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William Penn University

In research, William Penn University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,545 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,295
of 28,054 · #18,817 all time
Rank in United States
#4,103
of 4,192
Research works
273
▲ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is William Penn 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,545 of 16,945 11.1%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where William Penn 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: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.66× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.51× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at William Penn University?

Ranked on the composite score, Annette Lareau lead among researchers whose main affiliation is William Penn University.

  1. 1 Annette Lareau United States · #107,557 worldwide 207 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at William Penn University

Which keywords describe research at William Penn University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Public Policy, Gender Studies, Sustainable Development, Social Justice and Ethnographic Research.

▲ 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. Community Engagement7▲ 29×4 topics
  2. Local Development7▲ 84×2 topics
  3. Territorial Governance7▲ 77×2 topics
  4. Public Policy7▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Sustainable Development6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  6. Mental Health5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  7. Gender Studies5▲ 45×2 topics
  8. Ethnographic Research5▲ 122×2 topics
  9. Social Justice5▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Professional Practices5▲ 156×1 topic
  11. Public Action5▲ 156×1 topic
  12. Citizen Participation4▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Environmental Participation4▲ 72×1 topic
  14. Gender3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  15. Globalization3▲ 2.2×10 topics
  16. Sustainability3▲ 1.75×9 topics
  17. Citizenship3▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Religion3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  19. Resilience3▲ 8.5×7 topics
  20. Economic Development3▲ 4.8×1 topic
  21. Social Innovation3▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Healthcare3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  23. Inequality3▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Democracy3▲ 9.6×2 topics
  25. Family Law2▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Healthcare Access2▲ 12×2 topics
  27. History2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  28. Reform2▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Family Support Policies2▲ 194×1 topic
  30. Social Determinants of Health2▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Clinical Practice2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Social Capital2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  33. Entrepreneurship2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Childhood Trauma2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Adaptation1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Developmental Trauma1▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Health Disparities1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  38. Institutional Theory1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Psychodynamic Psychotherapy1▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Intersectionality1▲ 8.9×4 topics

Which research topics does William Penn University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

Education, sociology, an…5Education, sociology, and vocational training: 5 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 3 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksSocial Policies and Family: 2 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…1Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksQR Code Applications and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesPolitical Science and International RelationsClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 3 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Social Policies and Family Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 1 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 QR Code Applications and Technologies Information Systems 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has William Penn University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 72% 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.