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Bryn Mawr College

In research, Bryn Mawr College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,546 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,851 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,640 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,594
of 28,054 · #3,554 all time
Rank in United States
#1,287
of 4,192
Research works
4.9k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
106k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Bryn Mawr 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 #2,546 of 10,521 18.0%213 #1112
Social SciencesField #1,851 of 6,365 19.8%108 #915
Physical SciencesDomain #10,640 of 12,888 7.0%73 #3736

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bryn Mawr 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,112 #2,546
  2. Social Sciences#915 #1,851
  3. Physical Sciences#3,736 #10,640
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.83× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.18× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.36× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bryn Mawr College?

Ranked on the composite score, Félix Gilbert, Tenney Frank and Caroline Robbins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bryn Mawr College.

  1. 1 Félix Gilbert United States · #8,876 worldwide 343 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Tenney Frank United States · #19,829 worldwide 168 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Caroline Robbins United States · #21,780 worldwide 502 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Clark McCauley United States · #32,381 worldwide 359 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Sanford F. Schram United States · #36,330 worldwide 201 citations · 53 works
  6. 6 Martin Rein United States · #39,827 worldwide 427 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 M. E. Bitterman United States · #52,811 worldwide 417 citations · 70 works
  8. 8 Michaël Tilby United States · #62,065 worldwide 72 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 N. B. Abraham United States · #63,413 worldwide 369 citations · 55 works
  10. 10 Brunilde Sismondo Ridgway United States · #63,948 worldwide 77 citations · 63 works
All ranked researchers at Bryn Mawr College

Which keywords describe research at Bryn Mawr College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Identity, Globalization, Colonialism, History, Cultural Studies and Literature.

▲ 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 Health22▲ 4.2×23 topics
  2. Globalization20▲ 2.8×40 topics
  3. Gender16▲ 8.1×23 topics
  4. Identity16▲ 5.9×32 topics
  5. Climate Change13▲ 1.32×34 topics
  6. History11▲ 4.4×23 topics
  7. Colonialism10▲ 5.8×17 topics
  8. Literature9▲ 4.7×21 topics
  9. Higher Education9▲ 4.7×8 topics
  10. Cultural Studies9▲ 6.3×13 topics
  11. Religion8▲ 4.8×18 topics
  12. Ethics8▲ 4.6×19 topics
  13. Culture8▲ 4.0×14 topics
  14. Professional Development7▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Nationalism7▲ 4.2×13 topics
  16. Health Disparities7▲ 7.2×5 topics
  17. Neoliberalism7▲ 5.2×13 topics
  18. Intersectionality6▲ 9.8×6 topics
  19. Social Support6▲ 3.2×9 topics
  20. Prevalence6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  21. Race6▲ 15×10 topics
  22. Stress6▲ 4.6×4 topics
  23. Democracy6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  24. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Psychological Impact5▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Reflective Practice5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  27. Trauma5▲ 6.9×5 topics
  28. Acculturation5▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 10×6 topics
  30. Cultural Competence5▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Gender Identity4▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Student Voice4▲ 44×2 topics
  33. Occupation4▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Burnout4▲ 13×4 topics
  35. Student Participation4▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Co-Creation of Curriculum4▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Student-Staff Partnerships4▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Postcolonialism4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  39. Cultural History4▲ 8.9×8 topics
  40. Late Antiquity4▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does Bryn Mawr College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Higher Education Practises and Engagement, Social Work Education and Practice, European history and politics and Migration, Health and Trauma.

Higher Education Practis…4Higher Education Practises and Engagement: 4 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…3Social Work Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 3 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…3Migration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…3Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 3 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 3 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 3 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …2Homelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 2 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 2 fractional works
EducationPublic AdministrationPolitical Science and International RelationsClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 4 works
  2. 2 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 3 works
  3. 3 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  7. 7 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 2 works
  10. 10 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bryn Mawr College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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