The 2nd edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the discipline
of Psychology is based on data consolidated from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
evaluating the citation-based metrics were collected on 21-12-2022.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
researcher’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
includes exclusively publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The focus of our Psychology research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a reliable list of
leading researchers from the discipline of Psychology ,
created using a meticulous study
of 166,880 researchers determined from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the field of
Psychology, as many as 15018 scientists were
investigated.
What is D-index acceptance threshold for Psychology
The D-index threshold for approving a scholar to be
examined is set to 30 if
most of their publications are in the discipline of Psychology. The
inclusion criteria for researchers to be
considered into the ranking of top scholars are based on the D-index,
ratio of the contributions made within the selected
discipline as well as the awards and achievements of the
researchers. The D-index threshold for considering top
scientists is set as an increment of 10 depending on the overall number of
scientists assessed for each
scientific field whilst making sure that the top 1% of
leading researchers are added into the ranking.
There should be a proximity of 30% or less between a
researcher’s general H-index and their D-index.
Other verification rules
Because our leading goal is to make sure that only
credible scholars are included in
Research.com ranking we are aware that metrics are never
supposed to be a complete tool to assess the
contributions of scientists. For that reason
we manually verify each profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of reliable sources. While it’s not a
factor impacting a scientist’s position in
the ranking, the amount of papers published in
prominent journals and conference proceedings should be a
credible secondary indication of their contribution to research in a
selected field of study. Position in the ranking is
determined by each researcher’s D-index
according to metrics compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this kind open to the scientific community. A
thorough explanation of our research policy
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our goal
Our mission is to motivate researchers,
businessmen and decision-makers
worldwide to explore where top experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole research community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
fields of research, in different countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Psychology
With 304 institutions United States ranks in spot 1
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the affiliation with the highest number of leading scholars in United States is University of California System with 377 scholars affiliated with it being features in the Psychology ranking. It is followed by Harvard University with 111 researchers and University of Minnesota with 90 scholars.
The most prominent scientists in the field of Psychology in United States are affiliated with University of Virginia, Harvard University, University of Minnesota, Cornell University, MIT, Stanford University, University of California, Irvine, Duke University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania. University of California System is listed as the best university in the United States in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 23279. Ranking second is Harvard University with a total D-index of 7106. The third place is taken by University of Minnesota with a total D-index of 5231.
The average total D-index for the top 1% universities is 738 in comparison to an average of 738 for all 304 institutions featured in our ranking.
The average number of publications in the area of Psychology by scientists affiliated with the top 1% of scientists in the ranking is 2255 against an average of 2255 for all 304 universities.
The average number of citations of researchers affiliated with the top 5% universities is 264264 against an average of 264264 for all 304 universities.
