Question 1

What is Simmons University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Simmons University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,684 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,392 of 5,988 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,002 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Simmons University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Simmons University ranks #7,364 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,466 all time), and #987 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Simmons University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Teresa T. Fung, Diane U. Jette and Rose M. Giaconia lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Simmons University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Simmons University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Simmons University is "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (Marie Ng et al., 2014), with 12,158 citations. Next come "Global, regional, and national comparative risk assessment of 79 behavioural, environmental and occupational, and metabolic risks or clusters of risks, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015" (7,829) and "Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" (6,558).

Question 5

Which research topics does Simmons University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Library Science and Administration, Library Science and Information Literacy, Misinformation and Its Impacts and COVID-19 and Mental Health.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Simmons University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Simmons University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Simmons University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Medicine (16%), Psychology (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Simmons University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.