Question 1

What is Smith College known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Smith College rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Smith College ranks #5,363 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,257 all time), and #729 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Smith College?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Smith College?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Smith College publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Smith College?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Smith College work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Smith College's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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

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