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Hunter College

In research, Hunter College stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,504 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,301 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,743 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,900
of 28,054 · #1,611 all time
Rank in United States
#549
of 4,192
Research works
9.2k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
190k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Hunter 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 #1,504 of 10,521 21.3%455 #675
Social SciencesField #1,301 of 6,365 23.1%249 #600
Physical SciencesDomain #4,743 of 12,888 15.0%171 #2297
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,062 of 2,578 26.2%92 #626
Health SciencesDomain #4,971 of 11,982 16.2%189 #1202
PsychologyField #977 of 2,181 20.2%93 #620
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,000 of 1,998 18.1%72 #470
MedicineField #5,254 of 10,443 16.3%126 #3232
Life SciencesDomain #4,053 of 7,800 20.9%79 #1521

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hunter 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. Social Sciences#675 #1,504
  2. Social Sciences#600 #1,301
  3. Physical Sciences#2,297 #4,743
  4. Sociology and Political Science#626 #1,062
  5. Health Sciences#1,202 #4,971
  6. Psychology#620 #977
  7. Arts and Humanities#470 #1,000
  8. Medicine#3,232 #5,254
  9. Life Sciences#1,521 #4,053
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: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 36 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.40× its world share, 56 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 126 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.80× its world share, 72 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.40× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.20× its world share, 249 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Hunter College?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald S. Zagoria, James Gordon and Mark Hillery lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hunter College.

  1. 1 Donald S. Zagoria United States · #1,072 worldwide 758 citations · 142 works
  2. 2 James Gordon United States · #19,680 worldwide 516 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Mark Hillery United States · #27,159 worldwide 917 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 David U. Himmelstein United States · #34,568 worldwide 285 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Steffie Woolhandler United States · #35,570 worldwide 279 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Joel Tetreault United States · #41,431 worldwide 484 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 John F. Oates United States · #42,621 worldwide 430 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Jeffrey T. Parsons United States · #77,547 worldwide 488 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Mimi Abramovitz United States · #86,012 worldwide 125 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Saturnino M. Borras United States · #101,855 worldwide 196 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Hunter College

Which keywords describe research at Hunter College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Evidence-Based Practice, Globalization, Reflective Practice, Stress, Professional Development and Cultural Competence.

▲ 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. Mental Health49▲ 3.7×36 topics
  2. Globalization39▲ 2.2×57 topics
  3. Epidemiology34◆ 0.97×75 topics
  4. Public Health28▲ 2.1×31 topics
  5. Gender27▲ 5.5×38 topics
  6. Identity23▲ 3.5×39 topics
  7. Evidence-Based Practice22▲ 19×7 topics
  8. Stress22▲ 6.5×9 topics
  9. Education21▲ 1.40×37 topics
  10. Quality of Life21▲ 1.60×34 topics
  11. Reflective Practice20▲ 12×7 topics
  12. Professional Development20▲ 11×9 topics
  13. Depression19▲ 2.4×20 topics
  14. Cultural Competence18▲ 16×6 topics
  15. Social Support18▲ 3.7×14 topics
  16. Feminism18▲ 7.2×15 topics
  17. Human Rights18▲ 1.95×29 topics
  18. Intersectionality18▲ 11×10 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction18▲ 4.6×10 topics
  20. History17▲ 2.7×25 topics
  21. Nationalism17▲ 4.2×19 topics
  22. Colonialism17▲ 4.0×26 topics
  23. Ethics17▲ 3.9×28 topics
  24. Resilience17▲ 3.9×13 topics
  25. Social Justice17▲ 3.2×21 topics
  26. Child Welfare16▲ 52×3 topics
  27. Literature16▲ 3.4×32 topics
  28. Neoliberalism16▲ 5.0×17 topics
  29. Health Disparities16▲ 6.6×8 topics
  30. Burnout15▲ 18×5 topics
  31. Retention13▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Supervision13▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Antiretroviral Therapy12▲ 8.2×5 topics
  34. Substance Abuse10▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Health Care Utilization10▲ 9.7×3 topics
  36. Stigma10▲ 8.0×4 topics
  37. Mortality Rates9▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Teacher Education8▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Community8▲ 8.1×7 topics
  40. Mental Illness8▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Hunter College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Work Education and Practice, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, Homelessness and Social Issues and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy.

Social Work Education an…13Social Work Education and Practice: 13 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 8 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …7Homelessness and Social Issues: 7 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …6LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 6 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Ecology: 6 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 5 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…4Race, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 4 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional works
Public AdministrationInfectious DiseasesGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 13 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 8 works
  3. 3 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 6 works
  6. 6 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 4 works
  9. 9 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 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 available25.2%not open74.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hunter College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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