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Beloit College

In research, Beloit College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,712 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,034 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,066 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,156
of 28,054 · #9,109 all time
Rank in United States
#3,461
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Beloit College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #2,712 of 16,945 19.9%527
Social SciencesField #3,034 of 10,206 21.1%302
Physical SciencesDomain #8,066 of 21,541 9.7%438

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Beloit 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: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.16× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.35× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.86× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 10.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.84× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Beloit College?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul J. Campbell, James L. Throne and Daniel J. Schroeder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Beloit College.

  1. 1 Paul J. Campbell United States · #89,503 worldwide 82 citations · 105 works
  2. 2 James L. Throne United States · #107,377 worldwide 188 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Daniel J. Schroeder United States · #140,703 worldwide 127 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Robert Ellis United States · #271,847 worldwide 99 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 Philip D. Straffin United States · #433,688 worldwide 70 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 George C. Lisensky United States · #475,815 worldwide 65 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Ranjan Roy United States · #533,721 worldwide 43 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Chad Walsh United States · #650,963 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Emily Chamlee‐Wright United States · #652,210 worldwide 27 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 John R. Jungck United States · #748,713 worldwide 40 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Beloit College

Which keywords describe research at Beloit College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Shale Gas, Tectonics, Globalization, Geological Mapping, Mudstones, Pore Structure, Neoliberalism and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Machine Learning5▲ 1.90×11 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  3. Shale Gas4▲ 36×2 topics
  4. Tectonics3▲ 32×3 topics
  5. Remote Sensing3▲ 2.9×3 topics
  6. Geological Mapping2▲ 39×2 topics
  7. Mudstones2▲ 42×1 topic
  8. Pore Structure2▲ 26×1 topic
  9. History2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  10. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  11. Gender2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  12. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 42×1 topic
  13. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 42×1 topic
  14. Green Chemistry2▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Religion2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  16. Social Cognition2▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Philosophy2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  18. Sedimentation2▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Chemistry Education2▲ 184×1 topic
  20. Colonialism2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  21. Laboratory Techniques2▲ 184×1 topic
  22. Fluvial Systems1▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Sequence Stratigraphy1▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Embodied Cognition1▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Embodiment1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  26. Ethnography1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  27. Gender Differences1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  28. Geographic Information Systems1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Predictive Brain Theory1▲ 160×1 topic
  30. Genomic Analysis1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  31. Hydraulic Fracturing1▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Paleoproductivity1▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Paleoredox1▲ 54×1 topic
  34. Simulation1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  35. Fieldwork1▲ 73×2 topics
  36. Holocene1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Multi-Agent Systems1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  38. Society1▲ 7.4×3 topics
  39. Aesthetics1▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Human-Robot Interaction1▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Beloit College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Various Chemistry Research Topics and Geological formations and processes.

Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Resear…2Various Chemistry Research Topics: 2 fractional worksGeological formations an…1Geological formations and processes: 1 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 1 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Me…1Gender, Feminism, and Media: 1 fractional worksGeography Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 1 fractional worksDisaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsArtificial IntelligencePhysical and Theoretical ChemistryEarth-Surface Processes6 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  5. 5 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  7. 7 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Geography Education and Pedagogy Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Disaster Management and Resilience 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Beloit College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.