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Stephens College

In research, Stephens College stands highest in Health Sciences (#12,407 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#11,012 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,991 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,884
of 28,054 · #18,861 all time
Rank in United States
#3,591
of 4,192
Research works
583
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

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
Health SciencesDomain #12,407 of 20,462 13.7%159
Social SciencesDomain #11,012 of 16,945 20.7%185
Physical SciencesDomain #16,991 of 21,541 12.4%145
MedicineField #14,411 of 17,978 14.1%121

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.55× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.03× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 11.17× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.42× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Stephens College?

Ranked on the composite score, E. Rajka, Porter G. Perrin and Miller Jl lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stephens College.

  1. 1 E. Rajka · #295,230 worldwide 24 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Porter G. Perrin · #530,735 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Miller Jl · #1,362,855 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Stephens College

Which keywords describe research at Stephens College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Studies, Molecular Phylogeny, Box Office, Creative Writing, Film Industry, Practice-Based Research, Health Promotion and Invasive Species.

▲ 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. Epidemiology3◆ 1.11×16 topics
  2. Education3▲ 2.3×7 topics
  3. Cultural Studies3▲ 10×3 topics
  4. Globalization2▲ 1.78×9 topics
  5. Big Data2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  6. Invasive Species2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  7. Box Office2▲ 89×1 topic
  8. Creative Writing2▲ 305×1 topic
  9. Film Industry2▲ 89×1 topic
  10. Genetics2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  11. Health Promotion2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  12. Molecular Phylogeny2▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Practice-Based Research2▲ 305×1 topic
  14. Genomics2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  15. Narrative2▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Ecosystem1▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Host-Parasite Interactions1▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Medical Education1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  19. Parasites1▲ 66×1 topic
  20. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  21. Distributed Systems1▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Monetary Policy1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  23. Nanostructures1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  24. Social Networks1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  25. Bioinformatics1▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Reflective Practice1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  27. Resource Management1▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Student Perceptions1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  29. Capacity Building1▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Clinical Practice1▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Curriculum1▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Livestock1▲ 31×2 topics
  33. MapReduce1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Matrix Metalloproteinases1▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Skin Cancer1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. UV Radiation1▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Undergraduate1▲ 54×2 topics
  38. Anthelmintic Resistance1▲ 92×1 topic
  39. British Politics1▲ 98×1 topic
  40. CLIL1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Stephens College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artistic and Creative Research, Cinema and Media Studies, Parasite Biology and Host Interactions and Skin Protection and Aging.

Artistic and Creative Re…2Artistic and Creative Research: 2 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies2Cinema and Media Studies: 2 fractional worksParasite Biology and Host Interactions: 1 fractional worksSkin Protection and Aging: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksHelminth infection and control: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics…1Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and Education: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 1 fractional works
Visual Arts and Performing ArtsEconomics and EconometricsEcologyDermatology6 others

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

  1. 1 Artistic and Creative ResearchVisual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  2. 2 Cinema and Media StudiesEconomics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Parasite Biology and Host InteractionsEcology 1 works
  4. 4 Skin Protection and AgingDermatology 1 works
  5. 5 Cloud Computing and Resource ManagementInformation Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Empathy and Medical EducationPsychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  7. 7 Helminth infection and controlSmall Animals 1 works
  8. 8 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical ResearchMolecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Storytelling and EducationSpeech and Hearing 1 works
  10. 10 Political and Economic history of UK and USPolitical Science and International Relations 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Stephens College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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