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Hamilton College

In research, Hamilton College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,793 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,052 of 6,365 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,315 of 1,998 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,373
of 28,054 · #4,631 all time
Rank in United States
#1,250
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Hamilton 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 #2,793 of 10,521 16.9%256 #1430
Social SciencesField #2,052 of 6,365 18.9%135 #1605
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,315 of 1,998 12.5%79 #1013
Physical SciencesDomain #9,208 of 12,888 8.6%91 #3751

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hamilton 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#1,430 #2,793
  2. Social Sciences#1,605 #2,052
  3. Arts and Humanities#1,013 #1,315
  4. Physical Sciences#3,751 #9,208
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: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.87× its world share, 79 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 135 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hamilton College?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip Pearle, Eugene W. Domack and Douglas J. Herrmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hamilton College.

  1. 1 Philip Pearle United States · #34,497 worldwide 461 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Eugene W. Domack United States · #99,946 worldwide 436 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Douglas J. Herrmann United States · #107,640 worldwide 277 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Thomas A. Wilson United States · #113,770 worldwide 209 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Robert L. Simon United States · #129,359 worldwide 100 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Bonnie Urciuoli United States · #182,081 worldwide 118 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Peter J. Rabinowitz United States · #189,077 worldwide 110 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Robert L. Paquette United States · #240,308 worldwide 42 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Maurice Isserman United States · #252,324 worldwide 38 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Derek C. Jones United States · #288,514 worldwide 57 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Hamilton College

Which keywords describe research at Hamilton College?

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

▲ 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. Globalization29▲ 3.8×37 topics
  2. Literature24▲ 11×23 topics
  3. Culture23▲ 11×18 topics
  4. History21▲ 7.5×22 topics
  5. Philosophy21▲ 12×17 topics
  6. Climate Change20▲ 1.91×44 topics
  7. Religion20▲ 11×20 topics
  8. Gender20▲ 9.2×32 topics
  9. Identity18▲ 6.3×26 topics
  10. Colonialism17▲ 9.2×23 topics
  11. Nationalism16▲ 8.9×18 topics
  12. Democracy13▲ 9.5×15 topics
  13. Feminism13▲ 12×17 topics
  14. Mental Health13▲ 2.2×17 topics
  15. Society12▲ 15×9 topics
  16. Education11▲ 1.59×16 topics
  17. Postcolonialism10▲ 20×10 topics
  18. Cultural Identity10▲ 4.7×12 topics
  19. Ethics10▲ 5.0×15 topics
  20. Race10▲ 22×14 topics
  21. Human Rights9▲ 2.2×18 topics
  22. Politics9▲ 8.0×9 topics
  23. Migration9▲ 6.4×9 topics
  24. Neoliberalism8▲ 5.6×12 topics
  25. Emotion8▲ 9.2×8 topics
  26. Labor Market8▲ 6.5×6 topics
  27. Social Movements8▲ 6.3×12 topics
  28. Medieval7▲ 50×3 topics
  29. Manuscripts7▲ 80×2 topics
  30. National Identity7▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Anglo-Saxon7▲ 104×1 topic
  32. Monasticism7▲ 104×1 topic
  33. Cold War6▲ 22×4 topics
  34. Latin America6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  35. Narrative6▲ 8.8×7 topics
  36. Public Opinion5▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Historical Narratives5▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Secularism5▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Language Policy5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  40. Theology5▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Hamilton College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval Literature and History, Classical Antiquity Studies, Employment and Welfare Studies and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Medieval Literature and …7Medieval Literature and History: 7 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…4Classical Antiquity Studies: 4 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…4Employment and Welfare Studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…4Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 4 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 4 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 3 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms …3Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimato…3Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional works
ClassicsAnthropologyGeneral Health ProfessionsHistory and Philosophy of Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval Literature and History Classics 7 works
  2. 2 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 4 works
  3. 3 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  5. 5 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 4 works
  6. 6 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 3 works
  7. 7 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.6%domestic only92.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hamilton College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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