Savannah College of Art and Design
In research, Savannah College of Art and Design stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,291 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Arts and Humanities — Arts and Humanities is 13.4× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #26,461 of 28,054 · #31,583 all time
- Rank in United States
- #3,983 of 4,192
- Research works
- 404 ▲ 48% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 1.7k 4.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 4.9% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 26% world 28%
What is Savannah College of Art and Design known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #9,291 of 10,521 | 4.6% | 97 | #10024 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Savannah College of Art and Design 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).
What does Savannah College of Art and Design specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Arts and Humanities takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Arts and HumanitiesField · 47.7 works13×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 13.4×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Arts and Humanities 13.4×
- Social Sciences 2.2×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.8×
- Psychology 1.5×
- Computer Science 1.2×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.4×
- Environmental Science 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Neuroscience 0.2×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.0×
- Energy 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Savannah College of Art and Design?
Ranked on the composite score, John Edgar Browning, Anne Swartz and Michael Betancourt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Savannah College of Art and Design.
- 1 John Edgar Browning United States · #660,002 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
- 2 Anne Swartz United States · #951,875 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
- 3 Michael Betancourt United States · #1,181,002 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
- 4 Christine Miller United States · #1,255,590 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
Which keywords describe research at Savannah College of Art and Design?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Gender, Race, Culture, Identity, Cultural Studies, Media and Adaptation.
- Media Studies
- Melodrama
- Feminism
- American Musical Theatre
- Art History
- Democracy
- Social Movements
- Film Industry
- Box Office
- Technology
- Horror
- Visual Culture
- Innovation
- Narrative
- Education
- Film
- Media
- Globalization
- Culture
- Gender
- Literature
- Race
- Identity
- Cultural Studies
- Adaptation
- Postcolonialism
- Social Media
- History
- Photography
- Society
- Zombies
- Art
- Colonialism
- Cultural Heritage
- Cultural History
- Psychology
- Stereotypes
- Cosmopolitanism
- Medicine
- Surveillance
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
- Literature23▲ 35×20 topics
- Gender22▲ 32×17 topics
- Race12▲ 86×8 topics
- Culture11▲ 17×10 topics
- Identity10▲ 11×17 topics
- Globalization10▲ 4.2×24 topics
- Cultural Studies9▲ 18×11 topics
- Media8▲ 42×2 topics
- Adaptation8▲ 22×1 topic
- Film8▲ 453×1 topic
- Postcolonialism8▲ 50×7 topics
- Education7▲ 3.3×15 topics
- Social Media7▲ 3.9×9 topics
- Narrative7▲ 35×4 topics
- History6▲ 7.4×15 topics
- Innovation5▲ 3.9×10 topics
- Photography5▲ 99×3 topics
- Visual Culture5▲ 72×3 topics
- Society4▲ 18×10 topics
- Horror4▲ 333×1 topic
- Zombies4▲ 333×1 topic
- Technology4▲ 5.9×9 topics
- Art4▲ 34×5 topics
- Box Office4▲ 108×1 topic
- Colonialism4▲ 6.0×10 topics
- Film Industry4▲ 108×1 topic
- Cultural Heritage3▲ 5.1×6 topics
- Social Movements3▲ 9.2×6 topics
- Cultural History3▲ 22×3 topics
- Democracy3▲ 7.6×4 topics
- Psychology3▲ 19×3 topics
- Art History3▲ 87×2 topics
- Stereotypes3▲ 24×2 topics
- American Musical Theatre3▲ 395×1 topic
- Cosmopolitanism3▲ 20×3 topics
- Feminism3▲ 7.6×9 topics
- Medicine3▲ 26×3 topics
- Melodrama3▲ 395×1 topic
- Surveillance3▲ 8.0×3 topics
- Media Studies2▲ 30×2 topics
Which research topics does Savannah College of Art and Design publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism, Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, Cinema and Media Studies and Theater, Performance, and Music History.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 8 works
- 2 Gothic Literature and Media Analysis Cultural Studies 4 works
- 3 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
- 4 Theater, Performance, and Music History Music 3 works
- 5 Photography and Visual Culture History 2 works
- 6 Historical Art and Culture Studies Museology 2 works
- 7 Comics and Graphic Narratives Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
- 8 Visual Culture and Art Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
- 9 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 10 American and British Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Savannah College of Art and Design's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Other research institutions in Savannah
- Mercer University Health Sciences Center
- South University
- Armstrong Atlantic State University
- Savannah State University
- Skidaway Institute of Oceanography
- Memorial Health University Medical Center
- SouthCoast Health
- St. Joseph’s Candler Hospital
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.