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Siena College

In research, Siena College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,248 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,187
of 22,385 · #7,662 all time
Rank in United States
#1,553
of 3,332
Research works
1.3k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Siena College

What is Siena 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,248 of 9,585 5.4%123 #5425

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Siena 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 fields of science does Siena College work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Siena College is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Arts and Humanities (11%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 129 fractional works · 59.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 27.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 18 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 10.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 19.8% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSiena College218fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences59%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6027.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities2310.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting209.2%
    4. Psychology115.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance115.0%
    6. Decision Sciences52.4%
    1. Computer Science94.0%
    2. Physics and Astronomy83.6%
    3. Environmental Science73.4%
    4. Mathematics73.1%
    5. Engineering52.3%
    6. Materials Science31.3%
    7. Chemistry31.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology115.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.6%
    3. Neuroscience41.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine136.1%
    2. Health Professions73.2%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.96× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.67× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.61× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.65× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.85× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.32× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.66× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.65×23 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.85×20 works
  3. Mathematics2.67×7 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.46×5 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.32×11 works
  6. Social Sciences2.16×60 works
  7. Psychology1.66×11 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.61×8 works
  9. Health Professions1.21×7 works
  10. Nursing1.21×1 works
  11. Neuroscience1.12×4 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.08×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.96×11 works
  14. Chemistry0.75×3 works
  15. Environmental Science0.69×8 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×6 works
  17. Computer Science0.52×9 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.44×2 works
  19. Materials Science0.38×3 works
  20. Medicine0.32×13 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.25×0 works
  22. Veterinary0.23×0 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.22×0 works
  24. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  25. Engineering0.15×5 works

Who are the top researchers at Siena College?

Ranked on the quality score, John Moustakas, Scott L. Vandenberg and Douglas F. Fraser lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Siena College.

  1. 1 John Moustakas United States · #60,305 worldwide 30k citations · 619 works
  2. 2 Scott L. Vandenberg United States · #156,440 worldwide 23k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 Douglas F. Fraser United States · #432,691 worldwide 5.2k citations · 66 works
  4. 4 George L. Barnes United States · #496,072 worldwide 6.3k citations · 147 works
  5. 5 Daniel C. Lewis United States · #614,028 worldwide 2.3k citations · 159 works
  6. 6 Joshua Alexander United States · #1,116,125 worldwide 1.5k citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Jennifer Thate United States · #1,186,161 worldwide 111 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Erik R. Eddy United States · #1,315,616 worldwide 1.4k citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Beverly Yuen Thompson United States · #1,420,610 worldwide 671 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Greg Byrnes United States · #1,535,945 worldwide 1.1k citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Siena College

What are the most cited papers from Siena College?

The most cited paper from Siena College is "Observation of Electron-Antineutrino Disappearance at Daya Bay" (Fengpeng An et al., 2012), with 2,233 citations. Next come "Overview of the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys" (1,847) and "Fast Plasma Investigation for Magnetospheric Multiscale" (1,349).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Observation of Electron-Antineutrino Disappearance at Daya Bay Fengpeng An et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access271 authors 23 Apr 2012 2,233
2 Overview of the DESI Legacy Imaging Surveys Arjun Dey et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access161 authors 9 Apr 2019 1,847
3 Fast Plasma Investigation for Magnetospheric Multiscale C. J. Pollock et al. · Space Science Reviews Open access Mar 2016 1,349
4 DESI 2024 VI: cosmological constraints from the measurements of baryon acoustic oscillations Adrian Gutierrez Adame et al. · Journal of Cosmology and Astroparticle Physics Open access201 authors Feb 2025 1,100
5 Pulsed resources and community dynamics of consumers in terrestrial ecosystems Richard S. Ostfeld, Felicia Keesing · Trends in Ecology & Evolution Review Jun 2000 793
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Siena College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Literature, Social Capital, Democracy, Job Satisfaction, Globalization and History.

▲ 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. Identity10▲ 6.0×20 topics
  2. Gender9▲ 7.7×20 topics
  3. Globalization9▲ 2.1×26 topics
  4. Education8▲ 2.2×22 topics
  5. Social Media7▲ 2.3×13 topics
  6. Literature6▲ 5.2×17 topics
  7. History6▲ 4.0×17 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 1.86×17 topics
  9. Social Capital6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  10. Human Rights5▲ 2.4×15 topics
  11. Job Satisfaction5▲ 5.6×8 topics
  12. Democracy5▲ 6.6×10 topics
  13. Corporate Governance5▲ 2.9×9 topics
  14. Culture4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  15. Economic Growth4▲ 2.2×13 topics
  16. Leadership4▲ 3.6×4 topics
  17. Social Support4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  18. Nationalism4▲ 3.9×10 topics
  19. Colonialism3▲ 3.3×11 topics
  20. Entrepreneurial Orientation3▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Infectious Diseases3▲ 4.6×4 topics
  22. Opportunity Recognition3▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Political Economy3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  24. Feminism3▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Digital Divide3▲ 5.2×2 topics
  26. Organizational Behavior3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  27. Monetary Policy3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  28. Civic Engagement2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. Job Demands-Resources Model2▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Mediation Analysis2▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Public Opinion2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  32. Work Engagement2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 10.0×4 topics
  34. Deliberative Democracy2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Society2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  36. Race2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  37. Burnout2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Ethnomusicology2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Media Use2▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Shareholder Value2▲ 8.9×3 topics

Which research topics does Siena College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior, Social Media and Politics and Sport and Mega-Event Impacts.

Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 2 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics2Social Media and Politics: 2 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…2Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 2 fractional worksMusicology and Musical Analysis: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and …1Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 1 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological…1COVID-19 epidemiological studies: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementCommunicationSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  2. 2 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 2 works
  3. 3 Social Media and Politics Communication 2 works
  4. 4 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 2 works
  6. 6 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 1 works
  7. 7 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 1 works
  9. 9 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 1 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Siena College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Siena College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00098% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Siena College0.00083% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Siena 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 2025Siena College7.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.4% in 2018.

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