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University of Massachusetts Lowell

In research, University of Massachusetts Lowell stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,740 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,776 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,475 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics — Polymers and Plastics is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,255
of 28,054 · #1,503 all time
Rank in United States
#339
of 4,192
Research works
14k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
284k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is University of Massachusetts Lowell 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 #1,740 of 12,888 14.1%1,189 #1239
Social SciencesDomain #1,776 of 10,521 22.5%627 #1067
Health SciencesDomain #2,475 of 11,982 18.2%340 #1500
EngineeringField #1,401 of 6,636 13.2%499 #1008
MedicineField #2,226 of 10,443 18.7%251 #3026
Social SciencesField #1,741 of 6,365 24.6%315 #879
Life SciencesDomain #3,012 of 7,800 19.0%164 #3895
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #998 of 2,578 30.4%128 #668
PsychologyField #857 of 2,181 19.9%102 #1030
Environmental ScienceField #1,944 of 3,551 20.4%91 #1621

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Massachusetts Lowell 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. Physical Sciences#1,239 #1,740
  2. Social Sciences#1,067 #1,776
  3. Health Sciences#1,500 #2,475
  4. Engineering#1,008 #1,401
  5. Medicine#3,026 #2,226
  6. Social Sciences#879 #1,741
  7. Life Sciences#3,895 #3,012
  8. Sociology and Political Science#668 #998
  9. Psychology#1,030 #857
  10. Environmental Science#1,621 #1,944
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 Lowell specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 32.7 works3.5×
← 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, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 86 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 38 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.94× its world share, 24 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 34 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.40× its world share, 253 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 44 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.43× its world share, 499 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 91 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.47× its world share, 76 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 251 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 61 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 76 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 35 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 315 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at University of Massachusetts Lowell?

Ranked on the composite score, William Lazonick, Robert R. Gamache and David H. Wegman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Massachusetts Lowell.

  1. 1 William Lazonick United States · #9,800 worldwide 577 citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Robert R. Gamache United States · #13,002 worldwide 981 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 David H. Wegman United States · #15,871 worldwide 454 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Fred Martin United States · #19,650 worldwide 341 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Laura Punnett United States · #42,299 worldwide 360 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Chris Tilly United States · #69,195 worldwide 197 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 B. W. Reinisch United States · #73,164 worldwide 565 citations · 115 works
  8. 8 John Duffy United States · #85,251 worldwide 156 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Mathew Barlow United States · #105,859 worldwide 434 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 James Carifio United States · #110,091 worldwide 196 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at University of Massachusetts Lowell

Which keywords describe research at University of Massachusetts Lowell?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Biomedical Engineering, Materials, Biomedical Applications, Polymer Composites, Challenges and 3D Printing.

▲ 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 Learning104▲ 1.31×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning101▲ 1.33×66 topics
  3. Epidemiology58▼ 0.63×80 topics
  4. Sustainability58◆ 1.02×46 topics
  5. Mental Health56▲ 1.65×34 topics
  6. Globalization54▲ 1.18×56 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications53▲ 1.92×30 topics
  8. Public Health51▲ 1.51×36 topics
  9. Neural Networks46▲ 1.28×31 topics
  10. Nanoparticles44▲ 1.51×35 topics
  11. Environmental Impact39◆ 1.00×36 topics
  12. Nanocomposites38▲ 2.0×20 topics
  13. Biomedical Engineering32▲ 9.2×2 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing32▲ 4.4×6 topics
  15. Polymer Composites31▲ 5.1×6 topics
  16. Recycling31▲ 3.5×8 topics
  17. Applications31▲ 4.8×5 topics
  18. Materials30▲ 5.5×6 topics
  19. Human Rights30▲ 1.25×30 topics
  20. 3D Printing30▲ 5.5×5 topics
  21. Ceramics26▲ 7.3×3 topics
  22. Challenges25▲ 9.2×2 topics
  23. Fused Deposition Modeling25▲ 9.5×1 topic
  24. Biodegradable Polymers24▲ 6.1×4 topics
  25. Sensor Networks18▲ 3.2×5 topics
  26. Nonlinear Dynamics18▲ 3.6×6 topics
  27. Neighborhood Effects16▲ 6.2×3 topics
  28. Polyhydroxyalkanoates15▲ 8.5×1 topic
  29. Polylactic Acid15▲ 8.5×1 topic
  30. Youth Violence14▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Engineering Education14▲ 6.8×4 topics
  32. Environmental Effects14▲ 5.8×2 topics
  33. Vibration-based Damage Identification14▲ 8.9×1 topic
  34. Wireless Sensors14▲ 8.9×1 topic
  35. Non-Destructive Testing13▲ 5.9×3 topics
  36. Model Checking13▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Law Enforcement13▲ 9.8×3 topics
  38. Criminal Behavior13▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Implicit Bias12▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Social Structure11▲ 12×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties, Structural Health Monitoring Techniques and Topic Modeling.

Additive Manufacturing a…25Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 25 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 15 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…14Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 14 fractional worksTopic Modeling11Topic Modeling: 11 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 10 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 10 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…10Crime Patterns and Interventions: 10 fractional worksPolymer crystallization …9Polymer crystallization and properties: 9 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…9Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 9 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterror…8Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 8 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringBiomaterialsCivil and Structural EngineeringArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 25 works
  2. 2 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 15 works
  3. 3 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  5. 5 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 10 works
  7. 7 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  8. 8 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  9. 9 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 9 works
  10. 10 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 8 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 available25.0%not open75.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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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.