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Fort Lewis College

In research, Fort Lewis College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,424 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,268
of 28,054 · #11,443 all time
Rank in United States
#2,314
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 77% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Fort Lewis 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 #7,424 of 10,521 16.3%61 #2758

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fort Lewis 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: 1.11× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.23× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.02× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.97× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fort Lewis College?

Ranked on the composite score, Brian Hanks, Ryan N. Smith and Richard N. Ellis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fort Lewis College.

  1. 1 Brian Hanks United States · #268,962 worldwide 197 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Ryan N. Smith United States · #311,994 worldwide 100 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Richard N. Ellis United States · #372,248 worldwide 15 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Eric Huggins United States · #728,127 worldwide 29 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Duane A. Smith United States · #730,614 worldwide 7 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Kenneth W. Townsend United States · #869,543 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Andrew Gulliford United States · #872,404 worldwide 13 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Cameron Cooper United States · #1,214,650 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Catherine P. Ortega United States · #1,335,946 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fort Lewis College

Which keywords describe research at Fort Lewis College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tectonics, Climate Change, Well-being, Experiential Learning, Holocene, Sedimentation, Sea Level and Student Perception.

▲ 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 Change9▲ 2.1×24 topics
  2. Epidemiology7◆ 1.09×21 topics
  3. Tectonics6▲ 33×3 topics
  4. Well-being5▲ 7.5×6 topics
  5. Mental Health4▲ 1.91×13 topics
  6. Experiential Learning4▲ 53×5 topics
  7. Biodiversity4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  8. Holocene4▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Sedimentation3▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Gender3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  11. Identity3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  12. Resilience3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  13. Sea Level3▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Community Engagement3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  15. Invasive Species3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Student Perception3▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Teaching Methods3▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Fluvial Systems3▲ 66×1 topic
  19. Sediment Transport3▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Sequence Stratigraphy3▲ 66×1 topic
  21. Ecosystem Services3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  22. Geographic Information Systems3▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Geography Education2▲ 113×1 topic
  24. Paleoclimatology2▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Spatial Thinking2▲ 187×1 topic
  26. Perception2▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Truth2▲ 47×2 topics
  29. Community Resilience2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  30. Food Quality2▲ 37×2 topics
  31. Glacial Cycles2▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Monsoon Dynamics2▲ 22×1 topic
  33. Arctic2▲ 12×1 topic
  34. geology2▲ 56×1 topic
  35. GIS-based Modeling2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Intrinsic Motivation2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Autonomy Support2▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Belief2▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Self-Determination Theory2▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does Fort Lewis College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological formations and processes, Geography Education and Pedagogy, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Geological Studies and Exploration.

Geological formations an…3Geological formations and processes: 3 fractional worksGeography Education and …2Geography Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…2Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksGeological Studies and E…2Geological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 2 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 2 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 1 fractional worksPolyamine Metabolism and…1Polyamine Metabolism and Applications: 1 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesGeography, Planning and DevelopmentAtmospheric ScienceGeology6 others

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

  1. 1 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  2. 2 Geography Education and Pedagogy Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  4. 4 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
  5. 5 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 2 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Polyamine Metabolism and Applications Molecular Biology 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 available24.5%not open75.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fort Lewis College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 77% 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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