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City University of New York

In research, City University of New York stands highest in Social Sciences (#571 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#911 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#566 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science — History and Philosophy of Science is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,062
of 28,054 · #524 all time
Rank in United States
#185
of 4,192
Research works
32k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
752k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is City University of New York 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 #571 of 10,521 20.1%1,491 #166
Physical SciencesDomain #911 of 12,888 18.1%853 #756
Social SciencesField #566 of 6,365 21.5%777 #130
PsychologyField #283 of 2,181 19.1%292 #110
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #370 of 2,578 21.9%293 #156
Health SciencesDomain #1,905 of 11,982 19.9%533 #558
Life SciencesDomain #1,450 of 7,800 19.4%322 #594
MedicineField #2,109 of 10,443 18.7%386 #876
Physics and AstronomyField #362 of 1,646 24.0%127 #488
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #865 of 3,579 20.4%156 #456

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where City University of New York 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#166 #571
  2. Physical Sciences#756 #911
  3. Social Sciences#130 #566
  4. Psychology#110 #283
  5. Sociology and Political Science#156 #370
  6. Health Sciences#558 #1,905
  7. Life Sciences#594 #1,450
  8. Medicine#876 #2,109
  9. Physics and Astronomy#488 #362
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#456 #865
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.

What does City University of New York specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 25.5 works5.2×
← 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: 0.33× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 156 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.83× its world share, 95 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 220 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 185 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 115 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 68 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 54 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.78× its world share, 126 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 128 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 386 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.51× its world share, 231 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 67 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 28 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 94 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.00× its world share, 292 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 777 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at City University of New York?

Ranked on the composite score, Bryan S. Turner, John Locke and Barry J. Zimmerman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is City University of New York.

  1. 1 Bryan S. Turner United States · #337 worldwide 1.9k citations · 273 works
  2. 2 John Locke United States · #2,559 worldwide 1.3k citations · 285 works
  3. 3 Barry J. Zimmerman United States · #3,952 worldwide 3.2k citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Michelle Fine United States · #4,273 worldwide 1k citations · 69 works
  5. 5 Arthur M. Schlesinger United States · #5,196 worldwide 383 citations · 105 works
  6. 6 Neil Smith United States · #5,300 worldwide 766 citations · 64 works
  7. 7 Levi Waldron United States · #7,054 worldwide 1.7k citations · 58 works
  8. 8 Ofelia Garcı́a United States · #9,890 worldwide 523 citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Denis Nash United States · #11,978 worldwide 994 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Kay Deaux United States · #12,948 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at City University of New York

Which keywords describe research at City University of New York?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Gender, Identity, Feminism, Neoliberalism, Nationalism and Health Disparities.

▲ 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. Globalization147▲ 2.3×101 topics
  2. Mental Health146▲ 3.1×43 topics
  3. Epidemiology100▼ 0.79×114 topics
  4. Identity89▲ 3.8×61 topics
  5. Gender87▲ 5.0×46 topics
  6. Climate Change84◆ 0.98×83 topics
  7. Public Health79▲ 1.70×49 topics
  8. Education72▲ 1.32×69 topics
  9. History65▲ 2.9×45 topics
  10. Nationalism63▲ 4.2×27 topics
  11. Colonialism61▲ 4.0×37 topics
  12. Neoliberalism58▲ 5.1×23 topics
  13. Feminism58▲ 6.4×22 topics
  14. Social Support56▲ 3.2×18 topics
  15. Depression55▲ 1.97×25 topics
  16. Human Rights52▲ 1.57×47 topics
  17. Culture51▲ 3.0×29 topics
  18. Health Disparities51▲ 6.1×9 topics
  19. Literature49▲ 2.8×44 topics
  20. Ethics48▲ 3.1×41 topics
  21. Religion45▲ 3.0×30 topics
  22. Politics43▲ 4.9×16 topics
  23. Intersectionality37▲ 6.5×11 topics
  24. Migration37▲ 3.5×25 topics
  25. Social Movements34▲ 3.5×21 topics
  26. Neuroscience34▲ 3.6×15 topics
  27. Race34▲ 9.4×18 topics
  28. Psychological Impact33▲ 3.1×11 topics
  29. Metamaterials32▲ 7.1×5 topics
  30. Discrimination29▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. Stigma28▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Trauma27▲ 4.2×10 topics
  33. Nanophotonics26▲ 8.6×3 topics
  34. Acculturation24▲ 9.8×2 topics
  35. Psychiatric Disorders24▲ 5.5×4 topics
  36. Neighborhood Effects23▲ 6.7×3 topics
  37. Cold War23▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice23▲ 5.5×7 topics
  39. Photonic Crystals23▲ 5.8×5 topics
  40. Implicit Bias20▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does City University of New York publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

Race, History, and Ameri…17Race, History, and American Society: 17 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…16Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 16 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 15 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 14 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 13 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 12 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 12 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …12American Constitutional Law and Politics: 12 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 12 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSocial PsychologyInfectious Diseases5 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 17 works
  2. 2 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 16 works
  3. 3 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 15 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 14 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 13 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 12 works
  7. 7 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 12 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Research Studies Education 12 works
  10. 10 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 11 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has City University of New York's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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