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Council of Independent Colleges

In research, Council of Independent Colleges stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,297 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,596 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,910 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,990
of 28,054 · #23,297 all time
Rank in United States
#3,920
of 4,192
Research works
695
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Council of Independent Colleges 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 SciencesDomain #7,297 of 16,945 11.4%270
Social SciencesField #4,596 of 10,206 9.3%151
Physical SciencesDomain #18,910 of 21,541 4.3%224
Health SciencesDomain #18,142 of 20,462 10.4%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Council of Independent Colleges 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: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Council of Independent Colleges?

Ranked on the composite score, Leslie Lang, Jean-Philippe Tessé and J.P. Conti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Council of Independent Colleges.

  1. 1 Leslie Lang United States · #675,368 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jean-Philippe Tessé United States · #719,541 worldwide 1 citations · 79 works
  3. 3 J.P. Conti United States · #1,411,277 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Council of Independent Colleges

Which keywords describe research at Council of Independent Colleges?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Culture, Knowledge Management, Modernization, Philosophy, Healthcare and Economic Security.

▲ 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. History7▲ 8.2×9 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 1.93×22 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 1.85×21 topics
  4. Healthcare5▲ 4.0×6 topics
  5. Mental Health5▲ 3.0×19 topics
  6. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.7×12 topics
  7. Literature5▲ 7.8×6 topics
  8. Culture5▲ 7.7×6 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 1.99×17 topics
  10. Knowledge Management4▲ 7.1×10 topics
  11. Public Health4▲ 2.6×20 topics
  12. Modernization4▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage4▲ 6.2×12 topics
  14. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.0×17 topics
  15. Philosophy4▲ 7.6×3 topics
  16. Social Media4▲ 2.3×9 topics
  17. Economic Security4▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Ethnicity4▲ 8.0×3 topics
  19. Science3▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles3▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Air Force3▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Gender3▲ 5.4×11 topics
  23. Islam3▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Legal Regulation3▲ 13×1 topic
  25. Social Influence3▲ 13×1 topic
  26. Teacher Training3▲ 4.7×6 topics
  27. Transport Policy3▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Warfare3▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Curriculum Development3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  30. Human Rights3▲ 2.6×8 topics
  31. Internet of Things3▲ 3.1×3 topics
  32. Qualitative Research3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  33. Resilience3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  34. Public Policy2▲ 4.5×9 topics
  35. Politics2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  36. Social Inequality2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  37. Clinical Practice2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Fuzzy Mathematics2▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Research2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Set Pair Analysis2▲ 80×1 topic

Which research topics does Council of Independent Colleges publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Research studies in Vietnam.

Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 3 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 3 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…3Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 3 fractional worksResearch studies in Viet…2Research studies in Vietnam: 2 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksScience and Education Re…1Science and Education Research: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksInternational Law and Human Rights: 1 fractional works
TransportationAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 3 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 1 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  9. 9 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 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 available44.8%not open55.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.7%domestic only65.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Council of Independent Colleges's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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