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Rhode Island College

In research, Rhode Island College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,524 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,037 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,556
of 22,385 · #4,834 all time
Rank in United States
#1,300
of 3,332
Research works
2.6k
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
27k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Rhode Island College

What is Rhode Island 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,524 of 9,585 7.7%151 #2021
Social SciencesField #5,037 of 5,988 8.3%65 #2045

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

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Rhode Island College is in Social Sciences, 20% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Psychology (13%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 174 fractional works · 66.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 80 fractional works · 30.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 30 fractional works · 11.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Administration: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 41 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPhilosophy: 11 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 35 fractional works · 13.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 4.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 51 fractional works · 19.6% of its workMedicine: 33 fractional works · 12.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 15 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKRhode IslandCollege261fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences67%

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 Sciences8030.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities4115.7%
    3. Psychology3513.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting72.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Medicine3312.6%
    2. Health Professions155.9%
    3. Nursing20.9%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Computer Science82.9%
    2. Environmental Science51.9%
    3. Engineering20.9%
    4. Mathematics20.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    6. Materials Science10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.0%
    2. Neuroscience51.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.24× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.43× its world share, 41 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.35× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.43×41 works
  2. Psychology4.35×35 works
  3. Social Sciences2.42×80 works
  4. Health Professions2.24×15 works
  5. Nursing1.76×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.73×10 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.58×2 works
  8. Neuroscience1.16×5 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.88×7 works
  10. Mathematics0.72×2 works
  11. Medicine0.66×33 works
  12. Veterinary0.63×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.50×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.45×2 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.38×5 works
  16. Computer Science0.38×8 works
  17. Environmental Science0.38×5 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.29×1 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×2 works
  20. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  21. Energy0.14×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.13×1 works
  23. Chemistry0.12×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  25. Engineering0.06×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Rhode Island College?

Ranked on the quality score, Kate Sanders, Vernon I. Cheadle and J. Stanley Lemons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rhode Island College.

  1. 1 Kate Sanders United States · #262,964 worldwide 3.4k citations · 120 works
  2. 2 Vernon I. Cheadle United States · #478,341 worldwide 2.6k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 J. Stanley Lemons United States · #536,285 worldwide 937 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Katherine M. LaCasse United States · #626,653 worldwide 1.5k citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Kalina M. Brabeck United States · #663,256 worldwide 1.5k citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Matt Duncan United States · #825,167 worldwide 543 citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Christine A. Marco United States · #947,292 worldwide 1.8k citations · 21 works
  8. 8 John W. Eagle United States · #965,797 worldwide 921 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Thomas E. Malloy United States · #1,025,073 worldwide 5.2k citations · 152 works
  10. 10 Aaron Smuts United States · #1,083,380 worldwide 1.1k citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Rhode Island College

What are the most cited papers from Rhode Island College?

The most cited paper from Rhode Island College is "The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2)" (Murray A. Straus, Sherry Hamby, Sue Boney‐McCoy et al., 1996), with 6,964 citations. Next come "An Analysis of Risk Markers in Husband to Wife Violence: The Current State of Knowledge" (920) and "Variables Associated With Breastfeeding Duration" (608).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales (CTS2) Murray A. Straus, Sherry Hamby, Sue Boney‐McCoy et al. · Journal of Family Issues May 1996 6,964
2 An Analysis of Risk Markers in Husband to Wife Violence: The Current State of Knowledge Gerald T. Hotaling, DAVID B. SUGARMAN · Violence and Victims 1986 920
3 Variables Associated With Breastfeeding Duration Diane Thulier, Judith Mercer · Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing Open access May 2009 608
4 ACG Clinical Guidelines: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Clostridioides difficile Infections Colleen R. Kelly, Monika Fischer, Jessica R. Allegretti et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology Open access 18 May 2021 578
5 Relationship between Endopolyploidy and Cell Size in Epidermal Tissue of Arabidopsis. Jerry E. Melaragno, Bhoomi Mehrotra, Annette Wilbois Coleman · The Plant Cell Open access Nov 1993 567
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rhode Island College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Mental Health, Job Satisfaction, Colonialism, Philosophy, Soviet Union, Theology and Depression.

▲ 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. Mental Health15▲ 4.1×27 topics
  2. Ethics12▲ 8.7×20 topics
  3. Globalization11▲ 2.1×24 topics
  4. Job Satisfaction10▲ 8.9×8 topics
  5. Depression9▲ 3.9×15 topics
  6. Colonialism8▲ 6.8×13 topics
  7. Philosophy8▲ 6.9×15 topics
  8. Social Justice7▲ 4.7×14 topics
  9. Literature7▲ 4.9×13 topics
  10. Culture7▲ 5.2×10 topics
  11. Social Support7▲ 4.9×14 topics
  12. Soviet Union7▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Theology7▲ 29×4 topics
  14. Gender7▲ 4.7×15 topics
  15. Stress7▲ 6.9×7 topics
  16. Cultural Competence6▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Burnout6▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Religion6▲ 4.8×14 topics
  19. Well-being6▲ 5.7×7 topics
  20. Reflective Practice6▲ 11×7 topics
  21. Anxiety5▲ 4.3×8 topics
  22. National Identity5▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Health Disparities5▲ 7.4×8 topics
  25. International Relations5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  26. Professional Development5▲ 8.8×6 topics
  27. Migration5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Cold War5▲ 29×4 topics
  29. Empathy5▲ 15×6 topics
  30. Empire4▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Feminism4▲ 5.7×9 topics
  32. Intersectionality4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  33. Cultural Diplomacy4▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Memory4▲ 6.6×6 topics
  35. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Child Welfare4▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Ethnic Cleansing4▲ 73×2 topics
  38. Central Asia4▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Social History4▲ 18×4 topics
  40. Professionalism4▲ 8.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Rhode Island College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Social Work Education and Practice, Soviet and Russian History, Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

Social Work Education an…4Social Work Education and Practice: 4 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History4Soviet and Russian History: 4 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals…2Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksAugustinian Studies and Theology: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 2 fractional works
Public AdministrationPolitical Science and International RelationsHistoryPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 4 works
  2. 2 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  5. 5 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  8. 8 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Augustinian Studies and Theology Philosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rhode Island College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Rhode Island College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Rhode Island College0.00088% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rhode Island 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Rhode Island College7.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.6% in 2018.

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