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Boston Architectural College

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Research works
62
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
394
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Boston Architectural College is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 15.25× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Boston Architectural College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Archaeology, Innovation, Bronze Age, Cultural Heritage, Cultural Exchange, Mediterranean, History and Sustainability.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Archaeology7▲ 78×5 topics
  2. Innovation5▲ 9.4×9 topics
  3. Bronze Age4▲ 162×3 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  5. Cultural Heritage4▲ 15×7 topics
  6. Cultural Exchange4▲ 44×2 topics
  7. History4▲ 7.1×7 topics
  8. Mediterranean4▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  10. Religion3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  11. Urbanization3▲ 16×4 topics
  12. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.5×4 topics
  13. Agriculture3▲ 18×2 topics
  14. Conservation3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  15. Cultural History3▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Culture2▲ 8.3×8 topics
  17. Pacific Islands2▲ 262×1 topic
  18. settlement2▲ 262×1 topic
  19. Science2▲ 20×4 topics
  20. Urban Morphology2▲ 113×2 topics
  21. Agricultural Origins2▲ 97×1 topic
  22. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 97×1 topic
  23. Renewable Energy2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  24. Digital Fabrication2▲ 66×2 topics
  25. Archaeological Finds2▲ 205×1 topic
  26. Architectural Design2▲ 145×1 topic
  27. Corded Ware Culture2▲ 205×1 topic
  28. Environmental Movement2▲ 163×1 topic
  29. Industrial Agriculture2▲ 163×1 topic
  30. Parametricism2▲ 162×1 topic
  31. Pottery Production2▲ 161×1 topic
  32. Roman Economy2▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Design Thinking2▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Engineering Design2▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Technology2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  36. Medicine2▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Scandinavia2▲ 135×1 topic
  38. Viking Age2▲ 135×1 topic
  39. Maritime Archaeology2▲ 111×1 topic
  40. Sea-Level Change2▲ 111×1 topic

Which research topics does Boston Architectural College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies, Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History, Digital and Traditional Archives Management and Maritime and Coastal Archaeology.

Pacific and Southeast As…1Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 1 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…1Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 1 fractional worksDigital and Traditional …1Digital and Traditional Archives Management: 1 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Arc…1Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 1 fractional worksAncient and Medieval Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Archaeological Studies: 1 fractional worksArchitecture and Cultura…0Architecture and Cultural Influences: 0 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 0 fractional worksArchaeological and Geological Studies: 0 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 0 fractional works
Geography, Planning and DevelopmentArcheologyConservationHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  2. 2 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 1 works
  3. 3 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Ancient and Medieval Archaeology Studies Archeology 1 works
  6. 6 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 1 works
  7. 7 Architecture and Cultural Influences Archeology 0 works
  8. 8 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 0 works
  9. 9 Archaeological and Geological Studies Archeology 0 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 0 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Boston Architectural College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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