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Purchase College

In research, Purchase College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,438 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,059 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,736
of 28,054 · #8,098 all time
Rank in United States
#1,751
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Purchase College 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 #6,438 of 10,521 14.1%117 #3487
Physical SciencesDomain #8,059 of 12,888 17.9%87 #6919

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 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: 1.30× its world share, 15 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.73× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.77× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.60× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Purchase College?

Ranked on the composite score, Nancy Foner, Alfred S. Eichner and Alexander H. Joffe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Purchase College.

  1. 1 Nancy Foner United States · #108,105 worldwide 158 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Alfred S. Eichner United States · #151,508 worldwide 123 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Alexander H. Joffe United States · #187,386 worldwide 64 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Edwin S. Redkey United States · #309,840 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Lisa Jean Moore United States · #312,824 worldwide 30 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Gary Waller United States · #403,675 worldwide 11 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Rachel Hallote United States · #578,094 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Gene Callahan United States · #612,710 worldwide 40 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Shaka McGlotten United States · #735,007 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Frank B. Farrell United States · #848,803 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Purchase College

Which keywords describe research at Purchase College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, History, Sustainability, Gender, Colonialism, Neoliberalism and Culture.

▲ 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. Climate Change25▲ 3.8×56 topics
  2. Globalization20▲ 4.1×36 topics
  3. Sustainability18▲ 3.0×33 topics
  4. History12▲ 7.1×18 topics
  5. Gender10▲ 7.9×21 topics
  6. Colonialism9▲ 7.5×16 topics
  7. Neoliberalism8▲ 9.5×8 topics
  8. Identity8▲ 4.5×20 topics
  9. Culture8▲ 5.9×11 topics
  10. Philosophy7▲ 6.5×11 topics
  11. Conservation7▲ 6.4×14 topics
  12. Ethics7▲ 5.7×13 topics
  13. Innovation7▲ 2.6×8 topics
  14. Literature6▲ 4.9×13 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services6▲ 6.7×10 topics
  16. Biodiversity6▲ 3.4×18 topics
  17. Invasive Species6▲ 5.8×12 topics
  18. Urbanization6▲ 5.9×7 topics
  19. Feminism6▲ 8.3×10 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  21. Vulnerability6▲ 9.9×7 topics
  22. Public Policy5▲ 4.3×4 topics
  23. Society5▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Global Warming5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  25. Science5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  26. Medicine5▲ 23×4 topics
  27. Religion5▲ 4.0×8 topics
  28. Migration4▲ 5.1×8 topics
  29. Segregation4▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Politics4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  31. Urban Planning4▲ 20×5 topics
  32. Ecological Economics4▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Race4▲ 14×8 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 6.5×4 topics
  35. Imperialism4▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Environmental Movement3▲ 175×1 topic
  37. Industrial Agriculture3▲ 175×1 topic
  38. Marxism3▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Social Reproduction3▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 8.9×6 topics

Which research topics does Purchase College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Environmental and Regional History, Political Economy and Marxism, Economic Theory and Institutions and Urban Planning and Landscape Design.

American Environmental a…3American Environmental and Regional History: 3 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…3Political Economy and Marxism: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 2 fractional worksUrban Planning and Landscape Design: 2 fractional worksWater Governance and Infrastructure: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…2History of Science and Medicine: 2 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsPolitical Science and International Relations3 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 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Urban Planning and Landscape Design Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  5. 5 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  9. 9 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Purchase College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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