Question 1

What is Swarthmore College known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Swarthmore College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,716 of 9,585 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,547 of 6,403 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,699 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Swarthmore College rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Swarthmore College ranks #4,721 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#2,163 all time), and #654 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Swarthmore College?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, David Huffman, Tristan L. Smith and K. Ann Renninger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Swarthmore College.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Swarthmore College?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Swarthmore College is "The Four-Phase Model of Interest Development" (Suzanne E. Hidi, K. Ann Renninger, 2006), with 4,657 citations. Next come "Studies of independence and conformity: I. A minority of one against a unanimous majority." (4,289) and "INDIVIDUAL RISK ATTITUDES: MEASUREMENT, DETERMINANTS, AND BEHAVIORAL CONSEQUENCES" (4,020).

Question 5

Which research topics does Swarthmore College publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Cognitive and developmental aspects of mathematical skills, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Historical Gender and Feminism Studies and American Constitutional Law and Politics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Swarthmore College?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Gender, Colonialism, Identity, Nationalism, Feminism and Neoliberalism.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Swarthmore College work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Swarthmore College is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Arts and Humanities (11%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Swarthmore College's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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