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Emory and Henry College

In research, Emory and Henry College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,166 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,018 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,283 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,250
of 28,054 · #8,198 all time
Rank in United States
#1,378
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▲ 35% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Emory and Henry 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 #6,166 of 10,521 15.7%99 #3098
Health SciencesDomain #8,018 of 11,982 8.8%112 #9407
MedicineField #7,283 of 10,443 8.7%96 #8328

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Emory and Henry 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#3,098 #6,166
  2. Health Sciences#9,407 #8,018
  3. Medicine#8,328 #7,283
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.62× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.41× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.06× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.81× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.67× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.72× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.10× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Emory and Henry College?

Ranked on the composite score, Jr. John Witte, James C. Foster and Melissa J. Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Emory and Henry College.

  1. 1 Jr. John Witte United States · #606,832 worldwide 6 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 James C. Foster United States · #769,480 worldwide 47 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Melissa J. Williams United States · #1,287,297 worldwide 30 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Witte, Jr., John United States · #1,296,304 worldwide 0 citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Pedro Palacios Argueta United States · #1,539,225 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Emory and Henry College

Which keywords describe research at Emory and Henry College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Human Rights, Secularism, Risk Factors, International Law, Globalization, Religion and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 2.2×78 topics
  2. Human Rights15▲ 5.4×11 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 2.2×21 topics
  4. Risk Factors11▲ 3.6×22 topics
  5. Inflammation10▲ 1.82×39 topics
  6. Public Health10▲ 2.5×20 topics
  7. Mental Health9▲ 2.3×25 topics
  8. Secularism8▲ 29×4 topics
  9. Religion7▲ 5.6×9 topics
  10. Nationalism7▲ 5.5×4 topics
  11. International Law7▲ 8.2×5 topics
  12. Aging6▲ 4.2×12 topics
  13. Gender6▲ 4.2×11 topics
  14. Identity6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  15. Sovereignty6▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Church-State Relations6▲ 108×2 topics
  17. Freedom of Religion6▲ 108×2 topics
  18. Constitutional Law5▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Global Governance5▲ 8.7×3 topics
  20. Health Promotion5▲ 6.0×8 topics
  21. Rule of Law5▲ 100×2 topics
  22. Civil Society5▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Public Opinion5▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Multiculturalism5▲ 9.4×5 topics
  25. Judicial Procedures5▲ 1865×1 topic
  26. Legal Systems5▲ 1865×1 topic
  27. Community Health5▲ 10×4 topics
  28. European Court5▲ 626×1 topic
  29. Politics5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  30. Religious Law5▲ 626×1 topic
  31. Cardiovascular Health4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  32. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  33. Preventive Medicine4▲ 48×2 topics
  34. American founding4▲ 51×1 topic
  35. Constitutional government4▲ 51×1 topic
  36. Ideal Cardiovascular Health4▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Lifestyle Factors4▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Reformation4▲ 52×2 topics
  39. Social Change4▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Inclusion4▲ 9.3×4 topics

Which research topics does Emory and Henry College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolving Legal Systems and Governance, Religious Freedom and Discrimination, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors.

Evolving Legal Systems and Governance: 5 fractional worksReligious Freedom and Discrimination: 5 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …4American Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksCardiovascular Health an…4Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksHistorical Legal Studies and Society: 3 fractional worksMulticultural Socio-Legal Studies: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 2 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 2 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Management: 2 fractional works
LawPolitical Science and International RelationsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Evolving Legal Systems and Governance Law 5 works
  2. 2 Religious Freedom and Discrimination Law 5 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  4. 4 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Historical Legal Studies and Society Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Multicultural Socio-Legal Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Religious Education and Schools Education 2 works
  10. 10 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Emory and Henry College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 35% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.