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Smith College

In research, Smith College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,475 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,136 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,840 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology — Anthropology is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,132
of 28,054 · #3,141 all time
Rank in United States
#948
of 4,192
Research works
6.5k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
115k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Smith College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,475 of 10,521 16.7%420 #863
Physical SciencesDomain #5,136 of 12,888 8.7%194 #3286
Social SciencesField #2,840 of 6,365 19.0%227 #1067
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,664 of 2,578 16.0%86 #758
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,438 of 1,998 8.7%101 #669

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Smith 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#863 #3,475
  2. Physical Sciences#3,286 #5,136
  3. Social Sciences#1,067 #2,840
  4. Sociology and Political Science#758 #1,664
  5. Arts and Humanities#669 #1,438
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Smith College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 20.1 works9.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.91× its world share, 33 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.48× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.59× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.87× its world share, 101 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.53× its world share, 55 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 227 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Smith College?

Ranked on the composite score, Hans Kohn, Peter I. Rose and Merle Curti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Smith College.

  1. 1 Hans Kohn United States · #8,860 worldwide 208 citations · 108 works
  2. 2 Peter I. Rose United States · #21,578 worldwide 257 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Merle Curti United States · #50,141 worldwide 139 citations · 73 works
  4. 4 Klemens von Klemperer United States · #60,460 worldwide 87 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Marc W. Steinberg United States · #61,699 worldwide 223 citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Donna Riley United States · #66,981 worldwide 166 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Randy O. Frost United States · #71,436 worldwide 299 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Lester K. Little United States · #72,571 worldwide 130 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Suzan Edwards United States · #78,212 worldwide 381 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 Sara B. Pruss United States · #104,172 worldwide 318 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Smith College

Which keywords describe research at Smith College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Identity, Globalization, Nationalism, History, Gender, Literature 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. Globalization45▲ 3.2×69 topics
  2. Identity34▲ 6.5×40 topics
  3. Colonialism32▲ 9.6×31 topics
  4. History29▲ 5.8×29 topics
  5. Gender27▲ 6.9×30 topics
  6. Nationalism26▲ 8.0×21 topics
  7. Literature25▲ 6.4×31 topics
  8. Human Rights22▲ 3.0×24 topics
  9. Climate Change22◆ 1.14×45 topics
  10. Culture21▲ 5.6×19 topics
  11. Education19▲ 1.57×39 topics
  12. Mental Health19▲ 1.82×25 topics
  13. Religion18▲ 5.3×21 topics
  14. Feminism17▲ 8.5×18 topics
  15. Philosophy16▲ 5.2×20 topics
  16. Cultural Identity16▲ 4.3×24 topics
  17. Social Justice16▲ 3.7×26 topics
  18. Neoliberalism15▲ 5.9×20 topics
  19. Cultural Studies13▲ 4.9×17 topics
  20. Race13▲ 17×14 topics
  21. Intersectionality13▲ 10.0×11 topics
  22. Democracy12▲ 4.6×11 topics
  23. Society12▲ 8.4×11 topics
  24. Politics11▲ 5.5×12 topics
  25. Migration10▲ 4.2×14 topics
  26. Social Movements10▲ 4.5×13 topics
  27. Discrimination9▲ 6.6×6 topics
  28. Holocene9▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Imperialism8▲ 15×6 topics
  30. Public Opinion8▲ 9.1×6 topics
  31. Cultural Competence8▲ 8.8×5 topics
  32. Ethnic Identity8▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 8.5×4 topics
  34. Cultural Exchange8▲ 8.3×10 topics
  35. Sea Level7▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Postmodernism7▲ 28×6 topics
  37. Narrative7▲ 6.2×11 topics
  38. Occupation7▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Palestine7▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Medicine6▲ 11×6 topics

Which research topics does Smith College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Materials and Mechanics, Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies.

Advanced Materials and M…6Advanced Materials and Mechanics: 6 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…6Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 5 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…4Race, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 4 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 4 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceAtmospheric ScienceStatistical and Nonlinear Physics4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Materials and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  4. 4 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  10. 10 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 4 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Smith College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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