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Gordon College

In research, Gordon College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,712 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,635
of 28,054 · #10,640 all time
Rank in United States
#3,039
of 4,192
Research works
886
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Gordon 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 #7,712 of 10,521 15.7%83 #3350

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 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: 2.14× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.35× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.59× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.71× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 44 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.

Who are the top researchers at Gordon College?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan M. House, Thomas Albert Howard and Whitney J. Palmer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gordon College.

  1. 1 Jonathan M. House United States · #472,312 worldwide 8 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Thomas Albert Howard United States · #495,051 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Whitney J. Palmer United States · #1,359,137 worldwide 2 citations · 171 works
All ranked researchers at Gordon College

Which keywords describe research at Gordon College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Meta-Analysis, Motivation, Education, Student Engagement, Biogeography, Morphology, Globalization 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 2022–2025 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. Education8▲ 2.9×16 topics
  2. Globalization8▲ 2.5×18 topics
  3. Meta-Analysis6▲ 6.9×9 topics
  4. Mental Health6▲ 2.4×13 topics
  5. Educational Technology5▲ 2.9×10 topics
  6. Motivation5▲ 7.9×6 topics
  7. Biodiversity5▲ 4.1×4 topics
  8. Student Engagement5▲ 7.7×7 topics
  9. Identity5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  10. Biogeography4▲ 11×3 topics
  11. Learning Outcomes4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  12. Morphology4▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Conservation4▲ 6.3×5 topics
  14. Teaching Strategies4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  15. 21st Century Skills4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  16. Genetic Diversity4▲ 5.6×2 topics
  17. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  18. Depression4▲ 2.7×11 topics
  19. Critical Thinking Skills4▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Nursing Education4▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Fish3▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Length-Weight Relationships3▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Religion3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  24. Theology3▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Higher-Order Thinking3▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Instructional Interventions3▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Social Justice3▲ 3.5×10 topics
  28. Intrinsic Motivation3▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Development3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  30. Biblical Monotheism3▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Jewish Society3▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Game-Based Learning3▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Gamification3▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  35. Self-Efficacy2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  36. Community Development2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  37. Cooperative Learning2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Self-Regulation2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Metacognition2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. Molecular Docking2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Gordon College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Biology and Ecology Studies, Education and Critical Thinking Development, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Educational Games and Gamification.

Fish Biology and Ecology…3Fish Biology and Ecology Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…3Education and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…3Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 3 fractional worksEducational Games and Ga…3Educational Games and Gamification: 3 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksMathematics 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 worksInnovative Teaching and …1Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 1 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceEducationReligious studiesDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 others

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

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

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gordon College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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