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The Evergreen State College

In research, The Evergreen State College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,243 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,563 of 10,206 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,254 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,564
of 28,054 · #20,195 all time
Rank in United States
#3,536
of 4,192
Research works
944
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

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
Social SciencesDomain #7,243 of 16,945 18.4%456
Social SciencesField #4,563 of 10,206 23.5%237
Environmental ScienceField #4,254 of 6,208 21.3%137
Physical SciencesDomain #16,285 of 21,541 18.4%274
Life SciencesDomain #12,252 of 14,347 23.3%150

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 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: 1.54× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 2.82× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.30× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.87× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.04× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.04× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.33× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.50× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Evergreen State College?

Ranked on the composite score, Norwood Russell Hanson, Nalini M. Nadkarni and Richard Weiss lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Evergreen State College.

  1. 1 Norwood Russell Hanson United States · #52,247 worldwide 198 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Nalini M. Nadkarni United States · #137,091 worldwide 224 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Richard Weiss United States · #194,590 worldwide 162 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Elizabeth Kutter United States · #196,481 worldwide 145 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Susan Strasser United States · #450,444 worldwide 42 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Sean Williams United States · #468,386 worldwide 9 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Alfred Wiedemann United States · #704,140 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 John H. Perkins United States · #996,596 worldwide 34 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Peter Dorman United States · #1,026,491 worldwide 15 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Carri J. LeRoy United States · #1,464,372 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at The Evergreen State College

Which keywords describe research at The Evergreen State College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Climate Change18▲ 6.4×35 topics
  2. Energy Transition8▲ 51×2 topics
  3. Global Warming7▲ 18×6 topics
  4. Mental Health6▲ 4.1×15 topics
  5. Renewable Energy6▲ 4.2×7 topics
  6. Environmental Policy6▲ 29×2 topics
  7. Economic Impacts5▲ 75×2 topics
  8. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 19×2 topics
  9. Policy Instruments5▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Carbon Pricing5▲ 103×1 topic
  11. Socioeconomic Pathways5▲ 103×1 topic
  12. Globalization5▲ 2.4×10 topics
  13. Biodiversity5▲ 6.0×10 topics
  14. Sustainability5▲ 1.85×9 topics
  15. Identity4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  16. Intersectionality4▲ 22×4 topics
  17. Invasive Species4▲ 8.8×7 topics
  18. Fossil Fuels3▲ 71×2 topics
  19. Conservation3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  20. Innovation3▲ 2.9×5 topics
  21. History3▲ 4.2×3 topics
  22. Science3▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 13×4 topics
  24. Gender Identity3▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Social Justice3▲ 4.4×7 topics
  26. Global Change2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  27. 3D Printing2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  28. EROI2▲ 68×1 topic
  29. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Peak Oil2▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 12×5 topics
  32. Chemistry Education2▲ 169×1 topic
  33. Conflict2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Cybersecurity2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Laboratory Techniques2▲ 169×1 topic
  36. Medicine2▲ 24×2 topics
  37. Feminism2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  38. Consociationalism2▲ 135×1 topic
  39. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Reconciliation2▲ 100×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change Policy and Economics, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Various Chemistry Research Topics and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Climate Change Policy an…5Climate Change Policy and Economics: 5 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Research Topics: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 2 fractional worksTheater, Performance, and Music History: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…2Information and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 1 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryHistory and Philosophy of Science6 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 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  5. 5 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Theater, Performance, and Music History Music 2 works
  7. 7 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  9. 9 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower 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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