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Roger Williams University

In research, Roger Williams University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,714 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,190 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,568
of 28,054 · #13,407 all time
Rank in United States
#2,198
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Roger Williams University 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 #6,714 of 10,521 20.4%106 #4168
Physical SciencesDomain #10,190 of 12,888 18.7%71 #9698

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Roger Williams University 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).

What does Roger Williams University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 23.9 works11×
  2. PsychologyField · 31.2 works4.9×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.51× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.64× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.89× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Roger Williams University?

Ranked on the composite score, Louise Ellen Teitz, Michael M. Bowden and Bernhard Großfeld lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Roger Williams University.

  1. 1 Louise Ellen Teitz United States · #150,025 worldwide 148 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Michael M. Bowden United States · #290,625 worldwide 12 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Bernhard Großfeld United States · #448,022 worldwide 5 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 John S Hendrix United States · #458,353 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Roxanna Smolowitz United States · #487,104 worldwide 76 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Arnold Robinson United States · #565,352 worldwide 0 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Michael J. Yelnosky United States · #803,381 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Sean P. Colin United States · #979,256 worldwide 36 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Melissa B. Russano United States · #1,005,094 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Peter Margulies United States · #1,012,295 worldwide 9 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at Roger Williams University

Which keywords describe research at Roger Williams University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Resilience, Treatment, Psychological Impact, Bereavement, Complicated Grief, Adolescents and Psychological Adjustment.

▲ 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 Health27▲ 8.9×14 topics
  2. Treatment18▲ 7.2×6 topics
  3. Resilience18▲ 18×5 topics
  4. Psychological Impact17▲ 25×4 topics
  5. Bereavement17▲ 232×1 topic
  6. Complicated Grief17▲ 232×1 topic
  7. Climate Change10▲ 1.77×37 topics
  8. Sustainability9▲ 1.71×27 topics
  9. Globalization8▲ 1.86×26 topics
  10. Adolescents6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  11. Education6▲ 1.74×15 topics
  12. Psychological Adjustment6▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Risk Management6▲ 5.9×10 topics
  14. Children6▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Invasive Species6▲ 6.3×10 topics
  16. Family5▲ 31×1 topic
  17. Parental Illness5▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Biodiversity5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  20. Social Support4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  21. Well-being4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  22. Religion4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  23. End-of-Life4▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Palliative Care4▲ 11×1 topic
  25. Gas Sensing3▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Genomics3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  27. Health3▲ 3.9×3 topics
  28. Resettlement3▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Trauma3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  30. Immigrant3▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Refugee3▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Coping3▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Curriculum3▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Spirituality3▲ 13×1 topic
  35. Optical Fiber3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Engineering Education2▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Fiber Lasers2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Skills Development2▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Roger Williams University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health, Family Support in Illness, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues and Migration, Health and Trauma.

Grief, Bereavement, and …17Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 17 fractional worksFamily Support in Illness: 5 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 3 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksTerahertz technology and applications: 2 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 2 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 2 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthHealth4 others

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

  1. 1 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 17 works
  2. 2 Family Support in Illness Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  4. 4 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 3 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  10. 10 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 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 available45.4%not open54.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Roger Williams University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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.

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.