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Willamette University

In research, Willamette University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,542 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,478 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,044 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,259
of 28,054 · #11,376 all time
Rank in United States
#2,311
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Willamette 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 #5,542 of 10,521 16.6%152 #2603
Social SciencesField #4,478 of 6,365 14.4%68 #3686
Physical SciencesDomain #11,044 of 12,888 17.8%62 #11357

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Willamette 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#2,603 #5,542
  2. Social Sciences#3,686 #4,478
  3. Physical Sciences#11,357 #11,044
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.

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: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.12× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.78× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Willamette University?

Ranked on the composite score, Fred Thompson, Gary Knight and Richard J. Ellis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Willamette University.

  1. 1 Fred Thompson United States · #45,878 worldwide 383 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Gary Knight United States · #110,771 worldwide 269 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Richard J. Ellis United States · #146,036 worldwide 111 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Reginald Parker United States · #274,700 worldwide 14 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Symeon C. Symeonides United States · #333,366 worldwide 42 citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Stephen J. Patterson United States · #456,825 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Richard Francaviglia United States · #482,699 worldwide 20 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 James A. R. Nafziger United States · #504,063 worldwide 15 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 David S. Clark United States · #586,968 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 William Smaldone United States · #589,760 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Willamette University

Which keywords describe research at Willamette University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Globalization, Monetary Policy, Corporate Governance, Democracy, Human Rights, Identity and Public Opinion.

▲ 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. Globalization15▲ 3.0×28 topics
  2. History11▲ 6.1×16 topics
  3. Corporate Governance11▲ 5.6×13 topics
  4. Human Rights11▲ 4.0×18 topics
  5. Climate Change10▲ 1.37×30 topics
  6. Monetary Policy9▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Sustainability9▲ 1.48×24 topics
  8. Identity9▲ 4.7×17 topics
  9. Democracy8▲ 8.6×7 topics
  10. Economic Development7▲ 3.5×9 topics
  11. Gender7▲ 5.3×16 topics
  12. Nationalism7▲ 5.9×7 topics
  13. Public Opinion6▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Economic Growth6▲ 2.8×12 topics
  15. Culture6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  16. Multiculturalism6▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Social Justice6▲ 3.6×12 topics
  18. Feminism5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  19. Market Competition5▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Asset Pricing5▲ 23×2 topics
  21. Gender Differences5▲ 5.4×7 topics
  22. Learning Analytics5▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Religion5▲ 4.3×12 topics
  24. STEM Education5▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Brain Activity5▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Federalism5▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Environmental Law5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  28. Hypersonic Effect5▲ 135×1 topic
  29. Ultrasonic Perception5▲ 135×1 topic
  30. Venture Capital5▲ 72×2 topics
  31. Financial Analysis5▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Financial Crisis5▲ 16×3 topics
  33. Panel Data Models5▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Criminal Justice4▲ 7.7×2 topics
  35. Globalisation4▲ 1496×1 topic
  36. International Trade4▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Politics4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  38. Inequality4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  39. Constitutional Law4▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Intellectual Property4▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Willamette University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human auditory perception and evaluation, Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies, Diverse Specialized Academic Research and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Human auditory perceptio…5Human auditory perception and evaluation: 5 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and E…5Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 5 fractional worksDiverse Specialized Acad…4Diverse Specialized Academic Research: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …3American Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 3 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 3 fractional worksscientometrics and bibli…2scientometrics and bibliometrics research: 2 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International RelationsComputer Science Applications3 others

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

  1. 1 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  3. 3 Diverse Specialized Academic Research Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 3 works
  6. 6 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  8. 8 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 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-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Willamette University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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