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Dean College

In research, Dean College stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,420 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,711 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,813 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,523
of 28,054 · #8,292 all time
Rank in United States
#2,840
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 110% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Dean 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 #9,420 of 11,982 3.5%140 #2526
Social SciencesDomain #8,711 of 10,521 9.4%137 #3745
Social SciencesField #5,813 of 6,365 11.1%67 #2613
Physical SciencesDomain #12,103 of 12,888 3.8%112 #12472
MedicineField #9,866 of 10,443 2.9%101 #6334
Life SciencesDomain #7,570 of 7,800 3.0%78 #9613

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dean 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. Health Sciences#2,526 #9,420
  2. Social Sciences#3,745 #8,711
  3. Social Sciences#2,613 #5,813
  4. Physical Sciences#12,472 #12,103
  5. Medicine#6,334 #9,866
  6. Life Sciences#9,613 #7,570
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: 2.31× its world share, 51 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.40× its world share, 30 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 2.36× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dean College?

Ranked on the composite score, William F. Russell, Nina Dietz Legind and Hollis L. Caswell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dean College.

  1. 1 William F. Russell United States · #425,998 worldwide 32 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Nina Dietz Legind United States · #561,703 worldwide 1 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Hollis L. Caswell United States · #602,253 worldwide 25 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Donald Gillies United States · #804,843 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 James E. Russell United States · #963,279 worldwide 60 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 PhD Leo C. Naparota United States · #1,102,530 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Dean College

Which keywords describe research at Dean College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Healthcare, Education, Mental Health, COVID-19 and Social Support.

▲ 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. Epidemiology23▲ 1.24×80 topics
  2. Public Health16▲ 2.4×38 topics
  3. Quality of Life16▲ 2.4×35 topics
  4. Climate Change15▲ 1.19×46 topics
  5. Education14▲ 1.76×34 topics
  6. Machine Learning14◆ 0.93×34 topics
  7. Healthcare13▲ 2.5×20 topics
  8. Deep Learning13▼ 0.80×27 topics
  9. Sustainability13◆ 1.12×40 topics
  10. Mental Health13▲ 1.86×28 topics
  11. COVID-1912▲ 1.89×21 topics
  12. Globalization11▲ 1.25×30 topics
  13. Sustainable Development10▲ 1.36×29 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 1.48×21 topics
  15. Educational Technology9▲ 1.66×22 topics
  16. Environmental Impact9◆ 1.14×23 topics
  17. Risk Factors9▲ 1.73×21 topics
  18. Social Support9▲ 3.3×13 topics
  19. Innovation8▲ 1.65×27 topics
  20. Biodiversity8▲ 2.3×18 topics
  21. Depression8▲ 1.91×18 topics
  22. Human Rights7▲ 1.52×21 topics
  23. Antioxidant7▲ 2.1×11 topics
  24. Genetic Diversity6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  25. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 2.0×12 topics
  26. Self-Efficacy6▲ 4.8×8 topics
  27. Primary Care6▲ 3.3×11 topics
  28. Nutrition6▲ 2.6×9 topics
  29. Social Determinants5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  30. Health Policy5▲ 7.0×6 topics
  31. Healthcare Access5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  32. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 3.2×8 topics
  33. Soil Management4▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Nursing4▲ 5.0×4 topics
  35. Nursing Education4▲ 6.7×4 topics
  36. Palliative Care4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  37. Training4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  38. Assessment Methods4▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. Engineering Education3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Nursing Students3▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Dean College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health and Wellbeing Research, Public Health in Brazil, Soil Management and Crop Yield and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

Health and Wellbeing Res…3Health and Wellbeing Research: 3 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil2Public Health in Brazil: 2 fractional worksSoil Management and Crop Yield: 2 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksPlant and soil sciences: 2 fractional worksPlant Physiology and Cultivation Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth and Well-being St…2Health and Well-being Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceSoil ScienceBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 3 works
  2. 2 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Soil Management and Crop Yield Soil Science 2 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Plant and soil sciences General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  10. 10 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dean College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 110% higher 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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