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Walden University

In research, Walden University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,536 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,601 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,210 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management — Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,857
of 28,054 · #9,680 all time
Rank in United States
#1,047
of 4,192
Research works
4.9k
▼ 67% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
67%
world 28%

What is Walden University 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 #2,536 of 10,521 14.3%389 #1951
Health SciencesDomain #3,601 of 11,982 10.3%135 #3859
Social SciencesField #3,210 of 6,365 13.4%174 #1448
MedicineField #5,298 of 10,443 8.3%84 #8057
PsychologyField #1,193 of 2,181 13.2%73 #1475
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,736 of 2,578 17.9%74 #2188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Walden University 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#1,951 #2,536
  2. Health Sciences#3,859 #3,601
  3. Social Sciences#1,448 #3,210
  4. Medicine#8,057 #5,298
  5. Psychology#1,475 #1,193
  6. Business, Management and Accounting#2,188 #1,736
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 Walden University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 20.5 works7.1×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.57× its world share, 41 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 84 worksMedicineNursing: 3.13× its world share, 9 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.80× its world share, 74 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.89× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.98× its world share, 74 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 174 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Walden University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kortlandt Frederik, J. Alberto Soggin and Srikanta Banerjee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Walden University.

  1. 1 Kortlandt Frederik United States · #314,138 worldwide 9 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 J. Alberto Soggin United States · #374,226 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Srikanta Banerjee United States · #533,585 worldwide 92 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 William James United States · #539,918 worldwide 36 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Donna L. Russell United States · #555,745 worldwide 10 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Leslie G. Matthews United States · #556,835 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Gary J Burkholder United States · #618,888 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Kevin Sharpe United States · #682,387 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Peter B. Anderson United States · #964,279 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Terry O’Banion United States · #1,024,887 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Walden University

Which keywords describe research at Walden University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Higher Education, Leadership, Globalization, Social Support, Supply Chain Management, Social Justice and Risk Management.

▲ 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 Health44▲ 4.9×31 topics
  2. Globalization31▲ 2.6×46 topics
  3. Epidemiology25◆ 1.03×44 topics
  4. Sustainability24▲ 1.61×36 topics
  5. Higher Education20▲ 6.2×16 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management19▲ 3.4×13 topics
  7. Leadership19▲ 6.6×18 topics
  8. Depression18▲ 3.4×14 topics
  9. Education18▲ 1.69×33 topics
  10. Social Support18▲ 5.2×12 topics
  11. Public Health17▲ 1.92×31 topics
  12. Social Justice16▲ 4.5×15 topics
  13. Healthcare15▲ 2.2×14 topics
  14. Big Data15▲ 2.7×10 topics
  15. Social Capital15▲ 4.7×11 topics
  16. Corporate Governance15▲ 3.3×17 topics
  17. Innovation15▲ 2.3×23 topics
  18. Online Learning15▲ 2.9×10 topics
  19. Risk Management15▲ 5.0×11 topics
  20. Neoliberalism13▲ 6.0×11 topics
  21. Digital Transformation13▲ 4.0×12 topics
  22. Organizational Performance12▲ 8.0×8 topics
  23. Student Engagement12▲ 5.0×9 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis12▲ 3.3×11 topics
  25. Regulation12▲ 3.6×11 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction11▲ 4.4×10 topics
  27. Entrepreneurship11▲ 4.8×8 topics
  28. Stress10▲ 4.7×6 topics
  29. Cultural Competence10▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Career Development10▲ 14×5 topics
  31. Diversity9▲ 8.7×4 topics
  32. Professional Identity9▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Distance Education9▲ 6.9×4 topics
  34. Student Satisfaction9▲ 7.5×3 topics
  35. Racial Disparities8▲ 27×3 topics
  36. Instructional Design8▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 10×7 topics
  38. Student Participation8▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Blended Learning8▲ 9.2×2 topics
  40. Cognitive Engagement8▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Walden University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Higher Education Practises and Engagement, Counseling Practices and Supervision and Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations.

Online and Blended Learn…8Online and Blended Learning: 8 fractional worksHigher Education Practis…7Higher Education Practises and Engagement: 7 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 6 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 5 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 5 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…4Child Nutrition and Water Access: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional works
EducationSocial PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 8 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 7 works
  3. 3 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Research Studies Education 5 works
  8. 8 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 4 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 4 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 available66.9%not open33.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Walden University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 67% 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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