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The Evergreen State College

In research, The Evergreen State College stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,467 of 11,023 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,326 of 14,833 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,199 of 9,330 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,364
of 22,385 · #6,629 all time
Rank in United States
#2,375
of 3,332
Research works
944
▼ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
The Evergreen State College

What is The Evergreen State 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,467 of 11,023 13.0%150
Social SciencesDomain #5,326 of 14,833 6.6%456
Social SciencesField #4,199 of 9,330 6.8%237
Physical SciencesDomain #9,365 of 17,446 9.1%274
Environmental ScienceField #3,562 of 5,407 10.0%137

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Evergreen State 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 The Evergreen State College work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at The Evergreen State College is in Social Sciences, 37% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Environmental Science (16%), Arts and Humanities (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 51 fractional works · 47.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 21 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 8.8% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 12 fractional works · 11.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 7 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 37.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 16.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 12.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKThe EvergreenState College107fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences47%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2119.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities1211.4%
    3. Psychology87.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance76.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Environmental Science1816.4%
    2. Computer Science54.5%
    3. Chemistry43.4%
    4. Energy43.4%
    5. Engineering32.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy22.0%
    7. Materials Science21.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences87.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology54.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine32.9%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    4. Nursing00.0%
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: 1.54× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 2.68× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.68× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.31× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.94× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.16× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.37× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.94×12 works
  2. Energy3.68×4 works
  3. Environmental Science3.31×18 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.16×7 works
  5. Chemical Engineering2.68×1 works
  6. Psychology2.37×8 works
  7. Chemistry2.19×4 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.54×8 works
  9. Social Sciences1.54×21 works
  10. Veterinary1.34×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.18×2 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.91×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×5 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.58×5 works
  16. Materials Science0.54×2 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.38×0 works
  18. Engineering0.18×3 works
  19. Medicine0.15×3 works
  20. Health Professions0.13×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  22. Nursing0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Evergreen State College?

Ranked on the quality score, Elizabeth Martin Kutter, Shawn Hazboun and Carri J. LeRoy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Evergreen State College.

  1. 1 Elizabeth Martin Kutter United States · #58,026 worldwide 11k citations · 134 works
  2. 2 Shawn Hazboun United States · #610,599 worldwide 671 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Carri J. LeRoy United States · #629,573 worldwide 4.3k citations · 92 works
  4. 4 Stephanie Coontz United States · #859,025 worldwide 3.1k citations · 54 works
  5. 5 Sarah J. Kuhl United States · #968,414 worldwide 2.4k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Nalini M. Nadkarni United States · #1,137,138 worldwide 7.6k citations · 208 works
  7. 7 Dylan G. Fischer United States · #1,298,922 worldwide 3.8k citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Clyde H. Barlow United States · #1,350,881 worldwide 2k citations · 60 works
  9. 9 William Ray Arney United States · #1,381,539 worldwide 1.5k citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Andrew D. Brabban United States · #1,812,716 worldwide 1.3k citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at The Evergreen State College

What are the most cited papers from The Evergreen State College?

The most cited paper from The Evergreen State College is "Global Warming, Elevational Range Shifts, and Lowland Biotic Attrition in the Wet Tropics" (Robert K. Colwell, Gunnar Brehm, Catherine L. Cardelús et al., 2008), with 1,389 citations. Next come "A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems" (1,149) and "The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity" (1,082).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Global Warming, Elevational Range Shifts, and Lowland Biotic Attrition in the Wet Tropics Robert K. Colwell, Gunnar Brehm, Catherine L. Cardelús et al. · Science 10 Oct 2008 1,389
2 A framework for community and ecosystem genetics: from genes to ecosystems Thomas G. Whitham, Joseph K. Bailey, Jennifer A. Schweitzer et al. · Nature Reviews Genetics ReviewOpen access 16 Jun 2006 1,149
3 The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity Ward Appeltans et al. · Current Biology Open access121 authors 15 Nov 2012 1,082
4 Tackling antibiotic resistance Karen Bush et al. · Nature Reviews Microbiology Open access 2 Nov 2011 1,077
5 Phage treatment of human infections Stephen T. Abedon, Sarah J. Kuhl, Bob G. Blasdel et al. · Bacteriophage Open access Mar 2011 1,006
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Evergreen State College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Energy Transition, Global Warming, Environmental Policy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Policy Instruments, Economic Impacts and Carbon Pricing.

▲ 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. Climate Change18▲ 6.3×39 topics
  2. Energy Transition8▲ 50×3 topics
  3. Global Warming7▲ 16×6 topics
  4. Renewable Energy6▲ 4.1×8 topics
  5. Mental Health6▲ 4.0×15 topics
  6. Environmental Policy6▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Economic Impacts5▲ 75×2 topics
  8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 18×2 topics
  9. Policy Instruments5▲ 84×2 topics
  10. Carbon Pricing5▲ 105×1 topic
  11. Socioeconomic Pathways5▲ 105×1 topic
  12. Biodiversity5▲ 6.2×13 topics
  13. Globalization5▲ 2.2×10 topics
  14. Sustainability5▲ 1.79×10 topics
  15. Invasive Species4▲ 9.6×10 topics
  16. Identity4▲ 5.6×5 topics
  17. Intersectionality4▲ 20×4 topics
  18. Conservation4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  19. Fossil Fuels3▲ 66×2 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 13×4 topics
  21. History3▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Science3▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Gender Identity3▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Global Change3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 12×7 topics
  26. Social Justice3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  27. Ethics2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  28. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 15×5 topics
  29. 3D Printing2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  30. Conflict2▲ 13×3 topics
  31. EROI2▲ 68×1 topic
  32. Peak Oil2▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  34. Cybersecurity2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  35. Chemistry Education2▲ 159×1 topic
  36. Discrimination2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Laboratory Techniques2▲ 159×1 topic
  38. Medicine2▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Biological Invasions2▲ 20×3 topics
  40. Ecosystem2▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does The Evergreen State College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Climate Change Policy and Economics, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Various Chemistry Research Topics and Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies.

Climate Change Policy an…5Climate Change Policy and Economics: 5 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Research Topics: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 2 fractional worksTheater, Performance, an…2Theater, Performance, and Music History: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…2Information and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksGender Roles and Identit…1Gender Roles and Identity Studies: 1 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …1LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryNature and Landscape Conservation6 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  3. 3 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  6. 6 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Theater, Performance, and Music History Music 2 works
  8. 8 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 1 works
  10. 10 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Evergreen State College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Evergreen State College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%The Evergreen State College0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Evergreen State College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2024The Evergreen State College2.4% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.2% in 2008.

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