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Sweet Briar College

In research, Sweet Briar College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,030 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,803 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,970 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,177
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,191
of 8,685
Research works
557
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Sweet Briar 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 #9,030 of 16,945 15.8%315
Social SciencesField #6,803 of 10,206 18.5%166
Physical SciencesDomain #15,970 of 21,541 12.2%157

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sweet Briar 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: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.85× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sweet Briar College?

Ranked on the composite score, Eva Matthews Sanford, Gerhard Masur and John Craig lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sweet Briar College.

  1. 1 Eva Matthews Sanford United States · #161,562 worldwide 54 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Gerhard Masur United States · #293,869 worldwide 15 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 John Craig United States · #475,143 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Melissa Sweet United States · #640,518 worldwide 24 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Claudia Chang United States · #972,267 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 James R. Kirkwood United States · #1,059,742 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Tracy C. Missett United States · #1,152,779 worldwide 5 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Sweet Briar College

Which keywords describe research at Sweet Briar College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Christianity, Religion, Climate Change, History, Economic Development, Neoliberalism and Ethics.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  2. Climate Change3▲ 2.7×11 topics
  3. Sustainability2▲ 2.1×6 topics
  4. Christianity2▲ 75×2 topics
  5. Economic Development2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  6. History2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  7. Religion2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  8. Education2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.7×2 topics
  10. Ethics2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  11. Neoliberalism2▲ 10×2 topics
  12. Heat Transfer1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  13. Identity1▲ 4.1×3 topics
  14. Leak Detection1▲ 113×1 topic
  15. Recycling1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  16. Water Distribution Networks1▲ 113×1 topic
  17. Colonialism1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  18. Health1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  19. Intersectionality1▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Poverty1▲ 29×2 topics
  21. Race1▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Social Inequality1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  23. Public Perception1▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Asian American1▲ 311×1 topic
  25. Biopolitics1▲ 33×2 topics
  26. China1▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Developmental State1▲ 420×1 topic
  28. East Asia1▲ 112×1 topic
  29. Environment1▲ 90×1 topic
  30. Height1▲ 111×1 topic
  31. Identity Politics1▲ 45×1 topic
  32. International Trade1▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Moisture Management1▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Political Economy1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  35. Productivity1▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Thermal Properties1▲ 18×1 topic
  37. Transnational1▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Wages1▲ 111×1 topic
  39. Waste Management1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  40. Youth Employment1▲ 125×1 topic

Which research topics does Sweet Briar College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water Systems and Optimization, Textile materials and evaluations, Historical Economic and Social Studies and Global trade and economics.

Water Systems and Optimi…1Water Systems and Optimization: 1 fractional worksTextile materials and ev…1Textile materials and evaluations: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 1 fractional worksAsian Industrial and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 1 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 1 fractional worksAsian American and Pacif…1Asian American and Pacific Histories: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance5 others

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

  1. 1 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  3. 3 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  5. 5 Asian Industrial and Economic Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 1 works
  8. 8 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 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 available16.4%not open83.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sweet Briar College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.