FB94 FACULTY PUBLICATIONS: 1981-1985 and 1986-1990

Boston College Fact Book, 1993-1994

Contact:  factbook@bc.edu 

Date Posted: APR 21 1995

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FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

1981-1985 and 1986-1990



                               Number of                     Number of

                               Citations                 Publishing Faculty

                          --------------------    %     --------------------    %

                          1981-1985  1986-1990  Change  1981-1985  1986-1990  Change

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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

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Total Arts & Sciences       1,363     1,840        35       242       265        10

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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

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Total Professional Schools    600       981        64       110       160        45

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Total                       1,963     2,821        44       352       399        13

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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