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Sapir College

In research, Sapir College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,693 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,230 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology, Sociology and Political Science and Psychology — Clinical Psychology is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,440
of 28,054 · #28,709 all time
Rank in Israel
#85
of 106
Research works
901
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.2k
9.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Sapir 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 #5,693 of 10,521 18.3%190 #7119
Social SciencesField #4,230 of 6,365 22.8%112 #6045

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sapir 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 Sapir College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 23.6 works9.2×
  2. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 46.8 works5.3×
  3. PsychologyField · 37.7 works5.1×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.90× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.90× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.07× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.62× its world share, 112 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sapir College?

Ranked on the composite score, Avi Besser, Julia Chaitin and Joseph E. David lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sapir College.

  1. 1 Avi Besser Israel · #214,549 worldwide 125 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Julia Chaitin Israel · #758,111 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Joseph E. David Israel · #1,012,692 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sapir College

Which keywords describe research at Sapir College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Human Rights, Nationalism, Israel, Trauma, Job Satisfaction, Discrimination and Palestine.

▲ 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 Health30▲ 8.3×25 topics
  2. Human Rights18▲ 7.4×14 topics
  3. Nationalism15▲ 14×9 topics
  4. Israel13▲ 154×2 topics
  5. Trauma12▲ 25×5 topics
  6. Job Satisfaction12▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Globalization12▲ 2.5×22 topics
  8. Discrimination12▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Palestine11▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Occupation11▲ 68×2 topics
  11. Settler Colonialism11▲ 104×2 topics
  12. Burnout11▲ 49×4 topics
  13. Ethnic Identity11▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Segregation11▲ 53×1 topic
  15. Stress10▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Politics10▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Social Media10▲ 3.0×20 topics
  18. Resilience10▲ 8.6×9 topics
  19. Identity10▲ 5.6×16 topics
  20. Professional Development10▲ 21×6 topics
  21. Reflective Practice10▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Psychological Adjustment9▲ 27×4 topics
  23. Health Disparities9▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Social Support9▲ 6.5×8 topics
  26. Cultural Competence9▲ 28×5 topics
  27. Child Welfare9▲ 98×2 topics
  28. Supervision8▲ 107×2 topics
  29. Retention8▲ 198×1 topic
  30. Labor Market8▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Health8▲ 8.0×6 topics
  32. Gender8▲ 5.8×14 topics
  33. Immigrant8▲ 45×2 topics
  34. Integration7▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Refugee7▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Media6▲ 17×6 topics
  37. Neoliberalism6▲ 7.5×10 topics
  38. Genocide6▲ 46×2 topics
  39. Middle East6▲ 41×2 topics
  40. Unemployment6▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does Sapir College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Social Work Education and Practice, Migration, Health and Trauma and Homelessness and Social Issues.

Jewish and Middle Easter…11Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 11 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 8 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 7 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 5 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…4Employment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksMiddle East Politics and Society: 3 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 3 fractional worksJewish Identity and Society: 3 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePublic AdministrationClinical PsychologyGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 8 works
  3. 3 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 7 works
  4. 4 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 5 works
  5. 5 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  7. 7 Middle East Politics and Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Jewish Identity and Society Demography 3 works
  10. 10 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sapir College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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.

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.