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University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

In research, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,903 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,529 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,974 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography — Oceanography is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,933
of 28,054 · #2,601 all time
Rank in United States
#552
of 4,192
Research works
6k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
131k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,903 of 11,982 16.8%96 #1903
Physical SciencesDomain #3,529 of 12,888 16.8%541 #2789
Social SciencesDomain #2,974 of 10,521 26.0%286 #1306
EngineeringField #2,393 of 6,636 20.3%185 #2179
Computer ScienceField #2,014 of 4,667 14.3%143 #1219
Social SciencesField #3,760 of 6,365 20.5%109 #1408
Environmental ScienceField #2,562 of 3,551 17.7%68 #1730
MedicineField #9,118 of 10,443 13.5%65 #5828

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 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. Health Sciences#1,903 #2,903
  2. Physical Sciences#2,789 #3,529
  3. Social Sciences#1,306 #2,974
  4. Engineering#2,179 #2,393
  5. Computer Science#1,219 #2,014
  6. Social Sciences#1,408 #3,760
  7. Environmental Science#1,730 #2,562
  8. Medicine#5,828 #9,118
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 Dartmouth specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 33.6 works12×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 143 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.11× its world share, 47 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 185 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 68 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.90× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 65 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 53 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 59 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 109 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth?

Ranked on the composite score, Angappa Gunasekaran, Angappa Gunasekaran and A. Gunasekaran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

  1. 1 Angappa Gunasekaran United States · #8,996 worldwide 1k citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Angappa Gunasekaran United States · #19,147 worldwide 1k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 A. Gunasekaran United States · #24,251 worldwide 812 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Richard C. Connor United States · #85,700 worldwide 339 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 David S. White United States · #89,906 worldwide 169 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Changsheng Chen United States · #115,767 worldwide 577 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Cheng Wang United States · #126,057 worldwide 282 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Ronald DiPippo United States · #131,184 worldwide 196 citations · 47 works
  9. 9 William S. Hoffman United States · #133,926 worldwide 166 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 James J. Kaput United States · #161,459 worldwide 274 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

Which keywords describe research at University of Massachusetts Dartmouth?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Mental Health, Neural Networks, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping and Fisheries Sustainability.

▲ 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. Deep Learning71▲ 2.2×65 topics
  2. Machine Learning68▲ 2.1×56 topics
  3. Climate Change51▲ 1.96×48 topics
  4. Mental Health31▲ 2.2×29 topics
  5. Neural Networks30▲ 2.0×25 topics
  6. Healthcare20▲ 1.80×13 topics
  7. Security18▲ 2.8×15 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications17▲ 1.50×18 topics
  9. Depression16▲ 1.82×12 topics
  10. Internet of Things15▲ 1.79×10 topics
  11. Resilience15▲ 3.2×11 topics
  12. Corporate Governance14▲ 2.0×16 topics
  13. IoT Security14▲ 4.5×3 topics
  14. Wireless Sensor Networks13▲ 3.1×6 topics
  15. Acoustic Techniques13▲ 42×1 topic
  16. Seafloor Mapping13▲ 42×1 topic
  17. Fisheries Sustainability13▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Job Satisfaction12▲ 3.0×10 topics
  19. Global Warming12▲ 3.1×8 topics
  20. Conservation12▲ 2.9×13 topics
  21. Data Assimilation11▲ 7.2×4 topics
  22. Ocean Circulation11▲ 8.6×3 topics
  23. Anomaly Detection10▲ 3.6×4 topics
  24. Beamforming9▲ 9.1×3 topics
  25. Cybersecurity9▲ 4.1×3 topics
  26. Prognostic Models9▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Fluid Dynamics9▲ 7.0×5 topics
  28. Maintenance Optimization9▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Reliability Engineering9▲ 47×1 topic
  30. Fluid-Structure Interaction9▲ 6.0×4 topics
  31. Sensitivity Analysis9▲ 9.2×3 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades9▲ 9.4×2 topics
  33. Acoustic Communications8▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Management8▲ 14×1 topic
  35. Marine Fisheries8▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks8▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Oceanic Modeling7▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Tidal Analysis7▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Acoustic Communication7▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Open Source Software7▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Reliability and Maintenance Optimization, Marine and fisheries research and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems.

Underwater Acoustics Res…13Underwater Acoustics Research: 13 fractional worksReliability and Maintena…9Reliability and Maintenance Optimization: 9 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…8Marine and fisheries research: 8 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and …8Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 8 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 7 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and Analysis Research: 7 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…6Corporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 6 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…6Coastal and Marine Management: 6 fractional works
OceanographySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityGlobal and Planetary ChangeOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 13 works
  2. 2 Reliability and Maintenance Optimization Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 9 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  4. 4 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 8 works
  5. 5 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 7 works
  6. 6 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 7 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  8. 8 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 6 works
  9. 9 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.

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.