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Worcester State University

In research, Worcester State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,639 of 9,585 worldwide), Earth and Planetary Sciences (#966 of 1,088 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,593 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Environmental Chemistry and Astronomy and Astrophysics (Oceanography is 60.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,064
of 22,385 · #6,087 all time
Rank in United States
#1,694
of 3,332
Research works
1.2k
▲ 70% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.76×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Worcester State University

What is Worcester State University 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 #7,639 of 9,585 9.9%70 #3143
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #966 of 1,088 9.5%74 -
Physical SciencesDomain #9,593 of 10,670 17.8%180 #8011

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

Which fields of science does Worcester State University work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Worcester State University is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (25%), Physics and Astronomy (18%), Social Sciences (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 183 fractional works · 62.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 74 fractional works · 25.1% of its workOceanography: 50 fractional works · 17.0% of its workGeophysics: 21 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 53 fractional works · 18.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 51 fractional works · 17.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 38 fractional works · 13.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 75 fractional works · 25.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWorcester StateUniversity294fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences26%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences7425.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy5318.1%
    3. Environmental Science3813.0%
    4. Computer Science113.6%
    5. Engineering31.2%
    6. Chemistry10.5%
    7. Mathematics10.3%
    8. Materials Science10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences4414.9%
    2. Psychology165.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities62.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Medicine124.0%
    2. Health Professions82.7%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.5%
    2. Neuroscience61.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Worcester State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 60.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 50.0 works61×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 33.4 works52×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 50.9 works33×
  4. GeophysicsSubfield · 21.1 works21×
  5. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 73.9 works16×
  6. Physics and AstronomyField · 53.1 works8.1×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16.01× its world share, 74 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.61× its world share, 38 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.12× its world share, 53 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 16.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences16.01×74 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy8.12×53 works
  3. Environmental Science2.61×38 works
  4. Psychology1.83×16 works
  5. Social Sciences1.18×44 works
  6. Neuroscience1.16×6 works
  7. Health Professions1.03×8 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.73×6 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.50×1 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×4 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×7 works
  12. Computer Science0.47×11 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×3 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.41×0 works
  15. Dentistry0.35×0 works
  16. Chemistry0.29×1 works
  17. Mathematics0.26×1 works
  18. Medicine0.21×12 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  21. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.16×0 works
  22. Nursing0.12×0 works
  23. Engineering0.08×4 works
  24. Materials Science0.08×1 works
  25. Veterinary0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Worcester State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Donald M. Broverman, Inge K. Broverman and Daron C. Barnard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Worcester State University.

  1. 1 Donald M. Broverman United States · #534,646 worldwide 7k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Inge K. Broverman United States · #828,875 worldwide 4.8k citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Daron C. Barnard United States · #853,524 worldwide 1.8k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 James Silver United States · #1,040,425 worldwide 465 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jacquelyn N. Raftery‐Helmer United States · #1,105,064 worldwide 955 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 William C. Vogel United States · #1,226,532 worldwide 2.6k citations · 114 works
  7. 7 Edward L. Klaiber United States · #1,243,038 worldwide 2.8k citations · 63 works
  8. 8 David J. Shakow United States · #1,308,173 worldwide 3.2k citations · 167 works
  9. 9 R. G. Hoskins United States · #1,425,436 worldwide 4.8k citations · 108 works
  10. 10 Mary Elizabeth Morse United States · #2,058,211 worldwide 77 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Worcester State University

What are the most cited papers from Worcester State University?

The most cited paper from Worcester State University is "Sex‐Role Stereotypes: A Current Appraisal1" (Inge K. Broverman, Susan Raymond Vogel, Donald M. Broverman et al., 1972), with 1,876 citations. Next come "Income-related inequalities in health: some international comparisons" (717) and "The multi-millennial Antarctic commitment to future sea-level rise" (495).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sex‐Role Stereotypes: A Current Appraisal1 Inge K. Broverman, Susan Raymond Vogel, Donald M. Broverman et al. · Journal of Social Issues Apr 1972 1,876
2 Income-related inequalities in health: some international comparisons Eddy K.A. van Doorslaer, Adam Wagstaff, Han Bleichrodt et al. · Journal of Health Economics Open access Feb 1997 717
3 The multi-millennial Antarctic commitment to future sea-level rise Nicholas R. Golledge, D. E. Kowalewski, T. Naish et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2015 495
4 CASE HISTORY DATA AND PROGNOSIS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA Leslie Phillips · The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease Jun 1953 490
5 High sensitivity of peat decomposition to climate change through water-table feedback Takeshi Ise, Allison L. Dunn, Steven C. Wofsy et al. · Nature Geoscience 12 Oct 2008 448
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Worcester State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sea Level Rise, Geodetic Measurements, Hydrological Modeling, GRACE, groundwater depletion, Solar Wind and Anaerobic.

▲ 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. Climate Change54▲ 6.8×20 topics
  2. Sea Level Rise50▲ 135×2 topics
  3. Geodetic Measurements50▲ 161×2 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling50▲ 71×3 topics
  5. GRACE50▲ 351×1 topic
  6. groundwater depletion50▲ 351×1 topic
  7. Solar Wind47▲ 177×2 topics
  8. Anaerobic32▲ 170×1 topic
  9. Methane Oxidation32▲ 138×1 topic
  10. Ionosphere30▲ 184×1 topic
  11. Magnetosphere30▲ 184×1 topic
  12. Tomography20▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Seismic Noise20▲ 143×1 topic
  14. Surface Wave20▲ 143×1 topic
  15. Coronal Mass Ejections18▲ 166×1 topic
  16. Solar Dynamics Observatory18▲ 166×1 topic
  17. Mental Health7▲ 1.71×20 topics
  18. History6▲ 2.7×8 topics
  19. Public Health5▲ 1.26×13 topics
  20. Identity5▲ 2.4×10 topics
  21. Gender5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  22. Colonialism4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  23. Religion4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  24. Culture4▲ 2.7×7 topics
  25. Nationalism4▲ 3.2×6 topics
  26. Politics3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  27. Prevalence3▲ 2.7×10 topics
  28. Special Education3▲ 19×3 topics
  29. Society3▲ 4.7×3 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  31. Career Development2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  32. Medical Image Analysis2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  33. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  34. Economy2▲ 9.0×1 topic
  35. Vietnam2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Gender-based Violence2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. School Discipline2▲ 64×2 topics
  38. Genocide2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Racial Disparities2▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Activism2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Worcester State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

Geophysics and Gravity M…50Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 50 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 32 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 30 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 20 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 18 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional works
OceanographyEnvironmental ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsGeophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 50 works
  2. 2 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 32 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 30 works
  4. 4 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 20 works
  5. 5 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  6. 6 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  9. 9 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 2 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Worcester State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 70% higher 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 Worcester State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Worcester State University0.00071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Worcester State University 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 counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Worcester State University4.2% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.5% in 2023.

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