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Washburn University

In research, Washburn University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,026 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,996
of 28,054 · #10,996 all time
Rank in United States
#3,097
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Washburn 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 #9,026 of 10,521 9.9%95 #2974

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Washburn 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: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.16× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.18× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.42× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Washburn University?

Ranked on the composite score, D. O. S. Wood, Ron Wasserstein and Linda D. Elrod lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washburn University.

  1. 1 D. O. S. Wood United States · #377,319 worldwide 265 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Ron Wasserstein United States · #616,623 worldwide 55 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Linda D. Elrod United States · #762,554 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 N. W. Hill United States · #797,351 worldwide 0 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Ali Khan United States · #840,133 worldwide 72 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Frédéric Gilles Sourgens United States · #919,685 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Brian C. Thomas United States · #953,722 worldwide 89 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 George C. Comstock United States · #960,913 worldwide 6 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Joel Stebbins United States · #1,029,536 worldwide 28 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 B. D. Savage United States · #1,175,737 worldwide 22 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Washburn University

Which keywords describe research at Washburn University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Environmental Law, Climate Change Litigation, Rights of Nature, Global Governance, Student Engagement, Corporate Governance and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Human Rights15▲ 9.7×19 topics
  2. Environmental Law7▲ 23×3 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 2.1×17 topics
  4. Sustainable Development6▲ 2.6×4 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 2.7×13 topics
  6. Climate Change5▲ 1.38×21 topics
  7. Corporate Governance5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  8. Climate Change Litigation5▲ 280×1 topic
  9. Rights of Nature5▲ 280×1 topic
  10. Global Governance5▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Student Engagement5▲ 8.0×10 topics
  12. Performance Measurement3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  13. Professionalism3▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  15. Regulation3▲ 3.9×4 topics
  16. Intellectual Property3▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Conservation3▲ 4.3×9 topics
  18. Health Disparities3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  19. Legal Education3▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Welfare Rights Advice3▲ 114×1 topic
  21. Constitutional Law2▲ 13×2 topics
  22. Diversity2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  23. Religion2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  24. Property Rights2▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Student Perceptions2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  26. International Law2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  27. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  28. Environmental Ethics2▲ 23×4 topics
  29. Environmental Justice2▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Shareholder Value2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. End-of-Life2▲ 15×2 topics
  32. Learning Analytics2▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Palliative Care2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Academic Achievement2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  35. Cultural Competence2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. International Cooperation2▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Mergers and Acquisitions2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Management Control Systems2▲ 76×1 topic
  39. Millennium Development Goals2▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Strategic Management2▲ 8.0×1 topic

Which research topics does Washburn University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental law and policy, Legal Education and Practice Innovations, Human Rights and Development and Accounting and Organizational Management.

Environmental law and po…5Environmental law and policy: 5 fractional worksLegal Education and Practice Innovations: 3 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 2 fractional worksAccounting and Organizational Management: 2 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Priv…1Patient Dignity and Privacy: 1 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksFinancial Reporting and Valuation Research: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Justice and Health Disparities: 1 fractional works
LawSociology and Political ScienceManagement Information SystemsPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental law and policy Law 5 works
  2. 2 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 3 works
  3. 3 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Accounting and Organizational Management Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  7. 7 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Financial Reporting and Valuation Research Strategy and Management 1 works
  10. 10 Environmental Justice and Health Disparities 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 available39.5%not open60.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Washburn University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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