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Wisconsin Lutheran College

In research, Wisconsin Lutheran College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,537 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,672
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,491
of 7,310
Research works
272
▲ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Wisconsin Lutheran College

What is Wisconsin Lutheran College 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
Physical SciencesDomain #13,537 of 17,446 1.9%148

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wisconsin Lutheran College 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 fields of science does Wisconsin Lutheran College work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Wisconsin Lutheran College is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Psychology (18%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 15 fractional works · 63.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 36.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 17.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 22.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKWisconsinLutheran College23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences64%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences836.0%
    2. Psychology417.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities28.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.4%
    1. Computer Science28.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy14.8%
    3. Environmental Science12.7%
    4. Engineering12.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering01.1%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    1. Health Professions14.8%
    2. Medicine13.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.9%
    3. Neuroscience01.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.97× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 5.76× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.76×4 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.07×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.97×2 works
  4. Social Sciences2.84×8 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.14×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.81×1 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.14×0 works
  8. Computer Science1.12×2 works
  9. Neuroscience0.98×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.55×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.30×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×0 works
  16. Engineering0.17×1 works
  17. Medicine0.17×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Wisconsin Lutheran College?

Ranked on the quality score, Kerry Kuehn, Daniel D. Ebeling and Aaron J. Palmer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wisconsin Lutheran College.

  1. 1 Kerry Kuehn United States · #3,027,631 worldwide 78 citations · 152 works
  2. 2 Daniel D. Ebeling United States · #3,355,893 worldwide 222 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Aaron J. Palmer United States · #3,876,246 worldwide 32 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Wisconsin Lutheran College

What are the most cited papers from Wisconsin Lutheran College?

The most cited paper from Wisconsin Lutheran College is "The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing" (Tyler J. VanderWeele et al., 2025), with 131 citations. Next come "Predicting achievement, distress, and retention among lower-income Latino youth" (101) and "A Chromatic Symmetric Function in Noncommuting Variables" (92).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Global Flourishing Study: Study Profile and Initial Results on Flourishing Tyler J. VanderWeele et al. · Nature Mental Health Open access 30 Apr 2025 131
2 Predicting achievement, distress, and retention among lower-income Latino youth Wendy Close, Scott Solberg · Journal of Vocational Behavior 4 Sep 2007 101
3 A Chromatic Symmetric Function in Noncommuting Variables David D. Gebhard, Bruce E. Sagan · Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics Open access May 2001 92
4 Incidence of Behavior Problems in Toddlers and Preschool Children from Families Living in Poverty Casey A. Holtz, Robert A. Fox, John Meurer · The Journal of Psychology 4 Mar 2014 53
5 The Search for Sulfuric Acid Octahydrate: Experimental Evidence Keith D. Beyer, Anne R. Hansen, Michael J. Poston · The Journal of Physical Chemistry A Mar 2003 50
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wisconsin Lutheran College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Psychological Impact, Anxiety, Healthcare Workers, COVID-19, Depression, Digital Literacy and Religion.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health5▲ 14×9 topics
  2. Anxiety3▲ 23×2 topics
  3. Healthcare Workers3▲ 46×2 topics
  4. Psychological Impact3▲ 36×3 topics
  5. COVID-192▲ 8.3×1 topic
  6. Depression2▲ 12×1 topic
  7. Digital Literacy2▲ 15×3 topics
  8. Religion2▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Information Literacy2▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Media Literacy2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Social Support2▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Community Development1▲ 34×2 topics
  13. E-Learning1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  14. School Literacy Movement1▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Positive Emotions1▲ 46×2 topics
  16. Faith-Based Organizations1▲ 161×1 topic
  17. Quality of Life1▲ 3.2×5 topics
  18. Social Services1▲ 109×1 topic
  19. Well-being1▲ 12×4 topics
  20. American founding1▲ 155×1 topic
  21. Astrobiology1▲ 135×1 topic
  22. Constitutional government1▲ 155×1 topic
  23. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 197×1 topic
  24. Stress1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Wisconsin Lutheran College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Educational Methods and Media Use, Religion, Society, and Development and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

COVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEducational Methods and …1Educational Methods and Media Use: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…1Religion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…1Resilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 0 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 0 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 0 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyInformation SystemsSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 0 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 available13.8%not open86.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wisconsin Lutheran College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wisconsin Lutheran College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Wisconsin Lutheran College0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wisconsin Lutheran College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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