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Smith College

In research, Smith College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,360 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,339 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,239 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Anthropology and History (Anthropology is 9.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,363
of 22,385 · #2,257 all time
Rank in United States
#729
of 3,332
Research works
6.5k
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
115k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Smith College

What is Smith College known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,360 of 9,585 7.5%420 #1352
Social SciencesField #2,339 of 5,988 8.4%227 #1329
Physical SciencesDomain #6,239 of 10,670 5.2%194 #2577
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,868 of 2,526 6.9%86 #830
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,632 of 1,896 4.6%101 #820

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Social Sciences#1,352 #3,360
  2. Social Sciences#1,329 #2,339
  3. Physical Sciences#2,577 #6,239
  4. Sociology and Political Science#830 #1,868
  5. Arts and Humanities#820 #1,632
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Smith College work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Smith College is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Arts and Humanities (14%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 469 fractional works · 57.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 253 fractional works · 31.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 93 fractional works · 11.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 35 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 31 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAnthropology: 21 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGender Studies: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCultural Studies: 12 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Administration: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 112 fractional works · 13.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 24 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory: 20 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 64 fractional works · 7.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 24 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 21 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 221 fractional works · 27.2% of its workComputer Science: 51 fractional works · 6.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 35 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology: 15 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 34 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 30 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 14 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 62 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 42 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPhysiology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 61 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 17 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSmith College812fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences58%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences25331.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities11213.8%
    3. Psychology647.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance212.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting121.5%
    6. Decision Sciences70.9%
    1. Computer Science516.3%
    2. Engineering384.6%
    3. Environmental Science354.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences344.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy303.7%
    6. Mathematics141.7%
    7. Chemistry111.4%
    8. Materials Science70.8%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine425.2%
    2. Health Professions172.1%
    3. Nursing20.2%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology283.4%
    2. Neuroscience172.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences131.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Smith College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Anthropology takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AnthropologySubfield · 21.1 works9.2×
  2. HistorySubfield · 20.5 works7.9×
← 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: 0.35× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 51 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 34 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.43× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 30 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.77× its world share, 112 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.58× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 253 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.77×112 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.67×34 works
  3. Psychology2.58×64 works
  4. Social Sciences2.46×253 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.68×30 works
  6. Mathematics1.43×14 works
  7. Neuroscience1.30×17 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×21 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.90×7 works
  10. Chemistry0.88×11 works
  11. Environmental Science0.86×34 works
  12. Computer Science0.81×51 works
  13. Health Professions0.79×17 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×28 works
  15. Veterinary0.56×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×12 works
  17. Nursing0.44×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×13 works
  19. Engineering0.31×38 works
  20. Medicine0.27×42 works
  21. Energy0.25×2 works
  22. Materials Science0.23×6 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×2 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.18×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Smith College?

Ranked on the quality score, Randy O. Frost, Nicholas J. Horton and Nancy Whittier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Smith College.

  1. 1 Randy O. Frost United States · #58,946 worldwide 28k citations · 275 works
  2. 2 Nicholas J. Horton United States · #176,754 worldwide 17k citations · 300 works
  3. 3 Nancy Whittier United States · #304,217 worldwide 4.9k citations · 71 works
  4. 4 Jill G. de Villiers United States · #327,320 worldwide 4.5k citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Catherine Kohler Riessman United States · #334,729 worldwide 11k citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Jay L. Garfield United States · #357,481 worldwide 4.4k citations · 363 works
  7. 7 Stanley Elkins United States · #387,960 worldwide 1.7k citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Nils Pilotte United States · #419,216 worldwide 1.6k citations · 81 works
  9. 9 Suzan Edwards United States · #419,636 worldwide 7.4k citations · 148 works
  10. 10 Byron L. Zamboanga United States · #420,152 worldwide 14k citations · 303 works
All ranked researchers at Smith College

What are the most cited papers from Smith College?

The most cited paper from Smith College is "The dimensions of perfectionism" (Randy O. Frost, Patricia A. Marten, Cathleen Lahart et al., 1990), with 4,280 citations. Next come "Smoking and Mental Illness" (2,530) and "Rethinking the concept of acculturation: Implications for theory and research." (2,234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The dimensions of perfectionism Randy O. Frost, Patricia A. Marten, Cathleen Lahart et al. · Cognitive Therapy and Research Oct 1990 4,280
2 Smoking and Mental Illness Karen E. Lasser, J. Wesley Boyd, Steffie J. Woolhandler et al. · JAMA 22 Nov 2000 2,530
3 Rethinking the concept of acculturation: Implications for theory and research. Seth J. Schwartz, Jennifer Beth Unger, Byron L. Zamboanga et al. · American Psychologist Open access May 2010 2,234
4 Predicting adolescent cognitive and self-regulatory competencies from preschool delay of gratification: Identifying diagnostic conditions. Yuichi Shoda, Walter Mischel, Philip K. Peake · Developmental Psychology Nov 1990 1,221
5 Culture specific and cross-culturally generalizable implicit leadership theories Deanne N. Den Hartog et al. · The Leadership Quarterly Open access144 authors 1999 1,212
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Smith College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Identity, Globalization, Gender, History, Nationalism, 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-now 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. Globalization48▲ 3.0×72 topics
  2. Identity38▲ 6.5×43 topics
  3. Colonialism36▲ 9.3×32 topics
  4. History33▲ 5.8×30 topics
  5. Gender31▲ 7.0×32 topics
  6. Literature29▲ 6.4×35 topics
  7. Nationalism28▲ 7.6×21 topics
  8. Climate Change25◆ 1.14×50 topics
  9. Education24▲ 1.75×41 topics
  10. Culture24▲ 5.7×20 topics
  11. Human Rights24▲ 2.8×26 topics
  12. Mental Health21▲ 1.83×25 topics
  13. Religion20▲ 5.4×23 topics
  14. Social Justice20▲ 4.0×29 topics
  15. Philosophy19▲ 5.3×23 topics
  16. Feminism19▲ 7.9×18 topics
  17. Cultural Identity16▲ 4.0×25 topics
  18. Neoliberalism16▲ 5.5×21 topics
  19. Intersectionality15▲ 9.9×11 topics
  20. Race15▲ 16×14 topics
  21. Cultural Studies14▲ 4.6×17 topics
  22. Society13▲ 8.6×11 topics
  23. Ethics13▲ 3.1×23 topics
  24. Democracy12▲ 4.3×12 topics
  25. Politics11▲ 5.4×12 topics
  26. Migration11▲ 3.9×15 topics
  27. Discrimination11▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. Social Movements11▲ 4.4×13 topics
  29. Holocene9▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Imperialism9▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Public Opinion9▲ 9.0×6 topics
  32. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 7.9×4 topics
  33. Cultural Competence8▲ 8.1×5 topics
  34. Ethnic Identity8▲ 9.3×3 topics
  35. Cultural Exchange8▲ 7.5×10 topics
  36. Sea Level7▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Postmodernism7▲ 24×6 topics
  38. Medicine7▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Occupation7▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Palestine7▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Smith College publish most on?

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

Advanced Materials and M…6Advanced Materials and Mechanics: 6 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…6Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 6 fractional worksExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 4 fractional worksAfrican history and cult…4African history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 4 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsAtmospheric Science4 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 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 5 works
  4. 4 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  8. 8 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  9. 9 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 4 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Smith College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Smith College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0032% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Smith College0.0034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Smith College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Smith College7.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.0% in 1996.

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