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Rhode Island College

In research, Rhode Island College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,543 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,315 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,764
of 28,054 · #10,061 all time
Rank in United States
#1,755
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Rhode Island 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 #4,543 of 10,521 13.1%151 #2670
Social SciencesField #5,315 of 6,365 13.0%65 #3496

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 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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.79× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.15× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.77× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.48× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 65 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rhode Island College?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard A. Lobban, Terence E. Hays and Carolyn Fluehr‐Lobban lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rhode Island College.

  1. 1 Richard A. Lobban United States · #163,720 worldwide 34 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Terence E. Hays United States · #203,230 worldwide 60 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Carolyn Fluehr‐Lobban United States · #237,784 worldwide 38 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Kate Sanders United States · #263,688 worldwide 107 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Frederic G. Reamer United States · #356,098 worldwide 92 citations · 80 works
  6. 6 Ronald A. Fullerton United States · #383,455 worldwide 91 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Peter S. Allen United States · #423,655 worldwide 107 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Jin-Soo Kim United States · #492,800 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Sidney Gottlieb United States · #514,229 worldwide 3 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Thomas E. Malloy United States · #622,993 worldwide 113 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Rhode Island College

Which keywords describe research at Rhode Island College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Ethics, Job Satisfaction, Theology, Stress, Depression, Philosophy and Burnout.

▲ 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 Health14▲ 4.2×27 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 2.3×22 topics
  3. Ethics10▲ 9.1×17 topics
  4. Job Satisfaction8▲ 8.5×7 topics
  5. Depression8▲ 4.1×15 topics
  6. Theology7▲ 31×4 topics
  7. Philosophy6▲ 6.5×13 topics
  8. Stress6▲ 7.7×7 topics
  9. Burnout6▲ 29×3 topics
  10. Cultural Competence6▲ 21×4 topics
  11. Culture6▲ 4.9×9 topics
  12. Social Support6▲ 4.6×12 topics
  13. Literature6▲ 4.6×11 topics
  14. Reflective Practice6▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Human Rights6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  16. Social Justice6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  17. Well-being5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  18. Colonialism5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  19. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 18×6 topics
  20. Gender5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  21. Anxiety5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  22. Religion5▲ 4.4×12 topics
  23. Professional Development4▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Student Engagement4▲ 4.9×9 topics
  25. Health Disparities4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  26. Feminism4▲ 6.4×8 topics
  27. Neuroscience4▲ 6.1×8 topics
  28. Empathy4▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Child Welfare4▲ 48×2 topics
  30. Intersectionality4▲ 9.6×6 topics
  31. Memory4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  32. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Retention4▲ 96×1 topic
  34. Supervision4▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Professionalism3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  36. Christianity3▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Church History3▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Cultural Transmission3▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Ethnomusicology3▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Rhode Island College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Social Work Education and Practice, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Philosophical Ethics and Theory and Augustinian Studies and Theology.

Social Work Education an…4Social Work Education and Practice: 4 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…2Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 2 fractional worksAugustinian Studies and Theology: 2 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 2 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnout: 2 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 2 fractional works
Public AdministrationHistoryPhilosophyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 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 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  3. 3 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 2 works
  4. 4 Augustinian Studies and Theology Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 2 works
  7. 7 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rhode Island College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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