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William James College

In research, William James College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,661 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Clinical Psychology and Psychology (Clinical Psychology is 20.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,421
of 22,385 · #10,760 all time
Rank in United States
#2,713
of 3,332
Research works
536
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
57.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
William James College

What is William James College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,661 of 9,585 7.9%63 #5815

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where William James College 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does William James College work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at William James College is in Social Sciences, 19% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (38%), Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (13%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 68 fractional works · 70.9% of its workPsychology: 36 fractional works · 38.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 21 fractional works · 21.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 7.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 23.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 18.5% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWilliam JamesCollege96fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences71%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology3638.0%
    2. Social Sciences2323.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities55.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine1212.9%
    2. Health Professions55.1%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Neuroscience44.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Engineering21.9%
    2. Computer Science21.7%
    3. Mathematics00.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    5. Environmental Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does William James College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Clinical Psychology takes 20.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 20.6 works21×
  2. PsychologyField · 36.3 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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.83× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.77× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 12.47× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology12.47×36 works
  2. Neuroscience2.83×4 works
  3. Health Professions1.94×5 works
  4. Social Sciences1.87×23 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.77×5 works
  6. Veterinary1.71×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.77×2 works
  8. Medicine0.67×12 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×2 works
  10. Nursing0.59×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.58×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.22×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.18×1 works
  15. Engineering0.12×2 works
  16. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  19. Environmental Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at William James College?

Ranked on the quality score, Lindsey Sank Davis, John Berger and M. David Galinsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is William James College.

  1. 1 Lindsey Sank Davis United States · #1,292,841 worldwide 963 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 John Berger United States · #1,533,337 worldwide 2.4k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 M. David Galinsky United States · #2,270,211 worldwide 356 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Robert I. Long United States · #3,212,069 worldwide 366 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Gayle L. Macklem United States · #3,498,954 worldwide 725 citations · 108 works
  6. 6 Gary S. Rose United States · #3,629,464 worldwide 2.1k citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Dov Gold United States · #3,883,235 worldwide 98 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Lisa Kaplan United States · #4,691,779 worldwide 155 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 J A Boscarino United States · #5,124,667 worldwide 94 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 C. Gibaldi United States · #5,426,515 worldwide 68 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at William James College

What are the most cited papers from William James College?

The most cited paper from William James College is "The Brain's Default Network" (Randy Lee Buckner, Jessica R. Andrews‐Hanna, Daniel L. Schacter, 2008), with 10,047 citations. Next come "Marginal Structural Models and Causal Inference in Epidemiology" (5,692) and "Self-projection and the brain" (2,754).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Brain's Default Network Randy Lee Buckner, Jessica R. Andrews‐Hanna, Daniel L. Schacter · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Mar 2008 10,047
2 Marginal Structural Models and Causal Inference in Epidemiology James M. Robins, Miguel Ángel Hernán, Babette Brumback · Epidemiology Sep 2000 5,692
3 Self-projection and the brain Randy Lee Buckner, Daniel C. Carroll · Trends in Cognitive Sciences ReviewOpen access 23 Dec 2006 2,754
4 Core systems of number Lisa Feigenson, Stanislas Dehaene, Elizabeth S. Spelke · Trends in Cognitive Sciences Review 15 Jun 2004 2,489
5 Neural foundations of imagery Stephen M. Kosslyn, Giorgio Ganis, William L. Thompson · Nature reviews. Neuroscience Review Sep 2001 1,918
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at William James College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Emotion Regulation, Adolescents, Resilience, Psychopathology, Anxiety Disorders and Developmental Trajectories.

▲ 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-now 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. Mental Health16▲ 12×26 topics
  2. Depression9▲ 10×12 topics
  3. Emotion Regulation6▲ 22×6 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 1.66×19 topics
  5. Adolescents6▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Resilience5▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Psychopathology5▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Globalization5▲ 2.5×11 topics
  9. Anxiety Disorders4▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 38×3 topics
  11. Children4▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Parenting4▲ 33×2 topics
  13. Well-being4▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Anxiety4▲ 8.3×7 topics
  15. Behavioral Problems4▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Education4▲ 2.2×8 topics
  17. Psychological Impact4▲ 12×8 topics
  18. Quality of Life4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  19. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 31×3 topics
  20. Neuroscience3▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis3▲ 5.5×9 topics
  22. Trauma3▲ 14×5 topics
  23. Teacher Education3▲ 22×4 topics
  24. Gender Differences3▲ 7.7×7 topics
  25. Prevalence3▲ 7.0×9 topics
  26. Psychological Distress2▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Neuroimaging2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  28. Self-Efficacy2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  29. Adherence2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Discrimination2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Mobile Health2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Social Cognition2▲ 13×7 topics
  33. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy2▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Neurobiological Correlates2▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 16×3 topics
  36. Psychometric Evaluation2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 16×4 topics
  38. Health Disparities2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  39. Stigma2▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Psychological Interventions2▲ 15×4 topics

Which research topics does William James College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Child Abuse and Trauma, Education Methods and Technologies and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research.

Child and Adolescent Psy…4Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 4 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksEducation Methods and Technologies: 2 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 2 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 2 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques…1Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksDigital Mental Health In…1Digital Mental Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…1Early Childhood Education and Development: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…1Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEducationPsychiatry and Mental healthApplied Psychology1 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Education Methods and Technologies Education 2 works
  4. 4 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  7. 7 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 1 works
  10. 10 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has William James College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is William James College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00044% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%William James College0.00048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of William James College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025William James College8.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.8% in 2019.

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