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Millsaps College

In research, Millsaps College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,241 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,933 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,711 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,287
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,982
of 8,685
Research works
543
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

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 #7,241 of 16,945 17.8%330
Social SciencesField #5,933 of 10,206 20.8%142
Physical SciencesDomain #12,711 of 21,541 15.6%149

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 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.12× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 5.75× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 6.11× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.35× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.99× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Millsaps College?

Ranked on the composite score, Timothy J. Ward, Michael L. Galaty and Michael H. Mitias lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Millsaps College.

  1. 1 Timothy J. Ward United States · #163,718 worldwide 186 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Michael L. Galaty United States · #510,705 worldwide 46 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Michael H. Mitias United States · #668,444 worldwide 3 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Steven G. Smith United States · #714,040 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 James B. Harris United States · #743,878 worldwide 73 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 George J. Bey United States · #909,705 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Drew A. Swanson United States · #1,061,890 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Millsaps College

Which keywords describe research at Millsaps College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Literature, Language, Cultural Exchange, Metaphor, Neuroscience, Time and Religion.

▲ 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. Ethics4▲ 16×8 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  3. Literature3▲ 11×7 topics
  4. Language3▲ 22×3 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  6. Cultural Exchange2▲ 35×3 topics
  7. Emotion2▲ 20×5 topics
  8. Metaphor2▲ 101×1 topic
  9. Neuroscience2▲ 14×2 topics
  10. Religion2▲ 9.0×6 topics
  11. Time2▲ 91×1 topic
  12. Corporate Governance2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  13. Population Dynamics2▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Agriculture2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  15. Gender2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  16. Identity2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  17. Public Sphere2▲ 53×2 topics
  18. Conservation2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  19. Human Capital2▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Evolution2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Visual Culture2▲ 51×2 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Aristotle1▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Disgust1▲ 85×1 topic
  26. Emotional Responses1▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Financial Crisis1▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Moral Judgment1▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Philosophy1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  30. Plato1▲ 128×1 topic
  31. Race1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Society1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Colonial Spanish America1▲ 176×1 topic
  34. Decision Making1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  35. Indigenous History1▲ 176×1 topic
  36. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. Agricultural Origins1▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Cortical Connectivity1▲ 47×2 topics
  39. Neural Mechanisms1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Radiocarbon Dating1▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does Millsaps College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment, Classical Philosophy and Thought and Latin American history and culture.

Language, Metaphor, and …2Language, Metaphor, and Cognition: 2 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and …1Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and…1Classical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional worksLatin American history a…1Latin American history and culture: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksScience Education and Pe…1Science Education and Perceptions: 1 fractional worksGlobal Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Impact of …1Diversity and Impact of Dance: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyCognitive NeurosciencePhilosophyVisual Arts and Performing Arts5 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 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  6. 6 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Science Education and Perceptions Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Global Socioeconomic and Political Dynamics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Millsaps College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher 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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