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Salem College

In research, Salem College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,794 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#4,609 of 5,901 worldwide) and Computer Science (#3,823 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Networks and Communications and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (Computer Networks and Communications is 4.2× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#7,646
of 22,385 · #11,162 all time
Rank in United States
#1,030
of 3,332
Research works
868
▲ 347% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.1k
4.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.75×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%

What is Salem 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,794 of 10,670 3.9%253 #11162
EngineeringField #4,609 of 5,901 3.9%107 #8321
Computer ScienceField #3,823 of 4,417 3.4%101 #5581
Social SciencesDomain #8,389 of 9,585 3.8%86 #8629

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Salem 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#11,162 #5,794
  2. Engineering#8,321 #4,609
  3. Computer Science#5,581 #3,823
  4. Social Sciences#8,629 #8,389
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Salem College work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Salem College is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (28%), Computer Science (23%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 332 fractional works · 62.4% of its workEngineering: 148 fractional works · 27.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 47 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 15 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 124 fractional works · 23.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 34 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems: 28 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 23 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 104 fractional works · 19.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 24 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 59 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 7.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 11 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSalem College532fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences20%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering14827.9%
    2. Computer Science12423.3%
    3. Environmental Science213.9%
    4. Materials Science183.3%
    5. Energy91.7%
    6. Chemistry40.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.6%
    8. Mathematics20.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.2%
    1. Social Sciences346.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities244.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting193.6%
    4. Psychology112.1%
    5. Decision Sciences91.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.2%
    1. Medicine407.5%
    2. Health Professions142.7%
    3. Nursing20.4%
    4. Veterinary20.3%
    5. Dentistry10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences183.4%
    2. Neuroscience112.0%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Salem College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Computer Networks and Communications takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 20.2 works4.2×
  2. Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield · 23.4 works3.5×
← 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: 0.71× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.00× its world share, 124 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.86× its world share, 148 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.50× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science3.00×124 works
  2. Veterinary2.50×2 works
  3. Engineering1.86×148 works
  4. Energy1.81×9 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.70×9 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.58×24 works
  7. Neuroscience1.25×11 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.12×19 works
  9. Health Professions1.03×14 works
  10. Materials Science0.94×18 works
  11. Environmental Science0.78×20 works
  12. Nursing0.72×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.71×18 works
  14. Psychology0.68×11 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.58×7 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.55×1 works
  17. Chemistry0.52×4 works
  18. Social Sciences0.51×34 works
  19. Dentistry0.42×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.39×3 works
  21. Medicine0.39×40 works
  22. Mathematics0.31×2 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×6 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×1 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.21×0 works
  26. Physics and Astronomy0.16×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Salem College?

Ranked on the quality score, Spring-Serenity Duvall, Thomas B. Mowbray and Joyce Bazire lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Salem College.

  1. 1 Spring-Serenity Duvall United States · #2,303,128 worldwide 210 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Thomas B. Mowbray United States · #2,303,759 worldwide 715 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Joyce Bazire United States · #2,555,407 worldwide 251 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 André Gschaedler United States · #3,079,856 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Kimya Nuru Dennis United States · #3,261,731 worldwide 8 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 John H. Hall United States · #3,435,205 worldwide 234 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Elroi J. Windsor United States · #3,559,128 worldwide 129 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Andrew L. Thomas United States · #3,789,587 worldwide 101 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Suzanne Watts Henderson United States · #3,855,648 worldwide 75 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Jesús Martínez United States · #3,883,372 worldwide 64 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Salem College

What are the most cited papers from Salem College?

The most cited paper from Salem College is "Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Celiac Disease in Children: Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition" (Ivor D. Hill, Martha Dirks, Gregory S. Liptak et al., 2004), with 1,126 citations. Next come "Modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet modulates gut microbiome and short-chain fatty acids in association with Alzheimer's disease markers in subjects with mild cognitive impairment" (672) and "Reduction of Cisplatin-Induced Emesis by a Selective Neurokinin-1–Receptor Antagonist" (372).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Celiac Disease in Children: Recommendations of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Ivor D. Hill, Martha Dirks, Gregory S. Liptak et al. · Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition 28 Dec 2004 1,126
2 Modified Mediterranean-ketogenic diet modulates gut microbiome and short-chain fatty acids in association with Alzheimer's disease markers in subjects with mild cognitive impairment Ravinder Nagpal, Bryan J. Neth, Shaohua Wang et al. · EBioMedicine Open access 30 Aug 2019 672
3 Reduction of Cisplatin-Induced Emesis by a Selective Neurokinin-1–Receptor Antagonist Rudolph M. Navari, Rick R. Reinhardt, Richard J. Gralla et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 21 Jan 1999 372
4 "We are God's Children, Y'All:" Race, Gender, and Sexuality in Lesbian- and Gay-Affirming Congregations Krista B. McQueeney · Social Problems 26 Jan 2009 217
5 Electronic feedback in a diet- and physical activity-based lifestyle intervention for weight loss: a randomized controlled trial Sara L. Shuger, Vaughn Barry, Xuemei Sui et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Open access 18 May 2011 204
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Salem College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT, Internet of Things, Convolutional Neural Networks, Security, Wireless Sensor Networks and Environmental Monitoring.

▲ 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. Deep Learning90▲ 4.9×67 topics
  2. Machine Learning73▲ 4.1×62 topics
  3. Internet of Things27▲ 5.9×20 topics
  4. IoT27▲ 13×15 topics
  5. Neural Networks25▲ 3.0×30 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks23▲ 6.0×13 topics
  7. Security22▲ 6.1×16 topics
  8. Healthcare21▲ 3.5×9 topics
  9. Data Mining18▲ 4.5×11 topics
  10. Wireless Sensor Networks18▲ 7.4×16 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence17▲ 2.2×23 topics
  12. Environmental Monitoring16▲ 7.8×8 topics
  13. Image Processing14▲ 6.2×7 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties14▲ 2.7×23 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency14▲ 2.9×24 topics
  16. Renewable Energy14▲ 1.77×20 topics
  17. Feature Extraction13▲ 5.4×10 topics
  18. Big Data13▲ 2.5×16 topics
  19. Classification12▲ 5.0×9 topics
  20. Medical Imaging11▲ 4.0×6 topics
  21. IoT Security11▲ 6.5×3 topics
  22. RFID Technology10▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Big Data Analytics10▲ 9.1×4 topics
  24. Smart Home10▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Smart Cities9▲ 6.7×7 topics
  26. Transfer Learning9▲ 8.6×2 topics
  27. Computer Vision9▲ 6.0×4 topics
  28. Feature Selection8▲ 7.5×4 topics
  29. Cloud Computing8▲ 5.5×7 topics
  30. Renewable Energy Integration8▲ 4.7×5 topics
  31. Cybersecurity8▲ 6.1×4 topics
  32. Sensors8▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Real-Time Monitoring8▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Wireless7▲ 28×2 topics
  35. Accident Detection7▲ 68×1 topic
  36. Smart Vehicle Safety7▲ 68×1 topic
  37. Bluetooth7▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Home Automation7▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Smart Farming7▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Behavioral Analysis6▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Salem College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems, IoT-based Smart Home Systems, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Smart Agriculture and AI.

  1. 1 IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 6 works
  4. 4 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 5 works
  6. 6 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  9. 9 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 4 works
  10. 10 Spam and Phishing Detection Information Systems 4 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.2%domestic only71.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Salem College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 347% higher 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 Salem College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Salem College0.0043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Salem 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 2025Salem College3.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.1% in 2020.

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