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Morehouse College

In research, Morehouse College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,410 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,677 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,025 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,060
of 28,054 · #22,454 all time
Rank in United States
#3,615
of 4,192
Research works
741
▼ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Morehouse 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 #8,410 of 16,945 19.5%414
Social SciencesField #6,677 of 10,206 19.3%241
Physical SciencesDomain #15,025 of 21,541 12.4%173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Morehouse 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: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.05× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.21× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.43× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.99× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Morehouse College?

Ranked on the composite score, Barry Hallen, Aaron Carter-Ényì and M. Sambandham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Morehouse College.

  1. 1 Barry Hallen United States · #403,784 worldwide 57 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Aaron Carter-Ényì United States · #592,664 worldwide 3 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 M. Sambandham United States · #1,324,619 worldwide 58 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Kinnis Gosha United States · #1,454,841 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Morehouse College

Which keywords describe research at Morehouse College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Student Engagement, Culture, Diversity, Colonialism, Migration and Education.

▲ 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. Gender6▲ 10×9 topics
  2. Identity6▲ 7.8×11 topics
  3. Education5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 2.8×15 topics
  5. Machine Learning5▲ 1.45×16 topics
  6. Student Engagement4▲ 10×4 topics
  7. Culture4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  8. Diversity4▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Colonialism4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  10. Migration4▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Educational Inequality3▲ 59×3 topics
  12. Social Media3▲ 2.2×11 topics
  13. Mental Health3▲ 2.1×12 topics
  14. Social Movements3▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Social Support3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  16. Intersectionality3▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Literature3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  18. STEM Education3▲ 6.4×4 topics
  19. Career Development3▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Race3▲ 25×5 topics
  21. Social Capital3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  22. Black Studies3▲ 115×1 topic
  23. Civil Rights Movement3▲ 115×1 topic
  24. Youth3▲ 19×3 topics
  25. Learning Analytics2▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Social Justice2▲ 4.1×9 topics
  27. Nationalism2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  28. Academic Performance2▲ 24×1 topic
  29. College Retention2▲ 102×1 topic
  30. Democracy2▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Critical Race Theory2▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Racism2▲ 67×1 topic
  33. Academic Medicine2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Chicano2▲ 175×1 topic
  35. Latino2▲ 175×1 topic
  36. Mentoring2▲ 133×1 topic
  37. Relationships2▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Digital Labor Platforms2▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Gig Economy2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Psychological Distress2▲ 6.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Morehouse College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Higher Education Research Studies, Critical Race Theory in Education and Latin American and Latino Studies.

Race, History, and Ameri…3Race, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…2Higher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …2Critical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latin…2Latin American and Latino Studies: 2 fractional worksMentoring and Academic Development: 2 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…1Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…1Teaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksCareer Development and D…1Career Development and Diversity: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationCultural StudiesSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  5. 5 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  8. 8 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  9. 9 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  10. 10 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Morehouse College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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