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Pitzer College

In research, Pitzer College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,872 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,994
of 28,054 · #10,494 all time
Rank in United States
#1,633
of 4,192
Research works
1k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Pitzer 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 #4,872 of 10,521 17.5%65 #3339

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pitzer 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.11× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 6.20× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.72× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.84× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pitzer College?

Ranked on the composite score, Ronald K. S. Macaulay, Phil Zuckerman and Rudi Volti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pitzer College.

  1. 1 Ronald K. S. Macaulay · #45,285 worldwide 228 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Phil Zuckerman · #94,846 worldwide 151 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Rudi Volti · #118,707 worldwide 110 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Leah L. Light · #146,898 worldwide 255 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Judith V. Grabiner · #193,015 worldwide 46 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Claudia Strauss · #295,816 worldwide 65 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 David Bachman · #383,308 worldwide 69 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Alexandra Juhasz · #465,144 worldwide 19 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Daniel A. Segal · #631,791 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 André Wakefield · #781,982 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Pitzer College

Which keywords describe research at Pitzer College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Colonialism, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods, Neoliberalism, Feminism, Ethics and Historical Sources.

▲ 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. History6▲ 9.2×9 topics
  2. Colonialism6▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Mathematics Education6▲ 131×2 topics
  4. Teaching Methods6▲ 41×3 topics
  5. Globalization6▲ 2.9×10 topics
  6. Neoliberalism5▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Feminism5▲ 18×7 topics
  8. Ethics5▲ 10×10 topics
  9. Historical Sources5▲ 282×1 topic
  10. Mathematical Concepts5▲ 282×1 topic
  11. Gender4▲ 7.8×9 topics
  12. Nationalism4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  13. Science4▲ 16×3 topics
  14. Identity4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  15. Religion3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  16. Philosophy of Science3▲ 101×3 topics
  17. Social Media3▲ 2.2×6 topics
  18. Cultural Identity3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  19. Cultural Studies3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  20. Psychology3▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Social Interaction3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  22. Imperialism3▲ 34×3 topics
  23. Philosophy3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  24. Intersectionality3▲ 15×6 topics
  25. Social Justice3▲ 4.4×9 topics
  26. Health2▲ 6.4×4 topics
  27. Medicine2▲ 31×4 topics
  28. Mental Illness2▲ 33×2 topics
  29. Church History2▲ 51×2 topics
  30. Epistemology2▲ 73×1 topic
  31. Politics2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Social Sciences2▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Political Philosophy2▲ 37×2 topics
  34. African History2▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Political Economy2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  36. Post-Colonial Africa2▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Logical Empiricism2▲ 238×1 topic
  38. Vienna Circle2▲ 238×1 topic
  39. Institutional Change2▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Polarization2▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Pitzer College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History and Theory of Mathematics, Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, African history and culture studies and Philosophy, Science, and History.

History and Theory of Ma…5History and Theory of Mathematics: 5 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 2 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…2African history and culture studies: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy, Science, and…2Philosophy, Science, and History: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Com…1Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 1 fractional worksMedia, Gender, and Advertising: 1 fractional works
Theoretical Computer ScienceGeneral PsychologyAnthropologyHistory and Philosophy of Science6 others

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

  1. 1 History and Theory of MathematicsTheoretical Computer Science 5 works
  2. 2 Academic and Historical Perspectives in PsychologyGeneral Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 African history and culture studiesAnthropology 2 works
  4. 4 Philosophy, Science, and HistoryHistory and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  5. 5 Reformation and Early Modern ChristianityHistory 2 works
  6. 6 Homelessness and Social IssuesGeneral Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Language, Discourse, Communication StrategiesLanguage and Linguistics 1 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its ImpactsSociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Mathematics Education and Teaching TechniquesEducation 1 works
  10. 10 Media, Gender, and AdvertisingGender Studies 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pitzer College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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