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Roanoke College

In research, Roanoke College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,895 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,729 of 10,206 worldwide) and Arts and Humanities (#1,927 of 3,836 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,322
of 28,054 · #16,629 all time
Rank in United States
#3,144
of 4,192
Research works
833
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
8k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Roanoke College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #4,895 of 16,945 15.1%439
Social SciencesField #3,729 of 10,206 15.1%202
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,927 of 3,836 13.8%131
Physical SciencesDomain #15,223 of 21,541 9.1%207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Roanoke 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: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.20× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.10× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Roanoke College?

Ranked on the composite score, Hugh H. Trout, Robert E. Jenkins and Patricia M. Gathercole lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Roanoke College.

  1. 1 Hugh H. Trout United States · #124,038 worldwide 195 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Robert E. Jenkins United States · #134,740 worldwide 195 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Patricia M. Gathercole United States · #175,584 worldwide 18 citations · 41 works
  4. 4 Paul R. Hinlicky United States · #560,349 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 James M. Ogier United States · #707,397 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Charles H. Fisher United States · #717,464 worldwide 30 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Todd C. Peppers United States · #758,496 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Robert Benne United States · #926,143 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Charles S. Churchill United States · #959,733 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Gregory L. Weiss United States · #983,854 worldwide 14 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Roanoke College

Which keywords describe research at Roanoke College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Social History, Church History, Calvinism, Colonialism, Politics, Reformation and Religion.

▲ 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. Gender7▲ 12×13 topics
  2. Social History6▲ 67×3 topics
  3. Mental Health5▲ 3.1×12 topics
  4. Church History5▲ 101×2 topics
  5. Climate Change5▲ 1.58×17 topics
  6. Calvinism4▲ 171×1 topic
  7. Colonialism4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  8. Politics4▲ 15×6 topics
  9. Reformation4▲ 141×1 topic
  10. Social Media4▲ 2.9×9 topics
  11. Identity4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  12. Religion4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  13. History3▲ 4.2×5 topics
  14. Depression3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  15. Diabetes3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  16. Neoliberalism3▲ 7.6×4 topics
  17. Glycemic Control3▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Higher Education3▲ 4.6×3 topics
  19. Literature3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  20. Invasive Species2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  22. Culture2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  23. Insulin Therapy2▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Internet2▲ 28×3 topics
  25. Sexuality2▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Capitalism2▲ 30×3 topics
  27. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  28. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  29. Archaeology2▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Complications2▲ 3.7×3 topics
  31. Imperialism2▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  33. Feminism2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  34. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Podcasting2▲ 86×1 topic
  36. Student Attendance2▲ 195×1 topic
  37. Cultural Exchange2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Society2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Type 1 Diabetes1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Roanoke College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Innovations in Educational Methods, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Diabetes Management and Research.

Reformation and Early Mo…4Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 4 fractional worksInnovations in Educational Methods: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …1Diabetes Management and Research: 1 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 1 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 1 fractional worksEuropean history and pol…1European history and politics: 1 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHistory of Computing Technologies: 1 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 1 fractional works
HistoryEducationNature and Landscape ConservationEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism6 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 4 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Educational Methods Education 2 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  5. 5 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 1 works
  6. 6 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 History of Computing Technologies Computer Science Applications 1 works
  10. 10 African history and culture studies Anthropology 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 available18.8%not open81.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Roanoke College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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