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Mills College

In research, Mills College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,655 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,803 of 10,206 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#1,836 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,766
of 28,054 · #12,656 all time
Rank in United States
#3,390
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
27k
21.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Mills College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #2,655 of 16,945 22.5%848
Social SciencesField #1,803 of 10,206 26.3%470
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,836 of 4,340 22.4%186
Physical SciencesDomain #14,403 of 21,541 10.0%263
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,026 of 3,836 9.2%192

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

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: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.14× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mills College?

Ranked on the composite score, Alfred Neumeyer, Carol George and Robert Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mills College.

  1. 1 Alfred Neumeyer United States · #11,496 worldwide 177 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Carol George United States · #103,026 worldwide 317 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Robert Anderson United States · #109,767 worldwide 145 citations · 109 works
  4. 4 Catherine Lewis United States · #128,900 worldwide 173 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Diana E. H. Russell United States · #134,139 worldwide 195 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Paul R. Schulman United States · #244,519 worldwide 184 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Judith Solomon United States · #301,530 worldwide 264 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Bertram M. Gordon United States · #394,800 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Anna E. Richert United States · #500,410 worldwide 7 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Luis Monguió United States · #517,789 worldwide 3 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Mills College

Which keywords describe research at Mills College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Globalization, Democracy, Climate Change, Politics, Ethics, Human Rights and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 2.9×30 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 3.7×16 topics
  3. Nationalism5▲ 12×12 topics
  4. Human Rights4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  5. Democracy4▲ 14×7 topics
  6. Politics4▲ 16×6 topics
  7. Ethics4▲ 8.8×8 topics
  8. Colonialism4▲ 8.5×9 topics
  9. Gender4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  10. Identity3▲ 5.5×10 topics
  11. Cultural Identity3▲ 7.1×6 topics
  12. Religion3▲ 7.7×7 topics
  13. Feminism3▲ 12×7 topics
  14. History3▲ 4.4×8 topics
  15. Culture2▲ 5.5×6 topics
  16. Global Warming2▲ 6.9×8 topics
  17. Dynamic Scheduling2▲ 70×2 topics
  18. Discrimination2▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Race2▲ 22×6 topics
  20. Biodiversity2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  21. Global Governance2▲ 11×5 topics
  22. Intersectionality2▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Migration2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  24. Secularism2▲ 20×3 topics
  25. Student Engagement2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  26. Critical Thinking2▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Decolonization2▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Postcolonialism2▲ 16×4 topics
  29. Tourism Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Occupation2▲ 28×2 topics
  31. NGOs2▲ 18×2 topics
  32. National Identity2▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Authoritarianism1▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Civil War1▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Conflict1▲ 10×5 topics
  36. Ethnic Identity1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Genocide1▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Manufacturing1▲ 32×1 topic
  39. Postmodernism1▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Teaching Methods1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Mills College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms, Poetry Analysis and Criticism, Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Scheduling and Optimizat…1Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms: 1 fractional worksPoetry Analysis and Crit…1Poetry Analysis and Criticism: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksWater Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda C…1Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringLiterature and Literary TheoryHistorySafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Poetry Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  3. 3 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 1 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  10. 10 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mills College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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