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Research in Northfield

Science Explorer records 2 research institutions in Northfield, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Carleton College and St. Olaf College.

Research institutions
2
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
14.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Northfield?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Carleton CollegeUniversity 3,362 #7,720
2St. Olaf CollegeUniversity 2,289 #10,704

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

What is Northfield strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Northfield is most concentrated in Philosophy (11.9× the world share in Philosophy).

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 36.2 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Northfield?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Colonialism, Ethics, Philosophy, Culture, Globalization, History and Nationalism.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Globalization40▲ 2.9×62 topics
  2. Religion34▲ 10×24 topics
  3. History29▲ 5.8×18 topics
  4. Colonialism27▲ 8.1×26 topics
  5. Culture27▲ 7.2×18 topics
  6. Ethics26▲ 7.7×24 topics
  7. Philosophy26▲ 8.3×17 topics
  8. Literature23▲ 6.1×23 topics
  9. Nationalism23▲ 7.0×19 topics
  10. Gender22▲ 5.8×27 topics
  11. Climate Change22▲ 1.16×52 topics
  12. Identity22▲ 4.3×27 topics
  13. Education20▲ 1.60×35 topics
  14. Gender Differences17▲ 6.5×11 topics
  15. Society17▲ 12×9 topics
  16. Human Rights17▲ 2.3×25 topics
  17. Neoliberalism15▲ 5.9×14 topics
  18. Feminism15▲ 7.4×13 topics
  19. Higher Education14▲ 3.8×13 topics
  20. Politics14▲ 7.5×10 topics
  21. STEM Education14▲ 4.4×6 topics
  22. Innovation14▲ 1.86×16 topics
  23. Learning Analytics14▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Social Justice13▲ 3.1×22 topics
  25. Computational Thinking12▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Programming Education12▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Democracy11▲ 4.4×14 topics
  28. Technology11▲ 2.9×10 topics
  29. Cultural Studies10▲ 3.9×15 topics
  30. Teaching Methods10▲ 9.9×6 topics
  31. Neuroscience10▲ 4.6×12 topics
  32. Empathy10▲ 12×7 topics
  33. Cultural Transmission9▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Public Opinion7▲ 8.3×4 topics
  35. Mathematics Education7▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Medicine7▲ 12×6 topics
  37. Imperialism7▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Race7▲ 8.7×12 topics
  39. Secularism7▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Divine Providence7▲ 66×2 topics

What research is done in Northfield?

Teaching and Learning Pr…12Teaching and Learning Programming: 12 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 6 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…6History and Theory of Mathematics: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …6American Constitutional Law and Politics: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 4 fractional worksReligious Studies and Sp…4Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 4 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 4 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…4Race, History, and American Society: 4 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsPhilosophyTheoretical Computer SciencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 12 works
  2. 2 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 6 works
  3. 3 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 6 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  6. 6 Medieval Literature and History Classics 4 works
  7. 7 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 4 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 4 works
  10. 10 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works

Research output over time

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