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Colgate University

In research, Colgate University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,254 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,085 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,439 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy — Philosophy is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,041
of 28,054 · #4,362 all time
Rank in United States
#814
of 4,192
Research works
5k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Colgate University 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 #3,254 of 10,521 14.3%385 #1263
Physical SciencesDomain #4,085 of 12,888 11.0%168 #3857
Social SciencesField #2,439 of 6,365 14.3%222 #1166
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,605 of 2,578 15.7%91 #795
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,725 of 1,998 13.6%96 #1024

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colgate University 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#1,263 #3,254
  2. Physical Sciences#3,857 #4,085
  3. Social Sciences#1,166 #2,439
  4. Sociology and Political Science#795 #1,605
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,024 #1,725
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 Colgate University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Philosophy takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PhilosophySubfield · 26.9 works9.7×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.51× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.59× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.94× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.17× its world share, 96 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.63× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 222 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Colgate University?

Ranked on the composite score, William H. Peck, Albert J. Ammerman and John Ε. Rexine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colgate University.

  1. 1 William H. Peck United States · #11,429 worldwide 810 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Albert J. Ammerman United States · #57,086 worldwide 208 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 John Ε. Rexine United States · #62,989 worldwide 67 citations · 84 works
  4. 4 David M. Robinson United States · #69,684 worldwide 137 citations · 113 works
  5. 5 Thomas W. Tucker United States · #73,576 worldwide 440 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Anthony F. Aveni United States · #81,445 worldwide 85 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Gary Urton United States · #110,708 worldwide 88 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Michael Johnston United States · #121,628 worldwide 223 citations · 72 works
  9. 9 Charles H. Holbrow United States · #147,496 worldwide 111 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 John Bachman United States · #150,431 worldwide 1 citations · 255 works
All ranked researchers at Colgate University

Which keywords describe research at Colgate University?

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

▲ 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. Globalization38▲ 3.0×46 topics
  2. Gender38▲ 11×27 topics
  3. Nationalism37▲ 12×20 topics
  4. History36▲ 8.0×26 topics
  5. Identity35▲ 7.5×34 topics
  6. Climate Change32▲ 1.86×46 topics
  7. Colonialism32▲ 10×27 topics
  8. Religion29▲ 9.4×24 topics
  9. Culture26▲ 7.8×16 topics
  10. Literature23▲ 6.5×26 topics
  11. Politics20▲ 12×12 topics
  12. Ethics20▲ 6.4×26 topics
  13. Human Rights19▲ 2.9×21 topics
  14. Society19▲ 15×8 topics
  15. Democracy17▲ 7.4×12 topics
  16. Philosophy17▲ 5.9×16 topics
  17. Feminism16▲ 8.8×14 topics
  18. Economic Growth16▲ 2.9×16 topics
  19. Regulation16▲ 4.5×11 topics
  20. Governance15▲ 7.2×11 topics
  21. Economic Development15▲ 2.8×15 topics
  22. Political Economy14▲ 8.6×9 topics
  23. Neoliberalism14▲ 6.1×17 topics
  24. Cultural Identity13▲ 3.8×14 topics
  25. Social Movements12▲ 6.0×12 topics
  26. Cultural Studies11▲ 4.7×14 topics
  27. Race11▲ 15×13 topics
  28. Inequality10▲ 7.0×8 topics
  29. Occupation10▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Corruption10▲ 9.8×5 topics
  31. Public Opinion10▲ 12×3 topics
  32. China9▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Ethnic Identity9▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Authoritarianism8▲ 15×5 topics
  35. Cold War8▲ 21×4 topics
  36. Institutions8▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Israel8▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Postcolonialism8▲ 10×12 topics
  39. Social History8▲ 15×4 topics
  40. Community8▲ 10×7 topics

Which research topics does Colgate University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies and Corruption and Economic Development.

Chinese history and phil…6Chinese history and philosophy: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …6American Constitutional Law and Politics: 6 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 6 fractional worksCorruption and Economic …6Corruption and Economic Development: 6 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…5Japanese History and Culture: 5 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 5 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…4European history and politics: 4 fractional worksMedieval and Classical Philosophy: 4 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsCultural StudiesPhilosophy1 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 5 works
  6. 6 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Medieval and Classical Philosophy Philosophy 4 works
  10. 10 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 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-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Colgate University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher 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.

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.