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Colby College

In research, Colby College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,159 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,607 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,660 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,851
of 28,054 · #5,306 all time
Rank in United States
#916
of 4,192
Research works
3.8k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Colby 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 #3,159 of 10,521 21.4%238 #1496
Social SciencesField #2,607 of 6,365 24.3%127 #1450
Physical SciencesDomain #5,660 of 12,888 16.5%125 #4463
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,536 of 2,578 23.4%62 #1097

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colby 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#1,496 #3,159
  2. Social Sciences#1,450 #2,607
  3. Physical Sciences#4,463 #5,660
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,097 #1,536
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: 0.66× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.96× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 34 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.52× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.09× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.68× its world share, 59 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 127 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Colby College?

Ranked on the composite score, Dale D. Kocevski, Paul Josephson and Jan Hogendorn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colby College.

  1. 1 Dale D. Kocevski United States · #41,215 worldwide 694 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Paul Josephson United States · #72,374 worldwide 68 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Jan Hogendorn United States · #106,960 worldwide 68 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Larissa Juliet Taylor United States · #120,920 worldwide 88 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 L. Sandy Maisel United States · #129,173 worldwide 106 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Tom Tietenberg United States · #140,514 worldwide 213 citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Cheshire Calhoun United States · #171,319 worldwide 151 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Ann N. Michelini United States · #216,546 worldwide 68 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Henry A. Gemery United States · #219,929 worldwide 129 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Michael Hinden United States · #254,946 worldwide 2 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Colby College

Which keywords describe research at Colby College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Colonialism, Climate Change, Identity, Globalization, Religion, Literature and Feminism.

▲ 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. Climate Change31▲ 2.6×54 topics
  2. Globalization25▲ 2.9×47 topics
  3. Gender19▲ 8.1×24 topics
  4. Colonialism18▲ 8.9×27 topics
  5. Identity18▲ 5.8×32 topics
  6. Religion15▲ 7.1×13 topics
  7. Literature14▲ 6.0×26 topics
  8. Sustainability14▲ 1.29×27 topics
  9. History14▲ 4.4×20 topics
  10. Nationalism13▲ 6.4×18 topics
  11. Ethics13▲ 6.0×19 topics
  12. Feminism12▲ 10×15 topics
  13. Philosophy12▲ 6.2×17 topics
  14. Democracy11▲ 6.9×11 topics
  15. Resilience10▲ 5.0×11 topics
  16. Social Justice10▲ 3.8×14 topics
  17. Innovation9▲ 2.0×13 topics
  18. Culture9▲ 3.9×11 topics
  19. Politics9▲ 7.5×9 topics
  20. Vulnerability8▲ 8.7×8 topics
  21. Social Movements8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  22. Cold War7▲ 26×5 topics
  23. Neoliberalism7▲ 4.7×14 topics
  24. Adaptation7▲ 5.4×8 topics
  25. Cultural Studies7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Governance7▲ 4.6×9 topics
  27. Migration6▲ 4.4×8 topics
  28. Public Opinion6▲ 11×4 topics
  29. Postcolonialism6▲ 11×10 topics
  30. Cultural Exchange6▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Human-Computer Interaction6▲ 7.5×4 topics
  32. Race6▲ 12×10 topics
  33. Diversity6▲ 7.3×7 topics
  34. Emotion6▲ 6.2×8 topics
  35. Media5▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Society5▲ 6.2×6 topics
  37. Decolonization5▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Neural Correlates5▲ 13×7 topics
  39. Black Studies4▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Civil Rights Movement4▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Colby College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology, Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Race, History, and Ameri…4Race, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksGaze Tracking and Assist…4Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology: 4 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 3 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 2 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Po…2Electoral Systems and Political Participation: 2 fractional worksMemory Processes and Influences: 2 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceHuman-Computer InteractionHistory and Philosophy of ScienceComputer Science Applications3 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Gaze Tracking and Assistive Technology Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
  3. 3 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  5. 5 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 3 works
  6. 6 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Memory Processes and Influences Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 available39.9%not open60.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Colby College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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