BUSSW Ranked 8th in Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index

The Boston University School of Social Work ranks eighth among schools of social work with doctoral programs on the 2005 Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, according to a report in the January 12, 2007 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. BUSSW is the only school of social work in New England to be ranked in the top ten.

Upon learning this news, Dean ad interim Gail Steketee expressed pride and admiration for the School’s faculty. “I am thrilled and honored about this important achievement,” she said. “Our faculty is being duly recognized for their important work.”

As explained in the article, “The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, partly financed by the State University of New York at Stony Brook and produced by Academic Analytics, a for-profit company, rates faculty members’ scholarly output at nearly 7,300 doctoral programs around the country. It examines the number of book and journal articles published by each program’s faculty, as well as journal citations, awards, honors, and grants received.” The rankings include 104 disciplines at 354 institutions.