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Gordon College

In research, Gordon College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,998 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,054
of 22,385 · #3,508 all time
Rank in United States
#1,528
of 3,332
Research works
886
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Gordon College

What is Gordon College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,998 of 9,585 9.3%83 #1952

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gordon 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Gordon College work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Gordon College is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Psychology (11%), Arts and Humanities (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 101 fractional works · 55.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 28.6% of its workEducation: 23 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 11.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 9.6% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 22.5% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 13.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGordon College181fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences56%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5228.6%
    2. Psychology2011.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities179.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting63.1%
    5. Decision Sciences31.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    1. Computer Science105.6%
    2. Environmental Science105.5%
    3. Engineering74.1%
    4. Mathematics52.6%
    5. Materials Science21.4%
    6. Chemistry21.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    10. Energy00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences168.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.5%
    3. Neuroscience31.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Medicine116.0%
    2. Health Professions42.0%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.86× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.18× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.33× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.67× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.67×20 works
  2. Arts and Humanities3.33×17 works
  3. Social Sciences2.26×52 works
  4. Mathematics2.18×5 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.86×16 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.62×3 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.50×1 works
  8. Neuroscience1.17×3 works
  9. Environmental Science1.10×10 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.97×6 works
  11. Chemistry0.79×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.75×4 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×3 works
  14. Computer Science0.72×10 works
  15. Nursing0.56×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.39×2 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.35×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×1 works
  21. Medicine0.31×11 works
  22. Engineering0.27×7 works
  23. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  24. Energy0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Gordon College?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard T. Wright, John Mark R. Asio and Susan C. Bobb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gordon College.

  1. 1 Richard T. Wright United States · #176,894 worldwide 3.2k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 John Mark R. Asio United States · #643,040 worldwide 686 citations · 90 works
  3. 3 Susan C. Bobb United States · #654,792 worldwide 2.8k citations · 47 works
  4. 4 Craig M. Story United States · #794,092 worldwide 1.9k citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Kaye V. Cook United States · #943,374 worldwide 908 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Bert H. Hodges United States · #1,224,605 worldwide 1.2k citations · 50 works
  7. 7 Thomas Albert Howard United States · #1,336,808 worldwide 670 citations · 115 works
  8. 8 Elaine Anderson Phillips United States · #1,482,312 worldwide 634 citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Jonathan P. Gerber United States · #1,621,162 worldwide 1.5k citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Tracy Kuperus United States · #1,736,702 worldwide 267 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Gordon College

What are the most cited papers from Gordon College?

The most cited paper from Gordon College is "Advances, Updates, and Analytics for the Computation-Ready, Experimental Metal–Organic Framework Database: CoRE MOF 2019" (Yongchul G. Chung, Emmanuel Haldoupis, Benjamin J. Bucior et al., 2019), with 904 citations. Next come "Tunable Organic Photocatalysts for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution" (903) and "ACC/AHA 2004 Guideline Update for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Summary Article" (898).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Advances, Updates, and Analytics for the Computation-Ready, Experimental Metal–Organic Framework Database: CoRE MOF 2019 Yongchul G. Chung, Emmanuel Haldoupis, Benjamin J. Bucior et al. · Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data Open access 4 Nov 2019 904
2 Tunable Organic Photocatalysts for Visible-Light-Driven Hydrogen Evolution Reiner Sebastian Sprick, Jia‐Xing Jiang, Baltasar Bonillo et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society Open access 3 Feb 2015 903
3 ACC/AHA 2004 Guideline Update for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery: Summary Article Kim A. Eagle et al. · Circulation Open access 30 Aug 2004 898
4 A social comparison theory meta-analysis 60+ years on. Jonathan P. Gerber, Ladd S. Wheeler, Jerry M. Suls · Psychological Bulletin 16 Nov 2017 827
5 Diagnosis and Management of the Metabolic Syndrome Scott M. Grundy, James I. Cleeman, Stephen R. Daniels et al. · Circulation Open access 13 Sep 2005 801
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gordon College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Motivation, Education, Student Engagement, 21st Century Skills, Morphology, Biogeography and Teaching Strategies.

▲ 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-now 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. Education9▲ 3.0×19 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 2.3×20 topics
  3. Meta-Analysis7▲ 6.6×9 topics
  4. Educational Technology6▲ 3.0×13 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  6. Motivation6▲ 7.9×6 topics
  7. Identity5▲ 3.9×13 topics
  8. Student Engagement5▲ 6.9×7 topics
  9. Biodiversity5▲ 3.5×4 topics
  10. 21st Century Skills4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  11. Morphology4▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Biogeography4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  13. Learning Outcomes4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  14. Teaching Strategies4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  15. Conservation4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  16. Depression4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  17. Critical Thinking Skills4▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity4▲ 4.9×2 topics
  19. Nursing Education4▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Religion4▲ 4.7×10 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 6.7×2 topics
  22. Self-Regulation4▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Higher-Order Thinking4▲ 25×1 topic
  24. Instructional Interventions4▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Fish3▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Length-Weight Relationships3▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Theology3▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Cooperative Learning3▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Development3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  30. Intrinsic Motivation3▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  32. Neoliberalism3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  33. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Community Development3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  35. Jewish Society3▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Game-Based Learning3▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Gamification3▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Metacognition3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Academic Achievement2▲ 8.1×8 topics
  40. Cultural Competence2▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Gordon College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education and Critical Thinking Development, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Educational Games and Gamification.

Education and Critical T…4Education and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology…3Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…3Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksEducational Games and Ga…3Educational Games and Gamification: 3 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksMathematics and Applicat…2Mathematics and Applications: 2 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…2Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 2 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Stra…2Insect Pest Control Strategies: 2 fractional worksEducational Methods and …2Educational Methods and Media Use: 2 fractional works
EducationAquatic ScienceReligious studiesDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  2. 2 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 3 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 3 works
  4. 4 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  7. 7 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 2 works
  8. 8 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  9. 9 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 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 available30.1%not open69.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.6%domestic only82.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gordon College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Gordon College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00081% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Gordon College0.00074% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Gordon College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Gordon College8.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2020.

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