Question 1

What is Occidental College known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Occidental College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,102 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,914 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,686 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematics (Mathematics is 8.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Occidental College rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Occidental College ranks #7,403 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,726 all time), and #988 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Occidental College?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Jennifer M. Piscopo, Carmel Levitan and James H. Satterfield lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Occidental College.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Occidental College?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Occidental College is "Mechanisms of mindfulness" (Shauna L. Shapiro, Linda Ellen Carlson, John A. Astin et al., 2005), with 4,003 citations. Next come "Electrochemical DNA sensors" (2,219) and "Whole-genome analyses resolve early branches in the tree of life of modern birds" (2,061).

Question 5

Which research topics does Occidental College publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: History and Theory of Mathematics, Mathematics Education and Programs, Mathematical and Computational Methods and Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Occidental College?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, History, Teaching Methods, Identity, Mathematics Education, Cultural Transmission, Historical Sources and Mathematical Concepts.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Occidental College work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Occidental College is in Social Sciences, 38% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Mathematics (10%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Occidental College's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.