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Rhodes College

In research, Rhodes College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,738 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,901 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,195 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,485
of 28,054 · #10,860 all time
Rank in United States
#1,418
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Rhodes 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 #3,738 of 10,521 14.1%176 #2781
Social SciencesField #3,901 of 6,365 15.1%94 #2752
Physical SciencesDomain #9,195 of 12,888 5.8%86 #11839

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 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#2,781 #3,738
  2. Social Sciences#2,752 #3,901
  3. Physical Sciences#11,839 #9,195
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: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.86× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.16× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.93× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 94 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rhodes College?

Ranked on the composite score, Patrick Gray, Michael Nelson and Jennifer Brady lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rhodes College.

  1. 1 Patrick Gray United States · #63,572 worldwide 70 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Michael Nelson United States · #158,706 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Jennifer Brady United States · #286,370 worldwide 44 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Nikolaos Zahariadis United States · #385,990 worldwide 91 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Lynn Zastoupil United States · #455,886 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Gordon Bigelow United States · #515,713 worldwide 4 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Timothy S. Huebner United States · #667,037 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Stephen R. Haynes United States · #696,818 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 John F. Copper United States · #747,953 worldwide 28 citations · 89 works
  10. 10 David S. N. Rupke United States · #865,913 worldwide 113 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Rhodes College

Which keywords describe research at Rhodes College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Nationalism, Religion, History, Politics, Identity, Culture 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization25▲ 3.8×43 topics
  2. Nationalism14▲ 9.0×14 topics
  3. Religion13▲ 8.5×16 topics
  4. History11▲ 4.8×17 topics
  5. Identity10▲ 4.4×15 topics
  6. Culture9▲ 5.5×12 topics
  7. Gender9▲ 5.1×18 topics
  8. Politics9▲ 9.7×7 topics
  9. Human Rights8▲ 2.4×17 topics
  10. Colonialism7▲ 4.6×12 topics
  11. Theology7▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Social Justice7▲ 3.6×13 topics
  13. Philosophy7▲ 4.5×12 topics
  14. Cultural Transmission6▲ 25×3 topics
  15. Feminism6▲ 7.0×9 topics
  16. Secularism6▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Society6▲ 9.3×7 topics
  18. Ethnicity6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  19. Democracy6▲ 4.8×8 topics
  20. Literature5▲ 3.1×9 topics
  21. Biblical Monotheism5▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Jewish Society5▲ 57×1 topic
  23. Neoliberalism5▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 13×5 topics
  25. Intersectionality5▲ 8.0×9 topics
  26. Public Opinion5▲ 11×4 topics
  27. Christian-Muslim Relations4▲ 48×2 topics
  28. Guided Lamb Waves4▲ 36×1 topic
  29. Multiculturalism4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  30. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring4▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Tissue Elasticity Mapping4▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Ultrasound Elastography4▲ 90×1 topic
  33. Palestine4▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Conflict4▲ 7.7×6 topics
  35. Hermeneutics4▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Early Christian Apologetics4▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Gospel Translation4▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Citizenship4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  39. Civil Society4▲ 9.6×5 topics
  40. Religious Identity4▲ 17×5 topics

Which research topics does Rhodes College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biblical Studies and Interpretation, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation and Historical and Linguistic Studies.

Biblical Studies and Int…5Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 5 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 worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…3Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 3 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…2Archaeology and Historical Studies: 2 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 5 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 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  8. 8 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 2 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rhodes College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% higher 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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