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Agnes Scott College

In research, Agnes Scott College stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,156 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,598
of 28,054 · #17,242 all time
Rank in United States
#3,035
of 4,192
Research works
780
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Agnes Scott College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #10,156 of 10,521 5.8%86 #5540

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.46× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 8.76× its world share, 29 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.45× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Agnes Scott College?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas W. Whitaker, Jennifer L. Hughes and Justo L. González lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Agnes Scott College.

  1. 1 Thomas W. Whitaker United States · #262,853 worldwide 99 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Jennifer L. Hughes United States · #331,941 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Justo L. González United States · #636,895 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Madeline Zavodny United States · #663,808 worldwide 104 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 C. G. De Pree United States · #953,483 worldwide 90 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Walter B. Posey United States · #997,065 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Li Qi United States · #1,356,014 worldwide 10 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 A. J. Lovell United States · #1,360,503 worldwide 20 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Agnes Scott College

Which keywords describe research at Agnes Scott College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, Gender, Identity, Religion, Nationalism, Metaphysics, Feminism and Aristotle.

▲ 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 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. Culture8▲ 13×8 topics
  2. Gender7▲ 12×12 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 3.1×16 topics
  4. Identity6▲ 7.7×11 topics
  5. Religion6▲ 11×9 topics
  6. Nationalism6▲ 11×9 topics
  7. Education6▲ 2.8×15 topics
  8. Metaphysics5▲ 103×2 topics
  9. Feminism5▲ 15×7 topics
  10. Aristotle5▲ 165×1 topic
  11. Plato5▲ 224×1 topic
  12. History4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  13. Literature4▲ 6.6×3 topics
  14. Human Rights4▲ 3.4×12 topics
  15. Mental Health4▲ 2.4×17 topics
  16. Social Justice4▲ 5.9×10 topics
  17. Ancient Rome4▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Greek Literature4▲ 98×1 topic
  19. Philosophy4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  20. Society4▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Cultural Identity4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  22. Colonialism3▲ 6.1×9 topics
  23. Intersectionality3▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Social History3▲ 30×4 topics
  25. Public Opinion3▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Race3▲ 21×5 topics
  27. Global Governance3▲ 9.8×3 topics
  28. Politics3▲ 8.4×7 topics
  29. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Civic Engagement2▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Cultural Transmission2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Federalism2▲ 31×2 topics
  33. Manuscripts2▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Medieval2▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Middle East2▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Empire2▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Gender Equality2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Conflict2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Secularism2▲ 17×3 topics
  40. Children's Literature2▲ 44×2 topics

Which research topics does Agnes Scott College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 2 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 1 fractional works
PhilosophyAnthropologyClassicsSociology and Political Science3 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 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  10. 10 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 1 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Agnes Scott College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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