Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and …2Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 2 fractional worksNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel: 2 fractional works
HistoryHistory and Philosophy of ScienceClinical PsychologyPhysiology4 others

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

  1. 1 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 4 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  3. 3 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  4. 4 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel Philosophy 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 available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Puget Sound's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower 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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