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Macalester College

In research, Macalester College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,289 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,308 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,257 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,064
of 28,054 · #5,055 all time
Rank in United States
#1,069
of 4,192
Research works
3.3k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Macalester 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 #2,289 of 10,521 12.8%218 #1851
Social SciencesField #2,308 of 6,365 13.1%135 #1825
Physical SciencesDomain #7,257 of 12,888 15.2%96 #3944

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Macalester 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. Social Sciences#1,851 #2,289
  2. Social Sciences#1,825 #2,308
  3. Physical Sciences#3,944 #7,257
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.

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: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.15× its world share, 43 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.19× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 135 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Macalester College?

Ranked on the composite score, Emily S. Rosenberg, David M. Bressoud and Harold Maurice Collins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Macalester College.

  1. 1 Emily S. Rosenberg United States · #58,877 worldwide 187 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 David M. Bressoud United States · #115,781 worldwide 162 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Harold Maurice Collins United States · #168,725 worldwide 83 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Boyd C. Shafer United States · #216,274 worldwide 99 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Shilad Sen United States · #224,730 worldwide 638 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Timothy Taylor United States · #257,171 worldwide 85 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Rudolf Andorka United States · #259,752 worldwide 45 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Charles C. Torrey United States · #269,381 worldwide 28 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Anthony B. Pinn United States · #311,869 worldwide 13 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Stan Wagon United States · #320,304 worldwide 109 citations · 123 works
All ranked researchers at Macalester College

Which keywords describe research at Macalester College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Colonialism, Gender, Religion, Climate Change, Culture and Politics.

▲ 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. Globalization31▲ 4.4×51 topics
  2. Climate Change22▲ 2.3×44 topics
  3. History20▲ 7.8×20 topics
  4. Colonialism15▲ 8.9×18 topics
  5. Gender15▲ 7.6×17 topics
  6. Human Rights14▲ 3.9×19 topics
  7. Identity14▲ 5.2×21 topics
  8. Religion14▲ 7.9×14 topics
  9. Culture13▲ 6.6×12 topics
  10. Philosophy12▲ 7.2×11 topics
  11. Politics11▲ 12×9 topics
  12. Nationalism11▲ 6.5×12 topics
  13. Literature10▲ 5.3×15 topics
  14. Society10▲ 14×7 topics
  15. Social Media9▲ 1.81×16 topics
  16. International Law9▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Innovation8▲ 2.2×7 topics
  18. Neoliberalism8▲ 6.3×12 topics
  19. Feminism8▲ 7.9×9 topics
  20. Global Governance8▲ 9.6×7 topics
  21. Cultural Identity7▲ 3.9×15 topics
  22. Social Justice7▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Political Economy7▲ 7.5×8 topics
  24. Urbanization7▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Ethnicity6▲ 4.8×9 topics
  26. Medicine6▲ 22×5 topics
  27. Governance6▲ 5.2×10 topics
  28. Cultural Studies6▲ 4.4×12 topics
  29. Democracy6▲ 4.6×13 topics
  30. Immigration5▲ 13×4 topics
  31. NGOs5▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Vulnerability5▲ 6.1×6 topics
  33. Economy5▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Financial Crisis5▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Trade Agreements5▲ 60×2 topics
  36. Tectonics5▲ 11×3 topics
  37. China4▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Diplomacy4▲ 13×4 topics
  39. Capitalism4▲ 18×3 topics
  40. National Identity4▲ 10×6 topics

Which research topics does Macalester College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Financial Crisis of the 21st Century, Legal case studies and regulations, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Chinese history and philosophy.

Financial Crisis of the …4Financial Crisis of the 21st Century: 4 fractional worksLegal case studies and r…4Legal case studies and regulations: 4 fractional worksHuman auditory perception and evaluation: 4 fractional worksChinese history and phil…4Chinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…3Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 3 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…3Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 2 fractional works
FinancePolitical Science and International RelationsAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 4 works
  2. 2 Legal case studies and regulations Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  7. 7 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  9. 9 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 International Development and Aid Development 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Macalester College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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