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Rochester Institute of Technology

In research, Rochester Institute of Technology stands highest in Social Sciences (#806 of 10,521 worldwide), Computer Science (#389 of 4,667 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#623 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Human-Computer Interaction and Media Technology — Human-Computer Interaction is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,858
of 28,054 · #1,499 all time
Rank in United States
#282
of 4,192
Research works
18k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
266k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Rochester Institute of Technology 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 #806 of 10,521 21.9%577 #896
Computer ScienceField #389 of 4,667 18.3%566 #542
Social SciencesField #623 of 6,365 22.3%236 #780
Physical SciencesDomain #1,657 of 12,888 14.2%1,521 #1222
EngineeringField #1,493 of 6,636 11.0%583 #937
Health SciencesDomain #3,662 of 11,982 16.3%204 #4454
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #628 of 1,884 15.4%191 #569
PsychologyField #868 of 2,181 21.1%125 #1168
Life SciencesDomain #3,508 of 7,800 18.7%196 #4539
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,097 of 2,318 11.6%173 #1131

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rochester Institute of Technology 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#896 #806
  2. Computer Science#542 #389
  3. Social Sciences#780 #623
  4. Physical Sciences#1,222 #1,657
  5. Engineering#937 #1,493
  6. Health Sciences#4,454 #3,662
  7. Artificial Intelligence#569 #628
  8. Psychology#1,168 #868
  9. Life Sciences#4,539 #3,508
  10. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,131 #1,097
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 Rochester Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Human-Computer Interaction takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 39.6 works7.7×
  2. Media TechnologySubfield · 48.7 works6.2×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 83 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 63 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.91× its world share, 566 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 583 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 87 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 76 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 30 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.29× its world share, 128 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 155 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 64 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 73 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 32 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 47 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 125 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 236 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Richmond, David Merritt and R. O’Shaughnessy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rochester Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 M. Richmond United States · #7,650 worldwide 1.4k citations · 77 works
  2. 2 David Merritt United States · #9,929 worldwide 1.6k citations · 88 works
  3. 3 R. O’Shaughnessy United States · #18,516 worldwide 1.9k citations · 135 works
  4. 4 Satish G. Kandlikar United States · #19,453 worldwide 1.6k citations · 124 works
  5. 5 John R. Schott United States · #22,977 worldwide 499 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 C. O. Loustó United States · #31,546 worldwide 1.3k citations · 81 works
  7. 7 Christopher Kanan United States · #40,232 worldwide 498 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 Grover A. Swartzlander United States · #42,807 worldwide 488 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 D. M. Wysocki United States · #46,915 worldwide 753 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Jonathan E. Schroeder United States · #82,574 worldwide 135 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Rochester Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Sign Language, User Experience, STEM Education, Neural Correlates and Engineering Education.

▲ 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. Deep Learning248▲ 2.9×72 topics
  2. Machine Learning184▲ 2.3×73 topics
  3. Neural Networks121▲ 3.1×35 topics
  4. Remote Sensing50▲ 1.64×27 topics
  5. Education49◆ 1.14×40 topics
  6. Security45▲ 2.8×20 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks41▲ 2.2×14 topics
  8. Big Data41▲ 1.79×20 topics
  9. STEM Education40▲ 3.6×10 topics
  10. Classification37▲ 3.2×12 topics
  11. Sign Language31▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Feature Extraction30▲ 2.6×10 topics
  13. User Experience30▲ 15×3 topics
  14. IoT Security30▲ 3.7×3 topics
  15. Neural Correlates28▲ 12×5 topics
  16. Detection27▲ 3.7×6 topics
  17. Engineering Education27▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Anomaly Detection27▲ 3.7×3 topics
  19. Human-Computer Interaction24▲ 5.6×6 topics
  20. Neuromorphic Computing24▲ 8.3×2 topics
  21. Language Acquisition24▲ 8.3×4 topics
  22. Cognitive Development23▲ 7.2×4 topics
  23. Bilingualism23▲ 6.6×3 topics
  24. Early Intervention22▲ 10.0×2 topics
  25. Deaf Children22▲ 33×1 topic
  26. Gesture22▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Unsupervised Learning21▲ 6.0×3 topics
  28. Integrated Circuits20▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Representation Learning20▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. Learning Analytics20▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. Hyperspectral20▲ 9.3×2 topics
  32. Sparse Representation20▲ 4.1×6 topics
  33. Semi-Supervised Learning20▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Lab-on-a-Chip19▲ 6.2×4 topics
  35. Haptic Interfaces18▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Meta-Learning17▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Cross-modal Plasticity16▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Tactile Perception16▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Gesture Recognition16▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Usability15▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Rochester Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hearing Impairment and Communication, Tactile and Sensory Interactions, Photonic and Optical Devices and Advanced Memory and Neural Computing.

Hearing Impairment and C…22Hearing Impairment and Communication: 22 fractional worksTactile and Sensory Inte…16Tactile and Sensory Interactions: 16 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 15 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 14 fractional worksDigital Accessibility for Disabilities: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 13 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 13 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Cla…13Remote-Sensing Image Classification: 13 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 13 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 12 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringHuman Factors and Ergonomics5 others

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

  1. 1 Hearing Impairment and Communication Developmental and Educational Psychology 22 works
  2. 2 Tactile and Sensory Interactions Cognitive Neuroscience 16 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  4. 4 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  5. 5 Digital Accessibility for Disabilities Human Factors and Ergonomics 14 works
  6. 6 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 13 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  8. 8 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 13 works
  9. 9 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  10. 10 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 12 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rochester Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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.

Other research institutions in Rochester

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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.