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Springfield College

In research, Springfield College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,057 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,797 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,811
of 28,054 · #19,380 all time
Rank in United States
#2,886
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
13.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Springfield 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 #7,057 of 10,521 15.4%85 #5497
Health SciencesDomain #10,797 of 11,982 13.2%63 #9146

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Springfield College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 29.5 works5.8×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.05× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.38× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.85× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Springfield College?

Ranked on the composite score, John Van Der Linden, Britton W. Brewer and Robert N. Lussier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Springfield College.

  1. 1 John Van Der Linden United States · #122,819 worldwide 0 citations · 286 works
  2. 2 Britton W. Brewer United States · #163,267 worldwide 271 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Robert N. Lussier United States · #248,010 worldwide 149 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Arthur Michael United States · #363,917 worldwide 44 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Peter V. Karpovich United States · #376,252 worldwide 52 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 James Playsted Wood United States · #418,945 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth M. Morgan United States · #432,942 worldwide 109 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Albert J. Petitpas United States · #1,052,713 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Alfred C. Lane United States · #1,311,373 worldwide 7 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Jasmin Hutchinson United States · #1,489,969 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Springfield College

Which keywords describe research at Springfield College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Qualitative Research, Well-being, Resistance Training, Physical Activity, Sport Psychology, Motor Imagery and Athletic Training.

▲ 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 Health12▲ 4.9×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 1.67×25 topics
  3. Qualitative Research8▲ 5.8×4 topics
  4. Well-being7▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Resistance Training7▲ 44×2 topics
  6. Physical Activity7▲ 8.2×10 topics
  7. Risk Factors7▲ 3.6×13 topics
  8. Sport Psychology6▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Athletic Training6▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Identity6▲ 5.0×8 topics
  11. Motor Imagery6▲ 30×2 topics
  12. High-Intensity Interval Training6▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Athlete Development6▲ 140×1 topic
  14. Expert Performance6▲ 140×1 topic
  15. Intrinsic Motivation5▲ 27×3 topics
  16. Nationalism5▲ 6.8×4 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 2.8×10 topics
  18. Injury Prevention5▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Gender5▲ 5.3×5 topics
  20. Performance Analysis5▲ 13×1 topic
  21. Training Load5▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Autonomy Support5▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Prevention5▲ 6.6×4 topics
  24. Self-Determination Theory5▲ 81×1 topic
  25. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.6×11 topics
  26. Exercise4▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Muscle Injuries4▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Sports Injury4▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Job Satisfaction4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  30. Health Promotion4▲ 7.2×9 topics
  31. Reflective Practice4▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Community Development4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Masculinity4▲ 26×2 topics
  34. Intersectionality3▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Mega Events3▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Sport Tourism3▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Emotion Regulation3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  38. Fan Culture3▲ 71×1 topic
  39. Sport3▲ 48×1 topic
  40. Physical Fitness3▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Springfield College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sport Psychology and Performance, Sports Performance and Training, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports and Sports injuries and prevention.

Sport Psychology and Per…6Sport Psychology and Performance: 6 fractional worksSports Performance and T…5Sports Performance and Training: 5 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…5Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 5 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…4Sports injuries and prevention: 4 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 3 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksYouth Development and Social Support: 2 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSocial PsychologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 5 works
  3. 3 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 3 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 2 works
  9. 9 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Springfield College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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