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Wright Institute

In research, Wright Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,235 of 16,945 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,521 of 3,744 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,048
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,290
of 8,685
Research works
481
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Wright Institute 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 #5,235 of 16,945 20.6%283
PsychologyField #1,521 of 3,744 18.6%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wright Institute 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: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.70× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.18× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.72× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wright Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Hanna Levenson, Edward E. Sampson and Cynthia D. Adams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wright Institute.

  1. 1 Hanna Levenson United States · #74,541 worldwide 281 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Edward E. Sampson United States · #94,056 worldwide 400 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Cynthia D. Adams United States · #219,644 worldwide 721 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Frances M. Carp United States · #259,815 worldwide 101 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Bernard J. Baars United States · #294,305 worldwide 133 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Rick Grant United States · #957,619 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Kenneth W. Wright United States · #1,009,366 worldwide 31 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Kenneth R. Wright United States · #1,406,423 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Wright Institute

Which keywords describe research at Wright Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Quality of Life, Evidence-Based Practice, Graves' Ophthalmopathy, Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy, Social Movements, Feminism and Population Dynamics.

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

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Quality of Life3▲ 4.6×12 topics
  2. Meta-Analysis3▲ 9.4×8 topics
  3. Epidemiology2▲ 1.21×12 topics
  4. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 38×4 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  6. Mental Health2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  7. Graves' Ophthalmopathy2▲ 198×1 topic
  8. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy2▲ 198×1 topic
  9. Social Movements2▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Depression1▲ 3.4×8 topics
  11. Education1▲ 1.70×4 topics
  12. Feminism1▲ 11×2 topics
  13. Nationalism1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  14. Population Dynamics1▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Prevalence1▲ 6.8×4 topics
  16. Psychopathology1▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Psychotherapy Outcome1▲ 128×1 topic
  18. Therapeutic Alliance1▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Climate Change1◆ 0.91×4 topics
  20. Complications1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  21. Globalization1▲ 1.31×5 topics
  22. Inflammation1▲ 1.17×7 topics
  23. Social Support1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  25. Genetics1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  26. American founding1▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Animal Movement1▲ 40×1 topic
  28. Art Therapy1▲ 152×1 topic
  29. Black Studies1▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Constitutional government1▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Cultural Competence1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Geopolitics1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. International Relations1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Occupancy Rates1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Rehabilitation1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  37. Religion1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  38. Risk Factors1▲ 1.97×3 topics
  39. Social Prescribing1▲ 152×1 topic

Which research topics does Wright Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications, Art Therapy and Mental Health and Race, History, and American Society.

Ophthalmology and Eye Di…2Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders: 2 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques…1Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and R…1Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 1 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCounseling Practices and…1Counseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineClinical PsychologyConservationSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 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 available13.3%not open86.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.0%domestic only84.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wright Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.

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