Boston College Fact Book 1996 - 1997
| Number of Citations | % Change | Number of Publishing Faculty | % Change | |||
| 1981-1985 | 1986-1990 | 1981-1985 | 1986-1990 | |||
| Arts & Sciences | ||||||
| Biology | 56 | 57 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
| Chemistry | 137 | 239 | 74 | 15 | 15 | - |
| Classics | 7 | 19 | 171 | 3 | 5 | 67 |
| Communications & Theater | 4 | 55 | 1275 | 3 | 8 | 167 |
| Economics | 98 | 132 | 35 | 16 | 18 | 13 |
| English | 120 | 172 | 43 | 24 | 28 | 17 |
| Fine Arts | 27 | 17 | -37 | 7 | 6 | -14 |
| Geology | 40 | 65 | 63 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| German | 16 | 20 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 100 |
| History | 71 | 84 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 13 |
| Mathematics | 41 | 37 | -10 | 14 | 9 | -36 |
| Music | - | 13 | - | - | 2 | - |
| Philosophy | 71 | 108 | 52 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
| Physics | 70 | 119 | 70 | 7 | 10 | 43 |
| Political Science | 65 | 63 | -3 | 13 | 13 | - |
| Psychology | 117 | 115 | -2 | 18 | 16 | -11 |
| Romance Languages | 52 | 73 | 40 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
| Slavic Languages | 8 | 4 | -50 | 2 | 3 | 50 |
| Sociology | 114 | 112 | -2 | 18 | 18 | - |
| Theology | 249 | 336 | 35 | 29 | 28 | -3 |
| Total Arts & Sciences | 1,363 | 1,840 | 35 | 242 | 265 | 10 |
| Professional Schools | ||||||
| Education | 109 | 158 | 45 | 25 | 28 | 12 |
| Law | 107 | 141 | 32 | 21 | 34 | 62 |
| Management | 208 | 342 | 64 | 30 | 51 | 70 |
| Nursing | 160 | 213 | 33 | 28 | 33 | 18 |
| Social Work | 16 | 127 | 694 | 6 | 14 | 133 |
| Total Professional Schools | 600 | 981 | 64 | 110 | 160 | 45 |
| Total | 1,963 | 2,821 | 44 | 352 | 399 | 13 |
| Note: These statistics were compiled by the Office of the Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties from the two printed volumes, Faculty Publications 1981-1985 and Faculty Publications 1986-1990. Both the citations and the resulting statistics are based on self-reporting by faculty members and departments. | ||||||
| Source: Office of the Academic Vice President and Dean of Faculties | ||||||