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Bennington College

In research, Bennington College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,256 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,006 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,889
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,887
of 8,685
Research works
523
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Bennington 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 #4,256 of 16,945 20.8%338
Social SciencesField #6,006 of 10,206 22.7%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bennington 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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.10× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.03× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.79× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bennington College?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenneth Burke, David Waldstreicher and David M. Luebke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bennington College.

  1. 1 Kenneth Burke United States · #21,517 worldwide 276 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 David Waldstreicher United States · #177,822 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 David M. Luebke United States · #377,664 worldwide 21 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Irving Adler United States · #422,891 worldwide 36 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Emily A. Waterman United States · #453,204 worldwide 101 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Camille Paglia United States · #578,891 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Percy Hulburd United States · #805,430 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Fredk. Hendriks United States · #1,103,668 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Bennington College

Which keywords describe research at Bennington College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Colonialism, Identity, History, Nationalism, Religion and Resilience.

▲ 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. Mental Health5▲ 6.8×11 topics
  2. Gender4▲ 14×8 topics
  3. Colonialism3▲ 13×7 topics
  4. Globalization3▲ 3.0×9 topics
  5. Identity3▲ 7.9×7 topics
  6. History3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  7. Climate Change2▲ 1.68×12 topics
  8. Human Rights2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  9. Nationalism2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  10. Religion2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  11. Resilience2▲ 9.1×5 topics
  12. Literature2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  13. Urban Development2▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Health Consequences2▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Migration2▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  17. Ethnography2▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Cultural Heritage2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  19. National Identity2▲ 28×3 topics
  20. Ethics2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  21. Inequality2▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  23. Health Disparities2▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Adolescent Development1▲ 22×4 topics
  25. Democracy1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  26. Gender-based Violence1▲ 48×2 topics
  27. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Community Engagement1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  29. Cosmopolitanism1▲ 23×3 topics
  30. Empire1▲ 30×3 topics
  31. Memory1▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Political Islam1▲ 42×2 topics
  33. Postcolonialism1▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Recycling1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  36. Waste Management1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  37. Cultural Diplomacy1▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Intimate Partner Violence1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Bennington College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intimate Partner and Family Violence, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and Travel Writing and Literature.

Intimate Partner and Fam…1Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …1American Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 1 fractional worksTravel Writing and Literature: 1 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 1 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 1 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Practis…1Higher Education Practises and Engagement: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksBullying, Victimization, and Aggression: 1 fractional works
HealthPolitical Science and International RelationsHistoryGender Studies5 others

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

  1. 1 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 1 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Travel Writing and Literature History 1 works
  5. 5 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 1 works
  9. 9 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Social Psychology 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 available15.9%not open84.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bennington College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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