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Thomas College

In research, Thomas College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,920 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,347 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,874
of 22,385 · #12,911 all time
Rank in United States
#1,502
of 3,332
Research works
693
▲ 73% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Thomas College

What is Thomas 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,920 of 10,670 4.4%84 #11731
Social SciencesDomain #8,347 of 9,585 6.8%68 #10993

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Thomas College work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Thomas College is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (15%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 98 fractional works · 44.4% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 20.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 8.3% of its workInformation Systems: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 78 fractional works · 35.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 15.3% of its workEducation: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 11.5% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThomas College221fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences35%

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. Engineering4420.1%
    2. Computer Science188.3%
    3. Environmental Science94.3%
    4. Chemistry73.2%
    5. Materials Science73.2%
    6. Mathematics73.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    9. Energy10.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.3%
    1. Social Sciences3415.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting114.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities104.6%
    4. Psychology94.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance83.5%
    6. Decision Sciences62.9%
    1. Medicine188.1%
    2. Health Professions62.9%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences104.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.8%
    4. Neuroscience20.8%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.92× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.26× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.04× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.34× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.67× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.49× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.04× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.32× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.04×6 works
  2. Mathematics2.67×7 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.26×2 works
  4. Chemistry2.04×7 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.66×8 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.60×10 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.49×11 works
  8. Engineering1.34×44 works
  9. Psychology1.32×9 works
  10. Social Sciences1.21×34 works
  11. Health Professions1.08×6 works
  12. Computer Science1.07×18 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.92×10 works
  14. Materials Science0.91×7 works
  15. Environmental Science0.86×9 works
  16. Nursing0.78×1 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.73×1 works
  18. Energy0.66×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.60×1 works
  20. Neuroscience0.47×2 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.46×2 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×5 works
  23. Medicine0.42×18 works
  24. Dentistry0.31×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.29×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Thomas College?

Ranked on the quality score, Nancy H. Zingale, Maurice J. Quinlan and Thomas B. Connery lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thomas College.

  1. 1 Nancy H. Zingale United States · #1,842,058 worldwide 549 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Maurice J. Quinlan United States · #1,872,655 worldwide 240 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Thomas B. Connery United States · #2,207,505 worldwide 252 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Norman J. Simler United States · #2,224,156 worldwide 120 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Franz H. Mueller United States · #2,567,870 worldwide 1.5k citations · 184 works
  6. 6 Joseph M. Hallman United States · #2,789,562 worldwide 93 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 William G. Welk United States · #2,960,373 worldwide 17 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Anne Bennett United States · #3,114,045 worldwide 365 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 A.J. Jones United States · #3,267,635 worldwide 4 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Harry J. Sievers United States · #3,544,256 worldwide 48 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Thomas College

What are the most cited papers from Thomas College?

The most cited paper from Thomas College is "Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment" (David A. Calhoun, Daniel J Jones, Stephen C. Textor et al., 2008), with 2,241 citations. Next come "Monitoring change in the abundance and distribution of insects using butterflies and other indicator groups" (655) and "Intramyocardial platelet aggregation in patients with unstable angina suffering sudden ischemic cardiac death." (532).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Resistant Hypertension: Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment David A. Calhoun, Daniel J Jones, Stephen C. Textor et al. · Circulation Open access 23 Jun 2008 2,241
2 Monitoring change in the abundance and distribution of insects using butterflies and other indicator groups Jeremy A. Thomas · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 28 Feb 2005 655
3 Intramyocardial platelet aggregation in patients with unstable angina suffering sudden ischemic cardiac death. Michael J. Davies, Anthony C. Thomas, Paola Knapman et al. · Circulation Open access Mar 1986 532
4 Evidence for water ice near the lunar poles W. C. Feldman, S. Maurice, D. J. Lawrence et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Oct 2001 384
5 Pet Ownership and Cardiovascular Risk Glenn N. Levine, Karen Mata Allen, Lynne T. Braun et al. · Circulation Open access 9 May 2013 301
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Thomas College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Education, Healthcare, Machine Learning, Biogeography, Renewable Energy Integration, Pandemic and Consumer Behavior.

▲ 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. Machine Learning9▲ 1.25×23 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 2.1×23 topics
  3. Education8▲ 2.1×17 topics
  4. Deep Learning8◆ 1.00×23 topics
  5. Healthcare6▲ 2.4×13 topics
  6. COVID-196▲ 1.90×11 topics
  7. Pandemic5▲ 2.4×8 topics
  8. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.47×8 topics
  9. Consumer Behavior4▲ 3.1×5 topics
  10. Meta-Analysis4▲ 3.2×4 topics
  11. Biodiversity4▲ 2.3×8 topics
  12. Biogeography4▲ 6.1×7 topics
  13. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  14. Smart Grid4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  15. Security4▲ 2.4×7 topics
  16. Power Electronics3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  17. Heat Transfer3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  18. Teaching Strategies3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  19. Smart Home3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  20. 21st Century Skills3▲ 4.2×2 topics
  21. Bollywood3▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Game Theory3▲ 7.1×2 topics
  23. Indian cinema3▲ 62×1 topic
  24. IoT3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  25. International Law3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  26. Big Data Analytics2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  27. Cybersecurity2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  28. Nursing Education2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  29. Taxonomy2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  30. Critical Thinking Skills2▲ 6.1×1 topic
  31. Decentralized Control2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  32. Instructional Interventions2▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Wavelet Transform2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  34. Emotional Intelligence2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  35. Diplomacy2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  36. Fuzzy Sets2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Regional Planning2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Poverty Reduction2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  39. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  40. Demand Response2▲ 9.4×1 topic

Which research topics does Thomas College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 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 worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksStatistical Distribution Estimation and Applications: 2 fractional worksGraph Labeling and Dimension Problems: 2 fractional worksSocial and Economic Deve…2Social and Economic Development in India: 2 fractional worksProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 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 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Statistical Distribution Estimation and Applications Statistics and Probability 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 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  10. 10 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Thomas College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 73% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Thomas College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Thomas College0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Thomas 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 2025Thomas College5.1% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.0% in 2024.

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