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Agnes Scott College

In research, Agnes Scott College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,127 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,885
of 22,385 · #14,484 all time
Rank in United States
#2,620
of 3,332
Research works
780
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.6k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Agnes Scott College

What is Agnes Scott College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #8,127 of 9,585 6.2%86 #5886

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Agnes Scott College sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Agnes Scott College work in?

In 2022-now, 72% of research at Agnes Scott College is in Social Sciences, 17% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Arts and Humanities (24%), Psychology (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 90 fractional works · 71.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 36.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 12.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 8.7% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 30 fractional works · 24.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPhilosophy: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClassics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 7.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 16.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAgnes ScottCollege125fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences72%

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 institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4636.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities3024.4%
    3. Psychology97.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    1. Computer Science64.5%
    2. Mathematics54.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy43.2%
    4. Chemistry21.9%
    5. Environmental Science21.4%
    6. Engineering10.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    8. Materials Science00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine43.3%
    2. Health Professions42.8%
    3. Veterinary10.6%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.6%
    2. Neuroscience21.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.44× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.58× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.45× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities8.45×30 works
  2. Veterinary4.58×1 works
  3. Mathematics3.44×5 works
  4. Social Sciences2.91×46 works
  5. Psychology2.35×9 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.44×4 works
  7. Chemistry1.19×2 works
  8. Health Professions1.08×4 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×3 works
  10. Neuroscience0.80×2 works
  11. Computer Science0.57×6 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×3 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.38×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.29×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×0 works
  18. Medicine0.17×4 works
  19. Nursing0.14×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  21. Engineering0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Agnes Scott College?

Ranked on the quality score, Madeline Zavodny, Lara Denis and Srebrenka Robic lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agnes Scott College.

  1. 1 Madeline Zavodny United States · #952,599 worldwide 4.8k citations · 271 works
  2. 2 Lara Denis United States · #1,000,069 worldwide 794 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Srebrenka Robic United States · #1,379,167 worldwide 1.1k citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Jared A. Millson United States · #1,414,058 worldwide 246 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Paul Leslie Garber United States · #1,873,889 worldwide 113 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Jing Z. Paul United States · #2,170,738 worldwide 307 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Tina Pippin United States · #2,284,684 worldwide 366 citations · 50 works
  8. 8 Ondina E. González United States · #2,287,958 worldwide 110 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Harald Thorsrud United States · #2,333,050 worldwide 292 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Ellen Douglass Leyburn United States · #2,436,344 worldwide 63 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Agnes Scott College

What are the most cited papers from Agnes Scott College?

The most cited paper from Agnes Scott College is "Social Exchange Theory: A Critical Review with Theoretical Remedies" (Russell Cropanzano, Erica L. Anthony, Shanna R. Daniels et al., 2017), with 2,027 citations. Next come "The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity" (1,082) and "Noble-Metal Nanocrystals with Controlled Shapes for Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications" (722).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Social Exchange Theory: A Critical Review with Theoretical Remedies Russell Cropanzano, Erica L. Anthony, Shanna R. Daniels et al. · Academy of Management Annals 2017 2,027
2 The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity Ward Appeltans et al. · Current Biology Open access121 authors 15 Nov 2012 1,082
3 Noble-Metal Nanocrystals with Controlled Shapes for Catalytic and Electrocatalytic Applications Yifeng Shi, Zhiheng Lyu, Ming Zhao et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 15 Jul 2020 722
4 Two-Color Single-Photon Photoinitiation and Photoinhibition for Subdiffraction Photolithography Timothy F. Scott, Benjamin A. Kowalski, Amy C. Sullivan et al. · Science 9 Apr 2009 421
5 Steps toward determination of the size and structure of the broad-line region in active galactic nuclei. I - an 8 month campaign of monitoring NGC 5548 with IUE Jean Clavel et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 1991 400
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Agnes Scott College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Culture, Identity, Religion, Nationalism, Globalization, Metaphysics and Feminism.

▲ 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 institution'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. Globalization8▲ 3.4×20 topics
  2. Gender8▲ 12×13 topics
  3. Culture8▲ 12×8 topics
  4. Identity7▲ 7.5×11 topics
  5. Religion6▲ 11×9 topics
  6. Nationalism6▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Education6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  8. Metaphysics5▲ 99×2 topics
  9. History5▲ 6.0×7 topics
  10. Feminism5▲ 14×7 topics
  11. Aristotle5▲ 159×1 topic
  12. Plato5▲ 223×1 topic
  13. Literature4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  14. Society4▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Colonialism4▲ 7.4×10 topics
  16. Human Rights4▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Mental Health4▲ 2.4×17 topics
  18. Social Justice4▲ 5.4×10 topics
  19. Ancient Rome4▲ 96×1 topic
  20. Greek Literature4▲ 96×1 topic
  21. Philosophy4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  22. Cultural Identity4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  23. Politics3▲ 9.1×8 topics
  24. Race3▲ 20×5 topics
  25. Intersectionality3▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Social History3▲ 29×4 topics
  27. Public Opinion3▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Global Governance3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  29. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  30. Civic Engagement2▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Cultural Transmission2▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Ethnography2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Federalism2▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Manuscripts2▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Medieval2▲ 53×1 topic
  36. Middle East2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Empire2▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Conflict2▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Secularism2▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Children's Literature2▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Agnes Scott College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Classical Philosophy and Thought, Classical Antiquity Studies, Medieval Literature and History and Socioeconomic Development in MENA.

Classical Philosophy and…5Classical Philosophy and Thought: 5 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 4 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksSocioeconomic Development in MENA: 2 fractional worksAutobiographical and Biographical Writing: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 2 fractional worksTopological and Geometric Data Analysis: 2 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 2 fractional works
PhilosophyAnthropologyClassicsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 5 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 4 works
  3. 3 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  4. 4 Socioeconomic Development in MENA Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Autobiographical and Biographical Writing Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  6. 6 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Topological and Geometric Data Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  10. 10 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Agnes Scott College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Agnes Scott College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Agnes Scott College0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Agnes Scott College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

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

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2024Agnes Scott College5.8% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.4% in 2006.

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