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College of Wooster

In research, College of Wooster stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,168 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,623 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,475 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,957
of 28,054 · #6,204 all time
Rank in United States
#1,059
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is College of Wooster 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 #5,168 of 10,521 21.6%127 #2115
Physical SciencesDomain #6,623 of 12,888 14.2%83 #5816
Social SciencesField #3,475 of 6,365 26.0%76 #1761
Life SciencesDomain #6,823 of 7,800 16.0%61 #6612

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of Wooster 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#2,115 #5,168
  2. Physical Sciences#5,816 #6,623
  3. Social Sciences#1,761 #3,475
  4. Life Sciences#6,612 #6,823
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: 2.29× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.18× its world share, 19 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.19× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.00× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at College of Wooster?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard H. Bell, P. Nick Kardulias and John P. Gabriele lead among researchers whose main affiliation is College of Wooster.

  1. 1 Richard H. Bell United States · #31,840 worldwide 312 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 P. Nick Kardulias United States · #122,242 worldwide 136 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 John P. Gabriele United States · #316,112 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Fr. Taeschner United States · #343,291 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Robert Walcott United States · #351,188 worldwide 39 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jeffrey S. Lantis United States · #379,380 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Susan Clayton United States · #391,863 worldwide 166 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Gregory C. Wiles United States · #552,472 worldwide 143 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 John G. Neuhoff United States · #605,184 worldwide 65 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Carolyn A. Durham United States · #639,585 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at College of Wooster

Which keywords describe research at College of Wooster?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Colonialism, Global Warming, Globalization, Democracy, Biodiversity, Environmental Attitudes and History.

▲ 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 Change28▲ 3.5×45 topics
  2. Globalization16▲ 2.7×24 topics
  3. Colonialism11▲ 8.3×19 topics
  4. Global Warming10▲ 8.3×7 topics
  5. Biodiversity9▲ 4.3×16 topics
  6. History9▲ 4.4×14 topics
  7. Democracy8▲ 7.7×9 topics
  8. Public Health8▲ 1.85×16 topics
  9. Nationalism8▲ 5.7×11 topics
  10. Identity7▲ 3.5×15 topics
  11. Gender7▲ 4.7×15 topics
  12. Environmental Attitudes7▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 7.4×8 topics
  14. Invasive Species6▲ 5.2×13 topics
  15. Culture6▲ 4.2×10 topics
  16. Paleoclimatology6▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Public Perception6▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Religion5▲ 4.0×9 topics
  19. Public Opinion5▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Risk Perception5▲ 6.7×3 topics
  21. Conservation5▲ 4.1×11 topics
  22. International Relations5▲ 7.1×9 topics
  23. Political Economy5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  24. Media Coverage5▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Science Communication5▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Microbial Communities5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  27. Global Governance4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  28. Holocene4▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Sea Level4▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Host Specificity4▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Glacial Cycles4▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Monsoon Dynamics4▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Society4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  35. Biological Control3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  36. Fungal Pathogens3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  37. Empirical Analysis3▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Political Science3▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Vector Control3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  40. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons3▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does College of Wooster publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change Communication and Perception, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Electoral Systems and Political Participation and Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases.

Climate Change Communica…5Climate Change Communication and Perception: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…4Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Po…3Electoral Systems and Political Participation: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…3Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksTree-ring climate responses: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Repr…2Animal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksMicrobial bioremediation and biosurfactants: 2 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …2Environmental Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAtmospheric SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsCell Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change Communication and Perception Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  3. 3 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Tree-ring climate responses Atmospheric Science 3 works
  6. 6 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants Pollution 2 works
  9. 9 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 2 works
  10. 10 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 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 available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Wooster's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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