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Gettysburg College

In research, Gettysburg College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,523 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,737 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,565 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,947
of 28,054 · #8,357 all time
Rank in United States
#2,256
of 4,192
Research works
3.6k
▼ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
41k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Gettysburg 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 #4,523 of 10,521 17.9%186 #1799
Social SciencesField #4,737 of 6,365 17.5%93 #1181
Physical SciencesDomain #11,565 of 12,888 5.1%68 #7683

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gettysburg 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#1,799 #4,523
  2. Social Sciences#1,181 #4,737
  3. Physical Sciences#7,683 #11,565
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: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.05× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.14× its world share, 45 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.63× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gettysburg College?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip Bobko, Bruce A. Larson and Christopher P. Barlett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gettysburg College.

  1. 1 Philip Bobko United States · #67,121 worldwide 437 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Bruce A. Larson United States · #125,699 worldwide 149 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Christopher P. Barlett United States · #197,643 worldwide 190 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Julia A. Hendon United States · #282,667 worldwide 82 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Robert F. Bornstein United States · #306,366 worldwide 209 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Brian P. Meier United States · #563,804 worldwide 81 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Kristin J. Stuempfle United States · #591,066 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Dave Powell United States · #635,037 worldwide 6 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Laurence A. Marschall United States · #659,481 worldwide 71 citations · 63 works
  10. 10 W. Richard Schubart United States · #717,664 worldwide 8 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Gettysburg College

Which keywords describe research at Gettysburg College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Nationalism, Gender, Colonialism, Identity, Globalization, Religion and Culture.

▲ 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. Globalization23▲ 3.8×38 topics
  2. History23▲ 11×20 topics
  3. Nationalism19▲ 14×20 topics
  4. Gender18▲ 11×23 topics
  5. Colonialism17▲ 12×20 topics
  6. Identity17▲ 7.6×23 topics
  7. Religion16▲ 11×16 topics
  8. Climate Change13▲ 1.55×33 topics
  9. Culture13▲ 7.8×12 topics
  10. Philosophy12▲ 8.7×12 topics
  11. Economic Growth11▲ 4.3×12 topics
  12. Cultural Identity10▲ 6.7×13 topics
  13. Literature10▲ 6.2×11 topics
  14. Society10▲ 17×7 topics
  15. Feminism10▲ 11×13 topics
  16. Social Media9▲ 2.1×15 topics
  17. Democracy8▲ 7.7×11 topics
  18. Mental Health8▲ 1.74×16 topics
  19. Politics8▲ 9.4×9 topics
  20. Human Rights8▲ 2.4×10 topics
  21. Regulation7▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Ethics6▲ 4.3×13 topics
  23. Social History6▲ 23×4 topics
  24. Cultural Transmission6▲ 23×3 topics
  25. Social Justice6▲ 3.1×12 topics
  26. Neoliberalism5▲ 4.9×9 topics
  27. Christianity5▲ 28×2 topics
  28. Global Governance5▲ 6.9×4 topics
  29. Postcolonialism5▲ 13×6 topics
  30. Modernization5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  31. Authoritarianism4▲ 16×3 topics
  32. China4▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Confucianism4▲ 34×1 topic
  34. Monetary Policy4▲ 5.9×6 topics
  35. Intersectionality4▲ 7.5×7 topics
  36. Race4▲ 12×7 topics
  37. Public Opinion4▲ 10×5 topics
  38. Theology4▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Decolonization4▲ 15×5 topics
  40. Europe4▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Gettysburg College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, History and Theory of Mathematics, Japanese History and Culture and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

Chinese history and phil…4Chinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…3History and Theory of Mathematics: 3 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 3 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 3 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 3 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth: 2 fractional worksTranslation Studies and …2Translation Studies and Practices: 2 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Games: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceTheoretical Computer ScienceCultural StudiesHistory3 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 3 works
  3. 3 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 3 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  5. 5 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Energy, Environment, Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Translation Studies and Practices Language and Linguistics 2 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Games Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gettysburg College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% lower 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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