Question 1

What is St. Olaf College known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, St. Olaf College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,376 of 9,585 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,274 of 1,896 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,291 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Philosophy and Arts and Humanities (Philosophy is 22.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does St. Olaf College rank in research?

Accepted Answer

St. Olaf College ranks #12,344 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#5,111 all time), and #1,741 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at St. Olaf College?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Robert Mark Hanson, Seth Binder and Albert E. Finholt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Olaf College.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from St. Olaf College?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from St. Olaf College is "Forecasting the global burden of Alzheimer's disease" (Ron Brookmeyer, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Kathryn Ziegler‐Graham et al., 2007), with 3,398 citations. Next come "Environmental, economic, and energetic costs and benefits of biodiesel and ethanol biofuels" (2,897) and "Estimating the Prevalence of Limb Loss in the United States: 2005 to 2050" (2,841).

Question 5

Which research topics does St. Olaf College publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Theology and Philosophy of Evil, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices and Indian and Buddhist Studies.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at St. Olaf College?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, History, Philosophy, Ethics, Literature, Culture, Gender and Nationalism.

Question 7

Which fields of science does St. Olaf College work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 62% of research at St. Olaf College is in Social Sciences, 20% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (26%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is St. Olaf College's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.