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Perkins School for Blind

In research, Perkins School for Blind stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,001 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,871
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,841
of 7,310
Research works
229
▼ 47% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Perkins School for Blind

What is Perkins School for Blind 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 #12,001 of 14,833 6.5%163

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Perkins School for Blind 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 Perkins School for Blind work in?

In all years, 71% of research at Perkins School for Blind is in Social Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Arts and Humanities (25%), Psychology (11%). It does 3.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 163 fractional works · 71.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 26 fractional works · 11.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 56 fractional works · 24.6% of its workReligious studies: 30 fractional works · 13.2% of its workHistory: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workConservation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 26 fractional works · 11.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 16 fractional works · 6.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 30 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPerkins Schoolfor Blind229fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences71%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6930.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities5624.6%
    3. Psychology2611.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting62.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Engineering167.2%
    2. Environmental Science41.8%
    3. Computer Science41.6%
    4. Chemical Engineering31.3%
    5. Energy10.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine198.2%
    2. Health Professions52.2%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Neuroscience83.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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.

Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.84× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.52× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4.52×9 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.84×1 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.06×0 works
  4. Psychology1.52×1 works
  5. Neuroscience1.32×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.11×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.89×0 works
  8. Medicine0.75×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.34×0 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.25×0 works
  12. Engineering0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Perkins School for Blind?

Ranked on the quality score, Susanne Scholz, Jaime Clark‐Soles and Nelson Coon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Perkins School for Blind.

  1. 1 Susanne Scholz United States · #2,892,984 worldwide 228 citations · 115 works
  2. 2 Jaime Clark‐Soles United States · #3,517,842 worldwide 100 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Nelson Coon United States · #4,177,379 worldwide 28 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Andrew J. Keck United States · #4,775,298 worldwide 27 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Perkins School for Blind

What are the most cited papers from Perkins School for Blind?

The most cited paper from Perkins School for Blind is "Recent Advances in the Integrative Nutrition of Arthropods" (Stephen James Simpson, Fiona J. Clissold, Mathieu Lihoreau et al., 2014), with 159 citations. Next come "Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units" (157) and "Overestimation of infarct size by quantitative two-dimensional echocardiography: the role of tethering and of analytic procedures." (122).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recent Advances in the Integrative Nutrition of Arthropods Stephen James Simpson, Fiona J. Clissold, Mathieu Lihoreau et al. · Annual Review of Entomology ReviewOpen access 23 Oct 2014 159
2 Documenting the NICU design dilemma: comparative patient progress in open-ward and single family room units Rossana Domanico, Diana K Davis, F Coleman et al. · Journal of Perinatology Open access 11 Nov 2010 157
3 Overestimation of infarct size by quantitative two-dimensional echocardiography: the role of tethering and of analytic procedures. Thomas L. Force, Andrew J. Kemper, Lorri A. Perkins et al. · Circulation Open access Jun 1986 122
4 Diesel Trap Performance: Particle Size Measurements and Trends Imad S. Abdul-Khalek, David B. Kittelson, Fred Brear · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series Conference paper 19 Oct 1998 96
5 Improving Sex Estimation from Crania Using a Novel Three‐dimensional Quantitative Method,, Emam E. Abdel Fatah, Natalie R. Shirley, Richard L. Jantz et al. · Journal of Forensic Sciences 6 Feb 2014 87
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Perkins School for Blind?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Biblical Monotheism, Jewish Society, Social Justice, Globalization, Early Intervention and Nationalism.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Religion20▲ 15×16 topics
  2. Theology20▲ 76×3 topics
  3. Biblical Monotheism17▲ 184×1 topic
  4. Jewish Society17▲ 184×1 topic
  5. Globalization16▲ 3.8×17 topics
  6. Social Justice12▲ 10×10 topics
  7. Early Intervention11▲ 64×2 topics
  8. Nationalism11▲ 8.3×4 topics
  9. African Christianity11▲ 177×2 topics
  10. Development10▲ 12×2 topics
  11. Church History9▲ 64×3 topics
  12. Public Opinion8▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Bilingualism8▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Federalism8▲ 32×2 topics
  15. Cognitive Development8▲ 32×3 topics
  16. Faith-Based Organizations8▲ 98×1 topic
  17. Social Services8▲ 83×1 topic
  18. Genetics7▲ 4.2×5 topics
  19. American founding7▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Constitutional government7▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Spirituality7▲ 38×3 topics
  22. Gesture7▲ 126×1 topic
  23. Sign Language7▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Biblical Interpretation7▲ 156×2 topics
  25. Hermeneutics6▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Pentecostalism6▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Special Education6▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Behavioral Interventions6▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Social Impact5▲ 8.1×3 topics
  31. Global Christianity5▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Short-Term Missions5▲ 123×1 topic
  33. Autism Spectrum Disorders5▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Feminism5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  35. Executive Functioning5▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Neurodevelopmental Disorders5▲ 13×3 topics
  37. User Experience5▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Disability Divide4▲ 261×1 topic
  39. Web Accessibility4▲ 261×1 topic
  40. Neuroanatomy4▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Perkins School for Blind publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: EU Law and Policy Analysis, Legal Education and Practice Innovations, Library Science and Information Literacy and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

EU Law and Policy Analysis1EU Law and Policy Analysis: 1 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…1Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Info…1Library Science and Information Literacy: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …1American Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 1 fractional worksDigital Accessibility for Disabilities: 1 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judici…1Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 0 fractional worksSubtitles and Audiovisual Media: 0 fractional works
LawLibrary and Information SciencesPolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 EU Law and Policy Analysis Law 1 works
  2. 2 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 1 works
  3. 3 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Accessibility for Disabilities Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 works
  7. 7 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Subtitles and Audiovisual Media Language and Linguistics 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 available14.4%not open85.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Perkins School for Blind's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 47% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Perkins School for Blind as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000036% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Perkins School for Blind0.000084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Perkins School for Blind over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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