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Northampton Community College

In research, Northampton Community College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,474 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 6.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,379
of 22,385 · #3,281 all time
Rank in United States
#1,129
of 3,332
Research works
2.2k
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
43k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Northampton Community College

What is Northampton Community 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 #6,474 of 9,585 16.5%101 #2285

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northampton Community 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 Northampton Community College work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Northampton Community College is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (14%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 105 fractional works · 50.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 24.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 29 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 6.0% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 30.2% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 11.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 9.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorthamptonCommunity College207fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences51%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5124.7%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2914.1%
    3. Psychology104.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities73.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting63.0%
    6. Decision Sciences21.0%
    1. Engineering2311.0%
    2. Computer Science125.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences83.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy73.2%
    5. Environmental Science63.1%
    6. Mathematics41.7%
    7. Chemistry10.6%
    8. Energy10.5%
    9. Materials Science10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Medicine219.9%
    2. Health Professions52.4%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.5%
    2. Neuroscience52.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Northampton Community College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 29.3 works6.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6.60× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance6.60×29 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.38×8 works
  3. Social Sciences1.96×51 works
  4. Psychology1.53×10 works
  5. Mathematics1.47×4 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.43×7 works
  7. Neuroscience1.36×5 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.13×7 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.02×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.94×6 works
  11. Health Professions0.91×5 works
  12. Computer Science0.75×12 works
  13. Engineering0.73×23 works
  14. Nursing0.70×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.62×6 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.61×0 works
  17. Energy0.54×1 works
  18. Medicine0.51×20 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×5 works
  20. Dentistry0.41×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.37×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×2 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  25. Materials Science0.14×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Northampton Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Samuel Williston, Eleanor Flexner and Richard R. Dolphin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northampton Community College.

  1. 1 Samuel Williston United States · #646,898 worldwide 3.6k citations · 121 works
  2. 2 Eleanor Flexner United States · #696,331 worldwide 655 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Richard R. Dolphin United States · #2,015,404 worldwide 753 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Pete Smith United States · #2,200,463 worldwide 528 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 H. N. Dixon United States · #2,438,497 worldwide 171 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Colin L. Morrison United States · #2,507,184 worldwide 714 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 W.H.A. Fincham United States · #2,539,710 worldwide 11 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Lesléa Newman United States · #2,594,788 worldwide 202 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 R. Abushosha United States · #2,623,721 worldwide 683 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 David Mevorach Seidenberg United States · #2,629,818 worldwide 50 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Northampton Community College

What are the most cited papers from Northampton Community College?

The most cited paper from Northampton Community College is "Acceptability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework" (Mandeep Sekhon, Martin Cartwright, Jill Francis, 2017), with 4,238 citations. Next come "Rapid measurement of binding constants and heats of binding using a new titration calorimeter" (2,690) and "Information and digital literacies: a review of concepts" (1,203).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Acceptability of healthcare interventions: an overview of reviews and development of a theoretical framework Mandeep Sekhon, Martin Cartwright, Jill Francis · BMC Health Services Research Open access 25 Jan 2017 4,238
2 Rapid measurement of binding constants and heats of binding using a new titration calorimeter Thomas Wiseman, Samuel Williston, John F. Brandts et al. · Analytical Biochemistry May 1989 2,690
3 Information and digital literacies: a review of concepts David Bawden · Journal of Documentation Open access Apr 2001 1,203
4 Some simple effective approximations to the 2-Poisson model for probabilistic weighted retrieval Stephen E. Robertson, Steve Walker 1994 1,164
5 Constrained restoration and the recovery of discontinuities Donald Geman, George O. Reynolds · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence Mar 1992 1,094
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Northampton Community College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Growth, Monetary Policy, Structural Change, Inequality, Financial Crisis, Aggregate Demand, Income Distribution and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Economic Growth18▲ 11×11 topics
  2. Monetary Policy13▲ 27×7 topics
  3. Structural Change12▲ 91×2 topics
  4. Inequality12▲ 25×5 topics
  5. Financial Crisis12▲ 49×2 topics
  6. Human Rights11▲ 5.3×27 topics
  7. Aggregate Demand11▲ 203×1 topic
  8. Income Distribution11▲ 171×1 topic
  9. Globalization8▲ 2.0×24 topics
  10. Machine Learning7◆ 1.01×24 topics
  11. Neoliberalism6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  12. International Law6▲ 9.6×14 topics
  13. Mental Health6▲ 2.1×22 topics
  14. Sustainability6▲ 1.21×30 topics
  15. Global Governance5▲ 9.9×10 topics
  16. Property Rights4▲ 29×5 topics
  17. Environmental Law4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  18. Sovereignty4▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Fiscal Policy3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  20. Agricultural Origins3▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Radiocarbon Dating3▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Academic Achievement3▲ 8.4×3 topics
  23. Financial Stability3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  24. Diplomacy3▲ 14×4 topics
  25. Institutional Economics3▲ 74×2 topics
  26. Social Inequality3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  27. Public Opinion3▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Ecological Economics3▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Economic Institutions2▲ 74×1 topic
  30. Evolutionary Economics2▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Intersectionality2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  32. Liquidity2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Teaching Methods2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  34. Asset Pricing2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Federalism2▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Competitive Economy2▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Imperialism2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Income Inequality2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  39. Monetary Equilibrium2▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Refugees2▲ 8.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Northampton Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic Theory and Policy, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Economic Theory and Institutions and Economic theories and models.

Economic Theory and Policy11Economic Theory and Policy: 11 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 2 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Aviation: 2 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 2 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 2 fractional worksJudicial and Constitutional Studies: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Educational Methods: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinancePaleontologyEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 11 works
  2. 2 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  3. 3 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 International Law and Aviation Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 2 works
  7. 7 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Judicial and Constitutional Studies Law 2 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 2 works
  10. 10 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.1%domestic only57.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Northampton Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Northampton Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Northampton Community College0.00081% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Northampton Community 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%Northampton Community College12.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.7% in 2023.

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