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Saint Michael's College

In research, Saint Michael's College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,390 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,314 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,150
of 28,054 · #15,746 all time
Rank in United States
#3,626
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Saint Michael's 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 #8,390 of 10,521 12.9%112 #4640
Social SciencesField #5,314 of 6,365 15.1%65 #5979

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint Michael's 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).

What does Saint Michael's College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 25.8 works5.0×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.49× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.45× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.16× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.05× 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, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saint Michael's College?

Ranked on the composite score, Alain J. Brizard, Francis R. Nicosia and John L. McLaughlin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Michael's College.

  1. 1 Alain J. Brizard United States · #89,541 worldwide 332 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Francis R. Nicosia United States · #300,413 worldwide 27 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 John L. McLaughlin United States · #308,739 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Terrence W. Tilley United States · #451,942 worldwide 4 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Edgar R. Eslit United States · #900,281 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Joanna A. Ellis-Monaghan United States · #1,012,132 worldwide 61 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Ronald B. Miller United States · #1,237,357 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Michael's College

Which keywords describe research at Saint Michael's College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Social Justice, Technology Integration, Cultural Identity, Academic Achievement, Religion and Theology.

▲ 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. Globalization12▲ 3.5×22 topics
  2. Education11▲ 3.7×19 topics
  3. Social Justice7▲ 6.8×11 topics
  4. Mental Health6▲ 2.6×16 topics
  5. Cultural Identity6▲ 6.7×4 topics
  6. Technology Integration6▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Social Media5▲ 2.3×12 topics
  8. Identity5▲ 4.2×9 topics
  9. Innovation5▲ 3.0×12 topics
  10. Academic Achievement5▲ 18×8 topics
  11. History5▲ 4.3×10 topics
  12. Religion5▲ 6.3×9 topics
  13. Educational Technology5▲ 2.5×5 topics
  14. Gender5▲ 5.1×8 topics
  15. E-Learning4▲ 2.7×5 topics
  16. Well-being4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  17. Theology4▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Gender Differences4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  19. Technology4▲ 4.7×9 topics
  20. Higher Education4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  21. Colonialism4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  22. Secularism4▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Pedagogy4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  24. Social History4▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Student Engagement4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  26. Calvinism4▲ 86×1 topic
  27. Health4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  28. Inclusive Education4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  29. Reformation4▲ 71×1 topic
  30. Community Engagement3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Democracy3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  32. Feminism3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  33. Multiculturalism3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  34. Online Communication3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Society3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Student Satisfaction3▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Professional Development3▲ 8.5×4 topics
  38. Tokamak3▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Turbulence3▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Solar Wind3▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Saint Michael's College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Magnetic confinement fusion research, COVID-19 and Mental Health and American Environmental and Regional History.

Reformation and Early Mo…4Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 4 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fus…3Magnetic confinement fusion research: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional worksParental Involvement in Education: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-192E-Learning and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksDigital Communication an…2Digital Communication and Language: 2 fractional works
HistoryNuclear and High Energy PhysicsClinical PsychologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  2. 2 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  5. 5 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 2 works
  6. 6 Parental Involvement in Education Education 2 works
  7. 7 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 2 works
  8. 8 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  10. 10 Digital Communication and Language Human-Computer Interaction 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saint Michael's College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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