Wesleyan University
In research, Wesleyan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,353 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,159 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,188 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science and Philosophy (History and Philosophy of Science is 15.7× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,172 of 22,385 · #2,638 all time
- Rank in United States
- #588 of 3,332
- Research works
- 8.5k ▼ 12% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 208k 24.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.78× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 27% world 40%
- International
- 8% world 18%
What is Wesleyan University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,353 of 9,585 | 11.2% | 413 | #1280 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #3,159 of 10,670 | 6.0% | 195 | #3220 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,188 of 5,988 | 13.6% | 212 | #1404 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,144 of 2,526 | 12.8% | 78 | #1023 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #1,017 of 1,896 | 9.7% | 112 | #882 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #4,015 of 6,403 | 4.4% | 86 | #2171 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wesleyan 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#1,280 #2,353
- Physical Sciences#3,220 #3,159
- Social Sciences#1,404 #2,188
- Sociology and Political Science#1,023 #1,144
- Arts and Humanities#882 #1,017
- Life Sciences#2,171 #4,015
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Wesleyan University work in?
In 2022-now, 55% of research at Wesleyan University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences47054.9%
- Social Sciences24328.3%
- Arts and Humanities12614.8%
- Psychology485.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance344.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting151.8%
- Decision Sciences40.4%
- Physical Sciences22326.0%
- Environmental Science414.8%
- Physics and Astronomy364.2%
- Computer Science333.9%
- Mathematics303.5%
- Engineering273.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences232.6%
- Materials Science161.8%
- Chemistry141.6%
- Energy40.5%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Life Sciences10712.5%
- Health Sciences576.6%
- Medicine414.7%
- Health Professions131.5%
- Nursing30.4%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Dentistry00.0%
What does Wesleyan University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 15.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 20.7 works16×
- PhilosophySubfield · 24.7 works6.7×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities5.11×126 works
- Mathematics2.95×30 works
- Social Sciences2.24×243 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.89×36 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.88×34 works
- Psychology1.84×48 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.69×23 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×68 works
- Neuroscience1.33×18 works
- Chemistry1.02×14 works
- Environmental Science0.96×41 works
- Nursing0.73×3 works
- Health Professions0.56×13 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.54×15 works
- Materials Science0.53×16 works
- Energy0.51×4 works
- Computer Science0.50×33 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×19 works
- Decision Sciences0.44×4 works
- Veterinary0.26×0 works
- Medicine0.25×40 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×1 works
- Engineering0.21×27 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.18×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
- Dentistry0.04×0 works
- Arts and Humanities 5.1×
- Mathematics 3.0×
- Social Sciences 2.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.9×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.9×
- Psychology 1.8×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.7×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.5×
- Neuroscience 1.3×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Environmental Science 1.0×
- Nursing 0.7×
- Health Professions 0.6×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.5×
- Materials Science 0.5×
- Energy 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.5×
- Decision Sciences 0.4×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Medicine 0.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.2×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.1×
- Dentistry 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Wesleyan University?
Ranked on the quality score, Sonia E. Sultan, Dana L. Royer and Erika Franklin Fowler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wesleyan University.
- 1
Sonia E. Sultan
United States · #45,227 worldwide 13k citations · 101 works
- 2
Dana L. Royer
United States · #83,086 worldwide 15k citations · 157 works
- 3
Erika Franklin Fowler
United States · #148,294 worldwide 4.6k citations · 183 works
- 4
Ruth H. Striegel‐Moore
United States · #164,994 worldwide 21k citations · 229 works
- 5
Matthew A. Young
United States · #177,697 worldwide 8.7k citations · 83 works
- 6
Alexis M. May
United States · #223,266 worldwide 8.9k citations · 67 works
- 7
Ellen Thomas
United States · #228,086 worldwide 29k citations · 545 works
- 8
A. Meredith Hughes
United States · #271,789 worldwide 9k citations · 176 works
- 9
Francis W. Starr
United States · #293,081 worldwide 11k citations · 248 works
- 10
Seth Redfield
United States · #381,716 worldwide 9.1k citations · 430 works
Which keywords describe research at Wesleyan University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Globalization, Gender, Identity, Colonialism, Nationalism, Culture and Literature.
- Power
- Christianity
- Transition
- Genetic Code
- Public Opinion
- Economy
- Environmental Ethics
- International Relations
- Race
- Cultural Studies
- Neoliberalism
- Migration
- Innovation
- Society
- Religion
- Ethics
- Culture
- Colonialism
- Identity
- Climate Change
- Globalization
- History
- Gender
- Nationalism
- Literature
- Human Rights
- Philosophy
- Feminism
- Politics
- Political Economy
- Democracy
- Social Justice
- Global Governance
- Medicine
- Postcolonialism
- Empire
- Public Perception
- Religious Identity
- Capitalism
- Cosmopolitanism
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Globalization60▲ 3.6×69 topics
- Climate Change45▲ 1.94×67 topics
- History44▲ 7.3×34 topics
- Identity42▲ 6.8×43 topics
- Gender40▲ 8.7×36 topics
- Colonialism39▲ 9.7×32 topics
- Nationalism33▲ 8.6×25 topics
- Culture33▲ 7.3×21 topics
- Literature31▲ 6.6×33 topics
- Ethics29▲ 6.8×29 topics
- Human Rights28▲ 3.2×30 topics
- Religion28▲ 7.0×24 topics
- Philosophy25▲ 6.5×21 topics
- Society22▲ 14×12 topics
- Feminism19▲ 7.7×19 topics
- Innovation19▲ 2.1×19 topics
- Politics16▲ 7.1×16 topics
- Migration15▲ 5.2×17 topics
- Political Economy15▲ 6.7×13 topics
- Neoliberalism14▲ 4.7×18 topics
- Democracy14▲ 4.7×14 topics
- Cultural Studies14▲ 4.3×15 topics
- Social Justice14▲ 2.6×24 topics
- Race13▲ 13×14 topics
- Global Governance13▲ 6.4×11 topics
- International Relations13▲ 6.1×14 topics
- Medicine10▲ 14×6 topics
- Environmental Ethics10▲ 17×5 topics
- Postcolonialism10▲ 7.8×12 topics
- Economy10▲ 15×5 topics
- Empire10▲ 13×6 topics
- Public Opinion9▲ 9.1×4 topics
- Public Perception9▲ 8.4×3 topics
- Genetic Code9▲ 16×2 topics
- Religious Identity9▲ 17×5 topics
- Transition9▲ 12×5 topics
- Capitalism9▲ 16×4 topics
- Christianity9▲ 17×3 topics
- Cosmopolitanism8▲ 8.8×7 topics
- Power8▲ 13×7 topics
Which research topics does Wesleyan University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Early Modern Spanish Literature and Chinese history and philosophy.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 7 works
- 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
- 3 Early Modern Spanish Literature Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
- 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
- 5 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 5 works
- 6 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 7 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
- 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
- 9 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 4 works
- 10 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Wesleyan University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wesleyan University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0035% in 2024.
Fractional works of Wesleyan University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 1994.
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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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