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University of Rhode Island

In research, University of Rhode Island stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,100 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,885 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,234 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Ecology — Oceanography is 10.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,977
of 28,054 · #825 all time
Rank in United States
#303
of 4,192
Research works
22k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
669k
30.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is University of Rhode Island 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 #1,100 of 10,521 25.2%696 #438
Physical SciencesDomain #1,885 of 12,888 15.6%943 #745
Social SciencesField #1,234 of 6,365 28.8%309 #492
MedicineField #2,097 of 10,443 16.8%300 #1906
PsychologyField #448 of 2,181 18.4%136 #299
Health SciencesDomain #2,462 of 11,982 16.6%383 #1242
Life SciencesDomain #1,970 of 7,800 19.2%232 #1788
Environmental ScienceField #908 of 3,551 20.1%244 #321
EngineeringField #1,850 of 6,636 13.5%302 #851
Computer ScienceField #1,382 of 4,667 14.3%116 #808

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Rhode Island 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#438 #1,100
  2. Physical Sciences#745 #1,885
  3. Social Sciences#492 #1,234
  4. Medicine#1,906 #2,097
  5. Psychology#299 #448
  6. Health Sciences#1,242 #2,462
  7. Life Sciences#1,788 #1,970
  8. Environmental Science#321 #908
  9. Engineering#851 #1,850
  10. Computer Science#808 #1,382
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 Rhode Island specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 63.8 works10×
  2. EcologySubfield · 76.4 works4.3×
← 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: 0.56× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 99 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 19 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 44 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 27 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 116 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 125 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 302 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 244 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 62 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.76× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.66× its world share, 33 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 66 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 300 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 14 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.19× its world share, 78 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 78 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 21 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 75 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 136 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 309 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Rhode Island?

Ranked on the composite score, James O. Prochaska, Richard J. Gelles and Robert A. Duce lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Rhode Island.

  1. 1 James O. Prochaska United States · #4,331 worldwide 2.2k citations · 61 works
  2. 2 Richard J. Gelles United States · #18,118 worldwide 657 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Robert A. Duce United States · #19,101 worldwide 900 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 David Faust United States · #33,140 worldwide 554 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Wayne F. Velicer United States · #37,860 worldwide 1.6k citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Winslow Ames United States · #37,969 worldwide 907 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Lisa L. Harlow United States · #39,671 worldwide 571 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Navindra P. Seeram United States · #42,981 worldwide 426 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Steven D’Hondt United States · #44,078 worldwide 288 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Steven Kay United States · #46,651 worldwide 620 citations · 73 works
All ranked researchers at University of Rhode Island

Which keywords describe research at University of Rhode Island?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Ocean Acidification, Population Dynamics, Psychiatric Disorders, Global Warming, Prevalence and Substance Use Disorders.

▲ 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. Climate Change158▲ 2.6×83 topics
  2. Epidemiology79◆ 0.89×83 topics
  3. Mental Health78▲ 2.4×33 topics
  4. Machine Learning63▼ 0.86×60 topics
  5. Sustainability60◆ 1.10×60 topics
  6. Globalization52▲ 1.18×61 topics
  7. Public Health51▲ 1.54×41 topics
  8. Environmental Impact49▲ 1.29×43 topics
  9. Global Warming34▲ 3.8×14 topics
  10. Prevalence34▲ 3.7×12 topics
  11. Social Support34▲ 2.7×14 topics
  12. Health Effects32▲ 2.4×20 topics
  13. Obesity32▲ 1.85×20 topics
  14. Adolescents31▲ 3.7×9 topics
  15. Conservation31▲ 3.2×18 topics
  16. Resilience31▲ 2.8×14 topics
  17. Population Dynamics30▲ 5.3×10 topics
  18. Ocean Acidification28▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries25▲ 2.6×3 topics
  20. Psychiatric Disorders25▲ 8.3×4 topics
  21. Substance Use Disorders23▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Global Burden of Disease22▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Fisheries Sustainability20▲ 9.9×2 topics
  24. Marine Ecosystems19▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Trophic Cascades19▲ 9.1×2 topics
  26. Sea-Level Rise19▲ 7.3×5 topics
  27. Marine Environment19▲ 5.9×3 topics
  28. Eutrophication18▲ 7.9×4 topics
  29. Climate Change Impacts18▲ 6.8×6 topics
  30. Impulsivity18▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Harmful Algal Blooms17▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Behavioral Interventions16▲ 9.2×2 topics
  33. Alcohol Dependence16▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Benthic Communities16▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Marine Biodiversity16▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Marine Sediments16▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Motivational Interviewing16▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Predator-Prey Interactions15▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Ecosystem Management15▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Dissolved Organic Matter15▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Rhode Island publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Marine and fisheries research and Marine and coastal ecosystems.

Substance Abuse Treatmen…16Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 16 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…15Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 15 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 15 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…15Marine and coastal ecosystems: 15 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…14Underwater Acoustics Research: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 11 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 10 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…10Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 10 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 10 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 10 fractional works
EpidemiologyEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 16 works
  2. 2 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 15 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 15 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 15 works
  5. 5 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 14 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 11 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 10 works
  9. 9 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 10 works
  10. 10 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

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 Rhode Island's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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