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Bates College

In research, Bates College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,911 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,249 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,377
of 28,054 · #6,279 all time
Rank in United States
#1,402
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Bates 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 #5,911 of 10,521 12.2%121 #1864
Social SciencesField #5,249 of 6,365 12.9%69 #2301

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bates 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: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.24× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.07× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 18 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.53× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.03× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 69 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bates College?

Ranked on the composite score, Harold Bloom, David Kolb and David George lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bates College.

  1. 1 Harold Bloom United States · #10,861 worldwide 295 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 David Kolb United States · #24,451 worldwide 1.3k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 David George United States · #49,027 worldwide 100 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Javier Huerta Calvo United States · #116,775 worldwide 29 citations · 86 works
  5. 5 Anne Wescott Dodd United States · #197,768 worldwide 118 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Andrea L’Hommedieu United States · #345,032 worldwide 0 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 Don Nicoll United States · #368,168 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Michael Rocque United States · #392,745 worldwide 60 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Peter Wong United States · #414,353 worldwide 65 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 John A. Rhodes United States · #419,780 worldwide 120 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Bates College

Which keywords describe research at Bates College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Culture, Colonialism, Religion, Globalization, Identity, Literature 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization12▲ 2.8×29 topics
  2. Nationalism10▲ 10×14 topics
  3. Climate Change10▲ 1.64×34 topics
  4. Culture8▲ 7.3×14 topics
  5. Identity8▲ 5.2×15 topics
  6. Colonialism8▲ 7.8×14 topics
  7. Religion8▲ 7.5×12 topics
  8. Literature7▲ 6.2×13 topics
  9. History7▲ 4.5×14 topics
  10. Social Media7▲ 2.1×13 topics
  11. Gender7▲ 5.6×14 topics
  12. Feminism6▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Education6▲ 1.60×17 topics
  14. Human Rights6▲ 2.7×13 topics
  15. Mental Health5▲ 1.65×17 topics
  16. Politics4▲ 7.7×8 topics
  17. Society4▲ 10.0×6 topics
  18. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Public Opinion4▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Social Justice4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  21. Civil Society4▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Ethnicity4▲ 4.3×9 topics
  23. Social Movements3▲ 5.1×3 topics
  24. Thermoregulation3▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Central Chemoreception3▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Cold War3▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Respiratory Rhythm3▲ 44×1 topic
  28. NGOs3▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Preterm Infants3▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Authoritarianism2▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Community2▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Humanitarianism2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. International Aid2▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia2▲ 17×1 topic
  35. Lung Stem Cells2▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Plate Tectonics2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Black Studies2▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Civil Rights Movement2▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Race2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  40. Social History2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Bates College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroscience of respiration and sleep, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Race, History, and American Society and Turkey's Politics and Society.

Neuroscience of respirat…3Neuroscience of respiration and sleep: 3 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…2Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and So…2Turkey's Politics and Society: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksVisual perception and processing mechanisms: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 2 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latin…2Latin American and Latino Studies: 2 fractional works
Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  6. 6 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  8. 8 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works
  10. 10 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bates College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower 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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