Science Explorer Interactive view Map
University · Newton · United States

William James College

In research, William James College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,735 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 12.5× its share of world research.

williamjames.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#16,922
of 28,054 · #11,710 all time
Rank in United States
#2,409
of 4,192
Research works
536
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
57.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is William James College 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 #3,735 of 10,521 17.0%63 #2122

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does William James College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 33.1 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: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.61× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.89× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 12.46× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 21 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.

Who are the top researchers at William James College?

Ranked on the composite score, Gayle L. Macklem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is William James College.

  1. 1 Gayle L. Macklem United States · #1,507,329 worldwide 8 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at William James College

Which keywords describe research at William James College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Depression, Emotion Regulation, Resilience, Adolescents, Psychopathology, Developmental Trajectories and Anxiety 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. Mental Health16▲ 12×24 topics
  2. Depression8▲ 10×12 topics
  3. Emotion Regulation6▲ 22×6 topics
  4. Epidemiology6▲ 1.78×19 topics
  5. Adolescents5▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Resilience5▲ 12×7 topics
  7. Psychopathology5▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Globalization4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  9. Developmental Trajectories4▲ 40×3 topics
  10. Anxiety Disorders4▲ 44×2 topics
  11. Children4▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Parenting4▲ 34×2 topics
  13. Behavioral Problems4▲ 51×1 topic
  14. Psychological Impact4▲ 13×8 topics
  15. Education4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  16. Well-being3▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×12 topics
  18. Cognitive Therapy3▲ 35×3 topics
  19. Neuroscience3▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Anxiety3▲ 7.2×6 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis3▲ 5.7×8 topics
  22. Trauma3▲ 16×5 topics
  23. Teacher Education3▲ 24×4 topics
  24. Gender Differences3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  25. Prevalence2▲ 6.8×9 topics
  26. Psychological Distress2▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Aging2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  28. Self-Efficacy2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  29. Neuroimaging2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  30. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Adverse Experiences2▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Caregiver Burden2▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Childhood Trauma2▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Health Disparities2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Psychometric Evaluation2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Stigma2▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Career Development2▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Coping Strategies2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  39. Discrimination2▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Psychological Interventions2▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does William James College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyEducationPsychiatry and Mental healthSociology and Political Science1 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 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has William James College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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

Other research institutions in Newton

All research institutions in Newton

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.