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Claremont Colleges

In research, Claremont Colleges stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,149 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,778
of 28,054 · #7,940 all time
Rank in United States
#1,600
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▼ 75% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Claremont Colleges 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 #2,149 of 10,521 8.8%75 #1620

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Claremont Colleges 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 7.82× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.61× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.62× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Claremont Colleges?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard L. Bushman, James A. Sanders and Melvin Henriksen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Claremont Colleges.

  1. 1 Richard L. Bushman United States · #48,325 worldwide 115 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 James A. Sanders United States · #109,738 worldwide 74 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Melvin Henriksen United States · #147,172 worldwide 167 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 George C. S. Benson United States · #148,994 worldwide 65 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Philip Clayton United States · #187,967 worldwide 41 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Philip Ford United States · #223,069 worldwide 20 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 George W. Huntér United States · #231,482 worldwide 114 citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Marvin A. Sweeney United States · #245,695 worldwide 59 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Char Booth United States · #258,063 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 John Milton United States · #258,563 worldwide 245 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Claremont Colleges

Which keywords describe research at Claremont Colleges?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, History, Gender, Culture, Religion, Philosophy, Ethics and Society.

▲ 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. Literature8▲ 13×10 topics
  2. History8▲ 10×16 topics
  3. Gender8▲ 13×13 topics
  4. Culture6▲ 10×9 topics
  5. Religion5▲ 11×12 topics
  6. Education5▲ 2.6×12 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 2.1×10 topics
  8. Identity4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  9. Philosophy4▲ 8.4×8 topics
  10. Ethics4▲ 7.3×10 topics
  11. Society4▲ 17×7 topics
  12. Colonialism3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  13. Feminism3▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Medicine3▲ 36×5 topics
  15. Race3▲ 24×4 topics
  16. Theology3▲ 28×2 topics
  17. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Science2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  19. Adaptation2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  20. Media2▲ 14×2 topics
  21. Black Studies2▲ 90×1 topic
  22. Civil Rights Movement2▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  24. Film2▲ 143×1 topic
  25. Theory2▲ 126×1 topic
  26. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Data Citation2▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Democracy2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  29. Digital Repositories2▲ 70×2 topics
  30. Jewish Society2▲ 71×1 topic
  31. Art2▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Science Communication2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Politics2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Public Sphere2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Cooperation2▲ 26×3 topics
  36. Data Sharing2▲ 63×1 topic
  37. Scientific Data Management2▲ 78×1 topic
  38. Social Inequality2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  39. Artistic Exchange2▲ 131×1 topic
  40. Cultural Transfer2▲ 131×1 topic

Which research topics does Claremont Colleges publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Research Data Management Practices.

Race, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation,…2Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management…2Research Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksHistorical Art and Culture Studies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Historical and Scientific Studies: 1 fractional worksTheater, Performance, an…1Theater, Performance, and Music History: 1 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 1 fractional worksIntelligence, Security, War Strategy: 1 fractional worksCultural and Mythological Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryReligious studiesInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 2 works
  6. 6 Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  7. 7 Theater, Performance, and Music History Music 1 works
  8. 8 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Intelligence, Security, War Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural and Mythological Studies General Arts and Humanities 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Claremont Colleges's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 75% lower 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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