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Sarah Lawrence College

In research, Sarah Lawrence College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,949 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,506 of 10,206 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#2,003 of 4,340 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,599
of 28,054 · #17,074 all time
Rank in United States
#3,861
of 4,192
Research works
845
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Sarah Lawrence 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 #2,949 of 16,945 16.3%666
Social SciencesField #2,506 of 10,206 15.9%390
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,003 of 4,340 17.2%173
Arts and HumanitiesField #2,789 of 3,836 16.8%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sarah Lawrence 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: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.59× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.03× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sarah Lawrence College?

Ranked on the composite score, Rudolf Arnheim, Lois Barclay Murphy and Arnold Krupat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sarah Lawrence College.

  1. 1 Rudolf Arnheim United States · #4,386 worldwide 489 citations · 145 works
  2. 2 Lois Barclay Murphy United States · #41,093 worldwide 241 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Arnold Krupat United States · #48,851 worldwide 216 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Marvin Frankel United States · #100,033 worldwide 148 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Fawaz A. Gerges United States · #157,568 worldwide 73 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Samuel Bowles United States · #188,953 worldwide 642 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Pauline Moffitt Watts United States · #277,593 worldwide 72 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Estelle B. Freedman United States · #315,568 worldwide 104 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Elisabeth Israels Perry United States · #318,064 worldwide 55 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Bert James Loewenberg United States · #348,137 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Sarah Lawrence College

Which keywords describe research at Sarah Lawrence College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Identity, Gender, Literature, Culture, Nationalism, Colonialism and Social Movements.

▲ 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▲ 11×11 topics
  2. Identity5▲ 8.1×14 topics
  3. Education5▲ 3.3×11 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 2.9×12 topics
  5. Gender4▲ 10×11 topics
  6. Literature4▲ 9.1×10 topics
  7. Culture4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  8. Human Rights4▲ 4.4×6 topics
  9. Nationalism4▲ 9.7×8 topics
  10. Colonialism4▲ 9.1×8 topics
  11. Innovation3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  12. Social Movements3▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Ethics3▲ 7.6×10 topics
  14. Feminism3▲ 13×7 topics
  15. Society3▲ 19×5 topics
  16. Social Media3▲ 2.4×6 topics
  17. Technology3▲ 6.3×6 topics
  18. Memory2▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Politics2▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Democracy2▲ 8.3×5 topics
  21. Genetic Testing2▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.2×7 topics
  23. Cultural Identity2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  24. Medical Ethics2▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Occupation2▲ 42×3 topics
  26. Science2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Intersectionality2▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Reflective Practice2▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Teacher Education2▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Political Philosophy2▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Neuroscience2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  32. Psychology2▲ 18×5 topics
  33. Religion2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  34. Social History2▲ 28×3 topics
  35. Philosophy2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  36. Language2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  37. Informed Consent2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Critical Race Theory1▲ 121×1 topic
  39. Racism1▲ 66×1 topic
  40. Telemedicine1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Sarah Lawrence College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Critical Race Theory in Education, Misinformation and Its Impacts, Medical and Health Sciences Research and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Critical Race Theory in …1Critical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…1Misinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …1American Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 1 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…1Education Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPolitical Science and International RelationsHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  6. 6 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 1 works
  7. 7 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  9. 9 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 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 available15.6%not open84.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sarah Lawrence College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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