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Berea College

In research, Berea College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,078 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,791 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,924 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,161
of 28,054 · #19,364 all time
Rank in United States
#3,464
of 4,192
Research works
653
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
15.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Berea 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 #7,078 of 16,945 13.4%415
Social SciencesField #5,791 of 10,206 14.3%228
Physical SciencesDomain #13,924 of 21,541 14.5%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Berea 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: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.87× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 29 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Berea College?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Kirk, Gordon B. McKinney and Jeffrey L. Richey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Berea College.

  1. 1 Thomas Kirk United States · #301,044 worldwide 24 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Gordon B. McKinney United States · #433,293 worldwide 15 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey L. Richey United States · #607,697 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Ralph Stinebrickner United States · #1,228,518 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Ralph Thompson United States · #1,252,969 worldwide 14 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 W. GORDON ROSS United States · #1,370,809 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Ram Lakhan United States · #1,497,339 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Berea College

Which keywords describe research at Berea College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, History, Community Engagement, Teacher Professional Development, Religion, Legal History, Social Movements and Reflective Practice.

▲ 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. Invasive Species4▲ 9.9×7 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 2.1×9 topics
  3. Education3▲ 2.3×7 topics
  4. History3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  5. Biodiversity2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  6. Community Engagement2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  7. Gender2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  8. Religion2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  9. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  10. Student Engagement2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  11. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  12. Culture2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  13. Legal History2▲ 85×3 topics
  14. Reflective Practice2▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Social Movements2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  16. Physical Activity2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  17. Social Justice2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  18. Ecosystem2▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Feminism2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  20. Transportation2▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Communication2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  22. Community Ecology2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Global Change2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  24. Intersectionality2▲ 11×5 topics
  25. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  26. Professional Learning Communities2▲ 44×2 topics
  27. Reformation2▲ 67×2 topics
  28. Technology Integration2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  29. Accessibility2▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Aquatic Environment2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Qualitative Research Methods2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Teacher Identity2▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Teaching Strategies2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Active Travel2▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Built Environment2▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Host-Parasite Interactions2▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Parasites2▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Black Studies1▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Berea College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Urban Transport and Accessibility, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Race, History, and American Society.

Teacher Education and Le…2Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 2 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…2Urban Transport and Accessibility: 2 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Legal Thought: 1 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 1 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 1 fractional works
EducationTransportationEcologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 2 works
  3. 3 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Historical Economic and Legal Thought Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  9. 9 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 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 available21.6%not open78.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Berea College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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