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Walla Walla University

In research, Walla Walla University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,947 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,624
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,165
of 8,685
Research works
301
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Walla Walla University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #19,947 of 21,541 9.4%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Walla Walla 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).

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: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.36× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.72× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.23× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Walla Walla University?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard K. Emmerson, R. A. Cushman and Ernest K. Schrader lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Walla Walla University.

  1. 1 Richard K. Emmerson United States · #269,621 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 R. A. Cushman United States · #1,428,922 worldwide 21 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Ernest K. Schrader United States · #1,499,020 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Walla Walla University

Which keywords describe research at Walla Walla University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Climate Change, American founding, Constitutional government, Ocean Acidification, Global Change, CO2 Emissions and Marine Organisms.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 3.0×13 topics
  2. Religion3▲ 15×6 topics
  3. Sustainability2▲ 1.95×6 topics
  4. American founding2▲ 151×1 topic
  5. Constitutional government2▲ 151×1 topic
  6. Global Change2▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Ocean Acidification2▲ 62×3 topics
  8. CO2 Emissions2▲ 21×1 topic
  9. Marine Organisms2▲ 339×1 topic
  10. Culture2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  11. Society2▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 22×3 topics
  13. Engineering Education1▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Innovation1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  15. Water Resources1▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Education1▲ 1.68×4 topics
  17. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.66×3 topics
  18. Biblical Monotheism1▲ 95×1 topic
  19. Eritrea1▲ 181×1 topic
  20. Ethical Considerations1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  21. Ethiopia1▲ 181×1 topic
  22. Jewish Society1▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Property Rights1▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Camouflage1▲ 200×1 topic
  25. Cephalopods1▲ 200×1 topic
  26. Economic Institutions1▲ 135×1 topic
  27. Institutional Economics1▲ 119×1 topic
  28. Remote Laboratories1▲ 80×1 topic
  29. Virtual Labs1▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Walla Walla University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses, African history and culture analysis and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Inst…1Economic Theory and Institutions: 1 fractional worksPhysiological and biochemical adaptations: 1 fractional worksPower System Reliability and Maintenance: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsOceanographyReligious studiesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 2 works
  3. 3 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  5. 5 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Physiological and biochemical adaptations Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Power System Reliability and Maintenance Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Walla Walla University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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.

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.