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Haverford College

In research, Haverford College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,658 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,298 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,217 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,909
of 28,054 · #2,635 all time
Rank in United States
#1,191
of 4,192
Research works
3.2k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
25.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Haverford 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 #2,658 of 10,521 14.9%175 #1394
Physical SciencesDomain #8,298 of 12,888 14.2%79 #2006
Social SciencesField #4,217 of 6,365 14.9%93 #1318

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Haverford 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#1,394 #2,658
  2. Physical Sciences#2,006 #8,298
  3. Social Sciences#1,318 #4,217
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: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.81× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.01× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.78× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 93 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Haverford College?

Ranked on the composite score, J. P. Gollub, Holland Hunter and Susan Mosher Stuard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Haverford College.

  1. 1 J. P. Gollub United States · #15,128 worldwide 731 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Holland Hunter United States · #31,576 worldwide 176 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Susan Mosher Stuard United States · #35,269 worldwide 126 citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Sorelle A. Friedler United States · #42,575 worldwide 1.1k citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Michael Anthony Sells United States · #44,964 worldwide 131 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Wyatt MacGaffey United States · #54,489 worldwide 112 citations · 60 works
  7. 7 Alexander J. Norquist United States · #90,932 worldwide 349 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Wallace T. MacCaffrey United States · #97,546 worldwide 65 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Bruce Partridge United States · #133,496 worldwide 273 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Frank Whitson Fetter United States · #141,658 worldwide 69 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Haverford College

Which keywords describe research at Haverford College?

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

▲ 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. Globalization19▲ 3.1×40 topics
  2. Nationalism16▲ 12×15 topics
  3. History16▲ 7.4×21 topics
  4. Religion15▲ 10×14 topics
  5. Colonialism15▲ 10×23 topics
  6. Gender15▲ 8.7×24 topics
  7. Identity12▲ 5.4×23 topics
  8. Feminism12▲ 13×10 topics
  9. Human Rights10▲ 3.1×16 topics
  10. Ethics9▲ 6.3×16 topics
  11. Literature9▲ 5.3×18 topics
  12. Neoliberalism9▲ 7.9×14 topics
  13. Culture8▲ 4.8×12 topics
  14. Social Justice7▲ 4.1×14 topics
  15. Social Movements7▲ 7.7×8 topics
  16. Politics7▲ 8.2×11 topics
  17. Economic Growth7▲ 2.5×10 topics
  18. Society6▲ 11×8 topics
  19. Philosophy6▲ 4.2×6 topics
  20. Postcolonialism6▲ 15×12 topics
  21. Democracy6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  22. Cultural Identity6▲ 3.5×9 topics
  23. Migration6▲ 5.3×9 topics
  24. Science6▲ 7.2×6 topics
  25. Neuroscience5▲ 5.9×11 topics
  26. Dark Matter4▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Monetary Policy4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  28. Race4▲ 13×10 topics
  29. Secularism4▲ 13×4 topics
  30. Cosmology4▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Black Holes4▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Conflict4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  33. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Star Formation4▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Black Studies4▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Christianity4▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Civil Rights Movement4▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Political Islam4▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Ethnic Identity4▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Imperialism3▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Haverford College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena, Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender and Astronomy and Astrophysical Research.

Race, History, and Ameri…4Race, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evo…3Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 3 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…2History of Science and Medicine: 2 fractional worksNeuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function: 2 fractional worksMonetary Policy and Economic Impact: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsPolitical Science and International RelationsInstrumentation4 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 2 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  10. 10 Monetary Policy and Economic Impact General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Haverford College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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.

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.