Question 1

What is Worcester State University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Worcester State University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Worcester State University ranks #12,064 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#6,087 all time), and #1,694 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Worcester State University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Worcester State University?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Worcester State University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Worcester State University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Worcester State University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Worcester State University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 70% higher than in 2018-2021.