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Wentworth Institute of Technology

In research, Wentworth Institute of Technology stands highest in Engineering (#4,726 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,811 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Media Technology — Media Technology is 27.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,440
of 28,054 · #23,744 all time
Rank in United States
#2,185
of 4,192
Research works
956
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.9k
5.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Wentworth Institute of Technology 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
EngineeringField #4,726 of 6,636 7.2%138 #8766
Physical SciencesDomain #10,811 of 12,888 6.6%224 #14995

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wentworth Institute of Technology 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).

What does Wentworth Institute of Technology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Media Technology takes 27.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Media TechnologySubfield · 26.3 works27×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.33× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.98× its world share, 138 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.34× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wentworth Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Leonidas Deligiannidis, George Katsiaficas and Francis J. Hopcroft lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wentworth Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Leonidas Deligiannidis United States · #499,271 worldwide 56 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 George Katsiaficas United States · #504,864 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Francis J. Hopcroft United States · #765,610 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Allison K. Lange United States · #1,075,483 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Gloria Ma United States · #1,175,172 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Xiaobin Le United States · #1,290,228 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Douglas E. Dow United States · #1,419,473 worldwide 13 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Jiahui Song United States · #1,564,953 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Richard Shurtleff United States · #1,611,158 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Wentworth Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Wentworth Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, STEM Education, Curriculum Development, Remote Laboratories, Virtual Labs, Assessment Methods, Lifelong Learning and Project-Based Learning.

▲ 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. Engineering Education35▲ 129×4 topics
  2. STEM Education23▲ 16×6 topics
  3. Curriculum Development21▲ 9.6×3 topics
  4. Deep Learning19▲ 1.79×41 topics
  5. Machine Learning16▲ 1.56×38 topics
  6. Education15▲ 2.9×16 topics
  7. Remote Laboratories15▲ 165×1 topic
  8. Virtual Labs15▲ 165×1 topic
  9. Innovation13▲ 4.0×12 topics
  10. Sustainability13▲ 1.74×15 topics
  11. Globalization13▲ 2.1×11 topics
  12. Assessment Methods13▲ 38×3 topics
  13. Lifelong Learning12▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Project-Based Learning12▲ 103×3 topics
  15. Outcome-Based Education11▲ 134×1 topic
  16. Professional Skills11▲ 107×1 topic
  17. Entrepreneurship11▲ 8.9×6 topics
  18. Healthcare10▲ 2.9×10 topics
  19. Renewable Energy10▲ 2.2×15 topics
  20. Hands-On Learning9▲ 336×1 topic
  21. Integrated First-Year Curriculum9▲ 336×1 topic
  22. Risk Management8▲ 5.2×6 topics
  23. IoT7▲ 6.3×7 topics
  24. Security7▲ 3.4×8 topics
  25. Student Engagement7▲ 5.5×7 topics
  26. RFID Technology6▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Biomedical Engineering6▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Virtual Reality6▲ 3.9×5 topics
  29. Facilities Management5▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Challenge-Based Learning5▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Hackathons5▲ 45×1 topic
  32. BIM5▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Construction5▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Learning Analytics5▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Smart Home5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  36. Genetic Algorithms5▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Wireless Communications4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Antenna4▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Microstrip4▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Wearable Sensors4▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Wentworth Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Engineering Education and Pedagogy and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

Experimental Learning in…15Experimental Learning in Engineering: 15 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 11 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 9 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 5 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 5 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…4Antenna Design and Analysis: 4 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 4 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 4 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional works
Media TechnologyArchitectureBiomedical EngineeringBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 15 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 11 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 9 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 5 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 4 works
  8. 8 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wentworth Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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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