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Brooklyn College

In research, Brooklyn College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,068 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,463 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,395 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,605
of 28,054 · #1,948 all time
Rank in United States
#883
of 4,192
Research works
8.5k
▲ 60% vs 2013–17
Citations
156k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Brooklyn 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 #2,068 of 10,521 18.9%271 #643
Social SciencesField #1,463 of 6,365 21.2%115 #562
Physical SciencesDomain #6,395 of 12,888 14.8%112 #2219
Health SciencesDomain #10,363 of 11,982 13.7%79 #2573
MedicineField #9,350 of 10,443 13.6%64 #2676

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brooklyn 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#643 #2,068
  2. Social Sciences#562 #1,463
  3. Physical Sciences#2,219 #6,395
  4. Health Sciences#2,573 #10,363
  5. Medicine#2,676 #9,350
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.71× its world share, 55 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.86× its world share, 32 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brooklyn College?

Ranked on the composite score, Fred H. Pollak, Alfred McClung Lee and Sharon Zukin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brooklyn College.

  1. 1 Fred H. Pollak United States · #9,307 worldwide 921 citations · 77 works
  2. 2 Alfred McClung Lee United States · #19,460 worldwide 255 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Sharon Zukin United States · #20,229 worldwide 470 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Gerald M. Friedman United States · #25,963 worldwide 686 citations · 85 works
  5. 5 Feliks Gross United States · #63,524 worldwide 263 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 John Trimbur United States · #71,413 worldwide 565 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Naphtali Lewis United States · #76,738 worldwide 85 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Arthur S. Reber United States · #82,738 worldwide 295 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Kenneth A. Bruffee United States · #99,297 worldwide 317 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 David R. Owen United States · #117,797 worldwide 334 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Brooklyn College

Which keywords describe research at Brooklyn College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Gender, Globalization, History, Colonialism, Culture, Nationalism and Politics.

▲ 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. Globalization22▲ 2.1×48 topics
  2. Religion19▲ 7.6×16 topics
  3. Gender16▲ 5.8×22 topics
  4. History14▲ 4.0×21 topics
  5. Mental Health13▲ 1.74×27 topics
  6. Colonialism12▲ 5.0×14 topics
  7. Culture12▲ 4.3×15 topics
  8. Identity11▲ 3.0×17 topics
  9. Nationalism11▲ 4.7×12 topics
  10. Corporate Governance10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  11. Politics9▲ 6.7×8 topics
  12. Consumer Behavior8▲ 2.6×10 topics
  13. Society8▲ 8.6×7 topics
  14. Aging8▲ 3.0×11 topics
  15. Neoliberalism8▲ 4.5×14 topics
  16. Theology8▲ 17×3 topics
  17. Feminism8▲ 5.3×10 topics
  18. Ethics8▲ 3.1×16 topics
  19. Social Support8▲ 2.6×13 topics
  20. Democracy7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  21. Monetary Policy7▲ 5.2×8 topics
  22. Stock Market6▲ 5.2×2 topics
  23. Neoplatonism6▲ 66×2 topics
  24. Biblical Monotheism6▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Jewish Society6▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Alzheimer's Disease6▲ 4.0×5 topics
  27. Avicenna6▲ 67×1 topic
  28. Maimonides6▲ 118×1 topic
  29. Palestine6▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Discrimination6▲ 5.7×7 topics
  31. Emotion6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  32. Cognitive Training5▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Cognitive Decline5▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Language Development5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  35. Archaeological Evidence4▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Caregiver Burden4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  37. Imperialism4▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Dementia4▲ 8.9×1 topic
  39. Mild Cognitive Impairment4▲ 10.0×1 topic
  40. business impact4▲ 8.6×1 topic

Which research topics does Brooklyn College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Medieval and Classical Philosophy, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts and Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research.

Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksMedieval and Classical Philosophy: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts4COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…4Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 3 fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…3Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 3 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…3Religion and Society Interactions: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…3Corporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesPhilosophyEconomics and EconometricsPsychiatry and Mental health5 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  2. 2 Medieval and Classical Philosophy Philosophy 6 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  4. 4 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  5. 5 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 3 works
  7. 7 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 3 works
  8. 8 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brooklyn College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 60% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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