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.
- 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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All 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.
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 25.1 works9.4×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 9.4×
- Nursing 3.0×
- Social Sciences 2.4×
- Psychology 1.7×
- Health Professions 1.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.3×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.2×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Medicine 0.4×
- Environmental Science 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
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 N. G. Wilson United States · #73,872 worldwide 57 citations · 50 works
- 2 J W McLean United States · #226,357 worldwide 128 citations · 24 works
- 3 Lucy Newlyn United States · #291,019 worldwide 55 citations · 19 works
- 4 R. R. R. Smith United States · #301,195 worldwide 59 citations · 18 works
- 5 W. Warde Fowler United States · #327,440 worldwide 18 citations · 27 works
- 6 Glen Cavaliero United States · #447,609 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
- 7 Neil McLynn United States · #454,953 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
- 8 Seamus Perry United States · #496,458 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
- 9 Martin Robertson United States · #540,797 worldwide 31 citations · 51 works
- 10 Peter Millican United States · #610,186 worldwide 31 citations · 17 works
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.
- Folklore
- Discrimination
- African Christianity
- Organizational Performance
- Indian Ocean
- Memory
- Democracy
- Cosmopolitanism
- Digital Transformation
- Children's Literature
- Surveillance
- Constitutional government
- Society
- Cultural Transmission
- Culture
- Colonialism
- Religion
- Human Rights
- Literature
- History
- Identity
- Nationalism
- Gender
- Globalization
- Federalism
- Feminism
- International Law
- Philosophy
- American founding
- Equality
- Theology
- Cultural Exchange
- Social History
- Gender Roles
- Archaeology
- Alchemy
- Online Education
- prehistoric movement
- Cultural Politics
- Fairy Tales
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
- Identity6▲ 8.4×17 topics
- History6▲ 8.6×18 topics
- Nationalism6▲ 13×10 topics
- Literature5▲ 10×14 topics
- Gender5▲ 10×15 topics
- Human Rights5▲ 5.4×10 topics
- Globalization5▲ 2.6×18 topics
- Religion3▲ 7.8×11 topics
- Federalism3▲ 51×2 topics
- Colonialism3▲ 6.8×11 topics
- Feminism3▲ 12×6 topics
- Culture3▲ 5.9×10 topics
- International Law3▲ 10×4 topics
- Cultural Transmission3▲ 37×3 topics
- Philosophy3▲ 6.6×10 topics
- Society3▲ 15×9 topics
- American founding3▲ 91×1 topic
- Constitutional government3▲ 91×1 topic
- Equality3▲ 47×3 topics
- Surveillance3▲ 10×3 topics
- Theology3▲ 30×3 topics
- Children's Literature2▲ 69×2 topics
- Cultural Exchange2▲ 21×3 topics
- Digital Transformation2▲ 5.0×4 topics
- Social History2▲ 32×2 topics
- Cosmopolitanism2▲ 22×5 topics
- Gender Roles2▲ 20×3 topics
- Democracy2▲ 6.4×4 topics
- Archaeology2▲ 15×3 topics
- Memory2▲ 8.5×6 topics
- Alchemy2▲ 56×2 topics
- Indian Ocean2▲ 102×1 topic
- Online Education2▲ 10×3 topics
- Organizational Performance2▲ 7.8×2 topics
- prehistoric movement2▲ 102×1 topic
- African Christianity2▲ 82×2 topics
- Cultural Politics2▲ 28×2 topics
- Discrimination2▲ 9.6×3 topics
- Fairy Tales2▲ 119×1 topic
- 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.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
- 2 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 2 works
- 3 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
- 4 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
- 5 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 2 works
- 6 Healthcare Quality and Satisfaction General Health Professions 1 works
- 7 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
- 8 Scottish History and National Identity History 1 works
- 9 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 1 works
- 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
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.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Lincoln
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.