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Knox College

In research, Knox College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,089 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 12.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,959
of 28,054 · #11,266 all time
Rank in United States
#3,426
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Knox 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 #7,089 of 10,521 17.5%92 #3677

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 12.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 25.7 works13×
← 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: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.29× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.70× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.08× its world share, 52 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Knox College?

Ranked on the composite score, Mikiso Hane, Tim Kasser and Jaime Spacco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Knox College.

  1. 1 Mikiso Hane · #79,080 worldwide 70 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Tim Kasser · #80,239 worldwide 341 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jaime Spacco · #239,669 worldwide 176 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Williamina A. Himwich · #290,811 worldwide 118 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Francis T. McAndrew · #333,874 worldwide 135 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Edward Inman Fox · #401,581 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Charles O. Lerche · #580,932 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Rodney O. Davis · #811,102 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Harry Kurz · #879,834 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 David P. Bunde · #1,194,387 worldwide 41 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Knox College

Which keywords describe research at Knox College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, International Relations, Cooperation, Security, Intelligence, Policy, Analysis and OSINT.

▲ 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. Ethics20▲ 32×8 topics
  2. International Relations20▲ 61×3 topics
  3. Cooperation20▲ 228×3 topics
  4. Security19▲ 21×2 topics
  5. Intelligence18▲ 348×2 topics
  6. Policy18▲ 63×2 topics
  7. Analysis18▲ 143×1 topic
  8. OSINT18▲ 2006×1 topic
  9. Globalization11▲ 4.3×16 topics
  10. Multilingualism8▲ 36×3 topics
  11. History8▲ 8.6×10 topics
  12. Bilingual Education8▲ 48×2 topics
  13. Language Policy8▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Innovation6▲ 4.2×7 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.1×9 topics
  16. Gender5▲ 7.3×12 topics
  17. Identity5▲ 5.5×11 topics
  18. Security Analysis5▲ 23×4 topics
  19. Cryptanalysis5▲ 43×3 topics
  20. Colonialism5▲ 7.4×11 topics
  21. Higher Education4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Teacher Training4▲ 5.2×2 topics
  23. Student Perceptions4▲ 17×2 topics
  24. CLIL4▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Content and Language Integrated Learning4▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Learning Analytics4▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Sociolinguistics4▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Feminism4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  29. Communication4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  30. Information Technology4▲ 5.6×2 topics
  31. Internet4▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy4▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Culture4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  34. Gender Differences4▲ 6.9×4 topics
  35. Society4▲ 14×6 topics
  36. Translanguaging4▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Computing3▲ 769×1 topic
  38. Digital3▲ 769×1 topic
  39. Religion3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  40. Social Movements3▲ 7.5×3 topics

Which research topics does Knox College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Intelligence, Security, War Strategy, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Multilingual Education and Policy and History of Computing Technologies.

Intelligence, Security, …18Intelligence, Security, War Strategy: 18 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 4 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 4 fractional worksHistory of Computing Technologies: 3 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 3 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 2 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryLinguistics and LanguageComputer Science Applications3 others

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

  1. 1 Intelligence, Security, War StrategyPolitical Science and International Relations 18 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and TeachingLiterature and Literary Theory 4 works
  3. 3 Multilingual Education and PolicyLinguistics and Language 4 works
  4. 4 History of Computing TechnologiesComputer Science Applications 3 works
  5. 5 Cryptographic Implementations and SecurityArtificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Teaching and Learning ProgrammingComputer Science Applications 2 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American SocietySociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Chaos-based Image/Signal EncryptionComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare StudiesPolitical Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Online Learning and AnalyticsComputer Science Applications 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Knox College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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