Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Boston · United States

Emerson College

In research, Emerson College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,951 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,197 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

emerson.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#16,232
of 28,054 · #11,305 all time
Rank in United States
#2,305
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Emerson 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 #5,951 of 10,521 15.5%197 #2211
Social SciencesField #4,197 of 6,365 17.3%116 #2235

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Emerson 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: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.03× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.92× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 116 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Emerson College?

Ranked on the composite score, Cynthia Miller, Paul Mihailidis and John Rodzvilla lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Emerson College.

  1. 1 Cynthia Miller · #321,782 worldwide 37 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Paul Mihailidis · #330,880 worldwide 97 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 John Rodzvilla · #428,528 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Magda Romanska · #485,186 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Nigel C. Gibson · #523,439 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Sharon P. Holland · #649,130 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Thomas Cooper · #734,872 worldwide 5 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 W. Wyatt Oswald · #899,089 worldwide 136 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Rhiannon Luyster · #1,186,076 worldwide 7 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Paul M. W. Hackett · #1,256,714 worldwide 23 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Emerson College

Which keywords describe research at Emerson College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Social Media, Gender, Culture, Nationalism, Colonialism and Democracy.

▲ 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. Globalization28▲ 5.6×41 topics
  2. Identity24▲ 13×33 topics
  3. Social Media20▲ 5.7×17 topics
  4. Gender16▲ 11×20 topics
  5. Culture14▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Nationalism14▲ 12×17 topics
  7. Colonialism11▲ 9.1×16 topics
  8. Education10▲ 2.4×23 topics
  9. Democracy10▲ 11×12 topics
  10. Literature10▲ 7.4×17 topics
  11. Feminism9▲ 13×10 topics
  12. History8▲ 4.8×14 topics
  13. Content Analysis8▲ 25×4 topics
  14. Social Justice8▲ 5.3×16 topics
  15. Religion7▲ 6.2×11 topics
  16. Ethnicity7▲ 7.5×10 topics
  17. Neoliberalism7▲ 7.7×10 topics
  18. Empathy6▲ 22×6 topics
  19. Politics6▲ 9.2×8 topics
  20. Online Communication6▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Cultural Studies6▲ 6.2×12 topics
  22. Intersectionality6▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Race6▲ 21×11 topics
  24. Media6▲ 15×6 topics
  25. Social Interaction6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  26. Political Participation5▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Political Communication5▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Civic Engagement5▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Market Dynamics5▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Postcolonialism5▲ 16×10 topics
  31. Cultural Diversity5▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Deliberative Democracy5▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Sociology5▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Digital Divide5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  35. Box Office5▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Citizenship5▲ 16×6 topics
  37. Film Industry5▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Gender Studies5▲ 12×5 topics
  39. News Media5▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Teacher Education5▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Emerson College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cinema and Media Studies, Social Media and Politics, Media Studies and Communication and Music History and Culture.

Cinema and Media Studies5Cinema and Media Studies: 5 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics5Social Media and Politics: 5 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 4 fractional worksMusic History and Culture4Music History and Culture: 4 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …4Critical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksTheatre and Performance …3Theatre and Performance Studies: 3 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsCommunicationMusicSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Social Media and Politics Communication 5 works
  3. 3 Media Studies and Communication Communication 4 works
  4. 4 Music History and Culture Music 4 works
  5. 5 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  9. 9 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Emerson College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Boston

All research institutions in Boston

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.