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University of Hartford

In research, University of Hartford stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,631 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,728 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,254 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,884
of 28,054 · #6,795 all time
Rank in United States
#1,783
of 4,192
Research works
4.2k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is University of Hartford 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 #4,631 of 10,521 16.7%232 #2009
Health SciencesDomain #7,728 of 11,982 9.9%147 #4538
MedicineField #7,254 of 10,443 9.1%117 #7124
Social SciencesField #4,447 of 6,365 17.6%109 #2082
Physical SciencesDomain #10,094 of 12,888 4.4%137 #6542
EngineeringField #6,475 of 6,636 2.6%61 #4457

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Hartford 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#2,009 #4,631
  2. Health Sciences#4,538 #7,728
  3. Medicine#7,124 #7,254
  4. Social Sciences#2,082 #4,447
  5. Physical Sciences#6,542 #10,094
  6. Engineering#4,457 #6,475
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.

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: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.11× its world share, 117 worksMedicineNursing: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 48 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Hartford?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Walsh, Richard A. Freund and Humphrey Tonkin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Hartford.

  1. 1 Michael Walsh United States · #174,158 worldwide 151 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Richard A. Freund United States · #230,658 worldwide 84 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Humphrey Tonkin United States · #246,755 worldwide 39 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Jonathan Hill United States · #277,988 worldwide 331 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Michael F. Robinson United States · #357,343 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Michael Anderson United States · #369,152 worldwide 89 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Kenneth Quinn United States · #399,726 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Lynne Kelly United States · #407,585 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Benjamin S. Grossberg United States · #443,657 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Kathleen T. Heinrich United States · #460,663 worldwide 24 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Hartford

Which keywords describe research at University of Hartford?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Engineering Education, Epidemiology, Globalization, Social Support, Discrimination, Health Disparities and Public 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 2022–2025 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 Health29▲ 3.6×32 topics
  2. Epidemiology27▲ 1.24×76 topics
  3. Globalization20▲ 1.90×39 topics
  4. Deep Learning17◆ 0.89×47 topics
  5. Public Health16▲ 1.98×34 topics
  6. Engineering Education15▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Risk Factors14▲ 2.3×22 topics
  8. Sustainability13◆ 0.99×33 topics
  9. Human Rights12▲ 2.2×26 topics
  10. Social Support12▲ 4.1×14 topics
  11. Quality of Life11▲ 1.44×31 topics
  12. Gender11▲ 3.6×19 topics
  13. Curriculum Development10▲ 2.6×6 topics
  14. Depression10▲ 2.1×19 topics
  15. Identity9▲ 2.2×18 topics
  16. Health Disparities9▲ 6.1×7 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship9▲ 4.1×8 topics
  18. Resilience9▲ 3.3×9 topics
  19. Discrimination8▲ 7.9×6 topics
  20. Student Engagement8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  21. Intersectionality8▲ 7.6×8 topics
  22. STEM Education7▲ 2.9×6 topics
  23. Health7▲ 3.1×13 topics
  24. Modeling7▲ 5.0×5 topics
  25. Project-Based Learning7▲ 34×3 topics
  26. Feminism7▲ 4.4×10 topics
  27. Neoliberalism6▲ 3.3×10 topics
  28. Health Care Utilization6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  29. Stigma6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Developmental Trajectories5▲ 8.0×3 topics
  31. Gender Identity5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  32. Hands-On Learning5▲ 110×1 topic
  33. Integrated First-Year Curriculum5▲ 110×1 topic
  34. Remote Laboratories5▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Virtual Labs5▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Assessment Methods5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  37. Knowledge Representation5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Injury Prevention5▲ 6.9×5 topics
  39. Substance Abuse4▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Mental Illness4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Hartford publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Pedagogy, Experimental Learning in Engineering, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy and Homelessness and Social Issues.

Engineering Education an…5Engineering Education and Pedagogy: 5 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…5Experimental Learning in Engineering: 5 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 4 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 4 fractional worksCognitive Science and Mapping: 4 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Imaging Technologies: 4 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…3Family and Disability Support Research: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional works
ArchitectureMedia TechnologySocial PsychologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 5 works
  2. 2 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 5 works
  3. 3 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Cognitive Science and Mapping Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  6. 6 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Optical Imaging Technologies Media Technology 4 works
  8. 8 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available20.9%not open79.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Hartford's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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