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Kalamazoo College

In research, Kalamazoo College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,697 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,719
of 28,054 · #15,225 all time
Rank in United States
#2,381
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Kalamazoo 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 #8,697 of 10,521 8.9%80 #7114

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

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: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.77× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kalamazoo College?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Tobochnik, Kenneth B. Haas and David E. Barclay lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kalamazoo College.

  1. 1 Jan Tobochnik United States · #127,973 worldwide 146 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Kenneth B. Haas United States · #421,490 worldwide 12 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 David E. Barclay United States · #660,275 worldwide 5 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 James E. Lewis United States · #740,197 worldwide 49 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Siu-Lan Tan United States · #1,152,211 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Y. Ravindra Reddy United States · #1,314,176 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Kalamazoo College

Which keywords describe research at Kalamazoo College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Culture, Religion, Philosophy, Identity, Society 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. History10▲ 9.5×13 topics
  2. Literature8▲ 9.9×9 topics
  3. Climate Change8▲ 1.84×23 topics
  4. Culture7▲ 8.5×7 topics
  5. Identity7▲ 6.1×14 topics
  6. Religion6▲ 8.9×8 topics
  7. Globalization6▲ 2.1×16 topics
  8. Philosophy6▲ 9.1×7 topics
  9. Society6▲ 20×4 topics
  10. Colonialism6▲ 7.6×9 topics
  11. Gender6▲ 6.7×13 topics
  12. Pragmatics5▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Nationalism4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  14. Medieval4▲ 70×2 topics
  15. Manuscripts4▲ 108×1 topic
  16. Monasticism4▲ 147×1 topic
  17. Corporate Governance4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  18. Sociolinguistics3▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Global Warming3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  20. Language Policy3▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Church History2▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Cultural Exchange2▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Historical Narratives2▲ 28×2 topics
  24. Historiography2▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Middle Ages2▲ 71×2 topics
  26. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Cultural Impact2▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Feminism2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  29. Inclusion2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Bilingualism2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  31. Modernization2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  32. Music2▲ 26×3 topics
  33. Postcolonialism2▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Religious Practices2▲ 30×2 topics
  35. Youth2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  36. Ceremonial2▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Insulin Therapy2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  38. Rome2▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Scientific History2▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Stereotypes2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Kalamazoo College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medieval Literature and History, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, Historical and Religious Studies of Rome and Advanced Graph Theory Research.

Medieval Literature and …4Medieval Literature and History: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…2Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Religious Studies of Rome: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Theory Research: 2 fractional worksSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation: 2 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …2Diabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Psychology: 1 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksLatin American history a…1Latin American history and culture: 1 fractional works
ClassicsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceHistoryComputational Theory and Mathematics6 others

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

  1. 1 Medieval Literature and History Classics 4 works
  2. 2 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  3. 3 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Graph Theory Research Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  5. 5 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and Linguistics 2 works
  6. 6 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  8. 8 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 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 available23.8%not open76.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kalamazoo College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

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