Question 1

What is Amherst College known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Amherst College stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,995 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,525 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,794 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology (Anthropology is 7.3× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Amherst College rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Amherst College ranks #2,433 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,525 all time), and #424 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Amherst College?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Austin D. Sarat, Katharine R. E. Sims and Lyle A. McGeoch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amherst College.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Amherst College?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Amherst College is "Scikit-learn: Machine Learning in Python" (Fabián Pedregosa, Gaël Varoquaux, Alexandre Gramfort et al., 2012), with 64,016 citations. Next come "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (40,161) and "A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus" (5,749).

Question 5

Which research topics does Amherst College publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Classical Antiquity Studies, Race, History, and American Society, Classical Philosophy and Thought and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Amherst College?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Identity, Globalization, Nationalism, Machine Learning, Culture, History and Religion.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Amherst College work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Amherst College is in Social Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Computer Science (12%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Amherst College's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.