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Salem State University

In research, Salem State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,674 of 6,365 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,797 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,943
of 28,054 · #13,799 all time
Rank in United States
#1,487
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Salem State 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 SciencesField #1,674 of 6,365 20.4%105 #2137
Social SciencesDomain #2,797 of 10,521 16.1%185 #3302

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Salem State 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).

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: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.31× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.90× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Salem State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Marguerite G. Rosenthal, Aviva Chomsky and Zaiyong Tang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Salem State University.

  1. 1 Marguerite G. Rosenthal United States · #360,003 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Aviva Chomsky United States · #469,817 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Zaiyong Tang United States · #511,774 worldwide 98 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jacy Ippolito United States · #732,921 worldwide 5 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Patrice Marie Miller United States · #991,365 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Gina Vega United States · #998,539 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Christopher G. Hudson United States · #1,191,002 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Chris Carpenter United States · #1,203,278 worldwide 20 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Stephen Young United States · #1,259,972 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Yvonne Vissing United States · #1,487,831 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Salem State University

Which keywords describe research at Salem State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Justice, Gender, Human Rights, Ethical Considerations, Identity, Student Engagement and Youth Engagement.

▲ 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 Health16▲ 4.0×20 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 1.49×25 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 2.2×30 topics
  4. Human Rights11▲ 3.9×18 topics
  5. Climate Change10▲ 1.43×31 topics
  6. Identity10▲ 4.8×19 topics
  7. Education9▲ 2.0×21 topics
  8. Social Justice9▲ 5.8×18 topics
  9. Gender9▲ 6.1×16 topics
  10. Resilience8▲ 6.2×7 topics
  11. Student Engagement8▲ 7.3×8 topics
  12. Ethical Considerations8▲ 8.4×5 topics
  13. Youth Engagement7▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Academic Achievement7▲ 16×7 topics
  15. Adolescents7▲ 6.5×4 topics
  16. Citizenship Education6▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Social Research6▲ 96×2 topics
  18. Youth Development6▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Children's Participation6▲ 182×1 topic
  20. Research with Children6▲ 182×1 topic
  21. Student Voice6▲ 82×2 topics
  22. Reflective Practice6▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Colonialism6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  24. Professional Development6▲ 11×7 topics
  25. Child Development6▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 15×4 topics
  27. Global Governance5▲ 7.4×7 topics
  28. Self-Regulation4▲ 9.2×3 topics
  29. Social Inequality4▲ 6.1×5 topics
  30. Suicidal Behavior4▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Suicide4▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Child Welfare4▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Demography4▲ 33×3 topics
  34. Early Childhood Education4▲ 19×2 topics
  35. International Cooperation4▲ 32×4 topics
  36. Cultural Competence4▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  38. Late Antiquity4▲ 28×2 topics
  39. School Engagement4▲ 30×1 topic
  40. Student-Teacher Relationships4▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Salem State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Children's Rights and Participation, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies, Early Childhood Education and Development and Classical Antiquity Studies.

Children's Rights and Pa…6Children's Rights and Participation: 6 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm St…4Suicide and Self-Harm Studies: 4 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…4Early Childhood Education and Development: 4 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…4Classical Antiquity Studies: 4 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 3 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 3 fractional worksEthics and Legal Issues …3Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare: 3 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksPeace and Human Rights E…3Peace and Human Rights Education: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyEducationAnthropology3 others

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

  1. 1 Children's Rights and Participation Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 4 works
  4. 4 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 4 works
  5. 5 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  9. 9 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 3 works
  10. 10 Peace and Human Rights Education Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Salem State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher 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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