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Dickinson College

In research, Dickinson College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,594 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,578 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,853
of 28,054 · #7,191 all time
Rank in United States
#2,087
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Dickinson 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 #5,594 of 10,521 12.1%199 #1434
Social SciencesField #4,578 of 6,365 10.9%128 #735

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dickinson 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: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.95× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.38× its world share, 37 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.52× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dickinson College?

Ranked on the composite score, John MacCormick, George Allan and Susan Rose lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dickinson College.

  1. 1 John MacCormick United States · #138,863 worldwide 339 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 George Allan United States · #195,482 worldwide 97 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Susan Rose United States · #204,445 worldwide 85 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Vytautas Kavolis United States · #214,182 worldwide 51 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Antonio Missiroli United States · #219,569 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Priscilla W. Laws United States · #303,985 worldwide 122 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Neil J. Diamant United States · #317,208 worldwide 10 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Frederick Ferré United States · #335,828 worldwide 14 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Blake Wilson United States · #340,671 worldwide 34 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Whitfield J. Bell United States · #370,262 worldwide 16 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Dickinson College

Which keywords describe research at Dickinson College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Gender, Colonialism, Nationalism, Politics, Culture, Literature and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Identity24▲ 11×29 topics
  2. Gender18▲ 11×25 topics
  3. Globalization17▲ 2.9×36 topics
  4. Colonialism16▲ 12×26 topics
  5. Human Rights16▲ 5.4×22 topics
  6. Nationalism16▲ 12×17 topics
  7. Politics15▲ 18×9 topics
  8. Culture14▲ 9.0×13 topics
  9. Literature14▲ 8.7×20 topics
  10. History12▲ 6.0×18 topics
  11. Feminism10▲ 12×13 topics
  12. Democracy9▲ 8.2×12 topics
  13. Discrimination8▲ 14×6 topics
  14. Society8▲ 14×9 topics
  15. Social Media8▲ 1.93×15 topics
  16. Cultural Studies8▲ 6.9×9 topics
  17. Religion8▲ 5.5×15 topics
  18. Ethics8▲ 5.4×16 topics
  19. Migration8▲ 7.7×10 topics
  20. Healthcare7▲ 2.2×11 topics
  21. Race7▲ 22×9 topics
  22. Cultural Identity6▲ 4.3×10 topics
  23. Media6▲ 14×7 topics
  24. Philosophy6▲ 5.0×10 topics
  25. Social Justice6▲ 3.8×12 topics
  26. Social Movements6▲ 7.4×8 topics
  27. Ethnicity6▲ 5.8×9 topics
  28. Neoliberalism6▲ 5.8×12 topics
  29. Teaching Methods5▲ 12×4 topics
  30. Refugees5▲ 13×4 topics
  31. Memory5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  32. Surveillance5▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Public Opinion5▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Civil Rights4▲ 21×3 topics
  35. Academic Achievement4▲ 8.4×5 topics
  36. Genocide4▲ 25×3 topics
  37. Sovereignty4▲ 15×5 topics
  38. Cuba4▲ 165×1 topic
  39. Revolution4▲ 62×1 topic
  40. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 12×5 topics

Which research topics does Dickinson College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cuban History and Society, Law, Rights, and Freedoms, Water Governance and Infrastructure and Medieval Literature and History.

Cuban History and Society4Cuban History and Society: 4 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms3Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 3 fractional worksWater Governance and Infrastructure: 3 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 3 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…3Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Educational Methods: 3 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsClassicsCultural Studies2 others

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

  1. 1 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Medieval Literature and History Classics 3 works
  5. 5 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  7. 7 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 3 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 3 works
  10. 10 African history and culture studies Anthropology 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 available20.1%not open79.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dickinson College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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