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Massachusetts College of Art and Design

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World rank, all time
#40,197
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,361
of 8,685
Research works
135
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
748
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 13.03× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Massachusetts College of Art and Design?

Ranked on the composite score, Lois Hetland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

  1. 1 Lois Hetland United States · #99,586 worldwide 153 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Massachusetts College of Art and Design

Which keywords describe research at Massachusetts College of Art and Design?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Visual Culture, Education, Literature, Innovation, Social Justice, Neuroscience, Gender and Colonialism.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Visual Culture11▲ 138×3 topics
  2. Education10▲ 5.9×12 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 4.0×22 topics
  4. Innovation9▲ 7.0×9 topics
  5. Literature8▲ 13×16 topics
  6. Social Justice8▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Neuroscience8▲ 18×4 topics
  8. Colonialism8▲ 11×14 topics
  9. Gender8▲ 9.9×17 topics
  10. Identity8▲ 7.4×16 topics
  11. Academic Achievement7▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Arts Education6▲ 423×1 topic
  13. Creative Thinking6▲ 102×1 topic
  14. Psychology6▲ 34×3 topics
  15. Culture6▲ 9.3×12 topics
  16. Cultural Studies6▲ 12×8 topics
  17. History6▲ 5.6×16 topics
  18. Brain Activity6▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Creativity5▲ 71×2 topics
  20. Cultural Heritage5▲ 9.1×7 topics
  21. Personality Traits5▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Cognitive Processes5▲ 82×1 topic
  23. Problem Solving5▲ 111×1 topic
  24. Religion5▲ 6.2×14 topics
  25. Art Market5▲ 425×1 topic
  26. Investment5▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Photography4▲ 89×2 topics
  28. Race4▲ 26×7 topics
  29. Feminism4▲ 11×9 topics
  30. Emotional Responses4▲ 24×4 topics
  31. Migration4▲ 8.5×5 topics
  32. Cultural Politics3▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Semiotics3▲ 69×2 topics
  34. Postcolonialism3▲ 19×8 topics
  35. Postmodernism3▲ 51×3 topics
  36. Quality Improvement3▲ 11×6 topics
  37. Social Engagement3▲ 89×2 topics
  38. Chicano3▲ 133×1 topic
  39. Ekphrasis3▲ 161×1 topic
  40. Intermediality3▲ 161×1 topic

Which research topics does Massachusetts College of Art and Design publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical and Archaeological Studies, Socioeconomic Development in Asia, Anatomy and Medical Technology and Scottish History and National Identity.

Historical and Archaeolo…1Historical and Archaeological Studies: 1 fractional worksSocioeconomic Developmen…1Socioeconomic Development in Asia: 1 fractional worksAnatomy and Medical Tech…1Anatomy and Medical Technology: 1 fractional worksScottish History and Nat…1Scottish History and National Identity: 1 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 1 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 1 fractional worksLiterary Theory and Cult…0Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics: 0 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 0 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional worksLegal Cases and Commentary: 0 fractional works
HistorySociology and Political ScienceBiomedical EngineeringMuseology4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical and Archaeological Studies History 1 works
  2. 2 Socioeconomic Development in Asia Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Anatomy and Medical Technology Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Scottish History and National Identity History 1 works
  5. 5 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 1 works
  6. 6 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 1 works
  7. 7 Literary Theory and Cultural Hermeneutics Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  8. 8 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 0 works
  9. 9 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Legal Cases and Commentary Reproductive Medicine 0 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 available33.8%not open66.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Massachusetts College of Art and Design's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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