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Nichols College

In research, Nichols College stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,598 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,914
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,991
of 8,685
Research works
199
▲ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Nichols College 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 #15,598 of 16,945 13.4%126

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

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: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.87× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nichols College?

Ranked on the composite score, Lilian Lewis Shiman and Mauri Pelto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nichols College.

  1. 1 Lilian Lewis Shiman United States · #1,199,807 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Mauri Pelto United States · #1,234,201 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Nichols College

Which keywords describe research at Nichols College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Gender, Social Capital, Corporate Governance, Innovation, Identity, Leadership 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Media4▲ 8.3×9 topics
  2. Gender2▲ 16×6 topics
  3. Social Capital2▲ 15×5 topics
  4. Corporate Governance2▲ 10×5 topics
  5. Innovation2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  6. Globalization2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  7. Identity2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  8. Leadership2▲ 11×4 topics
  9. International Law1▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Literature1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  11. Neoliberalism1▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Climate Change1▲ 1.50×14 topics
  13. Race1▲ 36×3 topics
  14. Stereotypes1▲ 41×3 topics
  15. Performance Measurement1▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Carnosine1▲ 140×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress1▲ 2.2×2 topics
  18. State Sovereignty1▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Strategic Alliances1▲ 51×3 topics
  20. ß-Alanine Supplementation1▲ 140×1 topic

Which research topics does Nichols College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biochemical effects in animals, Digital Marketing and Social Media, Global Peace and Security Dynamics and Sports, Gender, and Society.

Biochemical effects in a…1Biochemical effects in animals: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and So…1Digital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Leadershi…1Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies: 1 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 0 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 0 fractional works
PhysiologySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGender Studies3 others

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

  1. 1 Biochemical effects in animals Physiology 1 works
  2. 2 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  6. 6 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 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 available21.1%not open78.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nichols College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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.