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Earlham College

In research, Earlham College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,785 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,870 of 10,206 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,829 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,821
of 28,054 · #13,215 all time
Rank in United States
#3,398
of 4,192
Research works
776
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Earlham College 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 #2,785 of 16,945 14.8%462
Social SciencesField #1,870 of 10,206 17.6%249
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,829 of 3,836 9.9%148
Physical SciencesDomain #13,254 of 21,541 18.9%211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Earlham 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: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.38× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.52× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Earlham College?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugh Barbour, Thomas D. Hamm and James Rogers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Earlham College.

  1. 1 Hugh Barbour United States · #434,019 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Thomas D. Hamm United States · #457,295 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 James Rogers United States · #483,887 worldwide 84 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Stephen W. Angell United States · #489,853 worldwide 6 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 John B. Iverson United States · #571,030 worldwide 130 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Anders G. J. Rhodin United States · #578,991 worldwide 96 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 O. T. Benfey United States · #735,670 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Peter Suber United States · #968,717 worldwide 85 citations · 509 works
All ranked researchers at Earlham College

Which keywords describe research at Earlham College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Gender, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Literature, Colonialism, Religion and Feminism.

▲ 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 Change10▲ 4.2×21 topics
  2. Gender7▲ 15×10 topics
  3. Population Dynamics7▲ 31×9 topics
  4. Conservation6▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Literature6▲ 13×11 topics
  6. Colonialism4▲ 9.5×8 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 2.3×8 topics
  8. Feminism4▲ 15×6 topics
  9. Religion4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 18×4 topics
  11. History4▲ 5.6×9 topics
  12. Social Justice4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  13. Identity3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  14. Nationalism3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  15. Political Philosophy3▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Culture3▲ 6.5×6 topics
  17. Ethics3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  18. Invasive Species3▲ 8.1×7 topics
  19. Biodiversity3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Christianity3▲ 56×2 topics
  21. American founding3▲ 105×1 topic
  22. Constitutional government3▲ 105×1 topic
  23. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Genetic Structure3▲ 44×3 topics
  25. Bycatch3▲ 277×1 topic
  26. Marine Turtles3▲ 277×1 topic
  27. Neoliberalism3▲ 8.6×5 topics
  28. Anthropocene3▲ 52×3 topics
  29. Mary Wollstonecraft3▲ 788×1 topic
  30. Quakerism3▲ 788×1 topic
  31. Evolution3▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Society2▲ 13×5 topics
  33. Emotion2▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Conservation Biology2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Affect2▲ 56×2 topics
  36. Geography2▲ 66×2 topics
  37. Race2▲ 19×5 topics
  38. Amphibian Declines2▲ 84×1 topic
  39. Chytridiomycosis2▲ 84×1 topic
  40. Morphology2▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Earlham College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Turtle Biology and Conservation, Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment and Amphibian and Reptile Biology.

American Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksReligion, Gender, and En…3Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment: 3 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Bi…2Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 1 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…1American Environmental and Regional History: 1 fractional worksMine drainage and remediation techniques: 1 fractional worksComics and Graphic Narratives: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsNature and Landscape ConservationReligious studiesGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  3. 3 Religion, Gender, and Enlightenment Religious studies 3 works
  4. 4 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  6. 6 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 Mine drainage and remediation techniques Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Comics and Graphic Narratives Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Earlham College'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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