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Chestnut Hill College

In research, Chestnut Hill College stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,235 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#8,946 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,884
of 28,054 · #7,527 all time
Rank in United States
#2,567
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Chestnut Hill 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,235 of 11,982 9.5%80 #4224
MedicineField #8,946 of 10,443 9.4%72 #3802

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

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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.95× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.08× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.95× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Chestnut Hill College?

Ranked on the composite score, Martin Gardner, Joseph Upton and Harold F. Searles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Chestnut Hill College.

  1. 1 Martin Gardner · #17,580 worldwide 614 citations · 212 works
  2. 2 Joseph Upton · #39,548 worldwide 280 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Harold F. Searles · #121,391 worldwide 143 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey S. Dover · #262,541 worldwide 183 citations · 106 works
  5. 5 Morris S. Schwartz · #326,821 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 William T. Walker · #374,667 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Joseph Mayer · #393,650 worldwide 67 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 David R. Contosta · #396,069 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Wayne S. Fenton · #457,230 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Mathew Ross · #506,853 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Chestnut Hill College

Which keywords describe research at Chestnut Hill College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Complications, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Treatment, Anatomy, Inflammation and Cosmetic Surgery.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 2.2×56 topics
  2. Quality of Life9▲ 3.3×26 topics
  3. Inflammation8▲ 2.1×20 topics
  4. Mental Health7▲ 2.7×17 topics
  5. Treatment7▲ 3.0×24 topics
  6. Complications6▲ 7.1×9 topics
  7. Public Health5▲ 1.74×17 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress4▲ 1.51×12 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome4▲ 2.8×11 topics
  10. Anatomy4▲ 32×4 topics
  11. Cosmetic Surgery4▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  13. Healthcare4▲ 1.86×10 topics
  14. History4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  15. Adverse Reactions4▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  17. Genetics4▲ 2.8×9 topics
  18. Wound Healing4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  19. Dermal Fillers3▲ 77×1 topic
  20. Hyaluronic Acid3▲ 77×1 topic
  21. Pain Management3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  22. Neurological Disorders3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  23. Hypertrophic Scarring3▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Keloids3▲ 58×1 topic
  25. Emotion Regulation3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Macular Degeneration3▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Religion3▲ 3.2×6 topics
  28. Chronic Pain3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  30. Diabetic Retinopathy2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  32. Cancer Treatment2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  33. Ethical Challenges2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  34. Personality Traits2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  35. Low Back Pain2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  36. Psychological Interventions2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  37. Body Image2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Botulinum Toxin2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Retinal Pigment Epithelium2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor2▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Chestnut Hill College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Dermatologic Treatments and Research, Retinal Diseases and Treatments and Body Contouring and Surgery.

Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 3 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments and Research: 3 fractional worksRetinal Diseases and Treatments: 2 fractional worksBody Contouring and Surgery: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 2 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 2 fractional worksBotulinum Toxin and Rela…2Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders: 2 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and…1Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
DermatologyOphthalmologySurgeryHealth Informatics3 others

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

  1. 1 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 3 works
  2. 2 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 3 works
  3. 3 Retinal Diseases and Treatments Ophthalmology 2 works
  4. 4 Body Contouring and Surgery Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 2 works
  6. 6 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders Neurology 2 works
  8. 8 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Chestnut Hill College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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