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Centre College

In research, Centre College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,934 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#11,389 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,684 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,586
of 28,054 · #14,596 all time
Rank in United States
#2,049
of 4,192
Research works
756
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.5k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Centre 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 #7,934 of 16,945 18.5%428
Physical SciencesDomain #11,389 of 21,541 13.3%190
Social SciencesField #5,684 of 10,206 19.5%247

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Centre 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: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.77× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.03× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.13× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.10× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Centre College?

Ranked on the composite score, David A. Anderson, William D. Hall and David Madden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Centre College.

  1. 1 David A. Anderson United States · #165,834 worldwide 214 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 William D. Hall United States · #204,908 worldwide 71 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 David Madden United States · #761,854 worldwide 7 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Robert E. Martin United States · #776,383 worldwide 72 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Michael F. Hamm United States · #837,813 worldwide 11 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Dávid Tóth United States · #1,213,511 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 H. E. Montgomery United States · #1,486,451 worldwide 45 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Bruce Rodenborn United States · #1,595,552 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Centre College

Which keywords describe research at Centre College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Gender, Religion, Culture, Colonialism, Neoliberalism, Politics and Identity.

▲ 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. Ethics6▲ 12×9 topics
  2. Gender5▲ 10.0×9 topics
  3. Religion4▲ 9.3×8 topics
  4. Culture4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  5. Climate Change4▲ 1.55×14 topics
  6. Colonialism4▲ 8.2×8 topics
  7. Globalization3▲ 1.81×13 topics
  8. Identity3▲ 4.7×7 topics
  9. Neoliberalism3▲ 8.7×5 topics
  10. Literature3▲ 5.4×7 topics
  11. Nationalism3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  12. Politics3▲ 10×5 topics
  13. History2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  14. E-commerce2▲ 3.8×2 topics
  15. Migration2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  16. Pragmatics2▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Society2▲ 12×4 topics
  18. Sociolinguistics2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Structural Equation Modeling2▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Public Perception2▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Social Support2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  22. Environmental Ethics2▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Information Systems2▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Technology Acceptance Model2▲ 14×1 topic
  25. International Relations2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  26. Community2▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Cooperation2▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Feminism2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  29. Global Governance2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  30. Intelligence2▲ 44×2 topics
  31. Occupation2▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Analysis2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Bilingualism2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Chicano2▲ 159×1 topic
  35. Coping2▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Empathy2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Language Variation2▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Latino2▲ 159×1 topic
  39. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Speech Perception2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Centre College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Technology Adoption and User Behaviour, Latin American and Latino Studies, Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies and Advanced Chemical Physics Studies.

Technology Adoption and …2Technology Adoption and User Behaviour: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latin…2Latin American and Latino Studies: 2 fractional worksSpanish Linguistics and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physics Studies: 1 fractional worksIntelligence, Security, War Strategy: 1 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 1 fractional worksLinguistic Variation and Morphology: 1 fractional worksTourism, Volunteerism, a…1Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development: 1 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 1 fractional works
Information Systems and ManagementCultural StudiesLanguage and LinguisticsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics5 others

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

  1. 1 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 2 works
  2. 2 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  3. 3 Spanish Linguistics and Language Studies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  5. 5 Intelligence, Security, War Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Linguistic Variation and Morphology Linguistics and Language 1 works
  8. 8 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development Demography 1 works
  9. 9 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Centre College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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.