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Bryn Mawr College

In research, Bryn Mawr College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,581 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,871 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,645 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,184
of 22,385 · #3,143 all time
Rank in United States
#702
of 3,332
Research works
4.9k
▼ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
106k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Bryn Mawr College

What is Bryn Mawr College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,581 of 9,585 8.9%213 #1218
Social SciencesField #2,871 of 5,988 8.8%108 #1169
Physical SciencesDomain #6,645 of 10,670 4.3%73 #2925

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#1,218 #2,581
  2. Social Sciences#1,169 #2,871
  3. Physical Sciences#2,925 #6,645
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Bryn Mawr College work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Bryn Mawr College is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Arts and Humanities (16%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 259 fractional works · 59.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 128 fractional works · 29.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 45 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAnthropology: 13 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Administration: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 71 fractional works · 16.4% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArcheology: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 44 fractional works · 10.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 23 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 85 fractional works · 19.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 17 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 11 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 54 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 8 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBryn Mawr College435fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences60%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences12829.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities7116.4%
    3. Psychology4410.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance102.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting40.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.5%
    1. Environmental Science173.9%
    2. Computer Science173.8%
    3. Mathematics112.6%
    4. Engineering102.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy92.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences81.9%
    7. Chemistry81.8%
    8. Energy30.6%
    9. Materials Science20.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine409.3%
    2. Health Professions112.6%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology184.2%
    2. Neuroscience81.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology20.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.21× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.68× its world share, 71 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.35× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.68×71 works
  2. Psychology3.35×44 works
  3. Social Sciences2.32×128 works
  4. Mathematics2.21×11 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.39×2 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.24×8 works
  7. Chemistry1.17×8 works
  8. Neuroscience1.16×8 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×10 works
  10. Health Professions0.99×11 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.90×9 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×18 works
  13. Environmental Science0.79×17 works
  14. Energy0.64×3 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.55×2 works
  16. Nursing0.51×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.49×17 works
  18. Medicine0.48×40 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×2 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×7 works
  21. Dentistry0.29×1 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×4 works
  23. Veterinary0.19×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.17×0 works
  25. Engineering0.15×10 works
  26. Materials Science0.14×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Bryn Mawr College?

Ranked on the quality score, Leslie A. Rescorla, Joe Soss and Alison Cook‐Sather lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bryn Mawr College.

  1. 1 Leslie A. Rescorla United States · #84,956 worldwide 20k citations · 191 works
  2. 2 Joe Soss United States · #90,724 worldwide 8.9k citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Alison Cook‐Sather United States · #97,546 worldwide 8.9k citations · 214 works
  4. 4 Caroline Robbins United States · #135,521 worldwide 7.6k citations · 183 works
  5. 5 Sydne Record United States · #159,151 worldwide 4.5k citations · 183 works
  6. 6 Félix Gilbert United States · #200,353 worldwide 4.7k citations · 199 works
  7. 7 Thomas J. Mozdzer United States · #320,156 worldwide 3.4k citations · 90 works
  8. 8 Clark R. McCauley United States · #486,397 worldwide 12k citations · 258 works
  9. 9 Sophia Moskalenko United States · #542,666 worldwide 3.5k citations · 123 works
  10. 10 Nancy C. Dorian United States · #544,074 worldwide 7.7k citations · 143 works
All ranked researchers at Bryn Mawr College

What are the most cited papers from Bryn Mawr College?

The most cited paper from Bryn Mawr College is "The Hungarian method for the assignment problem" (Harold William Kuhn, 1955), with 13,017 citations. Next come "Two Faces of Power" (3,387) and "The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A dimensional alternative to traditional nosologies." (3,357).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Hungarian method for the assignment problem Harold William Kuhn · Naval Research Logistics Quarterly Mar 1955 13,017
2 Two Faces of Power Peter Bachrach, Morton S. Baratz · American Political Science Review Dec 1962 3,387
3 The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP): A dimensional alternative to traditional nosologies. Roman Kotov et al. · Journal of Abnormal Psychology Open access 23 Mar 2017 3,357
4 Comparing Physician and Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Responses to Patient Questions Posted to a Public Social Media Forum John W. Ayers, Adam Poliak, Mark H. Dredze et al. · JAMA Internal Medicine Open access 28 Apr 2023 2,604
5 Bee foraging ranges and their relationship to body size Sarah S. Greenleaf, Neal M. Williams, Rachael Winfree et al. · Oecologia 5 May 2007 1,819
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bryn Mawr College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Identity, Globalization, Literature, History, Colonialism and Ethics.

▲ 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-now 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 Health27▲ 4.4×25 topics
  2. Globalization25▲ 2.9×48 topics
  3. Identity18▲ 5.9×34 topics
  4. Gender18▲ 7.8×27 topics
  5. Climate Change14▲ 1.19×37 topics
  6. History14▲ 4.7×25 topics
  7. Literature14▲ 5.7×25 topics
  8. Colonialism12▲ 5.8×21 topics
  9. Ethics12▲ 5.5×21 topics
  10. Religion11▲ 5.5×19 topics
  11. Higher Education10▲ 4.5×9 topics
  12. Culture10▲ 4.4×15 topics
  13. Philosophy9▲ 4.9×15 topics
  14. Professional Development9▲ 10×6 topics
  15. Cultural Studies9▲ 5.6×13 topics
  16. Health Disparities8▲ 7.2×5 topics
  17. Nationalism8▲ 4.2×15 topics
  18. Neoliberalism8▲ 5.0×14 topics
  19. Prevalence8▲ 4.3×9 topics
  20. Stress8▲ 4.8×4 topics
  21. Intersectionality8▲ 9.1×6 topics
  22. Social Support7▲ 3.1×9 topics
  23. Race7▲ 14×12 topics
  24. Reflective Practice7▲ 8.3×4 topics
  25. Democracy6▲ 4.3×10 topics
  26. Acculturation6▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Feminism6▲ 5.0×8 topics
  28. Psychological Impact6▲ 4.3×7 topics
  29. Trauma6▲ 6.5×5 topics
  30. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 9.9×6 topics
  31. Cultural Competence6▲ 10×6 topics
  32. Postcolonialism6▲ 9.1×9 topics
  33. Late Antiquity6▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Gender Identity5▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Burnout5▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Child Welfare5▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Implicit Bias5▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Empathy5▲ 9.2×6 topics
  39. Student Voice5▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Student Participation5▲ 34×2 topics

Which research topics does Bryn Mawr College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Higher Education Practises and Engagement, Classical Antiquity Studies, Social Work Education and Practice and Migration, Health and Trauma.

Higher Education Practis…4Higher Education Practises and Engagement: 4 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…4Classical Antiquity Studies: 4 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 3 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 3 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 3 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…3European history and politics: 3 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 3 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 3 fractional works
EducationAnthropologyPublic AdministrationClinical Psychology5 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 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 4 works
  3. 3 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 4 works
  4. 4 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 3 works
  7. 7 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 3 works
  10. 10 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bryn Mawr College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bryn Mawr College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%Bryn Mawr College0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bryn Mawr College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Bryn Mawr College7.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.4% in 2002.

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