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Millsaps College

In research, Millsaps College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,781 of 14,833 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#12,899 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,600 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,387
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,398
of 7,310
Research works
543
▼ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Millsaps College

What is Millsaps 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 #7,781 of 14,833 9.6%330
Physical SciencesDomain #12,899 of 17,446 8.2%149
Social SciencesField #7,600 of 9,330 9.6%142

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Millsaps 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Millsaps College work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Millsaps College is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Arts and Humanities (17%), Psychology (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 37 fractional works · 62.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 18.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 17.2% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 11.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 28.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMillsaps College59fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences28%Social Sciences62%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 3 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1118.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities1017.2%
    3. Psychology711.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting46.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance46.9%
    6. Decision Sciences11.6%
    1. Mathematics47.1%
    2. Environmental Science46.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences35.1%
    4. Engineering34.5%
    5. Computer Science22.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.5%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    1. Neuroscience46.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.19× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 6.00× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 5.94× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.22× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.86× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics6.00×4 works
  2. Arts and Humanities5.94×10 works
  3. Neuroscience4.19×4 works
  4. Psychology3.86×7 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.27×3 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.22×4 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting2.15×4 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.71×1 works
  9. Social Sciences1.42×11 works
  10. Environmental Science1.38×4 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.67×1 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.54×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.35×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×1 works
  15. Engineering0.30×3 works
  16. Chemistry0.29×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Millsaps College?

Ranked on the quality score, Timothy J. Ward, Mark Lynch and Damon E. Campbell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Millsaps College.

  1. 1 Timothy J. Ward United States · #383,552 worldwide 5.4k citations · 132 works
  2. 2 Mark Lynch United States · #1,059,727 worldwide 1.1k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Damon E. Campbell United States · #1,120,354 worldwide 1.3k citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Michael L. Galaty United States · #1,167,502 worldwide 1.5k citations · 88 works
  5. 5 George J. Bey United States · #1,653,193 worldwide 611 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Monika Rawal United States · #1,662,560 worldwide 271 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Patrick D. Hopkins United States · #1,680,289 worldwide 893 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Bennie H. Reynolds United States · #1,795,523 worldwide 145 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Louwanda Evans United States · #1,850,654 worldwide 425 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Karen D. Ward United States · #1,868,290 worldwide 829 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Millsaps College

What are the most cited papers from Millsaps College?

The most cited paper from Millsaps College is "Distributed creativity: How collective creations emerge from collaboration." (R. Keith Sawyer, Stacy Lee DeZutter, 2009), with 525 citations. Next come "Chiral Separations: A Review of Current Topics and Trends" (490) and "The Only Child and Educational Opportunity for Girls in Urban China" (314).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Distributed creativity: How collective creations emerge from collaboration. R. Keith Sawyer, Stacy Lee DeZutter · Psychology of Aesthetics Creativity and the Arts May 2009 525
2 Chiral Separations: A Review of Current Topics and Trends Timothy J. Ward, Karen D. Ward · Analytical Chemistry 8 Nov 2011 490
3 The Only Child and Educational Opportunity for Girls in Urban China Ming Tsui, LYNNE RICH · Gender & Society Feb 2002 314
4 The Effect of Perceived Novelty on the Adoption of Information Technology Innovations: A Risk/Reward Perspective John D. Wells, Damon E. Campbell, Joseph S. Valacich et al. · Decision Sciences Nov 2010 307
5 Chiral separations using the macrocyclic antibiotics: a review Timothy J. Ward, Alton B. Farris · Journal of Chromatography A 2001 305
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Millsaps College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Literature, Language, Religion, Cultural Exchange, Emotion, Metaphor and Neuroscience.

▲ 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-now 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. Ethics4▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.4×10 topics
  3. Literature3▲ 10×7 topics
  4. Language3▲ 21×3 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 2.5×5 topics
  6. Religion3▲ 9.8×7 topics
  7. Cultural Exchange2▲ 34×3 topics
  8. Emotion2▲ 19×5 topics
  9. Metaphor2▲ 96×1 topic
  10. Neuroscience2▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Time2▲ 86×1 topic
  12. Corporate Governance2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  13. Population Dynamics2▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Agriculture2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  15. Identity2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  16. Public Sphere2▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Race2▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Conservation2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  19. Human Capital2▲ 18×2 topics
  20. Evolution2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  21. Visual Culture2▲ 47×2 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Aristotle1▲ 91×1 topic
  25. Disgust1▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Emotional Responses1▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Financial Crisis1▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Graph Limits1▲ 228×1 topic
  29. Moral Judgment1▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Philosophy1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  31. Plato1▲ 128×1 topic
  32. Society1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Szemerédi's Theorem1▲ 228×1 topic
  34. Colonial Spanish America1▲ 167×1 topic
  35. Decision Making1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  36. Indigenous History1▲ 167×1 topic
  37. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. Agricultural Origins1▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Cortical Connectivity1▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Neural Mechanisms1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Millsaps College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, Classical Philosophy and Thought and Limits and Structures in Graph Theory.

Language, Metaphor, and …2Language, Metaphor, and Cognition: 2 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and …1Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional worksLimits and Structures in Graph Theory: 1 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colo…1Global Maritime and Colonial Histories: 1 fractional worksGlobal Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of Dance: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyCognitive NeurosciencePhilosophyDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics5 others

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

  1. 1 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  2. 2 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  3. 3 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 1 works
  4. 4 Limits and Structures in Graph Theory Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics 1 works
  5. 5 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  7. 7 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Millsaps College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Millsaps College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Millsaps College0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Millsaps College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%Millsaps College11.4% in 2020all institutions10.0% in 202020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.3% in 2013.

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