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Rhodes College

In research, Rhodes College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,519 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,882 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,446 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,197
of 22,385 · #4,819 all time
Rank in United States
#704
of 3,332
Research works
1.9k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Rhodes College

What is Rhodes College known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #2,519 of 9,585 10.1%176 #2105
Social SciencesField #3,882 of 5,988 9.8%94 #1741
Physical SciencesDomain #7,446 of 10,670 6.6%86 #7269

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rhodes 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#2,105 #2,519
  2. Social Sciences#1,741 #3,882
  3. Physical Sciences#7,269 #7,446
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Rhodes College work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Rhodes College is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (14%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 199 fractional works · 53.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 103 fractional works · 27.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 44 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 19 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 54 fractional works · 14.5% of its workReligious studies: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 23 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 103 fractional works · 27.4% of its workEngineering: 33 fractional works · 8.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 31 fractional works · 8.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 44 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 9.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRhodes College375fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences53%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences10327.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities5414.5%
    3. Psychology236.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting92.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance71.8%
    6. Decision Sciences30.9%
    1. Engineering338.9%
    2. Computer Science318.2%
    3. Environmental Science133.5%
    4. Mathematics82.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy51.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.2%
    7. Chemistry41.1%
    8. Energy20.6%
    9. Materials Science20.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine359.3%
    2. Health Professions72.0%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry10.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology143.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences92.3%
    3. Neuroscience51.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.48× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.01× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.02× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 103 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.01×54 works
  2. Social Sciences2.18×103 works
  3. Psychology2.02×23 works
  4. Mathematics1.81×8 works
  5. Computer Science1.06×31 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.89×3 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.82×7 works
  8. Neuroscience0.76×5 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×4 works
  10. Health Professions0.75×7 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.74×9 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×14 works
  13. Environmental Science0.71×13 works
  14. Chemistry0.68×4 works
  15. Energy0.62×2 works
  16. Engineering0.59×33 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.56×5 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×8 works
  19. Medicine0.48×35 works
  20. Nursing0.42×1 works
  21. Veterinary0.42×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.38×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.35×1 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  26. Materials Science0.14×2 works

Who are the top researchers at Rhodes College?

Ranked on the quality score, David S. N. Rupke, Grey Murphree and Michael D. Collins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rhodes College.

  1. 1 David S. N. Rupke United States · #256,241 worldwide 6.4k citations · 186 works
  2. 2 Grey Murphree United States · #461,659 worldwide 872 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Michael D. Collins United States · #634,701 worldwide 2.1k citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Nadiia Diachenko United States · #682,664 worldwide 191 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sarah A. Boyle United States · #723,927 worldwide 5.1k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Betsy Williams United States · #824,836 worldwide 1.3k citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Quintan Wiktorowicz United States · #887,862 worldwide 2.6k citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Rachel Schmidt Jabaily United States · #949,563 worldwide 1.5k citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Laura A. Taylor United States · #1,154,249 worldwide 2.7k citations · 151 works
  10. 10 Kelly Pledger Weeks United States · #1,234,110 worldwide 811 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Rhodes College

What are the most cited papers from Rhodes College?

The most cited paper from Rhodes College is "Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter" (Alejandro Estrada et al., 2017), with 1,497 citations. Next come "The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: A 32-year investigation" (1,003) and "Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia" (841).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Impending extinction crisis of the world’s primates: Why primates matter Alejandro Estrada et al. · Science Advances Open access 6 Jan 2017 1,497
2 The fate of Amazonian forest fragments: A 32-year investigation William Frederick Laurance, José Luís Camargo, Regina C. C. Luizão et al. · Biological Conservation 19 Oct 2010 1,003
3 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Ching‐Hon Pui, William Edward Evans · New England Journal of Medicine 27 Aug 1998 841
4 Collaborative dialogue patterns in naturalistic one‐to‐one tutoring Arthur C. Graesser, Natalie K. Person, Joseph P. Magliano · Applied Cognitive Psychology Dec 1995 504
5 Human myeloid plasma membrane glycoprotein CD13 (gp150) is identical to aminopeptidase N. A. Thomas Look, RA Ashmun, Linda Hillstrom Shapiro et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access Apr 1989 486
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rhodes College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Religion, Nationalism, History, Politics, Culture, Identity and Gender.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization26▲ 3.6×45 topics
  2. Religion15▲ 8.6×19 topics
  3. Machine Learning15▲ 1.19×38 topics
  4. Deep Learning14◆ 1.12×40 topics
  5. Nationalism14▲ 8.2×15 topics
  6. History12▲ 4.7×19 topics
  7. Identity11▲ 4.0×15 topics
  8. Culture10▲ 5.2×12 topics
  9. Gender10▲ 4.8×18 topics
  10. Human Rights9▲ 2.4×19 topics
  11. Politics9▲ 8.8×7 topics
  12. Social Justice8▲ 3.6×14 topics
  13. Theology8▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Philosophy8▲ 4.5×13 topics
  15. Colonialism8▲ 4.2×13 topics
  16. Cultural Transmission7▲ 25×4 topics
  17. Feminism7▲ 6.5×10 topics
  18. Secularism7▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Democracy6▲ 4.9×11 topics
  20. Ethnicity6▲ 4.4×10 topics
  21. Society6▲ 8.7×7 topics
  22. Literature6▲ 3.0×10 topics
  23. Biblical Monotheism6▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Jewish Society6▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Intersectionality5▲ 7.3×9 topics
  26. Neoliberalism5▲ 3.9×14 topics
  27. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Multiculturalism5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  29. International Relations5▲ 5.3×6 topics
  30. Christian-Muslim Relations5▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Public Opinion5▲ 10×4 topics
  32. Palestine4▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Conflict4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  34. Guided Lamb Waves4▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring4▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Tissue Elasticity Mapping4▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Ultrasound Elastography4▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Hermeneutics4▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Early Christian Apologetics4▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Gospel Translation4▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Rhodes College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation and Historical and Linguistic Studies.

Biblical Studies and Int…6Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 6 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and E…4Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography: 4 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic…4Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 4 fractional worksHistorical and Linguisti…4Historical and Linguistic Studies: 4 fractional worksBone health and osteoporosis research: 3 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …3American Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 3 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…3Islamic Studies and History: 3 fractional works
Religious studiesRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMechanics of MaterialsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 6 works
  2. 2 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  3. 3 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  4. 4 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 3 works
  10. 10 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rhodes College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rhodes College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Rhodes College0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rhodes College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Rhodes College9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.0% in 2005.

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