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Guilford College

In research, Guilford College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,557 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,566 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,054 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,216
of 28,054 · #16,361 all time
Rank in United States
#3,288
of 4,192
Research works
738
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
27.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Guilford College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,557 of 16,945 17.4%373
Social SciencesField #6,566 of 10,206 21.3%189
Physical SciencesDomain #16,054 of 21,541 11.0%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Guilford 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: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.88× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.07× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.92× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.53× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Guilford College?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul S. Minear, Dana Hilt and Lewis R. Aiken lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Guilford College.

  1. 1 Paul S. Minear United States · #113,501 worldwide 60 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Dana Hilt United States · #227,491 worldwide 468 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Lewis R. Aiken United States · #320,820 worldwide 196 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Richard L. Zweigenhaft United States · #672,312 worldwide 54 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Richard R. E. Kania United States · #1,036,761 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Timothy Kircher United States · #1,222,617 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Michael Edgerton United States · #1,249,373 worldwide 2 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Guilford College

Which keywords describe research at Guilford College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Culture, Colonialism, Mental Health, Neoliberalism, History, Education and Gender.

▲ 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. Education4▲ 3.2×11 topics
  2. Mental Health3▲ 3.6×11 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 2.5×6 topics
  4. Literature3▲ 8.9×5 topics
  5. Culture3▲ 8.1×6 topics
  6. History3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  7. Colonialism2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  8. Gender2▲ 6.9×6 topics
  9. Identity2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  10. Neoliberalism2▲ 9.9×6 topics
  11. Public Health2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  12. Philosophy2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  15. Emotion2▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Italian Renaissance2▲ 280×1 topic
  17. Renaissance Florence2▲ 280×1 topic
  18. Society2▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Spectroscopy2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Neuroscience2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  21. Higher Education1▲ 4.0×6 topics
  22. Leadership1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  23. Agroecology1▲ 14×1 topic
  24. Calvinism1▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Food Sovereignty1▲ 90×1 topic
  26. Perfusion Imaging1▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Physical Activity1▲ 4.2×2 topics
  28. Reformation1▲ 69×1 topic
  29. Science1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  30. Parallel Imaging1▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Susceptibility Weighted Imaging1▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Exercise1▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Intersectionality1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  34. Sedentary Behavior1▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Board Diversity1▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Gender Diversity1▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Infrastructure1▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Medicine1▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Taxation1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Video Analysis1▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Guilford College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development and Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications.

Renaissance and Early Mo…2Renaissance and Early Modern Studies: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 1 fractional worksWorld Wars: History, Literature, and Impact: 1 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 1 fractional worksEngineering Structural A…1Engineering Structural Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 1 fractional works
HistoryGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPhysiology5 others

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

  1. 1 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 2 works
  2. 2 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  3. 3 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  5. 5 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 1 works
  6. 6 World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Guilford College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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