BUSSW Faculty Ranks 6th in Productivity
–Farha Sandhu
Faculty at BU School of Social Work have been honored again. Based on research by Academic Analytics, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports that SSW’s faculty rank 6th in the Top Research Universities Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index.
The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index rates the productivity of faculty members in 7,294 individual doctoral programs in 104 disciplines at 354 institutions. The most recent 2007 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index has compiled overall institutional rankings on 375 universities that offer Ph.D. programs. Faculty members are judged on five factors, depending on the most important variables in the given discipline: books published, journal publications, citations of journal articles, federal-grant dollars awarded and honors and awards.
Dean Gail Steketee comments, “What a pleasure to see our excellent faculty recognized for their hard work! Each year as I review their annual reports and CVs, I have been impressed with just how outstanding they are. Although this report rates scholarly productivity, I also want to congratulate them for their excellent teaching abilities which are reflected in remarkably high student ratings each year. I find it a true pleasure to work with this outstanding group of BU social work faculty.”
Guided by an accomplished and dedicated faculty, BUSSW students receive top-notch training in the field. The goal of the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. program in Social Work and Sociology is to produce graduates capable of pursuing rewarding academic careers. Students leave the School with innovated knowledge, social awareness and a renewed dedicated toward influencing positive changes in their communities. Read about our PhD graduates
States Professor Rob Hudson, “We are delighted that the work of SSW faculty has been recognized by the national assessment study of faculty productivity conducted by Academic Analytics and published in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Not only is the School’s #6 overall ranking productive impressive, but especially noteworthy is our ranking #1 in the ‘citations by faculty’ category, a critical impact-factor metric. Indeed our score of 27.57 is more than double most of the entrants in the top 10 and well ahead of our other peers.”
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About BUSSW:
Distinguished by its urban mission and concentrations in clinical and macro practice, the Boston University School of Social Work is committed to educating masters’ and doctoral level students who will become leaders in a multicultural environment. The School offers the MSW and PhD degrees, as well as continuing professional education, and its nationally recognized faculty has been ranked 8th among schools of social work with doctoral programs. Located in a diverse and academically rich community, the School offers almost unlimited opportunities for urban social work practice and research. Visit bu.edu/ssw for more information.
About Boston University:
Founded in 1839, Boston University is an internationally recognized institution of higher education and research. With more than 30,000 students, it is the fourth largest independent university in the United States. BU consists of 17 colleges and schools along with a number of multi-disciplinary centers and institutes which are central to the school’s research and teaching mission.