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Lewis & Clark College

In research, Lewis & Clark College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,988 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,129 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,971 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematics — Mathematics is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,907
of 28,054 · #5,111 all time
Rank in United States
#1,623
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
13.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Lewis & Clark 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 #6,988 of 12,888 10.8%78 #3521
Social SciencesDomain #7,129 of 10,521 15.2%162 #2208
Social SciencesField #4,971 of 6,365 15.5%98 #1692

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

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. Physical Sciences#3,521 #6,988
  2. Social Sciences#2,208 #7,129
  3. Social Sciences#1,692 #4,971
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 Lewis & Clark College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematics takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MathematicsField · 22.5 works7.0×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.03× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.14× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.09× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 98 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lewis & Clark College?

Ranked on the composite score, Elliott Young, James L. Huffman and Jay Odenbaugh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lewis & Clark College.

  1. 1 Elliott Young United States · #266,043 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 James L. Huffman United States · #328,010 worldwide 36 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Jay Odenbaugh United States · #368,692 worldwide 66 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Martin Hart‐Landsberg United States · #438,191 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Éric Tymoigne United States · #523,755 worldwide 78 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Roger B. Nelsen United States · #525,267 worldwide 151 citations · 191 works
  7. 7 Nicholas D. Smith United States · #649,493 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Stephen Dow Beckham United States · #658,756 worldwide 2 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 H. B. Snodgrass United States · #683,718 worldwide 87 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 P. Vlaardingerbroek United States · #697,614 worldwide 1 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Lewis & Clark College

Which keywords describe research at Lewis & Clark College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Nationalism, Geometry, Hyperbolic, Ethics, Religion and Mathematics Education.

▲ 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. Human Rights21▲ 7.4×27 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 3.5×38 topics
  3. Climate Change13▲ 1.82×32 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 1.67×28 topics
  5. Nationalism11▲ 8.6×13 topics
  6. Mental Health9▲ 2.4×19 topics
  7. Ethics9▲ 6.8×16 topics
  8. Geometry9▲ 202×1 topic
  9. Hyperbolic9▲ 202×1 topic
  10. Religion9▲ 6.7×11 topics
  11. Colonialism8▲ 6.4×16 topics
  12. Mathematics Education8▲ 62×2 topics
  13. Democracy7▲ 7.6×8 topics
  14. Gender7▲ 5.0×15 topics
  15. Environmental Law7▲ 13×3 topics
  16. International Law7▲ 8.6×10 topics
  17. Identity7▲ 3.5×15 topics
  18. Cultural Transmission7▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Historical Sources7▲ 142×1 topic
  20. Invasive Species7▲ 5.7×6 topics
  21. Mathematical Concepts7▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Politics6▲ 8.4×6 topics
  23. Social Justice6▲ 3.7×12 topics
  24. Global Governance6▲ 9.3×9 topics
  25. Literature6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  26. Biodiversity5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  27. Intersectionality5▲ 11×9 topics
  28. Culture5▲ 3.5×9 topics
  29. Public Opinion4▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Civil Society4▲ 15×5 topics
  31. Community Engagement4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  32. Feminism4▲ 5.5×11 topics
  33. Discrimination4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  34. Transnational Corporations4▲ 61×2 topics
  35. Emotion4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  36. Refugees4▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Secularism4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Climate Change Litigation3▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Rights of Nature3▲ 98×1 topic
  40. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does Lewis & Clark College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mathematics and Applications, History and Theory of Mathematics, Environmental law and policy and Legal Systems and Judicial Processes.

Mathematics and Applicat…9Mathematics and Applications: 9 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 7 fractional worksEnvironmental law and policy: 3 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 3 fractional worksWildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses: 3 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional works
Geometry and TopologyTheoretical Computer ScienceLawPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 9 works
  2. 2 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 7 works
  3. 3 Environmental law and policy Law 3 works
  4. 4 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  6. 6 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Mathematical Theories Mathematical Physics 2 works
  10. 10 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lewis & Clark College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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