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Muhlenberg College

In research, Muhlenberg College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,412 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,600
of 28,054 · #13,614 all time
Rank in United States
#3,545
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Muhlenberg College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,412 of 10,521 9.2%67 #3211

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Muhlenberg 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: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.74× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.12× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.62× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.63× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Muhlenberg College?

Ranked on the composite score, Clif Kussmaul, Jefferson Pooley and Sue Curry Jansen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Muhlenberg College.

  1. 1 Clif Kussmaul United States · #259,615 worldwide 89 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Jefferson Pooley United States · #292,615 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Sue Curry Jansen United States · #303,430 worldwide 89 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Thomas Cartelli United States · #332,831 worldwide 25 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Helen Adolf United States · #529,636 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Darrell Jodock United States · #531,353 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 John J. Reed United States · #629,896 worldwide 19 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Norman B. Wilkinson United States · #638,723 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Zhang Guoliang United States · #702,493 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 James D. Bloom United States · #722,521 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Muhlenberg College

Which keywords describe research at Muhlenberg College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Gender, Identity, Invasive Species, Society, Globalization and Philosophy.

▲ 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. History8▲ 9.3×12 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 2.9×18 topics
  3. Literature7▲ 10×14 topics
  4. Gender7▲ 9.9×14 topics
  5. Identity6▲ 6.3×17 topics
  6. Climate Change5▲ 1.49×14 topics
  7. Invasive Species5▲ 9.3×9 topics
  8. Society5▲ 19×6 topics
  9. Philosophy4▲ 8.0×4 topics
  10. Religion4▲ 7.5×6 topics
  11. Social Media4▲ 2.5×8 topics
  12. Culture4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  13. Biodiversity4▲ 4.6×8 topics
  14. Colonialism4▲ 6.9×11 topics
  15. Ethics4▲ 5.8×8 topics
  16. Neoliberalism4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  17. Human Rights3▲ 2.5×7 topics
  18. Nationalism3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  19. Feminism3▲ 8.3×6 topics
  20. Technology3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  21. Medicine3▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Science3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  23. Media Culture3▲ 58×2 topics
  24. Neuroscience3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  25. Gender Differences2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  26. Global Change2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  28. Race2▲ 18×7 topics
  29. Agenda Setting2▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Media Framing2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Teaching Methods2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. American Literature2▲ 133×2 topics
  33. Brain Development2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  34. Biography2▲ 81×1 topic
  35. Fragile X Syndrome2▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Neoplatonism2▲ 86×2 topics
  37. Observations2▲ 85×1 topic
  38. Rett Syndrome2▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Cultural History2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Educational Reform2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Muhlenberg College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Media Studies and Communication, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, History of Science and Medicine and Plant and animal studies.

Media Studies and Commun…2Media Studies and Communication: 2 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelo…2Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 2 fractional worksPlant and animal studies2Plant and animal studies: 2 fractional worksWikis in Education and C…2Wikis in Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 2 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 2 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies1Cinema and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksRenaissance and Early Modern Studies: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional works
CommunicationGeneticsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics5 others

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

  1. 1 Media Studies and Communication Communication 2 works
  2. 2 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  4. 4 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  5. 5 Wikis in Education and Collaboration Communication 2 works
  6. 6 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 2 works
  7. 7 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 2 works
  8. 8 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Renaissance and Early Modern Studies History 1 works
  10. 10 Chinese history and philosophy 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.7%domestic only96.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Muhlenberg 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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