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Empire State University

In research, Empire State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,964 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,539 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,669
of 28,054 · #16,507 all time
Rank in United States
#2,532
of 4,192
Research works
1k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Empire State University 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 #6,964 of 10,521 16.3%110 #4123
Social SciencesField #4,539 of 6,365 18.3%69 #2843

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

What does Empire State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 22.4 works4.5×
← 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: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.73× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.62× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.65× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Empire State University?

Ranked on the composite score, George G. Dawson, A. Tom Grunfeld and Toby Egan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Empire State University.

  1. 1 George G. Dawson United States · #519,057 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 A. Tom Grunfeld United States · #748,421 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Toby Egan United States · #893,539 worldwide 76 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Alan Mandell United States · #1,267,875 worldwide 19 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Alan T. Belasen United States · #1,394,872 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Gayle S. Stever United States · #1,517,901 worldwide 6 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 David Starr‐Glass United States · #1,574,370 worldwide 11 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Empire State University

Which keywords describe research at Empire State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Globalization, Student Engagement, Gender, Online Learning, Mental Health, Lifelong Learning and E-Learning.

▲ 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. Globalization11▲ 3.4×18 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 1.49×18 topics
  3. Higher Education8▲ 8.7×10 topics
  4. Mental Health7▲ 3.0×13 topics
  5. Student Engagement7▲ 10×6 topics
  6. Gender6▲ 7.0×12 topics
  7. Online Learning6▲ 4.6×2 topics
  8. E-Learning6▲ 3.6×5 topics
  9. Social Media6▲ 2.5×11 topics
  10. Identity5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  11. Lifelong Learning4▲ 13×5 topics
  12. History4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  13. Distance Education4▲ 12×2 topics
  14. Cognitive Engagement4▲ 32×2 topics
  15. Feminism4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  16. Blended Learning4▲ 16×1 topic
  17. Social Movements4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  18. Student Satisfaction4▲ 12×1 topic
  19. Acculturation4▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Labor Movement3▲ 104×1 topic
  21. Teacher Education3▲ 16×4 topics
  22. Union Revitalization3▲ 104×1 topic
  23. Employment Patterns3▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Diversity3▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Learning Analytics3▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Informal Learning3▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Stereotypes3▲ 19×3 topics
  28. Digital Labor Platforms3▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Gender Roles3▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Gig Economy3▲ 46×1 topic
  31. Vocational Education3▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Educational Data Mining3▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Massive Open Online Courses3▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Student Retention3▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Training Pathways3▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Adult Education3▲ 47×2 topics
  37. Competency-Based Education3▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Ethnic Identity3▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Cold War2▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Educational Inequality2▲ 26×3 topics

Which research topics does Empire State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Labor Movements and Unions, Digital Economy and Work Transformation and Online Learning and Analytics.

Online and Blended Learn…4Online and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions3Labor Movements and Unions: 3 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work…3Digital Economy and Work Transformation: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…3Online Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…2Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional works
EducationPublic AdministrationSociology and Political ScienceComputer Science Applications2 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  2. 2 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 3 works
  3. 3 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  5. 5 Education Systems and Policy Education 3 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 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 available24.6%not open75.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Empire State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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