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Allegheny College

In research, Allegheny College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,443 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,924
of 28,054 · #5,813 all time
Rank in United States
#2,576
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
30.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Allegheny 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 #8,443 of 10,521 12.8%109 #3544

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Allegheny 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: 0.96× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.55× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.21× its world share, 31 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.17× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Allegheny College?

Ranked on the composite score, Susan Sontag, Gregory M. Kapfhammer and Henry Seidel Canby lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Allegheny College.

  1. 1 Susan Sontag United States · #33,326 worldwide 184 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Gregory M. Kapfhammer United States · #356,356 worldwide 131 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Henry Seidel Canby United States · #369,244 worldwide 103 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jay Luvaas United States · #509,085 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Ronald L. Mumme United States · #609,554 worldwide 100 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Bruce Clayton United States · #675,791 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Jonathan E. Helmreich United States · #737,811 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Carl Olson United States · #818,366 worldwide 1 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 James C. Lombardi United States · #946,800 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Amir Pelleg United States · #982,861 worldwide 60 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Allegheny College

Which keywords describe research at Allegheny College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Religion, Philosophy, Culture, Modernization, Climate Change, Buddhism and South Asia.

▲ 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. History18▲ 13×17 topics
  2. Religion17▲ 18×9 topics
  3. Climate Change16▲ 3.0×27 topics
  4. Philosophy15▲ 17×6 topics
  5. Culture14▲ 13×11 topics
  6. Globalization13▲ 3.2×25 topics
  7. Modernization11▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Buddhism10▲ 322×1 topic
  9. South Asia10▲ 322×1 topic
  10. Education9▲ 2.7×18 topics
  11. Economic Growth8▲ 4.6×8 topics
  12. Mental Health8▲ 2.7×11 topics
  13. Social Justice8▲ 6.3×11 topics
  14. Nationalism7▲ 7.3×9 topics
  15. Literature6▲ 5.9×10 topics
  16. Identity6▲ 4.2×14 topics
  17. Economic Development6▲ 3.6×8 topics
  18. Feminism6▲ 10×8 topics
  19. Inequality6▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Colonialism6▲ 5.8×12 topics
  21. Governance6▲ 8.3×5 topics
  22. Human Rights6▲ 2.7×10 topics
  23. Gender5▲ 4.9×12 topics
  24. Conservation5▲ 5.5×7 topics
  25. Democracy5▲ 6.7×10 topics
  26. Christianity5▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Environmental Ethics5▲ 38×3 topics
  28. Ethics4▲ 4.4×7 topics
  29. Migration4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  30. Politics4▲ 6.9×9 topics
  31. Health Outcomes4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  32. Institutional Quality4▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Monetary Policy4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  34. Income Inequality4▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Institutions3▲ 21×3 topics
  36. Knowledge Economy3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Public Perception3▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Cold War3▲ 23×2 topics
  39. ICT3▲ 11×2 topics
  40. financial access3▲ 38×1 topic

Which research topics does Allegheny College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Economic Growth and Development, Chinese history and philosophy and Economic Theory and Policy.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…10Indian and Buddhist Studies: 10 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 3 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 3 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 2 fractional worksEurasian Exchange Networks: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional works
Religious studiesInformation SystemsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance3 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 10 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 3 works
  3. 3 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  5. 5 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 2 works
  7. 7 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Allegheny College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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