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College of the Holy Cross

In research, College of the Holy Cross stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,431 of 10,521 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#638 of 1,998 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,256 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy — History is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,415
of 28,054 · #5,218 all time
Rank in United States
#739
of 4,192
Research works
4.1k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is College of the Holy Cross 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 #2,431 of 10,521 13.0%414 #1364
Arts and HumanitiesField #638 of 1,998 9.4%126 #589
Physical SciencesDomain #4,256 of 12,888 14.6%97 #4528
Social SciencesField #2,827 of 6,365 15.0%220 #1821
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,808 of 2,578 11.6%86 #1416

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of the Holy Cross 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#1,364 #2,431
  2. Arts and Humanities#589 #638
  3. Physical Sciences#4,528 #4,256
  4. Social Sciences#1,821 #2,827
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,416 #1,808
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 the Holy Cross specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HistorySubfield · 22.9 works12×
  2. PhilosophySubfield · 26.7 works10×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.87× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 36 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.32× its world share, 126 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.66× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 220 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of the Holy Cross?

Ranked on the composite score, John L. Esposito, Patricia Bizzell and Charles H. Anderton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of the Holy Cross.

  1. 1 John L. Esposito United States · #17,758 worldwide 401 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Patricia Bizzell United States · #73,900 worldwide 196 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Charles H. Anderton United States · #125,622 worldwide 121 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 R. C. Schmidt United States · #152,766 worldwide 193 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Mark Freeman United States · #254,358 worldwide 80 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Thomas Worcester United States · #255,589 worldwide 11 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Jerry Lembcke United States · #270,753 worldwide 41 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Royce Singleton United States · #335,368 worldwide 94 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Alan J. Avery‐Peck United States · #413,695 worldwide 1 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 John R. Carter United States · #424,479 worldwide 72 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at College of the Holy Cross

Which keywords describe research at College of the Holy Cross?

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

▲ 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. Globalization48▲ 4.1×54 topics
  2. Religion38▲ 14×28 topics
  3. History38▲ 9.0×31 topics
  4. Identity37▲ 8.4×39 topics
  5. Nationalism32▲ 12×21 topics
  6. Colonialism28▲ 10×36 topics
  7. Philosophy25▲ 9.6×24 topics
  8. Gender25▲ 7.8×32 topics
  9. Ethics25▲ 8.6×28 topics
  10. Democracy24▲ 11×13 topics
  11. Culture21▲ 6.7×20 topics
  12. Literature20▲ 6.3×27 topics
  13. Human Rights20▲ 3.2×20 topics
  14. Social Justice19▲ 5.5×21 topics
  15. Feminism19▲ 11×17 topics
  16. Neoliberalism18▲ 8.7×13 topics
  17. Education18▲ 1.78×27 topics
  18. Politics17▲ 10×12 topics
  19. Secularism15▲ 24×5 topics
  20. Society13▲ 11×9 topics
  21. Cultural Studies13▲ 5.7×15 topics
  22. Cultural Identity13▲ 4.1×14 topics
  23. Ethnicity11▲ 5.0×12 topics
  24. Migration10▲ 5.0×10 topics
  25. Church History10▲ 37×3 topics
  26. Conflict9▲ 9.7×8 topics
  27. Theology9▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Social Movements9▲ 5.0×10 topics
  29. Global Governance9▲ 6.6×4 topics
  30. Political Philosophy9▲ 25×3 topics
  31. Public Opinion8▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Public Sphere8▲ 24×4 topics
  33. Ethnography8▲ 8.0×6 topics
  34. Transitional Justice8▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Authoritarianism8▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Federalism8▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Community Development8▲ 6.8×6 topics
  38. Postcolonialism7▲ 9.9×13 topics
  39. Pluralism7▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Protest7▲ 30×2 topics

Which research topics does College of the Holy Cross publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion and Society Interactions, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Political Conflict and Governance and Theology and Canon Law Studies.

Religion and Society Int…7Religion and Society Interactions: 7 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …6American Constitutional Law and Politics: 6 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 6 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law Studies: 5 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 5 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 4 fractional worksAnthropological Studies and Insights: 4 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and …4Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsReligious studiesHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  4. 4 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 5 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  7. 7 Anthropological Studies and Insights Anthropology 4 works
  8. 8 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Irish and British Studies 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

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 the Holy Cross's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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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