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Hillsdale College

In research, Hillsdale College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,718 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,661
of 28,054 · #30,255 all time
Rank in United States
#3,560
of 4,192
Research works
609
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.7k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Hillsdale 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 #7,718 of 10,521 13.9%82 #10498

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hillsdale 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).

What does Hillsdale College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 44.2 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 13.70× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hillsdale College?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul A. Rahe, D. G. Hart and Paul D. Moreno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hillsdale College.

  1. 1 Paul A. Rahe United States · #117,213 worldwide 46 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 D. G. Hart United States · #381,265 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Paul D. Moreno United States · #499,106 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Will Morrisey United States · #726,363 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 David C. Houghton United States · #960,237 worldwide 37 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Thomas G. West United States · #1,234,712 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Hillsdale College

Which keywords describe research at Hillsdale College?

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

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 4.6×17 topics
  2. Religion9▲ 18×14 topics
  3. Theology8▲ 75×3 topics
  4. History8▲ 9.6×13 topics
  5. Literature8▲ 12×11 topics
  6. Nationalism8▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Gender7▲ 12×12 topics
  8. Cultural Identity7▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Political Philosophy7▲ 106×2 topics
  10. Social History7▲ 72×3 topics
  11. Church History6▲ 129×2 topics
  12. Reformation6▲ 192×2 topics
  13. Calvinism6▲ 221×1 topic
  14. Religious Controversy6▲ 221×1 topic
  15. Colonialism6▲ 11×8 topics
  16. Freshwater Biodiversity5▲ 80×2 topics
  17. Social Justice5▲ 8.3×8 topics
  18. Ethics5▲ 9.7×10 topics
  19. American founding5▲ 143×1 topic
  20. Constitutional government5▲ 143×1 topic
  21. Culture5▲ 8.2×6 topics
  22. Invasive Species5▲ 9.9×5 topics
  23. Democracy4▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Religious Identity4▲ 60×4 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 18×2 topics
  26. River Restoration4▲ 83×2 topics
  27. Society4▲ 18×6 topics
  28. Land Use4▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Stream Ecosystems4▲ 243×1 topic
  30. Truth4▲ 97×3 topics
  31. Cultural Transmission3▲ 37×4 topics
  32. Perception3▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Alchemy3▲ 79×3 topics
  34. Ancient Rome3▲ 88×1 topic
  35. Greek Literature3▲ 88×1 topic
  36. DNA Barcoding3▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Philosophy3▲ 6.1×6 topics
  38. Psychology3▲ 21×5 topics
  39. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 24×3 topics
  40. Belief3▲ 166×1 topic

Which research topics does Hillsdale College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology and Classical Antiquity Studies.

Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksFreshwater macroinverteb…4Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology: 4 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…3Classical Antiquity Studies: 3 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 3 fractional worksHistorical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies: 2 fractional worksByzantine Studies and Hi…2Byzantine Studies and History: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksPolitical Theory and Influence: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional works
HistoryPolitical Science and International RelationsEcologyAnthropology4 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 6 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  3. 3 Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology Ecology 4 works
  4. 4 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  5. 5 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 3 works
  6. 6 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 2 works
  7. 7 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 2 works
  8. 8 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Political Theory and Influence Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hillsdale College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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.