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Simpson College

In research, Simpson College stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,612 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,311
of 28,054 · #33,580 all time
Rank in United States
#3,817
of 4,192
Research works
351
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Simpson 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 #12,612 of 16,945 14.2%164

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Simpson 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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.20× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 10 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 Simpson College?

Ranked on the composite score, Harry L. Poe lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Simpson College.

  1. 1 Harry L. Poe United States · #919,230 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Simpson College

Which keywords describe research at Simpson College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Identity, History, Heat Transfer, Failure Analysis, Philosophy, Combustion Instabilities and Culture.

▲ 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. Religion4▲ 14×9 topics
  2. History4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  3. Identity4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  4. Failure Analysis3▲ 52×5 topics
  5. Heat Transfer3▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Philosophy3▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Combustion Instabilities2▲ 66×2 topics
  8. Culture2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  9. Primary Care2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  10. Finite Element Method2▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Nationalism2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  14. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Fluid Dynamics2▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Health Care Utilization2▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Material Properties2▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Multiphase Flow2▲ 31×2 topics
  19. Prevalence2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  20. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  21. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Metacognition2▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Numerical Simulation1▲ 7.7×2 topics
  24. Buddhism1▲ 146×1 topic
  25. CFD Simulation1▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Combustion1▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Conflict1▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Cyclone Separator1▲ 140×1 topic
  29. Design Optimization1▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Health Care Spending1▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion1▲ 97×1 topic
  32. Insurance Markets1▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Quality of Care1▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Regression Rate Behavior1▲ 97×1 topic
  35. South Asia1▲ 146×1 topic
  36. Structural Analysis1▲ 23×1 topic
  37. Tolerance1▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Premixed Combustion1▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Student Perceptions1▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Turbulent Flames1▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Simpson College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Engineering Applied Research, Rocket and propulsion systems research and Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…1Indian and Buddhist Studies: 1 fractional worksEngineering Applied Rese…1Engineering Applied Research: 1 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 1 fractional worksCyclone Separators and F…1Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…1Healthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 1 fractional worksConstruction Engineering and Safety: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal H…1Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Power Generation Technologies: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesCivil and Structural EngineeringAerospace EngineeringComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 1 works
  2. 2 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Cyclone Separators and Fluid Dynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Construction Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  9. 9 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Power Generation Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Simpson College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.

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.