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Shorter College

In research, Shorter College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,729 of 16,945 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,580 of 3,836 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,829 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,699
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,364
of 8,685
Research works
394
▼ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
5.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Shorter 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 #6,729 of 16,945 12.6%325
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,580 of 3,836 8.4%148
Social SciencesField #6,829 of 10,206 15.1%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shorter 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: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.32× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.21× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Shorter College?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael W. Holmes and Juan Hernández lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Shorter College.

  1. 1 Michael W. Holmes United States · #383,941 worldwide 2 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Juan Hernández United States · #1,121,438 worldwide 20 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Shorter College

Which keywords describe research at Shorter College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Globalization, Depression, Church History, Theology, Anxiety, Social Justice 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health4▲ 8.0×15 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  3. Depression2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  4. Anxiety2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  5. Church History2▲ 104×2 topics
  6. Theology2▲ 48×2 topics
  7. Epidemiology2◆ 1.09×11 topics
  8. Social Justice2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  9. Higher Education2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  10. Religion2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  11. COVID-191▲ 2.9×3 topics
  12. Spirituality1▲ 40×3 topics
  13. Healthcare Workers1▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Psychological Distress1▲ 14×2 topics
  15. Psychological Impact1▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Educational Technology1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  17. Pandemic1▲ 3.0×1 topic
  18. Quarantine1▲ 20×1 topic
  19. Climate Change1◆ 1.15×5 topics
  20. Distance Learning1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  21. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Autofocusing1▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Calvinism1▲ 114×1 topic
  24. Coping Strategies1▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Depth Estimation1▲ 32×1 topic
  26. Ethical Behavior1▲ 75×2 topics
  27. Reformation1▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Shorter College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Image Processing Techniques and Applications, Reformation and Early Modern Christianity and Experimental Learning in Engineering.

COVID-19 and Mental Health1COVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksImage Processing Techniq…1Image Processing Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…1Experimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksExperimental and Theoret…1Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 1 fractional worksDengue and Mosquito Control Research: 0 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 0 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 0 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyMedia TechnologyHistoryReligious studies3 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  2. 2 Image Processing Techniques and Applications Media Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  4. 4 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  6. 6 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  7. 7 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Dengue and Mosquito Control Research Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 0 works
  10. 10 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 0 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shorter College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% lower 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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