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Stephens College

In research, Stephens College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,325 of 14,833 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,980 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#10,753 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,182
of 22,385 · #15,624 all time
Rank in United States
#2,171
of 3,332
Research works
583
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Stephens College

What is Stephens 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 #8,325 of 14,833 7.4%185
Health SciencesDomain #11,980 of 16,688 7.4%159
MedicineField #10,753 of 14,558 7.2%121
Physical SciencesDomain #16,519 of 17,446 6.7%145

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Stephens 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 fields of science does Stephens College work in?

In 2022-now, 31% of research at Stephens College is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Social Sciences (11%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%).

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 30.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 26.7% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 20.0% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 26.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 16.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKStephens College79fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences26%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science67.5%
    2. Engineering67.3%
    3. Materials Science56.0%
    4. Environmental Science33.7%
    5. Chemistry22.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    8. Energy10.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine1620.0%
    2. Health Professions44.7%
    3. Veterinary11.4%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences911.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities56.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.5%
    4. Psychology33.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology78.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology23.2%
    4. Neuroscience11.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.15× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.63× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.04× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.11× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary10.11×1 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.15×2 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.19×5 works
  4. Health Professions1.78×4 works
  5. Materials Science1.73×5 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.64×3 works
  7. Chemistry1.63×2 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.62×7 works
  9. Psychology1.14×3 works
  10. Nursing1.11×0 works
  11. Medicine1.04×16 works
  12. Energy0.98×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.96×6 works
  14. Social Sciences0.87×9 works
  15. Neuroscience0.84×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.75×3 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×3 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.60×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.60×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.57×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.54×1 works
  22. Engineering0.49×6 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×1 works
  24. Decision Sciences0.27×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Stephens College?

Ranked on the quality score, Teresa M. Weber, Thomas Stephens and Porter G. Perrin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stephens College.

  1. 1 Teresa M. Weber United States · #969,305 worldwide 3.6k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Thomas Stephens United States · #1,084,401 worldwide 3.6k citations · 107 works
  3. 3 Porter G. Perrin United States · #2,866,864 worldwide 208 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Roy Ivan Johnson United States · #2,964,440 worldwide 33 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 David M. Olkon United States · #3,539,686 worldwide 102 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Gertrude E. Johnson United States · #3,654,564 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Henry A. Bowman United States · #4,207,339 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Lily I. Jiang United States · #4,373,172 worldwide 1.3k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Ramchandra Gandhi United States · #4,388,643 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Bill Crawford United States · #4,498,631 worldwide 93 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Stephens College

What are the most cited papers from Stephens College?

The most cited paper from Stephens College is "The Information Content of Share Repurchase Programs" (Gustavo Grullon, Roni Michaely, 2004), with 810 citations. Next come "Current Science on Consumer Use of Mobile Health for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention" (555) and "Lactose digestion and the evolutionary genetics of lactase persistence" (511).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Information Content of Share Repurchase Programs Gustavo Grullon, Roni Michaely · The Journal of Finance 25 Mar 2004 810
2 Current Science on Consumer Use of Mobile Health for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Lora E. Burke, Jun Ma, Kristen MJ Azar et al. · Circulation Open access 13 Aug 2015 555
3 Lactose digestion and the evolutionary genetics of lactase persistence Catherine J. E. Ingram, Charlotte A. Mulcare, Yuval Itan et al. · Human Genetics 26 Nov 2008 511
4 Simple Field Method for Determining Unsaturated Hydraulic Conductivity Mark D. Ankeny, Mushtaque Ahmed, T. C. Kaspar et al. · Soil Science Society of America Journal Mar 1991 497
5 Human CD4+CD25+ thymocytes and peripheral T cells have immune suppressive activityin vitro Leigh A. Stephens, Christian Mottet, Don Mason et al. · European Journal of Immunology Open access Apr 2001 489
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Stephens College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Studies, Molecular Phylogeny, Epidemiology, Box Office, Creative Writing, Film Industry, Practice-Based Research and Antibiotic Resistance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.47×21 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 2.0×9 topics
  3. Education3▲ 2.1×7 topics
  4. Cultural Studies3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  5. Big Data2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  6. Biodiversity2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  7. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  9. Invasive Species2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  10. Box Office2▲ 84×1 topic
  11. Creative Writing2▲ 236×1 topic
  12. Drug Resistance2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  13. Film Industry2▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Genetics2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  15. Health Promotion2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  16. Practice-Based Research2▲ 236×1 topic
  17. Genomics2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  18. Nanostructures2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  19. Narrative2▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem1▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Host-Parasite Interactions1▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Medical Education1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  23. Parasites1▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 5.8×5 topics
  25. Distributed Systems1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  26. Monetary Policy1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  27. Social Networks1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  28. Bioinformatics1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Reflective Practice1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  31. Resource Management1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  32. Student Perceptions1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  33. Capacity Building1▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Clinical Practice1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  35. Curriculum1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Livestock1▲ 29×2 topics
  37. MapReduce1▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Skin Cancer1▲ 19×1 topic
  39. UV Radiation1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Undergraduate1▲ 50×2 topics

Which research topics does Stephens College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cinema and Media Studies, Artistic and Creative Research, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Cloud Computing and Resource Management.

Cinema and Media Studies2Cinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Re…2Artistic and Creative Research: 2 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and Education: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…1Second Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Technologies: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsVisual Arts and Performing ArtsEcologyInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  3. 3 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Skin Protection and Aging Dermatology 1 works
  6. 6 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  7. 7 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Stephens College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Stephens College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Stephens College0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

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