The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, produced by American Analytics, ranked 61 universities with fewer than 15 doctoral programs, as part of its inaugural evaluation of nearly 7,300 doctoral programs nationwide. Rutgers-Newark tied for 12th place with Clark University. Other universities ranked in the top 20 include DePaul, Bryn Mawr, San Diego State and the College of William and Mary.
These rankings confirm what many of us have known for a long time -- that Rutgers-Newark is a top research university. It is gratifying to see our faculty's accomplishments validated and publicized in this way, states Steven J. Diner, provost of Rutgers in Newark.
The index, which also ranked 166 large research universities (15 or more PhD programs), based its rankings on objective criteria that can be measured quantitatively, including the number of books, journal citations and journal articles by the institutions faculty, as well as grants, honors and awards received by its faculty, to determine the quality of doctoral programs. The index, based on 2005 data, used a database of journal publication and citation data from more than 15,000 journals, as well as grant data from federal agencies. In evaluating faculty honors, it included awards from organizations such as those which award the Nobel prizes and the MacArthur fellowships.
Rutgers-Newark, a doctorate-granting research institution, is one of three campuses of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, a member of the Association of American Universities, consisting of the nation's top research universities. Rutgers-Newark is home to the Newark College of Arts and Sciences, University College, the Graduate School-Newark, Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick, the School of Law-Newark, the College of Nursing, the School of Criminal Justice, the School of Public Affairs and Administration, and extensive research and outreach centers, including the Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience. Approximately 10,500 students are currently enrolled in a wide range of undergraduate and graduate degree programs offered at the 37-acre downtown Newark campus.
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