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Merrimack College

In research, Merrimack College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,074 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,819 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,550
of 22,385 · #5,992 all time
Rank in United States
#1,015
of 3,332
Research works
1.3k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Merrimack College

What is Merrimack College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,074 of 9,585 10.0%130 #3644
Social SciencesField #3,819 of 5,988 11.7%65 #3375

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Merrimack 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Merrimack College work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Merrimack College is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Psychology (11%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 139 fractional works · 50.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 11.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 72 fractional works · 25.9% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 9.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 7.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 44 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMedicine: 26 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMerrimack College279fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences50%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6924.7%
    2. Psychology3111.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting176.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities145.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.1%
    6. Decision Sciences20.9%
    1. Engineering289.9%
    2. Computer Science207.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy72.4%
    4. Mathematics51.9%
    5. Environmental Science51.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.3%
    7. Materials Science20.9%
    8. Chemistry20.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine269.5%
    2. Health Professions165.8%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology103.6%
    2. Neuroscience82.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.77× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.92× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.60× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.60×31 works
  2. Health Professions2.20×16 works
  3. Social Sciences1.96×69 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.92×17 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.77×14 works
  6. Neuroscience1.67×8 works
  7. Mathematics1.58×5 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.09×7 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.98×6 works
  10. Computer Science0.93×20 works
  11. Nursing0.92×1 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.92×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.83×4 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×10 works
  15. Engineering0.66×28 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.56×0 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×1 works
  18. Medicine0.49×26 works
  19. Environmental Science0.35×5 works
  20. Chemistry0.34×2 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×4 works
  22. Materials Science0.25×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Merrimack College?

Ranked on the quality score, Daniel Herda, Josephine S. Modica-Napolitano and Raymond Lavoie lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Merrimack College.

  1. 1 Daniel Herda United States · #740,507 worldwide 758 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Josephine S. Modica-Napolitano United States · #899,002 worldwide 2.8k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Raymond Lavoie United States · #1,206,448 worldwide 401 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Fahmida Hai United States · #1,218,350 worldwide 95 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 He Li United States · #1,293,973 worldwide 1.4k citations · 161 works
  6. 6 Deborah A. Olarte United States · #1,409,521 worldwide 251 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Charlotte A. Berkes United States · #1,435,058 worldwide 2.3k citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Christina L. Hardway United States · #1,528,268 worldwide 1k citations · 26 works
  9. 9 James Kaklamanos United States · #1,531,213 worldwide 1.1k citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Michael F. Mascolo United States · #1,605,183 worldwide 1.8k citations · 92 works
All ranked researchers at Merrimack College

What are the most cited papers from Merrimack College?

The most cited paper from Merrimack College is "Mutations in human cause limb and cardiac malformation in Holt-Oram syndrome" (Craig T. Basson, David R. Bachinsky, ROBERT CHUN YU LIN et al., 1997), with 1,116 citations. Next come "Metformin Enhances Autophagy and Normalizes Mitochondrial Function to Alleviate Aging-Associated Inflammation" (625) and "Augmented reality: Designing immersive experiences that maximize consumer engagement" (585).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Mutations in human cause limb and cardiac malformation in Holt-Oram syndrome Craig T. Basson, David R. Bachinsky, ROBERT CHUN YU LIN et al. · Nature Genetics 1997 1,116
2 Metformin Enhances Autophagy and Normalizes Mitochondrial Function to Alleviate Aging-Associated Inflammation Leena P. Bharath et al. · Cell Metabolism Open access 12 May 2020 625
3 Augmented reality: Designing immersive experiences that maximize consumer engagement Joachim Scholz, Andrew N. Smith · Business Horizons 31 Dec 2015 585
4 Delocalized lipophilic cations selectively target the mitochondria of carcinoma cells Josephine S. Modica-Napolitano, June R. Aprille · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews Review Jul 2001 583
5 Relationship between the Implicit Association Test and intergroup behavior: A meta-analysis. Benedek Kurdi, Allison E. Seitchik, Jordan R. Axt et al. · American Psychologist 14 Dec 2018 467
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Merrimack College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Physical Activity, Social Media, Public Health, Obesity, Food Insecurity and Health Outcomes.

▲ 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-now 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 Health18▲ 4.5×28 topics
  2. Epidemiology12◆ 1.08×26 topics
  3. Machine Learning11▲ 1.23×29 topics
  4. Globalization10▲ 1.89×17 topics
  5. Social Media10▲ 2.7×16 topics
  6. Public Health10▲ 2.5×13 topics
  7. Gender8▲ 5.6×14 topics
  8. Obesity8▲ 3.7×11 topics
  9. Physical Activity8▲ 5.7×8 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease7▲ 2.2×16 topics
  11. Health Effects7▲ 3.9×11 topics
  12. Social Justice6▲ 3.9×13 topics
  13. Corporate Governance6▲ 3.0×9 topics
  14. Identity6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  15. Prevalence6▲ 5.2×7 topics
  16. Student Engagement6▲ 5.2×10 topics
  17. Ethics6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis6▲ 3.3×8 topics
  19. Adolescents5▲ 5.3×4 topics
  20. Security5▲ 2.9×9 topics
  21. Health Outcomes5▲ 7.0×2 topics
  22. Food Insecurity5▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Resilience5▲ 3.6×9 topics
  24. STEM Education5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  25. Chronic Disease5▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Childhood5▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Circadian Rhythms5▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Nutritional Consequences5▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Religion5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  30. Social Determinants5▲ 8.3×1 topic
  31. Implicit Bias4▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Privacy4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  33. Dietary Risks4▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Overweight4▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Social Identity4▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Civic Engagement4▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. RFID4▲ 58×2 topics
  38. Self-Regulation4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Academic Achievement4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  40. Immigration3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Merrimack College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Social and Intergroup Psychology and Educational Research and Pedagogy.

Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 5 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 4 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Ps…3Social and Intergroup Psychology: 3 fractional worksEducational Research and…3Educational Research and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Research: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksSleep and related disord…2Sleep and related disorders: 2 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 2 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Soci…2Sports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 5 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  3. 3 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Educational Research and Pedagogy Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  5. 5 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  6. 6 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  7. 7 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 2 works
  10. 10 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Merrimack College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Merrimack College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00090% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Merrimack College0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Merrimack College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Merrimack College12.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 2005.

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