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Phillips Exeter Academy

In research, Phillips Exeter Academy stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,270 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,428
of 28,054 · #7,529 all time
Rank in United States
#2,496
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Phillips Exeter Academy 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 #9,270 of 10,521 9.1%71 #2474

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Phillips Exeter Academy 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: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.76× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.31× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 32 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Phillips Exeter Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, Walter Eltis, R. Niklaus and J. R. Maddicott lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Phillips Exeter Academy.

  1. 1 Walter Eltis United States · #23,625 worldwide 333 citations · 62 works
  2. 2 R. Niklaus United States · #60,395 worldwide 72 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 J. R. Maddicott United States · #161,808 worldwide 29 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 J. P. V. D. Balsdon United States · #170,372 worldwide 35 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Edward C. Frederick United States · #180,888 worldwide 124 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 A. V. C. Schmidt United States · #212,084 worldwide 63 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Tim Gorringe United States · #231,728 worldwide 2 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 G. O. Hutchinson United States · #242,442 worldwide 34 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 R. R. W. Ellis United States · #243,434 worldwide 27 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Alfred Wallis United States · #355,980 worldwide 17 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Phillips Exeter Academy

Which keywords describe research at Phillips Exeter Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Religion, History, Colonialism, Culture, Politics, Literature 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. Identity8▲ 7.7×14 topics
  2. Religion8▲ 11×10 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 1.80×28 topics
  4. Deep Learning7▲ 1.34×13 topics
  5. Globalization6▲ 2.2×21 topics
  6. History6▲ 5.8×14 topics
  7. Culture6▲ 6.9×12 topics
  8. Colonialism5▲ 7.5×11 topics
  9. Sustainability5▲ 1.36×14 topics
  10. Literature5▲ 5.7×9 topics
  11. Politics4▲ 11×10 topics
  12. Philosophy4▲ 6.2×10 topics
  13. Social Justice4▲ 4.6×9 topics
  14. Nationalism4▲ 5.4×9 topics
  15. African Christianity4▲ 104×2 topics
  16. Feature Extraction3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  17. Community Development3▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Global Christianity3▲ 144×1 topic
  19. Short-Term Missions3▲ 144×1 topic
  20. Gender3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  21. Civil Society3▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Global Warming3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  23. Glycemic Control3▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Insulin Therapy3▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Type 1 Diabetes3▲ 23×2 topics
  26. Democracy3▲ 4.9×3 topics
  27. Faith-Based Organizations3▲ 55×1 topic
  28. Social Services3▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Society3▲ 9.3×5 topics
  30. Race3▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Digital Divide2▲ 6.2×4 topics
  32. Food Tourism2▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Gastronomy2▲ 50×1 topic
  34. Social Network Analysis2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Postcolonialism2▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Caribbean2▲ 89×2 topics
  37. Dynamical Systems2▲ 22×3 topics
  38. Diaspora2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Literary History2▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Digital Humanities2▲ 102×1 topic

Which research topics does Phillips Exeter Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Christian Theology and Mission, Religion, Society, and Development, Culinary Culture and Tourism and Digital Humanities and Scholarship.

Christian Theology and M…3Christian Theology and Mission: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…3Religion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tou…2Culinary Culture and Tourism: 2 fractional worksDigital Humanities and S…2Digital Humanities and Scholarship: 2 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 2 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 2 fractional worksEmotion and Mood Recogni…2Emotion and Mood Recognition: 2 fractional worksCaribbean and African Literature and Culture: 2 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 1 fractional worksDiabetes and associated …1Diabetes and associated disorders: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceFood ScienceLiterature and Literary Theory5 others

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

  1. 1 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 3 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 2 works
  4. 4 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 2 works
  6. 6 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Emotion and Mood Recognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 2 works
  9. 9 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 1 works
  10. 10 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 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 available15.6%not open84.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Phillips Exeter Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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