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College of Charleston

In research, College of Charleston stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,892 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,651 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,582 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology — Anthropology is 8.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,003
of 28,054 · #4,727 all time
Rank in United States
#932
of 4,192
Research works
6.2k
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
95k
15.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is College of Charleston 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 #2,892 of 10,521 16.0%427 #1173
Social SciencesField #2,651 of 6,365 16.4%218 #1095
Physical SciencesDomain #6,582 of 12,888 12.7%266 #5190
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,391 of 2,578 18.6%78 #811
Life SciencesDomain #4,995 of 7,800 12.0%83 #5261
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,309 of 1,998 10.2%85 #793
Environmental ScienceField #3,091 of 3,551 9.7%67 #2202
Health SciencesDomain #10,506 of 11,982 13.2%77 #7004

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of Charleston 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#1,173 #2,892
  2. Social Sciences#1,095 #2,651
  3. Physical Sciences#5,190 #6,582
  4. Sociology and Political Science#811 #1,391
  5. Life Sciences#5,261 #4,995
  6. Arts and Humanities#793 #1,309
  7. Environmental Science#2,202 #3,091
  8. Health Sciences#7,004 #10,506
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 College of Charleston specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 8.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 20.9 works8.7×
← 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: 0.88× its world share, 36 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 67 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.73× its world share, 27 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 57 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.45× its world share, 85 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.11× its world share, 55 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 218 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of Charleston?

Ranked on the composite score, Renée McCauley, A. J. Clark and Douglas M. Walker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of Charleston.

  1. 1 Renée McCauley United States · #94,923 worldwide 201 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 A. J. Clark United States · #102,692 worldwide 331 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Douglas M. Walker United States · #149,634 worldwide 160 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Amy Thompson McCandless United States · #189,471 worldwide 114 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 John C. Crotts United States · #203,149 worldwide 209 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Robert T. Dillon United States · #204,231 worldwide 128 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 P. Chris Fragile United States · #210,939 worldwide 256 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Daniel Guttentag United States · #224,440 worldwide 666 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 James B. Hittner United States · #226,125 worldwide 139 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Kelly G. Shaver United States · #249,014 worldwide 93 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at College of Charleston

Which keywords describe research at College of Charleston?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Religion, History, Globalization, Colonialism, Nationalism, Identity 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. Climate Change47▲ 2.0×62 topics
  2. Globalization36▲ 2.1×47 topics
  3. Sustainability31▲ 1.51×44 topics
  4. Machine Learning28◆ 1.00×47 topics
  5. History25▲ 4.2×27 topics
  6. Identity23▲ 3.8×35 topics
  7. Religion23▲ 5.6×19 topics
  8. Colonialism21▲ 5.2×20 topics
  9. Gender20▲ 4.4×29 topics
  10. Nationalism20▲ 5.2×13 topics
  11. Mental Health20▲ 1.63×32 topics
  12. Human Rights20▲ 2.3×28 topics
  13. Social Media17▲ 1.43×18 topics
  14. Culture16▲ 3.5×17 topics
  15. Innovation16▲ 1.74×16 topics
  16. Literature15▲ 3.2×22 topics
  17. Smallholder Farmers14▲ 7.6×3 topics
  18. Biodiversity Conservation13▲ 4.1×9 topics
  19. Conservation13▲ 3.5×14 topics
  20. Ethics13▲ 3.1×20 topics
  21. Feminism13▲ 5.3×11 topics
  22. Social Movements13▲ 4.9×9 topics
  23. Democracy12▲ 4.1×10 topics
  24. Diversity11▲ 7.6×9 topics
  25. Society11▲ 6.8×10 topics
  26. Ethnicity11▲ 3.5×12 topics
  27. Race10▲ 11×13 topics
  28. Neuroscience10▲ 3.8×12 topics
  29. Politics10▲ 4.1×9 topics
  30. Agroforestry9▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Evolution9▲ 4.3×10 topics
  32. Nutritional Value9▲ 9.4×2 topics
  33. Indigenous Fruits9▲ 44×1 topic
  34. Tree Domestication9▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Cultural Exchange8▲ 7.3×8 topics
  36. Historical Narratives8▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation8▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Public Opinion8▲ 7.2×5 topics
  39. Cold War7▲ 13×4 topics
  40. Medicine7▲ 9.9×7 topics

Which research topics does College of Charleston publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Botany and Ecology Studies, Nonlinear Waves and Solitons, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and Race, History, and American Society.

African Botany and Ecolo…9African Botany and Ecology Studies: 9 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Soli…6Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…6Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…5Race, History, and American Society: 5 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 5 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 5 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…4Political and Economic history of UK and US: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms4Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 4 fractional works
ForestryStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 African Botany and Ecology Studies Forestry 9 works
  2. 2 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  5. 5 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 5 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 5 works
  7. 7 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  10. 10 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Charleston's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.

Other research institutions in Charleston

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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.