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University of Richmond

In research, University of Richmond stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,787 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,885 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,144 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology, Applied Psychology and Psychology — Social Psychology is 22.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,065
of 28,054 · #3,117 all time
Rank in United States
#818
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
128k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is University of Richmond 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 #1,787 of 10,521 8.1%1,241 #692
Social SciencesField #1,885 of 6,365 10.6%438 #1054
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,144 of 2,578 10.9%166 #801
Physical SciencesDomain #6,338 of 12,888 10.6%215 #4576
Health SciencesDomain #7,324 of 11,982 6.7%156 #2883
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #743 of 1,201 11.3%104 #531
MedicineField #6,538 of 10,443 6.7%107 #3463
PsychologyField #1,436 of 2,181 3.8%463 #362
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,776 of 2,578 19.4%76 #815
Social PsychologySubfield #508 of 664 2.8%339 #640

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Richmond 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#692 #1,787
  2. Social Sciences#1,054 #1,885
  3. Sociology and Political Science#801 #1,144
  4. Physical Sciences#4,576 #6,338
  5. Health Sciences#2,883 #7,324
  6. Political Science and International Relations#531 #743
  7. Medicine#3,463 #6,538
  8. Psychology#362 #1,436
  9. Business, Management and Accounting#815 #1,776
  10. Social Psychology#640 #508
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.

What does University of Richmond specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 22.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 339.5 works22×
  2. Applied PsychologySubfield · 54.3 works22×
  3. PsychologyField · 463.2 works8.9×
  4. PhilosophySubfield · 51.1 works6.9×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.44× its world share, 39 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.32× its world share, 164 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.92× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 8.86× its world share, 463 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 438 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Richmond?

Ranked on the composite score, Louis B. Schwartz, Gary Shapiro and Robert M. Schmidt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Richmond.

  1. 1 Louis B. Schwartz United States · #15,755 worldwide 391 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Gary Shapiro United States · #25,176 worldwide 220 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Robert M. Schmidt United States · #53,101 worldwide 323 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 M. F. Vineyard United States · #86,539 worldwide 337 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey I. Seeman United States · #88,063 worldwide 365 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Stephen Tallman United States · #100,782 worldwide 396 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 G. P. Gilfoyle United States · #125,444 worldwide 379 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 James Hepokoski United States · #125,920 worldwide 52 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Dana‐Nicoleta Lascu United States · #129,000 worldwide 166 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Crystal L. Hoyt United States · #155,039 worldwide 425 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Richmond

Which keywords describe research at University of Richmond?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Positive Psychology, Leadership, Altruism, Psychological Capital, Courage, Heroism, Resilience and Social Support.

▲ 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. Positive Psychology337▲ 239×3 topics
  2. Leadership304▲ 37×15 topics
  3. Altruism290▲ 198×4 topics
  4. Psychological Capital285▲ 120×2 topics
  5. Courage283▲ 1447×1 topic
  6. Heroism283▲ 1447×1 topic
  7. Globalization86▲ 2.6×78 topics
  8. Human Rights69▲ 3.9×41 topics
  9. Social Support63▲ 6.6×11 topics
  10. Resilience62▲ 7.5×14 topics
  11. Psychological Adjustment57▲ 23×4 topics
  12. Coping56▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Life Satisfaction54▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Self-Efficacy54▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Mental Health53▲ 2.1×33 topics
  16. Religion51▲ 6.3×27 topics
  17. Identity51▲ 4.1×41 topics
  18. Health Behavior51▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Hope Theory50▲ 131×1 topic
  20. Optimism50▲ 131×1 topic
  21. Gender46▲ 4.9×40 topics
  22. Nationalism46▲ 5.8×22 topics
  23. Colonialism42▲ 5.2×31 topics
  24. History42▲ 3.5×31 topics
  25. Ethics42▲ 5.0×27 topics
  26. Culture35▲ 3.8×21 topics
  27. Literature34▲ 3.6×32 topics
  28. Philosophy32▲ 4.3×21 topics
  29. Social Justice31▲ 3.1×25 topics
  30. Feminism31▲ 6.3×19 topics
  31. International Law30▲ 5.7×11 topics
  32. Emotion26▲ 7.3×11 topics
  33. Neuroscience26▲ 5.1×14 topics
  34. Politics26▲ 5.5×15 topics
  35. Social Exclusion23▲ 19×3 topics
  36. Self-Esteem22▲ 22×4 topics
  37. Public Opinion19▲ 8.9×6 topics
  38. Psychology19▲ 8.5×9 topics
  39. Race19▲ 9.8×14 topics
  40. NGOs18▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does University of Richmond publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies, Optimism, Hope, and Well-being, Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion and Political Philosophy and Ethics.

Leadership, Courage, and…283Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 283 fractional worksOptimism, Hope, and Well-being: 50 fractional worksDeath Anxiety and Social Exclusion: 14 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 13 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 12 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 12 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 10 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 9 fractional worksHistory and advancements in chemistry: 9 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 9 fractional works
Social PsychologyApplied PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 283 works
  2. 2 Optimism, Hope, and Well-being Applied Psychology 50 works
  3. 3 Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion Social Psychology 14 works
  4. 4 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  6. 6 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 12 works
  7. 7 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 10 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  9. 9 History and advancements in chemistry Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 9 works
  10. 10 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Richmond's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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.

Other research institutions in Richmond

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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.