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W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

In research, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#900 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#1,817 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,093 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#1,933
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#554
of 8,685
Research works
5.8k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
174k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #900 of 14,347 21.6%2,057
MedicineField #1,817 of 17,978 25.9%1,601
Health SciencesDomain #2,093 of 20,462 25.6%1,820
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,055 of 7,814 19.3%1,193
Physical SciencesDomain #3,512 of 21,541 16.2%1,161
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,200 of 4,961 16.9%800
PharmacologySubfield #210 of 825 22.5%285
Social SciencesDomain #4,510 of 16,945 22.6%736
Organic ChemistrySubfield #637 of 2,025 14.2%447
ChemistryField #1,125 of 3,369 13.9%726

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 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.

Computer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 3.70× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.51× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Edward D. Hall, Dwight J. Ingle and Roy A. Johnson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research.

  1. 1 Edward D. Hall United States · #55,767 worldwide 439 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Dwight J. Ingle United States · #75,850 worldwide 191 citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Roy A. Johnson United States · #87,155 worldwide 245 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Stephen A. Woodbury United States · #87,768 worldwide 117 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 George M. Savage United States · #95,486 worldwide 109 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Harold G. Petering United States · #96,161 worldwide 186 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Robert B. McCall United States · #107,594 worldwide 385 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Timothy J. Bartik United States · #146,603 worldwide 323 citations · 97 works
  9. 9 Ronald J. Shebuski United States · #210,040 worldwide 162 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Robert R. Gorman United States · #214,790 worldwide 269 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research

Which keywords describe research at W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Labor Market, Unemployment, Labor Force Participation, Social Support, Health Outcomes, Mental Health, Gender Inequality and Economic Crisis.

▲ 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. Labor Market10▲ 60×7 topics
  2. Unemployment8▲ 159×2 topics
  3. Labor Force Participation7▲ 248×2 topics
  4. Mental Health5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  5. Social Support5▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Education5▲ 4.7×2 topics
  7. Health Outcomes5▲ 29×2 topics
  8. Gender Inequality4▲ 56×3 topics
  9. Economic Crisis4▲ 61×2 topics
  10. Economic Development4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  11. Job Insecurity4▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Precarious Employment4▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Technological Change4▲ 184×2 topics
  14. Educational Inequality4▲ 121×2 topics
  15. Employment Patterns4▲ 139×2 topics
  16. Income Tax4▲ 86×2 topics
  17. Skill-Biased4▲ 362×1 topic
  18. Wage Inequality4▲ 362×1 topic
  19. Age Discrimination4▲ 218×2 topics
  20. Income Inequality4▲ 45×3 topics
  21. Social Policy4▲ 65×2 topics
  22. Household Decision Making3▲ 262×1 topic
  23. Welfare Reform3▲ 262×1 topic
  24. Globalization3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  25. Aging Workforce3▲ 236×1 topic
  26. Retirement3▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Student Engagement3▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Academic Achievement3▲ 28×4 topics
  29. Academic Performance3▲ 54×1 topic
  30. College Retention3▲ 227×1 topic
  31. Elderly Care2▲ 25×2 topics
  32. Neighborhood Effects2▲ 36×3 topics
  33. Consumer Behavior2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  34. Family Support2▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Intergenerational Relations2▲ 101×1 topic
  36. Financial Literacy2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Residential Segregation2▲ 211×1 topic
  38. Retirement Planning2▲ 105×1 topic
  39. Social Mobility2▲ 115×1 topic
  40. Inequality2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Employment and Welfare Studies, Labor market dynamics and wage inequality, Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics and Retirement, Disability, and Employment.

Employment and Welfare S…4Employment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…4Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 4 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Famil…3Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 3 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …3Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 3 fractional worksIntergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 2 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and…2Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 2 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 2 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 2 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsGender StudiesDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  2. 2 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 3 works
  4. 4 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 3 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Research Studies Education 3 works
  6. 6 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.1%domestic only95.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

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