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Hofstra University

In research, Hofstra University stands highest in Medicine (#1,445 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,931 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,319 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychiatry and Mental health — Psychiatry and Mental health is 3.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,916
of 28,054 · #3,360 all time
Rank in United States
#551
of 4,192
Research works
11k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
153k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Hofstra 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
MedicineField #1,445 of 10,443 13.9%580 #1340
Health SciencesDomain #1,931 of 11,982 14.0%664 #1506
Social SciencesDomain #2,319 of 10,521 13.3%461 #832
Life SciencesDomain #2,474 of 7,800 17.5%143 #3071
Social SciencesField #2,496 of 6,365 11.3%199 #646
SurgerySubfield #859 of 1,816 20.6%81 #1598
Physical SciencesDomain #7,064 of 12,888 12.9%195 #7402
PsychologyField #1,446 of 2,181 15.8%100 #646
Health ProfessionsField #1,554 of 1,928 15.1%70 #1575
EngineeringField #5,912 of 6,636 9.0%65 #5886

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

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. Medicine#1,340 #1,445
  2. Health Sciences#1,506 #1,931
  3. Social Sciences#832 #2,319
  4. Life Sciences#3,071 #2,474
  5. Social Sciences#646 #2,496
  6. Surgery#1,598 #859
  7. Physical Sciences#7,402 #7,064
  8. Psychology#646 #1,446
  9. Health Professions#1,575 #1,554
  10. Engineering#5,886 #5,912
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 Hofstra University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychiatry and Mental health takes 3.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 27.3 works3.7×
← 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: 0.18× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 60 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.67× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.75× its world share, 42 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.83× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.06× its world share, 580 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 100 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 199 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hofstra University?

Ranked on the composite score, J. D. Williams, F. Ll. Griffith and Jean‐Paul Rodrigue lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hofstra University.

  1. 1 J. D. Williams United States · #39,165 worldwide 690 citations · 74 works
  2. 2 F. Ll. Griffith United States · #41,837 worldwide 102 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Jean‐Paul Rodrigue United States · #59,886 worldwide 209 citations · 62 works
  4. 4 Barbara Stark United States · #60,566 worldwide 101 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Daniel Martin Varisco United States · #60,744 worldwide 79 citations · 68 works
  6. 6 Robert M. Vago United States · #106,393 worldwide 103 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Ibraheem M. Karaye United States · #111,432 worldwide 643 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Silvia Federici United States · #136,325 worldwide 85 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Richard M. O’Brien United States · #155,152 worldwide 152 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 G. Thomas Couser United States · #162,226 worldwide 61 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Hofstra University

Which keywords describe research at Hofstra University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Mental Health, Inflammation, Treatment, Public Health and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology111▲ 1.92×113 topics
  2. Inflammation48▲ 1.59×64 topics
  3. Quality of Life46▲ 2.2×47 topics
  4. Risk Factors44▲ 2.7×32 topics
  5. Mental Health43▲ 1.99×36 topics
  6. Public Health32▲ 1.53×35 topics
  7. Treatment32▲ 1.79×40 topics
  8. Globalization28◆ 0.98×53 topics
  9. Depression27▲ 2.1×19 topics
  10. Diagnosis25▲ 1.85×33 topics
  11. Genetics24▲ 2.3×20 topics
  12. Corporate Governance24▲ 2.2×14 topics
  13. Management23▲ 2.0×27 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease23▲ 1.42×30 topics
  15. Human Rights22▲ 1.47×29 topics
  16. Metabolic Syndrome20▲ 1.72×21 topics
  17. Chemotherapy20▲ 1.98×24 topics
  18. Gender20▲ 2.5×28 topics
  19. Clinical Trials20▲ 2.0×18 topics
  20. Mortality20▲ 2.3×13 topics
  21. Immunotherapy19▲ 1.86×18 topics
  22. Prevalence19▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Identity19▲ 1.76×32 topics
  24. Primary Care18▲ 3.4×12 topics
  25. Complications18▲ 2.5×17 topics
  26. Clinical Practice Guidelines18▲ 2.2×14 topics
  27. Adolescents17▲ 3.2×7 topics
  28. Radiotherapy17▲ 3.0×12 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors17▲ 2.7×14 topics
  30. Guidelines17▲ 2.5×12 topics
  31. Resilience16▲ 2.3×10 topics
  32. Gender Differences16▲ 2.9×12 topics
  33. Surgical Management16▲ 2.7×19 topics
  34. Medical Education16▲ 4.1×11 topics
  35. Reflective Practice13▲ 4.8×6 topics
  36. Assessment Methods12▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Engineering Education11▲ 8.6×4 topics
  38. Cognitive Therapy10▲ 6.5×3 topics
  39. Academic Medicine9▲ 8.2×3 topics
  40. Assisted Reproductive Technology9▲ 9.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Hofstra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, Reproductive Health and Technologies, Research studies in Vietnam and Physics and Engineering Research Articles.

Innovations in Medical E…7Innovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksReproductive Health and …6Reproductive Health and Technologies: 6 fractional worksResearch studies in Vietnam: 6 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …6Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 6 fractional worksSchizophrenia research a…6Schizophrenia research and treatment: 6 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 6 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 5 fractional worksEndometrial and Cervical…5Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments: 5 fractional worksImmune Response and Inflammation: 5 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 5 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthReproductive MedicineEcologyComputational Mechanics6 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  2. 2 Reproductive Health and Technologies Reproductive Medicine 6 works
  3. 3 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 6 works
  4. 4 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 6 works
  5. 5 Schizophrenia research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 6 works
  7. 7 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  8. 8 Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 5 works
  9. 9 Immune Response and Inflammation Immunology 5 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 5 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hofstra University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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