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Simmons University

In research, Simmons University stands highest in Social Sciences (#724 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,586 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,096 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,797
of 28,054 · #3,219 all time
Rank in United States
#1,035
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Simmons 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 #724 of 6,365 18.8%106 #195
Social SciencesDomain #1,586 of 10,521 19.2%193 #451
Health SciencesDomain #4,096 of 11,982 13.6%90 #2599

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#195 #724
  2. Social Sciences#451 #1,586
  3. Health Sciences#2,599 #4,096
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.56× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 1.67× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.52× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.63× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Simmons University?

Ranked on the composite score, Teresa T. Fung, Peter Hernon and Marion Kilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Simmons University.

  1. 1 Teresa T. Fung · #28,902 worldwide 823 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Peter Hernon · #68,852 worldwide 251 citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Marion Kilson · #92,974 worldwide 246 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Sophie Freud · #251,437 worldwide 101 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Sylvia Maxfield · #351,682 worldwide 71 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Lawrence L. Langer · #352,209 worldwide 74 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Cheryl B. Welch · #372,058 worldwide 17 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Laura Saunders · #377,248 worldwide 36 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Jeannette A. Bastian · #431,554 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Judy A. Beal · #455,901 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Simmons University

Which keywords describe research at Simmons University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Cultural Competence, Digital Divide, Diversity, Social Media, Library Services, Social Inclusion and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Health26▲ 5.1×24 topics
  2. Epidemiology21▲ 1.56×42 topics
  3. Social Media18▲ 3.6×16 topics
  4. Cultural Competence15▲ 35×5 topics
  5. Digital Divide15▲ 17×7 topics
  6. Public Health14▲ 2.8×20 topics
  7. Diversity13▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Globalization12▲ 1.77×28 topics
  9. Depression11▲ 3.6×11 topics
  10. Education11▲ 1.80×17 topics
  11. Library Services10▲ 301×1 topic
  12. Social Inclusion10▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Big Data10▲ 3.3×12 topics
  14. Prevalence9▲ 6.6×8 topics
  15. Risk Factors9▲ 2.3×18 topics
  16. Adolescents8▲ 6.7×7 topics
  17. Primary Care8▲ 6.6×7 topics
  18. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 19×5 topics
  19. Intersectionality8▲ 13×6 topics
  20. Religion8▲ 5.0×11 topics
  21. Social Support8▲ 4.1×10 topics
  22. History8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  23. Academic Libraries7▲ 103×3 topics
  24. Nationalism7▲ 4.4×9 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations7▲ 5.7×9 topics
  26. Health Disparities6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  27. Professional Practice6▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Anxiety6▲ 3.7×7 topics
  29. Job Satisfaction6▲ 4.1×8 topics
  30. Stigma6▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Well-being6▲ 4.6×9 topics
  32. Gender Identity6▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Health Equity6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  34. Online Communication6▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Social Determinants6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Psychological Impact5▲ 4.9×5 topics
  37. Psychological Distress5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  38. Discrimination5▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Behavioral Interventions5▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Online Research4▲ 55×2 topics

Which research topics does Simmons University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Administration, Library Science and Information Literacy, Misinformation and Its Impacts and LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy.

Library Science and Admi…10Library Science and Administration: 10 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 4 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 4 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 4 fractional worksDigital and Traditional Archives Management: 3 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…3Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, an…3Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 3 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesSociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyConservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 10 works
  2. 2 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 4 works
  3. 3 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Digital and Traditional Archives Management Conservation 3 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  9. 9 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 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 available20.2%not open79.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Simmons University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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