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Trinity College

In research, Trinity College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,143 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,098 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 6.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,195
of 28,054 · #8,376 all time
Rank in United States
#1,656
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Trinity College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,143 of 10,521 20.9%181 #2942
Social SciencesField #4,098 of 6,365 21.2%107 #2856

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trinity 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).

What does Trinity College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 28.6 works6.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.65× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.33× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 107 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Trinity College?

Ranked on the composite score, Julia M. H. Smith, Tim Cresswell and Mark Silk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trinity College.

  1. 1 Julia M. H. Smith United States · #128,830 worldwide 48 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Tim Cresswell United States · #145,240 worldwide 51 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Mark Silk United States · #156,408 worldwide 188 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Wilbur M. Urban United States · #181,149 worldwide 69 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Peter J. Morgane United States · #187,509 worldwide 144 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 H. Carrington Bolton United States · #221,913 worldwide 44 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Walker Connor United States · #314,336 worldwide 172 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Daniel G. Blackburn United States · #324,000 worldwide 167 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Thomas Hume Bissonnette United States · #343,275 worldwide 89 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Samuel D. Kassow United States · #357,029 worldwide 20 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Trinity College

Which keywords describe research at Trinity College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Globalization, Nationalism, Identity, Colonialism, Feminism, Social Movements and Public Opinion.

▲ 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. Globalization23▲ 3.9×62 topics
  2. Human Rights19▲ 6.0×44 topics
  3. Nationalism13▲ 9.3×15 topics
  4. Identity12▲ 5.5×30 topics
  5. Colonialism10▲ 7.2×19 topics
  6. Gender9▲ 5.7×17 topics
  7. Literature9▲ 5.6×19 topics
  8. Feminism9▲ 11×10 topics
  9. Social Movements9▲ 9.9×9 topics
  10. Public Opinion8▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Democracy8▲ 7.5×15 topics
  12. Economic Growth8▲ 2.9×18 topics
  13. History7▲ 3.4×17 topics
  14. Cold War7▲ 36×4 topics
  15. Neoliberalism7▲ 6.1×16 topics
  16. Black Studies6▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Civil Rights Movement6▲ 90×1 topic
  18. Corporate Governance6▲ 2.8×12 topics
  19. International Law6▲ 6.3×21 topics
  20. Discrimination6▲ 9.6×5 topics
  21. Political Philosophy6▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Religion6▲ 3.9×12 topics
  23. Federalism5▲ 27×2 topics
  24. American founding5▲ 57×1 topic
  25. Constitutional government5▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Race5▲ 15×10 topics
  27. Postcolonialism5▲ 13×11 topics
  28. Criminal Justice5▲ 6.8×5 topics
  29. Monetary Policy5▲ 6.2×7 topics
  30. Global Governance4▲ 6.4×14 topics
  31. Intellectual Property4▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Intersectionality4▲ 8.1×9 topics
  33. Politics4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  34. Inequality4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  35. Israel4▲ 37×2 topics
  36. National Identity4▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Property Rights4▲ 19×7 topics
  38. Constitutional Law4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  39. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Public Sphere4▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Trinity College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, American Constitutional Law and Politics, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes and Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies.

Race, History, and Ameri…6Race, History, and American Society: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 5 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 3 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 2 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 2 fractional worksLiterature: history, themes, analysis: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksJewish Identity and Society: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryHistory2 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  3. 3 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Literature: history, themes, analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  7. 7 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 2 works
  8. 8 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Jewish Identity and Society Demography 2 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Trinity College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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