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Yeshiva University

In research, Yeshiva University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,603 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,135 of 12,888 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,436 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 7.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,715
of 28,054 · #1,141 all time
Rank in United States
#1,161
of 4,192
Research works
8.9k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
334k
37.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Yeshiva 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 #3,603 of 10,521 15.3%338 #1239
Physical SciencesDomain #7,135 of 12,888 15.6%123 #1384
Health SciencesDomain #7,436 of 11,982 15.7%132 #909
MedicineField #6,484 of 10,443 15.0%107 #777
Social SciencesField #4,269 of 6,365 13.4%128 #1609
PsychologyField #1,486 of 2,181 17.8%104 #784

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yeshiva 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#1,239 #3,603
  2. Physical Sciences#1,384 #7,135
  3. Health Sciences#909 #7,436
  4. Medicine#777 #6,484
  5. Social Sciences#1,609 #4,269
  6. Psychology#784 #1,486
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.

What does Yeshiva University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 7.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 51.5 works7.9×
← 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: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.44× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.62× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 107 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.51× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.44× its world share, 104 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yeshiva University?

Ranked on the composite score, Joshua A. Fishman, Louis H. Feldman and H. M. Zimmerman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yeshiva University.

  1. 1 Joshua A. Fishman United States · #1,693 worldwide 1.1k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 Louis H. Feldman United States · #26,220 worldwide 138 citations · 105 works
  3. 3 H. M. Zimmerman United States · #40,685 worldwide 257 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Donald J. Newman United States · #45,133 worldwide 259 citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Scott J. Boley United States · #67,650 worldwide 268 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Irvin Rock United States · #85,312 worldwide 297 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Bernhard Schlink United States · #104,176 worldwide 50 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Leopold Flatto United States · #106,624 worldwide 188 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Michel Rosenfeld United States · #114,238 worldwide 80 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Seymour Sprayregen United States · #130,926 worldwide 169 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Yeshiva University

Which keywords describe research at Yeshiva University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Human Rights, Emotion Regulation, Discrimination, Nationalism, Palestine, Israel and Evidence-Based Practice.

▲ 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. Mental Health37▲ 4.0×33 topics
  2. Human Rights30▲ 4.6×22 topics
  3. Deep Learning26▲ 1.22×51 topics
  4. Machine Learning24▲ 1.16×45 topics
  5. Emotion Regulation20▲ 10×8 topics
  6. Depression19▲ 3.5×20 topics
  7. Nationalism18▲ 6.2×7 topics
  8. Discrimination16▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Palestine15▲ 41×2 topics
  10. Israel14▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Evidence-Based Practice14▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Psychopathology14▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Adolescents14▲ 5.9×7 topics
  14. Ethnic Identity13▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Social Support13▲ 3.6×15 topics
  16. Anxiety12▲ 4.2×11 topics
  17. Occupation12▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Corporate Governance12▲ 2.6×14 topics
  19. Resilience12▲ 3.9×10 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis12▲ 3.1×11 topics
  21. Theology11▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Neurobiological Correlates10▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Segregation10▲ 20×1 topic
  24. Settler Colonialism10▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Well-being10▲ 4.1×11 topics
  26. Stress9▲ 3.9×7 topics
  27. Trauma9▲ 7.3×5 topics
  28. Health Disparities9▲ 5.5×5 topics
  29. Psychological Impact9▲ 4.4×7 topics
  30. Psychological Interventions9▲ 10×4 topics
  31. International Law9▲ 4.5×11 topics
  32. Public Opinion9▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Personality Traits8▲ 9.9×7 topics
  34. Anxiety Disorders8▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Cultural Competence8▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. Biblical Monotheism8▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Jewish Society8▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Psychotherapy Outcome7▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Therapeutic Alliance7▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Federalism7▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Yeshiva University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Jewish and Middle Easter…10Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 10 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…8Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 8 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques…7Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 7 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …5American Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 5 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…5Archaeology and Historical Studies: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 5 fractional worksPersonality Disorders an…4Personality Disorders and Psychopathology: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesClinical PsychologyPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  2. 2 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 8 works
  3. 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 7 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  5. 5 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 5 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 5 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 works
  10. 10 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yeshiva University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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