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Suffolk University

In research, Suffolk University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,448 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,006 of 6,365 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#1,808 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,046
of 28,054 · #6,917 all time
Rank in United States
#1,210
of 4,192
Research works
4.5k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
70k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Suffolk 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 SciencesDomain #2,448 of 10,521 16.3%327 #1386
Social SciencesField #3,006 of 6,365 16.1%162 #1234
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,808 of 2,578 18.6%62 #1136

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Suffolk 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#1,386 #2,448
  2. Social Sciences#1,234 #3,006
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#1,136 #1,808
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.

What does Suffolk University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 38.7 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: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.65× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.25× its world share, 62 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.78× its world share, 36 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.53× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 162 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Suffolk University?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael B. Arthur, Samuel Beckett and Michael L. Rustad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Suffolk University.

  1. 1 Michael B. Arthur United States · #40,249 worldwide 738 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Samuel Beckett United States · #87,028 worldwide 46 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Michael L. Rustad United States · #145,541 worldwide 79 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Robert DeFillippi United States · #160,934 worldwide 318 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 G. E. Fussell United States · #196,219 worldwide 34 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Douglas Field United States · #205,537 worldwide 45 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 R. W. Mozingo United States · #211,380 worldwide 81 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Walter H. Johnson United States · #233,021 worldwide 176 citations · 70 works
  9. 9 Edith Kaplan United States · #242,936 worldwide 215 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Mark Lehrer United States · #246,232 worldwide 183 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Suffolk University

Which keywords describe research at Suffolk University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Mental Health, Globalization, Gender, Human Rights, Social Capital, Social Media and Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization24▲ 2.7×41 topics
  2. Mental Health23▲ 3.5×27 topics
  3. Corporate Governance23▲ 6.9×15 topics
  4. Human Rights18▲ 3.9×29 topics
  5. Social Media17▲ 2.7×17 topics
  6. Machine Learning16◆ 1.10×32 topics
  7. Gender15▲ 6.1×21 topics
  8. Social Capital13▲ 5.7×13 topics
  9. Identity13▲ 4.0×22 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence13▲ 2.1×15 topics
  11. Big Data12▲ 2.8×13 topics
  12. Nationalism11▲ 5.4×14 topics
  13. Economic Growth10▲ 2.7×15 topics
  14. Innovation10▲ 2.2×17 topics
  15. Colonialism10▲ 4.6×13 topics
  16. History9▲ 2.9×10 topics
  17. Regulation9▲ 3.6×11 topics
  18. Literature9▲ 3.5×9 topics
  19. Property Rights8▲ 27×5 topics
  20. Race8▲ 16×9 topics
  21. Accountability8▲ 17×4 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation8▲ 5.7×8 topics
  23. Leadership8▲ 3.5×12 topics
  24. Financial Reporting8▲ 14×5 topics
  25. International Law8▲ 5.4×10 topics
  26. Neoliberalism7▲ 4.5×12 topics
  27. Global Governance7▲ 6.7×14 topics
  28. Institutional Theory7▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Firm Performance7▲ 8.0×3 topics
  30. Feminism7▲ 5.2×11 topics
  31. Social Movements7▲ 4.9×8 topics
  32. Society6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  33. Monetary Policy6▲ 5.7×6 topics
  34. Intersectionality6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  35. Discrimination6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  36. Violence6▲ 9.1×7 topics
  37. Postcolonialism6▲ 10×6 topics
  38. Mergers and Acquisitions6▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Intellectual Property5▲ 10×3 topics
  40. NGOs5▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Suffolk University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Literature: history, themes, analysis and Digital Marketing and Social Media.

Corporate Finance and Go…5Corporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…4Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 4 fractional worksLiterature: history, themes, analysis: 4 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 4 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksInnovation and Knowledge Management: 3 fractional worksComplex Systems and Deci…3Complex Systems and Decision Making: 3 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 3 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 3 fractional works
AccountingLiterature and Literary TheorySociology and Political ScienceGender Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  2. 2 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 4 works
  3. 3 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 4 works
  4. 4 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 3 works
  6. 6 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 3 works
  8. 8 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 3 works
  9. 9 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 3 works
  10. 10 Social Media and Politics Communication 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 available27.3%not open72.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Suffolk University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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