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Western New England University

In research, Western New England University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,076 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,018 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,975 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,829
of 28,054 · #12,521 all time
Rank in United States
#2,398
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is Western New England University 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 #8,076 of 10,521 20.0%84 #6665
Physical SciencesDomain #11,018 of 12,888 10.5%122 #9238
EngineeringField #5,975 of 6,636 8.4%67 #6269

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western New England University 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#6,665 #8,076
  2. Physical Sciences#9,238 #11,018
  3. Engineering#6,269 #5,975
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.

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: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.77× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.56× its world share, 67 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western New England University?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhaojun Li, Kathleen Dillon and Yu Hou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western New England University.

  1. 1 Zhaojun Li United States · #201,344 worldwide 310 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Kathleen Dillon United States · #391,777 worldwide 95 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Yu Hou United States · #666,282 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Ren Jing United States · #700,645 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Lauren Carasik United States · #993,589 worldwide 2 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Timothy Webster United States · #1,004,151 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 R. Thompson United States · #1,012,492 worldwide 29 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Mehdi Mortazavi United States · #1,082,418 worldwide 111 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Henry D. Schlinger United States · #1,146,309 worldwide 53 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Michael A. Meeropol United States · #1,176,089 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Western New England University

Which keywords describe research at Western New England University?

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

▲ 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. Machine Learning16▲ 1.68×38 topics
  2. Deep Learning14▲ 1.40×28 topics
  3. Epidemiology10◆ 0.89×29 topics
  4. STEM Education10▲ 7.4×4 topics
  5. Engineering Education9▲ 36×4 topics
  6. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 22×5 topics
  7. Education8▲ 1.55×14 topics
  8. Big Data7▲ 2.8×10 topics
  9. Neural Networks7▲ 1.64×13 topics
  10. Healthcare7▲ 2.1×8 topics
  11. Genetics6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  12. Assessment Methods6▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Higher Education6▲ 3.6×8 topics
  14. Distance Learning5▲ 5.5×2 topics
  15. Reflective Practice5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  16. Remote Laboratories5▲ 63×1 topic
  17. Virtual Labs5▲ 63×1 topic
  18. Student Engagement5▲ 4.4×6 topics
  19. Elderly5▲ 6.8×2 topics
  20. Autism Spectrum Disorders5▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Special Education5▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Emotion Recognition4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  23. Inappropriate Medication Use4▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Polypharmacy4▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Behavioral Interventions4▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Functional Analysis4▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Neurodevelopmental Disorders4▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Well-being4▲ 4.0×6 topics
  29. Executive Functioning4▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Brain Connectivity4▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Social Skills Interventions4▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Gender Differences4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  33. Faculty Development4▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Cyber-Physical Systems4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  35. Learning Analytics4▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Competency-Based Education3▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Professional Identity Formation3▲ 19×1 topic
  38. Neural Network3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  39. Project-Based Learning3▲ 30×3 topics
  40. Biomedical Engineering3▲ 7.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Western New England University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Behavioral and Psychological Studies and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Experimental Learning in…5Experimental Learning in Engineering: 5 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…4Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 4 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…4Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 4 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…4Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…2Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 2 fractional worksSoftware Reliability and Analysis Research: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 2 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 2 fractional works
Media TechnologyGeriatrics and GerontologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyCognitive Neuroscience6 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 5 works
  2. 2 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  3. 3 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 2 works
  7. 7 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Software Reliability and Analysis Research Software 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available52.7%not open47.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western New England University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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.

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