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Hiram College

In research, Hiram College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,796 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Chemistry, Oceanography and Geophysics — Environmental Chemistry is 61.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,552
of 28,054 · #20,291 all time
Rank in United States
#3,854
of 4,192
Research works
669
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
47%
world 28%

What is Hiram 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,796 of 12,888 0.5%174 #16912

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hiram 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 Hiram College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Chemistry takes 61.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 32.8 works62×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 32.1 works47×
  3. GeophysicsSubfield · 24.3 works29×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 56.9 works15×
← 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: 0.67× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14.90× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.25× its world share, 39 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.33× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 19 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 14.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Hiram College?

Ranked on the composite score, John S. Kenyon, Robert R. Williams and Ellen Walker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hiram College.

  1. 1 John S. Kenyon United States · #231,626 worldwide 90 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Robert R. Williams United States · #235,775 worldwide 65 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Ellen Walker United States · #882,396 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Hiram College

Which keywords describe research at Hiram College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Hydrological Modeling, Microbial Communities, Anaerobic, Methane Oxidation, GRACE, Sea Level Rise, Climate Change and Seismic Noise.

▲ 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. Climate Change34▲ 5.2×9 topics
  2. Hydrological Modeling33▲ 58×2 topics
  3. Microbial Communities33▲ 32×2 topics
  4. Anaerobic33▲ 193×1 topic
  5. Methane Oxidation33▲ 165×1 topic
  6. GRACE32▲ 255×1 topic
  7. Sea Level Rise32▲ 103×1 topic
  8. Deep Learning28▲ 3.3×33 topics
  9. Seismic Noise24▲ 202×1 topic
  10. Tomography24▲ 54×1 topic
  11. Machine Learning21▲ 2.7×27 topics
  12. Ionosphere12▲ 88×1 topic
  13. Magnetosphere12▲ 88×1 topic
  14. Internet of Things10▲ 4.9×11 topics
  15. Data Mining9▲ 5.1×6 topics
  16. IoT9▲ 9.7×5 topics
  17. Security8▲ 5.3×7 topics
  18. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 2.2×13 topics
  19. Wireless Sensor Networks7▲ 6.7×7 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks7▲ 4.0×8 topics
  21. Environmental Monitoring7▲ 7.3×5 topics
  22. Medical Imaging6▲ 4.5×5 topics
  23. Neural Network5▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Image Processing5▲ 4.5×5 topics
  25. Feature Extraction5▲ 4.3×5 topics
  26. Sensors5▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Smart Home4▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Transfer Learning4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  29. Home Automation4▲ 37×1 topic
  30. IoT Security4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  31. Wireless4▲ 35×1 topic
  32. RFID Technology4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  33. Cybersecurity4▲ 6.8×3 topics
  34. Convolutional Neural Network4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  35. Big Data Analytics4▲ 6.7×3 topics
  36. Intrusion Detection4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  37. ALPR3▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Automatic License Plate Recognition3▲ 45×1 topic
  39. MRI3▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Brain Tumor3▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Hiram College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Geophysics and Gravity Measurements, Seismic Waves and Analysis and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Methane Hydrates and Rel…33Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 33 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…32Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 32 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis24Seismic Waves and Analysis: 24 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…12Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 12 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 4 fractional worksVehicle License Plate Recognition: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 3 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryOceanographyGeophysicsAstronomy and Astrophysics6 others

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

  1. 1 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 33 works
  2. 2 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 32 works
  3. 3 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 24 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  5. 5 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Vehicle License Plate Recognition Media Technology 3 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  8. 8 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 3 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 3 works
  10. 10 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant 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 available47.1%not open52.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Hiram College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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.