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Assumption College

In research, Assumption College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,048 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,422
of 28,054 · #28,097 all time
Rank in United States
#3,324
of 4,192
Research works
716
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
10.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Assumption College 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 #9,048 of 10,521 10.8%100 #8332

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Assumption 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Assumption College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 22.9 works5.8×
← 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: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.78× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.94× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 48 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Assumption College?

Ranked on the composite score, Leslie Choquette, Leonard A. Doerfler and Daniel J. Mahoney lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Assumption College.

  1. 1 Leslie Choquette United States · #354,253 worldwide 6 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Leonard A. Doerfler United States · #556,358 worldwide 61 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Daniel J. Mahoney United States · #1,221,991 worldwide 9 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Assumption College

Which keywords describe research at Assumption College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Experiential Learning, Social Justice, Literature, Nationalism, Student Engagement, Ethics and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization11▲ 4.2×23 topics
  2. Experiential Learning7▲ 95×5 topics
  3. Social Justice7▲ 8.1×8 topics
  4. Mental Health6▲ 3.0×15 topics
  5. Literature6▲ 8.1×9 topics
  6. Nationalism6▲ 8.9×10 topics
  7. Identity5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  8. Ethics5▲ 7.3×8 topics
  9. Student Engagement5▲ 8.5×8 topics
  10. Colonialism5▲ 7.0×9 topics
  11. Higher Education5▲ 6.2×8 topics
  12. Educational Technology4▲ 2.6×9 topics
  13. Resilience4▲ 6.4×8 topics
  14. History4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  15. Innovation4▲ 2.7×11 topics
  16. Professional Development4▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Religion4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  18. Neoliberalism4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  19. Adventure Education4▲ 454×1 topic
  20. Outdoor Therapy4▲ 454×1 topic
  21. Theology3▲ 25×4 topics
  22. Learning Outcomes3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. Democracy3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Late Antiquity3▲ 41×2 topics
  25. Philosophy3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  26. Federalism3▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Political Philosophy3▲ 35×3 topics
  28. Technology Integration3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  29. Emotion3▲ 9.0×8 topics
  30. Public Opinion3▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Student Motivation3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  32. Ancient Rome2▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Greek Literature2▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Empire2▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Reflective Practice2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  36. Teacher Preparation2▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  38. American Culture2▲ 183×2 topics
  39. Church History2▲ 33×2 topics
  40. Race2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Assumption College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Outdoor and Experiential Education, Classical Antiquity Studies, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies.

Outdoor and Experiential Education: 4 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksDiverse Educational Inno…2Diverse Educational Innovations Studies: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 1 fractional worksGender Politics and Repr…1Gender Politics and Representation: 1 fractional worksPsychology, Coaching, and Therapy: 1 fractional worksSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…1Higher Education Governance and Development: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyAnthropologyPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences4 others

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

  1. 1 Outdoor and Experiential Education Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  6. 6 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Psychology, Coaching, and Therapy Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Assumption College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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