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King's College - Pennsylvania

In research, King's College - Pennsylvania stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,947 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,525
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,651
of 8,685
Research works
371
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is King's College - Pennsylvania known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,947 of 16,945 21.2%202

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where King's College - Pennsylvania 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: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.63× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at King's College - Pennsylvania?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Responsibility, Religion, Democracy, Memory, Problem of Evil, Theodicy and Human Rights.

▲ 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. Ethics5▲ 19×6 topics
  2. Responsibility5▲ 203×3 topics
  3. Religion4▲ 16×7 topics
  4. Democracy4▲ 19×4 topics
  5. Memory3▲ 25×4 topics
  6. Human Rights3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  7. Problem of Evil2▲ 532×1 topic
  8. Theodicy2▲ 532×1 topic
  9. Totalitarianism2▲ 165×2 topics
  10. Nationalism2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  11. Globalization2▲ 2.0×5 topics
  12. Just War Theory2▲ 510×1 topic
  13. Self-Defense2▲ 264×1 topic
  14. Sovereignty2▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Alchemy2▲ 97×3 topics
  16. Biopolitics2▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Gender2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  18. Judgment2▲ 629×1 topic
  19. Politics2▲ 12×3 topics
  20. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  21. Aristotle2▲ 110×2 topics
  22. Belief2▲ 198×1 topic
  23. Identity2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  24. Knowledge2▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Moral Realism2▲ 185×1 topic
  26. Occultism2▲ 215×1 topic
  27. Spiritualism2▲ 215×1 topic
  28. Virtue Ethics2▲ 144×1 topic
  29. Feminism1▲ 9.5×2 topics
  30. Ancient Rome1▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Greek Literature1▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Plato1▲ 133×1 topic
  33. Stoicism1▲ 133×1 topic
  34. Art1▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Black Liberation Theology1▲ 461×1 topic
  36. Conflict1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Narrative1▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Public Sphere1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Race1▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Secularism1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does King's College - Pennsylvania publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Theology and Philosophy of Evil, War, Ethics, and Justification, Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy and Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics.

Theology and Philosophy …2Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksWar, Ethics, and Justifi…2War, Ethics, and Justification: 2 fractional worksHannah Arendt's Politica…2Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy: 2 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, an…2Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 2 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 2 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 2 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Stud…1Classical Antiquity Studies: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and…1Classical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…1Religion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksTheological Perspectives…1Theological Perspectives and Practices: 1 fractional works
PhilosophyPolitical Science and International RelationsAnthropologySociology and Political Science

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

  1. 1 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  2. 2 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 2 works
  3. 3 Hannah Arendt's Political Philosophy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 2 works
  5. 5 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 2 works
  7. 7 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 1 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 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 available13.3%not open86.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has King's College - Pennsylvania's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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