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John Brown University

In research, John Brown University stands highest in Social Sciences (#563 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#657 of 6,365 worldwide) and Computer Science (#804 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in History and Philosophy of Science and Anthropology — History and Philosophy of Science is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,997
of 28,054 · #1,028 all time
Rank in United States
#305
of 4,192
Research works
15k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
389k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is John Brown University 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 #563 of 10,521 18.4%876 #305
Social SciencesField #657 of 6,365 19.5%456 #322
Computer ScienceField #804 of 4,667 17.4%167 #192
Physical SciencesDomain #2,374 of 12,888 16.7%476 #1055
PsychologyField #542 of 2,181 14.4%109 #464
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #697 of 2,578 17.9%174 #277
Arts and HumanitiesField #712 of 1,998 14.5%177 #235
Health SciencesDomain #4,549 of 11,982 9.1%281 #1836
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #680 of 1,775 28.7%74 #233
MedicineField #4,274 of 10,443 7.6%208 #2681

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where John Brown University 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#305 #563
  2. Social Sciences#322 #657
  3. Computer Science#192 #804
  4. Physical Sciences#1,055 #2,374
  5. Psychology#464 #542
  6. Sociology and Political Science#277 #697
  7. Arts and Humanities#235 #712
  8. Health Sciences#1,836 #4,549
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#233 #680
  10. Medicine#2,681 #4,274
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.

What does John Brown University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: History and Philosophy of Science takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 20.2 works7.3×
  2. AnthropologySubfield · 31.1 works6.2×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.37× its world share, 69 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 167 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.09× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 56 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 68 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 208 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.42× its world share, 177 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.93× its world share, 74 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 109 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 456 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at John Brown University?

Ranked on the composite score, Roderick M. Chisholm, David I. Kertzer and Victor Terras lead among researchers whose main affiliation is John Brown University.

  1. 1 Roderick M. Chisholm United States · #8,192 worldwide 489 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 David I. Kertzer United States · #9,876 worldwide 360 citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Victor Terras United States · #13,118 worldwide 151 citations · 93 works
  4. 4 R. Bruce Lindsay United States · #17,494 worldwide 468 citations · 109 works
  5. 5 David Pingree United States · #18,649 worldwide 143 citations · 88 works
  6. 6 David Weil United States · #19,132 worldwide 568 citations · 85 works
  7. 7 John F. Hughes United States · #20,911 worldwide 511 citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Michael C. J. Putnam United States · #21,731 worldwide 305 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 David Konstan United States · #22,090 worldwide 200 citations · 111 works
  10. 10 Albert A. Bennett United States · #24,706 worldwide 233 citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at John Brown University

Which keywords describe research at John Brown University?

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

▲ 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. Globalization92▲ 2.6×86 topics
  2. Identity68▲ 5.2×49 topics
  3. Deep Learning63◆ 1.03×58 topics
  4. Gender62▲ 6.4×42 topics
  5. Colonialism55▲ 6.5×37 topics
  6. Machine Learning54◆ 0.92×57 topics
  7. Mental Health53▲ 2.0×35 topics
  8. Culture44▲ 4.6×22 topics
  9. History43▲ 3.5×36 topics
  10. Literature42▲ 4.3×35 topics
  11. Nationalism40▲ 4.9×26 topics
  12. Feminism40▲ 7.9×22 topics
  13. Public Health39▲ 1.51×43 topics
  14. Neural Networks39▲ 1.40×28 topics
  15. Religion35▲ 4.1×24 topics
  16. Human Rights34▲ 1.86×31 topics
  17. Economic Growth33▲ 2.2×22 topics
  18. Ethics31▲ 3.6×24 topics
  19. Neoliberalism29▲ 4.6×24 topics
  20. Politics28▲ 5.8×16 topics
  21. Social Movements27▲ 5.0×17 topics
  22. Race26▲ 13×16 topics
  23. Democracy26▲ 4.0×19 topics
  24. Philosophy22▲ 2.9×18 topics
  25. Psychiatric Disorders21▲ 8.8×4 topics
  26. Society21▲ 6.0×15 topics
  27. Migration21▲ 3.4×13 topics
  28. Discrimination20▲ 5.8×8 topics
  29. Inequality20▲ 5.0×13 topics
  30. Intersectionality19▲ 5.9×13 topics
  31. Postcolonialism18▲ 7.9×15 topics
  32. Educational Inequality16▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Cold War16▲ 14×5 topics
  34. Cortical Connectivity15▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Substance Use Disorders15▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Perceptual Learning15▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Neural Processing14▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Sensory Integration14▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Visual Perception14▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Behavioral Interventions14▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does John Brown University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Visual perception and processing mechanisms, Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes, Race, History, and American Society and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Visual perception and pr…14Visual perception and processing mechanisms: 14 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatmen…12Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 12 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…12Race, History, and American Society: 12 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…8Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 8 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 8 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 7 fractional worksNatural Language Process…7Natural Language Processing Techniques: 7 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 7 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…6Higher Education Research Studies: 6 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceEpidemiologySociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Visual perception and processing mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 14 works
  2. 2 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 12 works
  3. 3 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 8 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 8 works
  6. 6 School Choice and Performance Education 7 works
  7. 7 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  8. 8 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 7 works
  9. 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Research Studies Education 6 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has John Brown University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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.