Question 1

What is Macalester College known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Macalester College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,025 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,964 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,839 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Macalester College rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Macalester College ranks #6,084 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#3,780 all time), and #813 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Macalester College?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Mary Heskel, Joan M. Ostrove and Paul J. Overvoorde lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Macalester College.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Macalester College?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Macalester College is "Starburst99: Synthesis Models for Galaxies with Active Star Formation" (Claus Leitherer, Daniel Schaerer, Jeffrey D. Goldader et al., 1999), with 4,048 citations. Next come "Fluctuating resources in plant communities: a general theory of invasibility" (3,484) and "A Field Guide to Foldamers" (2,231).

Question 5

Which research topics does Macalester College publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Legal case studies and regulations, Financial Crisis of the 21st Century, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Classical Antiquity Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Macalester College?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Gender, Colonialism, Religion, Climate Change, Identity and Human Rights.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Macalester College work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 61% of research at Macalester College is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (37%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Macalester College's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.