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Lincoln College

In research, Lincoln College stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,174 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,418
of 28,054 · #20,273 all time
Rank in United States
#4,125
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Lincoln 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 #10,174 of 10,521 6.1%65 #6148

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 25.1 works9.4×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.96× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 9.44× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.43× 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, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lincoln College?

Ranked on the composite score, N. G. Wilson, J W McLean and Lucy Newlyn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lincoln College.

  1. 1 N. G. Wilson United States · #73,872 worldwide 57 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 J W McLean United States · #226,357 worldwide 128 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Lucy Newlyn United States · #291,019 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 R. R. R. Smith United States · #301,195 worldwide 59 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 W. Warde Fowler United States · #327,440 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Glen Cavaliero United States · #447,609 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Neil McLynn United States · #454,953 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Seamus Perry United States · #496,458 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Martin Robertson United States · #540,797 worldwide 31 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Peter Millican United States · #610,186 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Lincoln College

Which keywords describe research at Lincoln College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, History, Nationalism, Literature, Gender, Human Rights, Religion and Federalism.

▲ 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. Identity6▲ 8.4×17 topics
  2. History6▲ 8.6×18 topics
  3. Nationalism6▲ 13×10 topics
  4. Literature5▲ 10×14 topics
  5. Gender5▲ 10×15 topics
  6. Human Rights5▲ 5.4×10 topics
  7. Globalization5▲ 2.6×18 topics
  8. Religion3▲ 7.8×11 topics
  9. Federalism3▲ 51×2 topics
  10. Colonialism3▲ 6.8×11 topics
  11. Feminism3▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Culture3▲ 5.9×10 topics
  13. International Law3▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Cultural Transmission3▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Philosophy3▲ 6.6×10 topics
  16. Society3▲ 15×9 topics
  17. American founding3▲ 91×1 topic
  18. Constitutional government3▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Equality3▲ 47×3 topics
  20. Surveillance3▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Theology3▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Children's Literature2▲ 69×2 topics
  23. Cultural Exchange2▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Digital Transformation2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  25. Social History2▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 22×5 topics
  27. Gender Roles2▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Democracy2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  29. Archaeology2▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Memory2▲ 8.5×6 topics
  31. Alchemy2▲ 56×2 topics
  32. Indian Ocean2▲ 102×1 topic
  33. Online Education2▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Organizational Performance2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  35. prehistoric movement2▲ 102×1 topic
  36. African Christianity2▲ 82×2 topics
  37. Cultural Politics2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Discrimination2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  39. Fairy Tales2▲ 119×1 topic
  40. Folklore2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Lincoln College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories, Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies and Biblical Studies and Interpretation.

American Constitutional …3American Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…2Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 2 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksScottish History and Nat…1Scottish History and National Identity: 1 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsAnthropologyLiterature and Literary TheoryReligious studies3 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  5. 5 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 2 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  8. 8 Scottish History and National Identity History 1 works
  9. 9 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lincoln College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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