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Connecticut College

In research, Connecticut College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,133 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,752 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,427
of 28,054 · #6,655 all time
Rank in United States
#2,183
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Connecticut College 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 #5,133 of 10,521 17.0%143 #1361
Social SciencesField #4,752 of 6,365 18.4%73 #2027

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Connecticut College 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: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.22× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.78× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 73 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Connecticut College?

Ranked on the composite score, George S. Avery, Bernard I. Murstein and Marc R. Forster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Connecticut College.

  1. 1 George S. Avery United States · #102,925 worldwide 223 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Bernard I. Murstein United States · #129,205 worldwide 154 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Marc R. Forster United States · #131,885 worldwide 44 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Jefferson A. Singer United States · #132,468 worldwide 272 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Ivan Strenski United States · #148,821 worldwide 40 citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Warren P. Johnson United States · #174,562 worldwide 102 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Frederick S. Paxton United States · #181,094 worldwide 66 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Joan C. Chrisler United States · #186,431 worldwide 139 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Richard A. Whiting United States · #188,839 worldwide 27 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Robert Balfanz United States · #205,424 worldwide 105 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Connecticut College

Which keywords describe research at Connecticut College?

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

▲ 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. History16▲ 9.3×18 topics
  2. Identity15▲ 8.7×22 topics
  3. Globalization14▲ 3.0×31 topics
  4. Culture13▲ 10×15 topics
  5. Literature13▲ 9.8×16 topics
  6. Colonialism11▲ 9.3×16 topics
  7. Climate Change11▲ 1.63×26 topics
  8. Gender10▲ 8.0×17 topics
  9. Society10▲ 22×10 topics
  10. Religion10▲ 8.9×15 topics
  11. Cultural Identity9▲ 7.3×9 topics
  12. Education9▲ 2.1×17 topics
  13. Nationalism9▲ 7.7×13 topics
  14. Mental Health8▲ 2.3×23 topics
  15. Neoliberalism7▲ 7.8×10 topics
  16. Democracy6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  17. Philosophy6▲ 5.8×7 topics
  18. Innovation6▲ 2.4×7 topics
  19. Race6▲ 22×6 topics
  20. Conservation6▲ 5.5×10 topics
  21. Human Rights6▲ 2.3×9 topics
  22. Community5▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Postcolonialism5▲ 16×9 topics
  24. Ethics4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  25. Migration4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  26. Church History4▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Theology4▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Politics4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  29. Neuroscience4▲ 5.3×10 topics
  30. Calvinism4▲ 63×1 topic
  31. Governance4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  32. Reformation4▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Feminism4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  34. Public Opinion3▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Memory Politics3▲ 47×2 topics
  36. Marine Sediments3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Participation3▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Public Sphere3▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Cultural Psychology3▲ 28×3 topics
  40. Demography3▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Connecticut College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Medieval Literature and History, Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils and Identity, Memory, and Therapy.

Reformation and Early Mo…4Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 4 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …3Medieval Literature and History: 3 fractional worksPaleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils: 2 fractional worksIdentity, Memory, and Therapy: 2 fractional worksSpanish Culture and Iden…2Spanish Culture and Identity: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 2 fractional worksLiterature: history, themes, analysis: 2 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Ps…2Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 2 fractional worksPublic Administration and Political Analysis: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional works
HistoryClassicsPaleontologyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  2. 2 Medieval Literature and History Classics 3 works
  3. 3 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 2 works
  4. 4 Identity, Memory, and Therapy Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Spanish Culture and Identity Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Public Administration and Political Analysis Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 American Environmental and Regional History 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Connecticut College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower 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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