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Purchase College

In research, Purchase College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,177 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,611 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,183
of 22,385 · #4,154 all time
Rank in United States
#828
of 3,332
Research works
2.1k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
53k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Purchase College

What is Purchase 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,177 of 10,670 11.4%87 #3938
Social SciencesDomain #5,611 of 9,585 4.8%117 #3886

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

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Purchase College is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Environmental Science (18%), Arts and Humanities (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 138 fractional works · 47.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 62 fractional works · 21.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 25 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 43 fractional works · 15.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 15 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 105 fractional works · 36.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 53 fractional works · 18.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 21 fractional works · 7.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 32 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPurchase College290fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences47%

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 Sciences6221.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities4315.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance155.0%
    4. Psychology134.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Environmental Science5318.2%
    2. Engineering217.4%
    3. Computer Science72.4%
    4. Materials Science62.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy51.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.7%
    7. Energy30.9%
    8. Chemistry20.8%
    9. Mathematics20.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences186.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology103.5%
    3. Neuroscience20.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine93.1%
    2. Health Professions51.6%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
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: 1.33× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.66× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.18× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.34× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.18×43 works
  2. Environmental Science3.66×53 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.34×14 works
  4. Social Sciences1.69×62 works
  5. Veterinary1.60×1 works
  6. Psychology1.49×13 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.33×18 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.12×5 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.06×1 works
  10. Energy0.99×3 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.79×5 works
  12. Nursing0.79×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.67×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×10 works
  15. Materials Science0.59×6 works
  16. Health Professions0.59×4 works
  17. Chemistry0.54×2 works
  18. Mathematics0.54×2 works
  19. Neuroscience0.49×2 works
  20. Engineering0.49×21 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.30×7 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×2 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.23×1 works
  25. Medicine0.16×9 works

Who are the top researchers at Purchase College?

Ranked on the quality score, Nancy Foner, Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat and Krystal M. Perkins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Purchase College.

  1. 1 Nancy Foner United States · #175,555 worldwide 6k citations · 234 works
  2. 2 Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat United States · #657,167 worldwide 1.5k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Krystal M. Perkins United States · #862,472 worldwide 473 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Suzanne J. Kessler United States · #988,112 worldwide 6.2k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Chrys Ingraham United States · #1,197,365 worldwide 1.2k citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Mary Kosut United States · #1,514,861 worldwide 536 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Esther Newton United States · #1,546,654 worldwide 1.8k citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Edwin S. Redkey United States · #1,613,754 worldwide 349 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 Rudolf Pell Gaudio United States · #1,663,745 worldwide 937 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Stephen J. Flusberg United States · #1,746,740 worldwide 1.7k citations · 89 works
All ranked researchers at Purchase College

What are the most cited papers from Purchase College?

The most cited paper from Purchase College is "The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and “Mode 2” to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations" (Henry Etzkowitz, Loet Leydesdorff, 2000), with 8,566 citations. Next come "Support vector machines in remote sensing: A review" (3,464) and "The future of the university and the university of the future: evolution of ivory tower to entrepreneurial paradigm" (2,642).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The dynamics of innovation: from National Systems and “Mode 2” to a Triple Helix of university–industry–government relations Henry Etzkowitz, Loet Leydesdorff · Research Policy Feb 2000 8,566
2 Support vector machines in remote sensing: A review Giorgos Mountrakis, Jungho Im, Caesar Ogole · ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing 4 Dec 2010 3,464
3 The future of the university and the university of the future: evolution of ivory tower to entrepreneurial paradigm Henry Etzkowitz, Andrew Webster, Christiane Gebhardt et al. · Research Policy Feb 2000 2,642
4 A higher-level phylogenetic classification of the Fungi David S. Hibbett et al. · Mycological Research Open access 18 Apr 2007 2,413
5 A meta-analysis of the response of soil respiration, net nitrogen mineralization, and aboveground plant growth to experimental ecosystem warming GCTE-NEWS, Lindsey E. Rustad, John L. Campbell et al. · Oecologia Review Feb 2001 2,245
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Purchase College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainability, History, Gender, Culture, Identity and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Climate Change29▲ 3.6×60 topics
  2. Globalization23▲ 4.0×42 topics
  3. Sustainability22▲ 3.1×41 topics
  4. History14▲ 7.1×21 topics
  5. Gender12▲ 7.8×23 topics
  6. Identity11▲ 5.2×25 topics
  7. Culture10▲ 6.8×16 topics
  8. Colonialism9▲ 6.8×17 topics
  9. Neoliberalism9▲ 8.4×10 topics
  10. Renewable Energy9▲ 2.1×17 topics
  11. Ethics8▲ 5.7×16 topics
  12. Literature8▲ 5.2×17 topics
  13. Philosophy8▲ 6.5×14 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services8▲ 6.9×10 topics
  15. Feminism8▲ 9.1×14 topics
  16. Conservation8▲ 6.1×15 topics
  17. Biodiversity7▲ 3.4×20 topics
  18. Innovation7▲ 2.4×9 topics
  19. Invasive Species7▲ 5.6×12 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  21. Religion6▲ 4.8×11 topics
  22. Urbanization6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  23. Science6▲ 8.2×5 topics
  24. Medicine6▲ 23×5 topics
  25. Society6▲ 10×6 topics
  26. Global Warming6▲ 4.5×12 topics
  27. Vulnerability6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  28. Public Policy5▲ 3.8×4 topics
  29. Urban Planning5▲ 20×5 topics
  30. Race5▲ 14×10 topics
  31. Social Movements5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Politics5▲ 6.1×8 topics
  33. Segregation5▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  35. Ecological Economics4▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Global Change4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  37. Imperialism4▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 8.5×6 topics
  39. Environmental Movement3▲ 152×1 topic
  40. Industrial Agriculture3▲ 152×1 topic

Which research topics does Purchase College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: American Environmental and Regional History, Political Economy and Marxism, Urban Planning and Landscape Design and Water Governance and Infrastructure.

American Environmental a…3American Environmental and Regional History: 3 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…3Political Economy and Marxism: 3 fractional worksUrban Planning and Landscape Design: 3 fractional worksWater Governance and Infrastructure: 2 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 2 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 2 fractional worksDiverse Historical and Scientific Studies: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…2Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  2. 2 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Urban Planning and Landscape Design Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  4. 4 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  8. 8 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  10. 10 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Purchase College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% 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 Purchase College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Purchase College0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Purchase 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Purchase College7.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.7% in 2006.

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