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Alma College

In research, Alma College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,660 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 8.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,531
of 28,054 · #16,518 all time
Rank in United States
#2,512
of 4,192
Research works
979
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Alma 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,660 of 12,888 3.0%73 #12197

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alma 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).

What does Alma College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 30.8 works8.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.54× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.33× its world share, 31 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alma College?

Ranked on the composite score, John E. Davis, Dana E. Aspinall and Nicholas Dixon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alma College.

  1. 1 John E. Davis United States · #342,649 worldwide 76 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Dana E. Aspinall United States · #374,255 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Nicholas Dixon United States · #499,576 worldwide 42 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 B. Cameron Reed United States · #1,176,060 worldwide 32 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 David L. Clark United States · #1,270,055 worldwide 73 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Alexander H.K. Montoye United States · #1,478,107 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 M. M. Strait United States · #1,552,581 worldwide 10 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Alma College

Which keywords describe research at Alma College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Spectroscopy, Physical Activity, Experimental Tools, Smartphones, High-Intensity Interval Training, Quantum Information and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Public Health8▲ 3.4×12 topics
  2. Mental Health7▲ 2.8×10 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 3.3×6 topics
  4. Spectroscopy6▲ 20×3 topics
  5. Physical Activity5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  6. Experimental Tools5▲ 231×1 topic
  7. Smartphones5▲ 93×1 topic
  8. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 26×2 topics
  9. Quantum Information4▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Entanglement4▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Heart Failure4▲ 5.4×2 topics
  12. Cardiorespiratory Fitness4▲ 55×1 topic
  13. Exercise Capacity4▲ 55×1 topic
  14. Nationalism4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  15. Science4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  16. Physical Fitness4▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Quantum Mechanics3▲ 25×2 topics
  18. Social Justice3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  19. Chronic Diseases3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  20. Bell Inequality3▲ 50×1 topic
  21. Biosensors3▲ 3.5×3 topics
  22. Cultural Impact3▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Decoherence3▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Internationalism3▲ 93×2 topics
  25. Exercise3▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Sedentary Behavior3▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Optical Lattices3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Atomic Energy3▲ 492×1 topic
  29. Cold War3▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Microcavities3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Radio Astronomy3▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Transits of Venus3▲ 168×1 topic
  33. Climate Consequences2▲ 140×1 topic
  34. Heart Rate Variability2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Nuclear War2▲ 140×1 topic
  36. Relativity2▲ 51×2 topics
  37. Autonomic Nervous System2▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Feedback Control2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  39. Photonics2▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Physiological Time Series2▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Alma College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies, Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Quantum Mechanics and Applications and Physical Activity and Health.

Experimental and Theoret…5Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…4Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 4 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…3Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 3 fractional worksPhysical Activity and He…3Physical Activity and Health: 3 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 3 fractional worksTwentieth Century Scientific Developments: 3 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense2Nuclear Issues and Defense: 2 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability a…2Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 2 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivit…2Nuclear and radioactivity studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics …2Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 2 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsComplementary and alternative medicineAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 works
  2. 2 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  4. 4 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 3 works
  5. 5 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Twentieth Century Scientific Developments History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  7. 7 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  9. 9 Nuclear and radioactivity studies Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alma College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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