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Eckerd College

In research, Eckerd College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,779 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,010
of 28,054 · #9,675 all time
Rank in United States
#2,593
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Eckerd 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 #5,779 of 10,521 14.2%82 #2975

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eckerd 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: 0.57× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.69× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.83× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.49× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Eckerd College?

Ranked on the composite score, Jewel Spears Brooker, Théodore M. Dembroski and Michael G. Flaherty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eckerd College.

  1. 1 Jewel Spears Brooker United States · #135,304 worldwide 124 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Théodore M. Dembroski United States · #252,337 worldwide 118 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Michael G. Flaherty United States · #341,325 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 James M. MacDougall United States · #353,804 worldwide 124 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 John C. Ferguson United States · #842,048 worldwide 78 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 James Barry United States · #1,155,156 worldwide 76 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Gregg R. Brooks United States · #1,327,764 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Rebekka A. Larson United States · #1,523,259 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Eckerd College

Which keywords describe research at Eckerd College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Conservation, Religion, History, Invasive Species, Genetic Structure and Literature.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 3.6×22 topics
  2. Population Dynamics11▲ 25×8 topics
  3. Conservation7▲ 9.9×10 topics
  4. Globalization7▲ 2.1×20 topics
  5. History7▲ 5.7×15 topics
  6. Religion6▲ 7.7×11 topics
  7. Invasive Species6▲ 8.0×8 topics
  8. Identity6▲ 4.4×15 topics
  9. Genetic Structure5▲ 43×3 topics
  10. Literature5▲ 5.7×14 topics
  11. Culture5▲ 5.5×12 topics
  12. Biodiversity5▲ 3.9×9 topics
  13. Gender5▲ 5.2×14 topics
  14. Ethics5▲ 5.5×9 topics
  15. Philosophy5▲ 6.0×11 topics
  16. Conservation Biology4▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Habitat Selection4▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Nationalism4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  19. Emotion4▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 20×4 topics
  21. Marine Environment4▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Mediterranean4▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Trophic Cascades4▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Holocene3▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  28. Migration3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  29. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Ocean Acidification3▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Bycatch3▲ 153×1 topic
  32. Marine Turtles3▲ 153×1 topic
  33. Society3▲ 8.8×7 topics
  34. Politics3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  35. Oxytocin2▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Sea Level2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Secularism2▲ 14×4 topics
  38. Social Cognition2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Acoustic Communication2▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Ethical Consumption2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Eckerd College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Turtle Biology and Conservation, Marine and environmental studies, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Turtle Biology and Conse…3Turtle Biology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksMarine and environmental…2Marine and environmental studies: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…2Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 2 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Education …2Environmental Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationOceanographyPollutionEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  2. 2 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 2 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  9. 9 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eckerd College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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