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Thomas College

In research, Thomas College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,779 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,546 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,665
of 28,054 · #22,757 all time
Rank in United States
#2,863
of 4,192
Research works
693
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Thomas 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,779 of 12,888 6.0%84 #15863
Social SciencesDomain #9,546 of 10,521 12.1%68 #13341

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

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: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 39 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.91× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Thomas College?

Ranked on the composite score, Franz H. Mueller, M. del Carmen Riu de Martín and Claude lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thomas College.

  1. 1 Franz H. Mueller United States · #262,727 worldwide 73 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 M. del Carmen Riu de Martín United States · #336,254 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Claude United States · #783,933 worldwide 51 citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Ernest B. Savage United States · #860,886 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Silvia Evangelisti United States · #882,788 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Franco Luciani United States · #933,432 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 G LACEY United States · #1,238,992 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Amiya Halder United States · #1,388,003 worldwide 30 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Thomas College

Which keywords describe research at Thomas College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Globalization, Renewable Energy Integration, Meta-Analysis, Smart Grid, Machine Learning, Biogeography and Smart Home.

▲ 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. Education8▲ 2.5×17 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 2.2×18 topics
  3. Machine Learning8▲ 1.23×19 topics
  4. Deep Learning7◆ 1.00×20 topics
  5. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.68×8 topics
  6. COVID-195▲ 1.88×10 topics
  7. Healthcare5▲ 2.2×12 topics
  8. Pandemic5▲ 2.2×7 topics
  9. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.8×4 topics
  10. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  11. Smart Grid4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  12. Heat Transfer3▲ 3.4×7 topics
  13. Power Electronics3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  14. Security3▲ 2.5×6 topics
  15. Biogeography3▲ 6.2×7 topics
  16. Social Capital3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  17. Smart Home3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  18. Teaching Strategies3▲ 4.9×3 topics
  19. 21st Century Skills3▲ 4.7×2 topics
  20. Bollywood3▲ 76×1 topic
  21. Game Theory3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  22. Indian cinema3▲ 76×1 topic
  23. IoT3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  24. Big Data Analytics2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  25. Cybersecurity2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. Nursing Education2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  27. Critical Thinking Skills2▲ 6.5×1 topic
  28. Decentralized Control2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Instructional Interventions2▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Taxonomy2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  31. Regional Planning2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Emotional Intelligence2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  33. Energy Storage Systems2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  34. Poverty Reduction2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Quarantine2▲ 6.3×1 topic
  36. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  37. Demand Response2▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Generalized Exponential2▲ 53×1 topic
  39. India2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Skew Distributions2▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does Thomas College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: South Asian Cinema and Culture, Education and Critical Thinking Development, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Smart Grid Energy Management.

South Asian Cinema and C…3South Asian Cinema and Culture: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…2Education and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 2 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksGraph Labeling and Dimension Problems: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…2Social and Economic Development in India: 2 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design: 1 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsEducationClinical PsychologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 2 works
  6. 6 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  8. 8 Social and Economic Development in India Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.7%domestic only72.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thomas College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher 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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