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Springfield College

In research, Springfield College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,215 of 9,585 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,594 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Insect Science (Insect Science is 30.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,046
of 22,385 · #7,137 all time
Rank in United States
#1,526
of 3,332
Research works
1.4k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Springfield College

What is Springfield 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 #6,215 of 9,585 6.6%85 #4676
Health SciencesDomain #7,594 of 9,902 10.6%63 #7994

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Springfield 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 Springfield College work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Springfield College is in Social Sciences, 27% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (16%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 93 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 16.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 31 fractional works · 11.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 77 fractional works · 27.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 59 fractional works · 20.7% of its workInsect Science: 25 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 18 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 71 fractional works · 25.0% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 17.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 6.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEcology: 18 fractional works · 6.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSpringfieldCollege283fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences33%

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 Sciences4616.3%
    2. Psychology3111.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities62.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance30.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5920.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology165.5%
    3. Neuroscience31.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine5017.5%
    2. Health Professions196.7%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Environmental Science269.3%
    2. Engineering51.8%
    3. Materials Science41.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.2%
    5. Computer Science20.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    7. Chemistry10.2%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    9. Energy00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Springfield College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Insect Science takes 30.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Insect ScienceSubfield · 24.8 works31×
← 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: 4.36× its world share, 59 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.12× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.54× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.91× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.62× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.36×59 works
  2. Psychology3.62×31 works
  3. Health Professions2.54×19 works
  4. Environmental Science1.88×26 works
  5. Veterinary1.84×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.29×46 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.03×16 works
  8. Medicine0.91×50 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.77×6 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×3 works
  11. Neuroscience0.62×3 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×6 works
  13. Dentistry0.58×1 works
  14. Nursing0.54×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.44×3 works
  16. Materials Science0.35×4 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.23×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.21×1 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  21. Engineering0.12×5 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  23. Computer Science0.09×2 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  25. Energy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Springfield College?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert N. Lussier, Britton W. Brewer and Elizabeth Elspeth Evans lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Springfield College.

  1. 1 Robert N. Lussier United States · #959,970 worldwide 4.1k citations · 157 works
  2. 2 Britton W. Brewer United States · #1,161,867 worldwide 8.4k citations · 214 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth Elspeth Evans United States · #1,180,745 worldwide 1.3k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Justin A. Compton United States · #1,293,071 worldwide 390 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Jasmin Hutchinson United States · #1,330,758 worldwide 1.6k citations · 98 works
  6. 6 Albert J. Petitpas United States · #1,361,794 worldwide 4k citations · 86 works
  7. 7 Daniel M. Smith United States · #1,618,131 worldwide 523 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Nina Esaki United States · #1,759,415 worldwide 500 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Arthur Michael United States · #1,982,656 worldwide 1.2k citations · 126 works
  10. 10 Elizabeth M. Morgan United States · #2,034,905 worldwide 2k citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Springfield College

What are the most cited papers from Springfield College?

The most cited paper from Springfield College is "Athletic identity: Hercules' muscles or Achilles heel?" (Britton W. Brewer, Judy L. Van Raalte, Darwyn E. Linder, 1993), with 1,015 citations. Next come "Dietary carbohydrate restriction as the first approach in diabetes management: Critical review and evidence base" (929) and "Developing a Scale to Measure the Perceived Quality of an Internet Shopping Site (PQISS)" (779).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Athletic identity: Hercules' muscles or Achilles heel? Britton W. Brewer, Judy L. Van Raalte, Darwyn E. Linder · International journal of sport psychology 1993 1,015
2 Dietary carbohydrate restriction as the first approach in diabetes management: Critical review and evidence base Richard David Feinman et al. · Nutrition Open access 16 Jul 2014 929
3 Developing a Scale to Measure the Perceived Quality of an Internet Shopping Site (PQISS) Boonghee Yoo, Naveen Donthu · Developments in marketing science: proceedings of the Academy of Marketing Science Book chapter 18 Oct 2014 779
4 Metal organic framework based mixed matrix membranes: an overview on filler/polymer interfaces Rijia Lin, Byron S. Villacorta, Lei Ge et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 22 Nov 2017 546
5 Relationship Between Emotional Intelligence and Transformational Leadership Style: A Gender Comparison Barbara Mandell, Shilpa Pherwani · Journal of Business and Psychology Mar 2003 527
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Springfield College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Biological Control, Phylogeny, Endophyte Symbiosis, Grass-Fungal Interaction, Conservation, Host Specificity and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Invasive Species25▲ 21×15 topics
  2. Biological Control25▲ 57×9 topics
  3. Epidemiology15▲ 1.35×34 topics
  4. Mental Health13▲ 3.3×25 topics
  5. Climate Change12▲ 1.60×26 topics
  6. Phylogeny12▲ 25×13 topics
  7. Endophyte Symbiosis11▲ 443×1 topic
  8. Grass-Fungal Interaction11▲ 443×1 topic
  9. Conservation10▲ 8.5×7 topics
  10. Host Specificity10▲ 30×3 topics
  11. Qualitative Research9▲ 3.7×6 topics
  12. Biogeography9▲ 11×12 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 9.8×8 topics
  14. Ecological Impact8▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Economic Assessment8▲ 107×1 topic
  16. Water Hyacinth8▲ 239×1 topic
  17. Biodiversity8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  18. Identity7▲ 3.6×10 topics
  19. Well-being7▲ 6.7×9 topics
  20. Physical Activity7▲ 5.1×11 topics
  21. Resistance Training7▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Plant Defense7▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles7▲ 56×1 topic
  24. Jasmonate Signaling7▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Sport Psychology7▲ 24×2 topics
  26. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Motor Imagery6▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Athletic Training6▲ 24×3 topics
  29. Taxonomy6▲ 15×8 topics
  30. Athlete Development6▲ 74×1 topic
  31. Expert Performance6▲ 74×1 topic
  32. Biopesticides6▲ 30×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Engineering6▲ 68×2 topics
  34. Environmental Impacts6▲ 7.4×3 topics
  35. Conservation Genetics6▲ 48×2 topics
  36. Intrinsic Motivation5▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Injury Prevention5▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Biodiversity Loss5▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Freshwater Mussels5▲ 89×1 topic
  40. Molecular Phylogeny5▲ 11×7 topics

Which research topics does Springfield College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Plant and fungal interactions, Biological Control of Invasive Species, Insect-Plant Interactions and Control and Sport Psychology and Performance.

Plant and fungal interactions: 11 fractional worksBiological Control of Invasive Species: 8 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…7Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 7 fractional worksSport Psychology and Per…6Sport Psychology and Performance: 6 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 5 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 5 fractional worksEntomopathogenic Microor…5Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control: 5 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 5 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 4 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…4Sports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional works
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Plant and fungal interactions Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 11 works
  2. 2 Biological Control of Invasive Species Insect Science 8 works
  3. 3 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 7 works
  4. 4 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  5. 5 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 5 works
  6. 6 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  7. 7 Entomopathogenic Microorganisms in Pest Control Insect Science 5 works
  8. 8 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 5 works
  9. 9 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 4 works
  10. 10 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.5%domestic only84.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Springfield College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Springfield College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Springfield College0.00067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Springfield 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 2025Springfield College7.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 2017.

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