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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

In research, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,583 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,832 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,010
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,742
of 8,685
Research works
384
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #10,583 of 16,945 25.9%153
Physical SciencesDomain #13,832 of 21,541 13.0%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts 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).

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: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.67× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.16× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.32× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts?

Ranked on the composite score, William Montgomery and C. Wolf lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts.

  1. 1 William Montgomery United States · #229,932 worldwide 68 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 C. Wolf United States · #1,502,535 worldwide 16 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts

Which keywords describe research at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Gender, Identity, Ethics, Literature, Nationalism, History and Globalization.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Feminism3▲ 39×6 topics
  2. Gender2▲ 14×7 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  4. Identity2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  5. Ethics2▲ 12×3 topics
  6. History2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  7. Literature2▲ 10×3 topics
  8. Nationalism2▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Culture2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  10. Neoliberalism2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Economic Development1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations1▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Postcolonialism1▲ 35×2 topics
  14. Science1▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Colonialism1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  16. Education1▲ 2.2×7 topics
  17. Human Rights1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  18. Politics1▲ 14×3 topics
  19. Psychoanalysis1▲ 47×3 topics
  20. Treatment1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  21. African Studies1▲ 245×1 topic
  22. Cosmopolitanism1▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Epistemology1▲ 109×1 topic
  24. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Genetics1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  26. Psychology1▲ 25×1 topic

Which research topics does Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Counseling Practices and Supervision.

Postcolonial and Cultura…1Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksAcademic and Historical …1Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 1 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksCyberloafing and Workplace Behavior: 1 fractional worksBanking Sector Performance and Management: 1 fractional worksCephalopods and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksPlanarian Biology and El…1Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation: 1 fractional worksFinancial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryGeneral PsychologyClinical PsychologySocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  2. 2 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Cyberloafing and Workplace Behavior Demography 1 works
  6. 6 Banking Sector Performance and Management Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Cephalopods and Marine Biology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  8. 8 Planarian Biology and Electrostimulation Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Financial Distress and Bankruptcy Prediction Accounting 1 works
  10. 10 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 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 available18.3%not open81.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.