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Claremont McKenna College

In research, Claremont McKenna College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,081 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,133 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,577 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,843
of 28,054 · #7,089 all time
Rank in United States
#1,044
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Claremont McKenna 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 #3,081 of 10,521 23.0%262 #1508
Social SciencesField #3,133 of 6,365 20.4%132 #1749
Physical SciencesDomain #6,577 of 12,888 11.5%62 #8364

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Claremont McKenna 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#1,508 #3,081
  2. Social Sciences#1,749 #3,133
  3. Physical Sciences#8,364 #6,577
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.

What does Claremont McKenna College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 40.6 works7.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.32× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.41× its world share, 24 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.57× its world share, 39 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.82× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.87× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 132 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Claremont McKenna College?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald E. Riggio, Diane F. Halpern and Mark Huber lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Claremont McKenna College.

  1. 1 Ronald E. Riggio United States · #53,508 worldwide 532 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Diane F. Halpern United States · #65,240 worldwide 310 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Mark Huber United States · #131,485 worldwide 343 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Roderic Ai Camp United States · #144,101 worldwide 46 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 Eric Helland United States · #165,267 worldwide 99 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Heather Antecol United States · #205,482 worldwide 132 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 James D. Hess United States · #231,268 worldwide 114 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Amy Kind United States · #251,829 worldwide 66 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Fan Yu United States · #307,939 worldwide 171 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Richard C. K. Burdekin United States · #312,217 worldwide 181 citations · 64 works
All ranked researchers at Claremont McKenna College

Which keywords describe research at Claremont McKenna College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Globalization, Leadership, Ethics, Public Opinion, Democracy, Economic Growth and Gender.

▲ 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. Globalization24▲ 3.3×35 topics
  2. Nationalism18▲ 10×13 topics
  3. Human Rights15▲ 3.8×21 topics
  4. Leadership15▲ 8.2×12 topics
  5. Economic Growth14▲ 4.6×13 topics
  6. Ethics14▲ 7.8×14 topics
  7. Public Opinion14▲ 30×4 topics
  8. Gender12▲ 6.1×21 topics
  9. Identity12▲ 4.4×22 topics
  10. Democracy12▲ 8.7×13 topics
  11. Mental Health12▲ 2.1×23 topics
  12. Politics11▲ 11×9 topics
  13. History10▲ 4.0×18 topics
  14. Political Economy10▲ 11×12 topics
  15. Emotion10▲ 13×8 topics
  16. Religion10▲ 5.5×15 topics
  17. Colonialism10▲ 5.5×18 topics
  18. Federalism9▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Political Philosophy9▲ 42×3 topics
  20. American founding9▲ 75×1 topic
  21. Constitutional government9▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Neuroscience8▲ 7.5×8 topics
  23. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 19×4 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation8▲ 6.4×8 topics
  25. Empathy7▲ 17×5 topics
  26. International Law7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  27. Monetary Policy7▲ 7.8×8 topics
  28. Feminism7▲ 6.6×9 topics
  29. Perception7▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Governance7▲ 5.6×7 topics
  31. Truth7▲ 55×2 topics
  32. Fiscal Policy7▲ 8.1×6 topics
  33. Multiculturalism7▲ 9.2×3 topics
  34. Psychology7▲ 14×6 topics
  35. Organizational Performance6▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Equality6▲ 24×3 topics
  37. Immigration6▲ 13×5 topics
  38. Neural Correlates6▲ 16×5 topics
  39. Race5▲ 13×10 topics
  40. Neural Mechanisms5▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Claremont McKenna College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment and Political Philosophy and Ethics.

American Constitutional …9American Constitutional Law and Politics: 9 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 5 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and …4Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 4 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and…4Political Philosophy and Ethics: 4 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 4 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…3Race, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 3 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…3Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 3 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…3Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 3 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyCognitive NeuroscienceSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 9 works
  2. 2 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 5 works
  3. 3 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  4. 4 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  5. 5 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 4 works
  6. 6 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Emotional Intelligence and Performance 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Claremont McKenna College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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