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Bridgewater State University

In research, Bridgewater State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,812 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,833 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,111
of 22,385 · #8,718 all time
Rank in United States
#1,541
of 3,332
Research works
1.9k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Bridgewater State University

What is Bridgewater State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,812 of 9,585 8.6%162 #3047
Social SciencesField #4,833 of 5,988 7.1%96 #2374

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bridgewater State 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Bridgewater State University work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Bridgewater State University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (38%), Psychology (10%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 182 fractional works · 62.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 110 fractional works · 38.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 42 fractional works · 14.5% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCommunication: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 29 fractional works · 10.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 60 fractional works · 20.5% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 5.1% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEquine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBridgewater StateUniversity291fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences63%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11038.0%
    2. Psychology2910.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities2910.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting62.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Engineering196.5%
    2. Computer Science155.1%
    3. Environmental Science124.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy93.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    6. Materials Science10.4%
    7. Mathematics10.3%
    8. Energy10.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Medicine186.1%
    2. Health Professions72.5%
    3. Veterinary20.6%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology113.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.7%
    3. Neuroscience41.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.22× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.45× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.32× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.22×2 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.45×29 works
  3. Psychology3.32×30 works
  4. Social Sciences3.00×110 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.39×9 works
  6. Health Professions0.96×7 works
  7. Neuroscience0.95×4 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×6 works
  9. Environmental Science0.83×12 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×11 works
  11. Computer Science0.66×15 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.63×6 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.62×2 works
  14. Dentistry0.55×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×2 works
  16. Engineering0.43×19 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×5 works
  18. Medicine0.32×18 works
  19. Mathematics0.30×1 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.22×0 works
  21. Energy0.21×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.02×0 works
  25. Nursing0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bridgewater State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Shaheen Mozaffar, Laura R. Ramsey and Emily M. Douglas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bridgewater State University.

  1. 1 Shaheen Mozaffar United States · #718,701 worldwide 3.1k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Laura R. Ramsey United States · #749,139 worldwide 1.6k citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Emily M. Douglas United States · #951,388 worldwide 3.7k citations · 146 works
  4. 4 Brian Frederick United States · #1,044,229 worldwide 925 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 Thilina Dilan Surasinghe United States · #1,064,253 worldwide 1.3k citations · 87 works
  6. 6 Carolyn Turpin‐Petrosino United States · #1,150,286 worldwide 1.2k citations · 20 works
  7. 7 M. Caitlin Fisher‐Reid United States · #1,315,416 worldwide 1.8k citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Kim McCoy United States · #1,498,540 worldwide 542 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Martina Belz Arndt United States · #1,670,192 worldwide 1.6k citations · 68 works
  10. 10 Frank R. Gorga United States · #1,915,164 worldwide 698 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Bridgewater State University

What are the most cited papers from Bridgewater State University?

The most cited paper from Bridgewater State University is "Autocratic Breakdown and Regime Transitions: A New Data Set" (Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright, Erica Frantz, 2014), with 1,545 citations. Next come "Dynamics of HIV viremia and antibody seroconversion in plasma donors" (1,331) and "Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023" (762).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Autocratic Breakdown and Regime Transitions: A New Data Set Barbara Geddes, Joseph Wright, Erica Frantz · Perspectives on Politics Jun 2014 1,545
2 Dynamics of HIV viremia and antibody seroconversion in plasma donors Eberhard W. Fiebig, David J. Wright, B. D. Rawal et al. · AIDS 27 Aug 2003 1,331
3 Burden of 375 diseases and injuries, risk-attributable burden of 88 risk factors, and healthy life expectancy in 204 countries and territories, including 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Simon I Hay et al. · The Lancet Open access2,780 authors Oct 2025 762
4 Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023 Mohsen Naghavi et al. · The Lancet Open access2,463 authors Oct 2025 500
5 A systematic compilation of earthquake precursors Robert D. Cicerone, John E. Ebel, James Britton · Tectonophysics 14 Jun 2009 482
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bridgewater State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Mental Health, Nationalism, Gender, Feminism, History and Intersectionality.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization22▲ 3.9×32 topics
  2. Mental Health18▲ 4.3×22 topics
  3. Identity17▲ 8.0×28 topics
  4. Nationalism12▲ 9.5×14 topics
  5. Gender12▲ 7.7×17 topics
  6. Social Media12▲ 2.9×15 topics
  7. Education11▲ 2.2×21 topics
  8. History11▲ 5.3×12 topics
  9. Feminism10▲ 11×9 topics
  10. Colonialism9▲ 6.6×16 topics
  11. Human Rights9▲ 2.9×13 topics
  12. Intersectionality8▲ 15×8 topics
  13. Neoliberalism8▲ 7.5×13 topics
  14. Stigma8▲ 19×4 topics
  15. Social Justice7▲ 4.2×13 topics
  16. Psychological Impact7▲ 7.4×5 topics
  17. Discrimination7▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Culture6▲ 4.2×8 topics
  19. Biosensors6▲ 4.3×4 topics
  20. Gender Identity6▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Cultural Identity6▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Health Disparities6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  23. Religion6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  24. Diversity5▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Democracy5▲ 5.2×9 topics
  26. Social Policy5▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Optical Modulators5▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Science5▲ 7.1×5 topics
  29. LGBTQ+5▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Social Stress5▲ 43×1 topic
  31. Microcavities5▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Silicon Photonics5▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 15×5 topics
  34. Political Communication5▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Latin America5▲ 8.3×6 topics
  36. Immigration4▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Youth4▲ 11×7 topics
  38. Race4▲ 12×11 topics
  39. Cold War4▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Semiconductor Lasers4▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Bridgewater State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Photonic and Optical Devices, Canadian Identity and History and Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices.

LGBTQ Health, Identity, …5LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 5 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…5Photonic and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 4 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry: 3 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 3 fractional worksGlobal Education and Mul…3Global Education and Multiculturalism: 3 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 3 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 3 fractional works
Social PsychologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of Science5 others

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

  1. 1 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  6. 6 DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 3 works
  9. 9 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Media Studies and Communication Communication 3 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 available38.5%not open61.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.2%domestic only95.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bridgewater State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bridgewater State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00096% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Bridgewater State University0.00097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bridgewater State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Bridgewater State University10.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.6% in 2014.

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