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University of Massachusetts Boston

In research, University of Massachusetts Boston stands highest in Social Sciences (#646 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#934 of 11,982 worldwide) and Psychology (#181 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health and Safety Research — Health is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,623
of 28,054 · #938 all time
Rank in United States
#252
of 4,192
Research works
18k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
500k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is University of Massachusetts Boston 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 #646 of 10,521 19.7%1,053 #333
Health SciencesDomain #934 of 11,982 17.5%408 #372
PsychologyField #181 of 2,181 17.3%212 #184
Social SciencesField #913 of 6,365 21.2%555 #363
Physical SciencesDomain #2,156 of 12,888 17.1%510 #1397
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #572 of 2,578 21.7%197 #370
MedicineField #2,976 of 10,443 17.0%271 #781
Life SciencesDomain #2,378 of 7,800 20.6%217 #964
Computer ScienceField #1,677 of 4,667 17.3%133 #749
Health ProfessionsField #756 of 1,928 16.5%123 #394

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Massachusetts Boston 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#333 #646
  2. Health Sciences#372 #934
  3. Psychology#184 #181
  4. Social Sciences#363 #913
  5. Physical Sciences#1,397 #2,156
  6. Sociology and Political Science#370 #572
  7. Medicine#781 #2,976
  8. Life Sciences#964 #2,378
  9. Computer Science#749 #1,677
  10. Health Professions#394 #756
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 University of Massachusetts Boston specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HealthSubfield · 45.1 works7.0×
  2. Safety ResearchSubfield · 28.4 works4.7×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 110 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 57 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 133 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 27 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.36× its world share, 117 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 95 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 22 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 53 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.13× its world share, 123 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 271 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 85 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 24 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.67× its world share, 78 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.18× its world share, 212 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 555 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Massachusetts Boston?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Soref, Vivien A. Schmidt and Charles F. Meyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Massachusetts Boston.

  1. 1 Richard Soref United States · #1,583 worldwide 1.6k citations · 120 works
  2. 2 Vivien A. Schmidt United States · #9,609 worldwide 462 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Charles F. Meyer United States · #14,817 worldwide 876 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Wei Ding United States · #24,519 worldwide 690 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Christopher A. Fuchs United States · #24,529 worldwide 775 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Philimon Gona United States · #25,026 worldwide 5.1k citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Donaldo Macedo United States · #28,220 worldwide 473 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Floyd J. Fowler United States · #29,463 worldwide 1k citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Maxim Olshanii United States · #31,500 worldwide 524 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Edward Alan Miller United States · #33,260 worldwide 194 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at University of Massachusetts Boston

Which keywords describe research at University of Massachusetts Boston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Support, Mental Health, Health Disparities, Public Health, Social Relationships, Long-Term Care, Neighborhood Effects and Mortality Risk.

▲ 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 Health109▲ 3.4×37 topics
  2. Social Support91▲ 7.5×18 topics
  3. Public Health87▲ 2.7×42 topics
  4. Epidemiology76◆ 0.88×91 topics
  5. Globalization71▲ 1.65×72 topics
  6. Health Disparities59▲ 10×8 topics
  7. Quality of Life52▲ 1.66×44 topics
  8. Social Relationships52▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Aging46▲ 3.9×14 topics
  10. Long-Term Care44▲ 27×2 topics
  11. Depression44▲ 2.3×19 topics
  12. Health Equity40▲ 6.7×6 topics
  13. Mortality Risk40▲ 7.6×6 topics
  14. Neighborhood Effects39▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Gender39▲ 3.3×33 topics
  16. Resilience35▲ 3.3×12 topics
  17. Intersectionality33▲ 8.4×10 topics
  18. Loneliness32▲ 22×1 topic
  19. Socioeconomic Inequalities32▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Emotion32▲ 7.0×11 topics
  21. Neoliberalism30▲ 3.9×21 topics
  22. Health Outcomes29▲ 4.8×8 topics
  23. Elderly Care28▲ 8.1×7 topics
  24. Discrimination27▲ 6.3×7 topics
  25. Memory25▲ 4.7×10 topics
  26. Subjective Well-Being24▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Quality of Care23▲ 13×4 topics
  28. COVID-19 Impact23▲ 6.3×4 topics
  29. Employment Patterns23▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Cognition22▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Family Support22▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Intergenerational Relations22▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Stigma22▲ 7.5×4 topics
  34. Nursing Home22▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Person-Centered Care22▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Labor Force Participation22▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Retirement21▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Age Discrimination20▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Aging Workforce20▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Social Security Programs20▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Massachusetts Boston publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health disparities and outcomes, Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes and Retirement, Disability, and Employment.

Health disparities and o…32Health disparities and outcomes: 32 fractional worksIntergenerational Family…22Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 22 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…22Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 22 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …20Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 20 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 20 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 14 fractional worksFamily and Disability Su…14Family and Disability Support Research: 14 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 12 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 11 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 10 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsDemography5 others

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

  1. 1 Health disparities and outcomes Health 32 works
  2. 2 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 22 works
  3. 3 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 22 works
  4. 4 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 20 works
  5. 5 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 20 works
  6. 6 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 14 works
  7. 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 14 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 12 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 11 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 10 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Massachusetts Boston's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.

Other research institutions in Boston

All research institutions in Boston

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.