DEPARTMENT HIGHLIGHTS
RESEARCH
- In 2002, ISI ranked universities on relative impact of papers published between 1997-2001 in 18 “fields”. The University of Pittsburgh was tied for first place (with Duke and Harvard) in the “field” of psychology/psychiatry. (Relative impact = citations/paper compared to a “world baseline figure” representing the impact for the field during the same period.)
- In the same study, Pitt was ranked fourth in total number of papers (behind Harvard, Yale and Columbia).
- In a separate analysis, universities were ranked in terms of papers published in psychology journals between 1998-2002. Pitt ranked 9th in total citations and 13th in impact (citations/paper).
- Pitt is 24th among institutions nationally in total federally financed R&D expenditures in psychology.
GRADUATE EDUCATION
- Admissions, 2001 – 2006
- Mean number of applicants 355
- Mean number matriculating students 15
- Initial student support, 2004 – 2006
- GSR 42%
- TA/TF 26%
- Fellowship 23%
- Training grant 11%
- % students supported for 12 months, 2001 - 2006 100%
- Publications & presentations, current students
- Years 1 & 2 70% of students
- All years (# publications total)
- First author 49
- Junior author 94
- All years (# presentations total)
- First author 150
- Junior author 122
- Median time to degree (includes clinical internship year)
1995 – 2005 6.55 years
- Initial post-PhD placements, 2000 – 2005 100% placed
- Post-doctoral training 60%
- Faculty or research positions 40%