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Gustavus Adolphus College

In research, Gustavus Adolphus College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,281 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,354
of 28,054 · #14,899 all time
Rank in United States
#2,815
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Gustavus Adolphus 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 #6,281 of 10,521 18.0%72 #3356

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Gustavus Adolphus 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: 1.59× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.99× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.52× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Gustavus Adolphus College?

Ranked on the composite score, Bárbara Fister, Eric Josef Carlson and Richard A. Hilbert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gustavus Adolphus College.

  1. 1 Bárbara Fister United States · #362,842 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Eric Josef Carlson United States · #553,171 worldwide 8 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Richard A. Hilbert United States · #777,178 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Kathy Lund Dean United States · #785,724 worldwide 26 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Lisa Heldke United States · #802,688 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Kevin Byrne United States · #806,880 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Dwight R. Stoll United States · #853,022 worldwide 52 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Scott L. Newstok United States · #869,997 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Joaquín Pérez Villanueva United States · #974,686 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Gustavus Adolphus College

Which keywords describe research at Gustavus Adolphus College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Liquid Chromatography, Identity, Chiral Separation, Gas Chromatography, Gender, Globalization, Colonialism and History.

▲ 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. Liquid Chromatography14▲ 161×2 topics
  2. Identity11▲ 11×19 topics
  3. Globalization10▲ 3.8×25 topics
  4. Chiral Separation10▲ 155×1 topic
  5. Gas Chromatography10▲ 155×1 topic
  6. Gender8▲ 11×18 topics
  7. Colonialism7▲ 11×13 topics
  8. History7▲ 7.4×12 topics
  9. Nationalism6▲ 10.0×12 topics
  10. 3D Printing6▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Literature6▲ 8.3×11 topics
  12. Mass Spectrometry6▲ 29×3 topics
  13. Lab-on-a-Chip6▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Poly(dimethylsiloxane)6▲ 156×1 topic
  15. Religion5▲ 8.1×12 topics
  16. Method Validation5▲ 65×2 topics
  17. Multiresidue Method4▲ 177×1 topic
  18. Pesticide Residues4▲ 177×1 topic
  19. Feminism4▲ 11×7 topics
  20. Culture4▲ 5.9×9 topics
  21. Democracy4▲ 8.4×11 topics
  22. Race4▲ 25×8 topics
  23. Biopharmaceuticals4▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Human Rights4▲ 2.6×9 topics
  25. Protein Aggregation4▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Ethnicity4▲ 6.8×6 topics
  27. Politics3▲ 8.6×7 topics
  28. Cultural Identity3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  29. Postcolonialism3▲ 17×6 topics
  30. Memory3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  31. Society3▲ 9.9×6 topics
  32. Social Movements3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  33. Truth2▲ 55×3 topics
  34. Intersectionality2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  35. Cultural History2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Diaspora2▲ 27×3 topics
  37. Masculinity2▲ 17×2 topics
  38. Cold War2▲ 21×3 topics
  39. Paleoclimatology2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Rhetoric2▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does Gustavus Adolphus College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications, Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety and Protein purification and stability.

Analytical Chemistry and…10Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 10 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications: 6 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 4 fractional worksProtein purification and…4Protein purification and stability: 4 fractional worksChromatography in Natural Products: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 1 fractional worksAmerican Sports and Literature: 1 fractional worksCaribbean and African Literature and Culture: 1 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional works
SpectroscopyBiomedical EngineeringFood ScienceMolecular Biology5 others

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

  1. 1 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 10 works
  2. 2 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 4 works
  4. 4 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Chromatography in Natural Products Analytical Chemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 American Sports and Literature History 1 works
  8. 8 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 1 works
  9. 9 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.2%domestic only94.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Gustavus Adolphus College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.