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Queens College, CUNY

In research, Queens College, CUNY stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,268 of 10,521 worldwide), Psychology (#333 of 2,181 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,163 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History — History is 9.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,995
of 28,054 · #1,593 all time
Rank in United States
#691
of 4,192
Research works
9.3k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
172k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Queens College, CUNY 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 #1,268 of 10,521 16.4%422 #565
PsychologyField #333 of 2,181 17.9%93 #248
Social SciencesField #1,163 of 6,365 18.7%200 #632
Physical SciencesDomain #5,276 of 12,888 13.6%172 #1450
Health SciencesDomain #8,171 of 11,982 15.1%89 #5770
Life SciencesDomain #5,917 of 7,800 11.7%62 #3017
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,994 of 2,578 14.5%68 #739
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,646 of 1,998 9.1%88 #520
MedicineField #9,033 of 10,443 12.6%61 #5745

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Queens College, CUNY 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#565 #1,268
  2. Psychology#248 #333
  3. Social Sciences#632 #1,163
  4. Physical Sciences#1,450 #5,276
  5. Health Sciences#5,770 #8,171
  6. Life Sciences#3,017 #5,917
  7. Sociology and Political Science#739 #1,994
  8. Arts and Humanities#520 #1,646
  9. Medicine#5,745 #9,033
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Queens College, CUNY specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 9.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 23.6 works9.8×
← 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: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.46× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.69× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.67× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 61 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.08× its world share, 88 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.08× its world share, 93 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 200 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Queens College, CUNY?

Ranked on the composite score, Pyong Gap Min, Gaye Tuchman and Stephen Steinberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Queens College, CUNY.

  1. 1 Pyong Gap Min United States · #41,591 worldwide 234 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Gaye Tuchman United States · #50,375 worldwide 1.1k citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Stephen Steinberg United States · #56,387 worldwide 207 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Gregory Razran United States · #58,194 worldwide 218 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Paul Avrich United States · #73,085 worldwide 64 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Jonathan Venn United States · #75,113 worldwide 139 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Alfredo Morabia United States · #115,777 worldwide 196 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Robert Engel United States · #128,040 worldwide 207 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Martin Braun United States · #151,603 worldwide 128 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 A. D. Baker United States · #165,815 worldwide 154 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Queens College, CUNY

Which keywords describe research at Queens College, CUNY?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Identity, Globalization, History, Colonialism, Feminism and Literature.

▲ 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. Mental Health43▲ 4.0×33 topics
  2. Globalization42▲ 2.9×53 topics
  3. Identity32▲ 5.9×36 topics
  4. Gender30▲ 7.6×35 topics
  5. History28▲ 5.3×29 topics
  6. Colonialism24▲ 6.7×25 topics
  7. Literature21▲ 5.3×25 topics
  8. Feminism20▲ 9.5×17 topics
  9. Nationalism19▲ 5.5×19 topics
  10. Culture18▲ 4.7×17 topics
  11. Neoliberalism16▲ 6.1×17 topics
  12. Depression16▲ 2.4×16 topics
  13. Race15▲ 18×14 topics
  14. Evidence-Based Practice14▲ 15×5 topics
  15. Special Education13▲ 30×5 topics
  16. Emotion Regulation13▲ 5.4×7 topics
  17. Social Justice12▲ 2.9×21 topics
  18. Social Movements12▲ 5.5×12 topics
  19. Religion12▲ 3.4×18 topics
  20. Adolescents12▲ 4.2×7 topics
  21. Society10▲ 7.0×13 topics
  22. Emotion Recognition10▲ 6.9×4 topics
  23. Autism Spectrum Disorders9▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Behavioral Interventions9▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Executive Functioning9▲ 9.4×3 topics
  26. Anxiety Disorders9▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Developmental Trajectories9▲ 9.4×3 topics
  28. Psychopathology9▲ 6.4×3 topics
  29. Functional Analysis8▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Positive Behavior Support8▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Early Intervention8▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Brain Connectivity8▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Neurodevelopmental Disorders8▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Postcolonialism8▲ 8.6×10 topics
  36. Immigration8▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Medicine8▲ 12×6 topics
  38. Neuroanatomy8▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Parenting8▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. Social Skills Interventions8▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Queens College, CUNY publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Behavioral and Psychological Studies, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Behavioral and Psycholog…8Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 8 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…8Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 8 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…7Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 7 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…6Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Family Violence: 5 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksBullying, Victimization,…5Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression: 5 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 4 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…4Political Economy and Marxism: 4 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceClinical PsychologyHistory and Philosophy of Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 7 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  5. 5 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 5 works
  6. 6 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 5 works
  7. 7 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Social Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available19.3%not open80.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Queens College, CUNY's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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