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Fashion Institute of Technology

In research, Fashion Institute of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,999 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Museology and Arts and Humanities — Museology is 94.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,191
of 28,054 · #16,292 all time
Rank in United States
#2,150
of 4,192
Research works
789
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Fashion Institute of Technology 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 #6,999 of 10,521 12.2%122 #6231

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fashion Institute of Technology 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 Fashion Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Museology takes 94.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MuseologySubfield · 21.5 works94×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 44.1 works8.2×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.18× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.63× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fashion Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Valerie Steele, Alexander Nagel and D. E. Harris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fashion Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Valerie Steele United States · #409,592 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Alexander Nagel United States · #739,419 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 D. E. Harris United States · #1,231,776 worldwide 43 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Xin Wang United States · #1,557,455 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Fashion Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Fashion Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Globalization, Identity, Fashion, Cultural Studies, Embodiment, Sociology and Clothing.

▲ 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. Sustainability30▲ 6.6×25 topics
  2. Globalization25▲ 6.9×22 topics
  3. Identity23▲ 17×18 topics
  4. Cultural Studies18▲ 26×8 topics
  5. Fashion18▲ 242×3 topics
  6. Embodiment16▲ 48×2 topics
  7. Sociology16▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Clothing16▲ 428×1 topic
  9. Material Culture16▲ 200×1 topic
  10. Gender12▲ 11×16 topics
  11. Cultural Heritage11▲ 10×12 topics
  12. Feminism10▲ 19×10 topics
  13. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 3.2×9 topics
  14. Social Media7▲ 2.8×11 topics
  15. Literature7▲ 6.6×10 topics
  16. Virtual Reality6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  17. Design6▲ 21×3 topics
  18. Activism6▲ 80×2 topics
  19. Well-being6▲ 8.1×3 topics
  20. Environmental Management6▲ 7.4×6 topics
  21. Colonialism5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  22. Craftivism5▲ 226×1 topic
  23. Handicraft5▲ 226×1 topic
  24. Consumer Behavior5▲ 4.0×6 topics
  25. Nationalism5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  26. Race4▲ 21×5 topics
  27. Higher Education4▲ 4.1×5 topics
  28. Religion4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  29. Ethical Consumption4▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Aesthetics4▲ 25×2 topics
  31. Art Theory4▲ 121×2 topics
  32. Graphic Design4▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Human-Computer Interaction4▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Postmodernism3▲ 51×3 topics
  35. Social Engagement3▲ 93×2 topics
  36. Postcolonialism3▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Thermal Properties3▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Digital Media Technology3▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Narrative3▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Visual Communication Design3▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Fashion Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Crafts, Textile, and Design, Digital Media and Visual Art and Textile materials and evaluations.

Fashion and Cultural Tex…16Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 16 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 5 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 3 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 3 fractional worksArt, Politics, and Modernism: 3 fractional worksGothic Literature and Media Analysis: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 2 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 2 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 2 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional works
MuseologyComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignPolymers and PlasticsVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 others

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

  1. 1 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 16 works
  2. 2 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 5 works
  3. 3 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 works
  4. 4 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  5. 5 Art, Politics, and Modernism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  6. 6 Gothic Literature and Media Analysis Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 2 works
  8. 8 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fashion Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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