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Research in Grinnell

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Grinnell, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Grinnell College.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
2.4k
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
12.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Grinnell

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Grinnell?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Grinnell CollegeUniversity 2,382 #9,920
2Grinnell Regional Medical CenterHospital / health system 23 not ranked
3Grinnell Newburg Community School DistrictUniversity 0 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Grinnell work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research in Grinnell is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Arts and Humanities (14%), Computer Science (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 166 fractional works · 58.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 91 fractional works · 32.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 12.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 15 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 13.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 79 fractional works · 28.0% of its workComputer Science: 37 fractional works · 13.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGrinnell283fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences59%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences9132.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities3913.8%
    3. Psychology144.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance124.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting62.2%
    6. Decision Sciences41.5%
    1. Computer Science3713.0%
    2. Engineering103.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy93.3%
    4. Environmental Science93.1%
    5. Mathematics72.6%
    6. Materials Science31.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.9%
    8. Chemistry10.4%
    9. Energy10.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82.9%
    2. Neuroscience72.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine103.7%
    2. Health Professions72.5%
    3. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Grinnell?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Colonialism, Identity, Gender, Literature, Feminism and Philosophy.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this city's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization23▲ 4.1×38 topics
  2. History17▲ 8.4×24 topics
  3. Colonialism15▲ 11×26 topics
  4. Identity13▲ 6.5×27 topics
  5. Gender12▲ 7.9×24 topics
  6. Literature11▲ 7.0×22 topics
  7. Feminism10▲ 12×15 topics
  8. Philosophy10▲ 8.0×14 topics
  9. Human Rights10▲ 3.4×15 topics
  10. Nationalism10▲ 7.7×16 topics
  11. Culture10▲ 6.5×15 topics
  12. Religion10▲ 7.3×14 topics
  13. Ethics8▲ 5.6×14 topics
  14. Algorithmic Information Theory7▲ 154×1 topic
  15. Computability7▲ 154×1 topic
  16. Society7▲ 14×9 topics
  17. Neoliberalism6▲ 5.8×11 topics
  18. Social Movements6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  19. Model Checking5▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Modal Logic4▲ 52×2 topics
  21. Politics4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  22. Discrimination4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  23. Memory4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  24. Intersectionality4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  25. Description Logics4▲ 30×2 topics
  26. Knowledge Representation4▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Learning Analytics4▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Cultural Revolution4▲ 33×2 topics
  29. International Relations4▲ 5.6×9 topics
  30. Science4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  31. Answer Set Programming4▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Belief Revision4▲ 86×1 topic
  33. China4▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Race4▲ 11×9 topics
  35. Christianity4▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Confucianism4▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Cultural Transmission3▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Postcolonialism3▲ 8.2×8 topics
  39. Computational Thinking3▲ 34×1 topic
  40. Network Dynamics3▲ 12×2 topics

What research is done in Grinnell?

Computability, Logic, AI…7Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 7 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Kn…4Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 4 fractional worksChinese history and phil…4Chinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 2 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Conflicts: 2 fractional worksSouth Asian Studies and Diaspora: 2 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsArtificial IntelligenceSociology and Political ScienceComputer Science Applications5 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 7 works
  2. 2 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  3. 3 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 2 works
  6. 6 South Asian Studies and Conflicts Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 South Asian Studies and Diaspora Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  9. 9 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  10. 10 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Grinnell18.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 29.4% in 2009.

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