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Reed College

In research, Reed College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,554 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,911 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,827 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,660
of 28,054 · #5,175 all time
Rank in United States
#1,444
of 4,192
Research works
2.8k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Reed 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 #5,554 of 10,521 15.6%184 #1797
Physical SciencesDomain #6,911 of 12,888 14.9%96 #4696
Social SciencesField #3,827 of 6,365 14.3%96 #2059

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Reed 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,797 #5,554
  2. Physical Sciences#4,696 #6,911
  3. Social Sciences#2,059 #3,827
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.44× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.16× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.88× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.73× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.06× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.31× its world share, 96 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Reed College?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Gronke, Richard E. Crandall and Kristen G. Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Reed College.

  1. 1 Paul Gronke United States · #98,129 worldwide 133 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Richard E. Crandall United States · #139,185 worldwide 133 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Kristen G. Anderson United States · #151,683 worldwide 231 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 David Harris Sacks United States · #211,381 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Lisa M. Steinman United States · #237,355 worldwide 26 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 John B. Haviland United States · #302,173 worldwide 121 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Daniel Reisberg United States · #337,256 worldwide 172 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Helen A. Stafford United States · #376,437 worldwide 134 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Joe Buhler United States · #389,887 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Paul A. Silverstein United States · #459,720 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Reed College

Which keywords describe research at Reed College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Nationalism, History, Gender, Human Rights, Globalization, Religion and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Globalization20▲ 3.1×31 topics
  2. Identity20▲ 8.5×23 topics
  3. Nationalism18▲ 12×15 topics
  4. Human Rights17▲ 4.9×13 topics
  5. History16▲ 6.8×18 topics
  6. Gender14▲ 7.8×18 topics
  7. Culture13▲ 7.4×14 topics
  8. Religion13▲ 8.1×15 topics
  9. Colonialism13▲ 8.1×19 topics
  10. Literature12▲ 6.4×15 topics
  11. Climate Change11▲ 1.21×32 topics
  12. Philosophy10▲ 6.6×11 topics
  13. Democracy9▲ 7.8×10 topics
  14. Cultural History8▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Society7▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Cultural Exchange7▲ 16×5 topics
  17. Cultural Studies7▲ 5.3×8 topics
  18. Public Opinion6▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Feedback Control6▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Fluctuation Theorems6▲ 56×1 topic
  21. Stochastic Thermodynamics6▲ 56×1 topic
  22. Politics6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  23. Feminism6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  24. Discrimination5▲ 8.1×5 topics
  25. Social Movements5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Postcolonialism5▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Authoritarianism5▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Visual Culture5▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Race4▲ 12×6 topics
  31. Christianity4▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Late Antiquity4▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Media4▲ 8.5×5 topics
  34. Occupation4▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Ethnic Identity4▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Transition4▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Cultural Revolution4▲ 27×2 topics
  38. China4▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Confucianism4▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Economic Policy4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Reed College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Chinese history and philosophy, Global Maritime and Colonial Histories and Electoral Systems and Political Participation.

Advanced Thermodynamics …6Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 6 fractional worksChinese history and phil…4Chinese history and philosophy: 4 fractional worksGlobal Maritime and Colonial Histories: 4 fractional worksElectoral Systems and Political Participation: 3 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 3 fractional worksWalter Benjamin Studies Compilation: 3 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 3 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…3Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 3 fractional worksDecadence, Literature, and Society: 3 fractional worksPostcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 3 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSociology and Political ScienceAnthropologyPolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 6 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Global Maritime and Colonial Histories Anthropology 4 works
  4. 4 Electoral Systems and Political Participation Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  5. 5 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Walter Benjamin Studies Compilation Philosophy 3 works
  7. 7 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 3 works
  8. 8 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Decadence, Literature, and Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Reed College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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