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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.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll 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.

  1. Social Sciences#1,280 #2,353
  2. Physical Sciences#3,220 #3,159
  3. Social Sciences#1,404 #2,188
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,023 #1,144
  5. Arts and Humanities#882 #1,017
  6. Life Sciences#2,171 #4,015
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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.

Social Sciences: 470 fractional works · 54.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 243 fractional works · 28.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 89 fractional works · 10.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 56 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAnthropology: 20 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCultural Studies: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 126 fractional works · 14.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 25 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 25 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 21 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMusic: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 48 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 34 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 24 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 223 fractional works · 26.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 41 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 16 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 33 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 30 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 23 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 107 fractional works · 12.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 68 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGenetics: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 19 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 18 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 57 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWesleyanUniversity857fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences55%

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
    1. Social Sciences24328.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities12614.8%
    3. Psychology485.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance344.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting151.8%
    6. Decision Sciences40.4%
    1. Environmental Science414.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy364.2%
    3. Computer Science333.9%
    4. Mathematics303.5%
    5. Engineering273.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences232.6%
    7. Materials Science161.8%
    8. Chemistry141.6%
    9. Energy40.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology687.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences192.2%
    3. Neuroscience182.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine414.7%
    2. Health Professions131.5%
    3. Nursing30.4%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 20.7 works16×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 24.7 works6.7×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 68 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.95× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.89× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.11× its world share, 126 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 243 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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
  1. Arts and Humanities5.11×126 works
  2. Mathematics2.95×30 works
  3. Social Sciences2.24×243 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.89×36 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.88×34 works
  6. Psychology1.84×48 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.69×23 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×68 works
  9. Neuroscience1.33×18 works
  10. Chemistry1.02×14 works
  11. Environmental Science0.96×41 works
  12. Nursing0.73×3 works
  13. Health Professions0.56×13 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×15 works
  15. Materials Science0.53×16 works
  16. Energy0.51×4 works
  17. Computer Science0.50×33 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×19 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.44×4 works
  20. Veterinary0.26×0 works
  21. Medicine0.25×40 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×1 works
  23. Engineering0.21×27 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.18×2 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.04×0 works

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. 1 Sonia E. Sultan United States · #45,227 worldwide 13k citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Dana L. Royer United States · #83,086 worldwide 15k citations · 157 works
  3. 3 Erika Franklin Fowler United States · #148,294 worldwide 4.6k citations · 183 works
  4. 4 Ruth H. Striegel‐Moore United States · #164,994 worldwide 21k citations · 229 works
  5. 5 Matthew A. Young United States · #177,697 worldwide 8.7k citations · 83 works
  6. 6 Alexis M. May United States · #223,266 worldwide 8.9k citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Ellen Thomas United States · #228,086 worldwide 29k citations · 545 works
  8. 8 A. Meredith Hughes United States · #271,789 worldwide 9k citations · 176 works
  9. 9 Francis W. Starr United States · #293,081 worldwide 11k citations · 248 works
  10. 10 Seth Redfield United States · #381,716 worldwide 9.1k citations · 430 works
All ranked researchers at Wesleyan University

What are the most cited papers from Wesleyan University?

The most cited paper from Wesleyan University is "A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systems" (Camille Parmesan, Gary Yohe, 2003), with 11,364 citations. Next come "Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to Present" (10,656) and "A complete basis set model chemistry. I. The total energies of closed-shell atoms and hydrides of the first-row elements" (3,146).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A globally coherent fingerprint of climate change impacts across natural systems Camille Parmesan, Gary Yohe · Nature 2003 11,364
2 Trends, Rhythms, and Aberrations in Global Climate 65 Ma to Present James C. Zachos, Mark Pagani, Lisa C. Sloan et al. · Science 27 Apr 2001 10,656
3 A complete basis set model chemistry. I. The total energies of closed-shell atoms and hydrides of the first-row elements George A. Petersson, Andrew F. Bennett, Thomas G. Tensfeldt et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics 15 Aug 1988 3,146
4 A complete basis set model chemistry. II. Open-shell systems and the total energies of the first-row atoms George A. Petersson, Mohammad A. Al‐Laham · The Journal of Chemical Physics May 1991 3,121
5 A complete basis set model chemistry. VI. Use of density functional geometries and frequencies John A. Jr. Montgomery, Michael J. Frisch, Joseph W. Ochterski et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics 8 Feb 1999 2,748
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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.

▲ 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-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
  1. Globalization60▲ 3.6×69 topics
  2. Climate Change45▲ 1.94×67 topics
  3. History44▲ 7.3×34 topics
  4. Identity42▲ 6.8×43 topics
  5. Gender40▲ 8.7×36 topics
  6. Colonialism39▲ 9.7×32 topics
  7. Nationalism33▲ 8.6×25 topics
  8. Culture33▲ 7.3×21 topics
  9. Literature31▲ 6.6×33 topics
  10. Ethics29▲ 6.8×29 topics
  11. Human Rights28▲ 3.2×30 topics
  12. Religion28▲ 7.0×24 topics
  13. Philosophy25▲ 6.5×21 topics
  14. Society22▲ 14×12 topics
  15. Feminism19▲ 7.7×19 topics
  16. Innovation19▲ 2.1×19 topics
  17. Politics16▲ 7.1×16 topics
  18. Migration15▲ 5.2×17 topics
  19. Political Economy15▲ 6.7×13 topics
  20. Neoliberalism14▲ 4.7×18 topics
  21. Democracy14▲ 4.7×14 topics
  22. Cultural Studies14▲ 4.3×15 topics
  23. Social Justice14▲ 2.6×24 topics
  24. Race13▲ 13×14 topics
  25. Global Governance13▲ 6.4×11 topics
  26. International Relations13▲ 6.1×14 topics
  27. Medicine10▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Environmental Ethics10▲ 17×5 topics
  29. Postcolonialism10▲ 7.8×12 topics
  30. Economy10▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Empire10▲ 13×6 topics
  32. Public Opinion9▲ 9.1×4 topics
  33. Public Perception9▲ 8.4×3 topics
  34. Genetic Code9▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Religious Identity9▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Transition9▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Capitalism9▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Christianity9▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 8.8×7 topics
  40. 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.

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 7 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  3. 3 Early Modern Spanish Literature Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 5 works
  6. 6 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 4 works
  10. 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.

openly available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

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.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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.

still counting0.020%0.040%Wesleyan University0.0030% in 202519801990200020102020

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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Wesleyan University7.1% in 2025200020102020

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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