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Columbia College Chicago

In research, Columbia College Chicago stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,126 of 10,206 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,657 of 16,945 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#3,391 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,890
of 28,054 · #29,525 all time
Rank in United States
#3,592
of 4,192
Research works
632
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
6.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Columbia College Chicago known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #5,126 of 10,206 17.0%186
Social SciencesDomain #8,657 of 16,945 16.2%416
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,391 of 3,836 18.1%132
Physical SciencesDomain #19,332 of 21,541 8.2%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Columbia College Chicago 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).

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 7.25× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 6.39× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Columbia College Chicago?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen T Asma, James M. Sanders and Michael Rabiger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Columbia College Chicago.

  1. 1 Stephen T Asma United States · #454,359 worldwide 74 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 James M. Sanders United States · #538,584 worldwide 34 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Michael Rabiger United States · #1,173,041 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Earl Edward Sherff United States · #1,265,944 worldwide 27 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Columbia College Chicago United States · #1,371,772 worldwide 0 citations · 102 works
All ranked researchers at Columbia College Chicago

Which keywords describe research at Columbia College Chicago?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Neuroscience, Gender, Globalization, Psychological Outcomes, Culture, Emotional Responses and Race.

▲ 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. Identity7▲ 15×11 topics
  2. Neuroscience6▲ 32×5 topics
  3. Gender6▲ 17×9 topics
  4. Globalization6▲ 4.6×13 topics
  5. Culture4▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Psychological Outcomes4▲ 144×2 topics
  7. Emotional Responses3▲ 45×3 topics
  8. Social Media3▲ 3.6×6 topics
  9. Race3▲ 44×5 topics
  10. Cultural Studies3▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Dance Movement Therapy3▲ 343×1 topic
  12. Feminism3▲ 17×6 topics
  13. Injury Patterns3▲ 343×1 topic
  14. History3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  15. Politics3▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Education3▲ 2.3×9 topics
  17. Quality of Life2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  18. Colonialism2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  19. Economy2▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Embodiment2▲ 18×4 topics
  21. Literature2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  22. Religion2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  23. Slavery2▲ 108×2 topics
  24. Health Promotion2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  25. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  26. Psychology2▲ 19×4 topics
  27. Social Interaction2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  28. Art Therapy2▲ 170×1 topic
  29. Digital Media2▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Online Communication2▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Pain Management1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  32. Social Movements1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  33. Atlantic History1▲ 128×1 topic
  34. Emotion1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Empathy1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Social Cognition1▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Society1▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Trade1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Transatlantic Slave Trade1▲ 128×1 topic
  40. Vietnam1▲ 51×1 topic

Which research topics does Columbia College Chicago publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Diversity and Impact of Dance, Art Therapy and Mental Health, Colonialism, slavery, and trade and Vietnamese History and Culture Studies.

Diversity and Impact of …3Diversity and Impact of Dance: 3 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 1 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics1Social Media and Politics: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksMedia Influence and Health: 1 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enfor…1Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyConservationAnthropologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 2 works
  3. 3 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 1 works
  4. 4 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Social Media and Politics Communication 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Media Influence and Health Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 1 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Columbia College Chicago's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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