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Parsons School of Design

In research, Parsons School of Design stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,622 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,118
of 28,054 · #29,228 all time
Rank in United States
#3,786
of 4,192
Research works
487
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Parsons School of Design known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,622 of 10,521 23.8%60 #9518

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Parsons School of Design 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.98× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.48× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.11× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.65× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Parsons School of Design?

Ranked on the composite score, Sandrine Tolotti, Paul Goldberger and Otto von Busch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Parsons School of Design.

  1. 1 Sandrine Tolotti United States · #470,282 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Paul Goldberger United States · #557,439 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Otto von Busch United States · #750,466 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Brian McGrath United States · #1,123,928 worldwide 10 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Parsons School of Design

Which keywords describe research at Parsons School of Design?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Identity, Embodiment, Cultural Studies, Digital Media, Globalization, Sociology and Clothing.

▲ 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 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. Sustainability14▲ 5.9×15 topics
  2. Identity10▲ 15×12 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 5.2×12 topics
  4. Embodiment9▲ 49×3 topics
  5. Cultural Studies8▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Digital Media8▲ 49×2 topics
  7. Sociology8▲ 61×3 topics
  8. Clothing8▲ 407×1 topic
  9. Fashion8▲ 196×1 topic
  10. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 5.3×11 topics
  11. Innovation6▲ 5.5×13 topics
  12. Feminism5▲ 17×8 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage5▲ 8.6×8 topics
  14. Education4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  15. Virtual Reality4▲ 8.5×6 topics
  16. Participatory Design4▲ 76×2 topics
  17. User Experience4▲ 48×3 topics
  18. Entrepreneurship4▲ 9.6×4 topics
  19. Activism4▲ 86×2 topics
  20. Human-Computer Interaction4▲ 20×5 topics
  21. Aesthetics3▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Health Behavior Change3▲ 66×2 topics
  23. Social Capital3▲ 6.4×7 topics
  24. Well-being3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  25. Design Research3▲ 125×1 topic
  26. Interaction Design3▲ 125×1 topic
  27. Neuroscience3▲ 9.9×6 topics
  28. Design3▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Digital Media Technology3▲ 70×1 topic
  30. Visual Communication Design3▲ 70×1 topic
  31. Urban Development3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Creativity3▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Craftivism2▲ 204×1 topic
  34. Ethics2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  35. Handicraft2▲ 204×1 topic
  36. Professional Development2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Customer Experience2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Reflective Practice2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Design Thinking2▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Discrimination2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Parsons School of Design publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fashion and Cultural Textiles, Innovative Human-Technology Interaction, Digital Media and Visual Art and Crafts, Textile, and Design.

Fashion and Cultural Tex…8Fashion and Cultural Textiles: 8 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technol…3Innovative Human-Technology Interaction: 3 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual…3Digital Media and Visual Art: 3 fractional worksCrafts, Textile, and Design: 2 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…2Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional works
MuseologyHuman-Computer InteractionComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 8 works
  2. 2 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 3 works
  3. 3 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 3 works
  4. 4 Crafts, Textile, and Design Museology 2 works
  5. 5 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  7. 7 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Parsons School of Design's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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