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Union College

In research, Union College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,967 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,738 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,016 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,854
of 28,054 · #6,668 all time
Rank in United States
#1,476
of 4,192
Research works
3.9k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
64k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Union 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 #4,967 of 10,521 18.8%158 #2088
Social SciencesField #3,738 of 6,365 21.1%79 #1582
Physical SciencesDomain #8,016 of 12,888 9.4%145 #6224

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,088 #4,967
  2. Social Sciences#1,582 #3,738
  3. Physical Sciences#6,224 #8,016
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.45× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.53× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.70× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.05× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.14× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 78 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Union College?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald T. Rodbell, Josef Schmee and Rebecca A. Koopmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Union College.

  1. 1 Donald T. Rodbell United States · #66,795 worldwide 293 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Josef Schmee United States · #155,323 worldwide 261 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Rebecca A. Koopmann United States · #169,037 worldwide 273 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Robert Baker United States · #211,801 worldwide 129 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Robert V. Wells United States · #212,076 worldwide 66 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Peter Barry United States · #220,413 worldwide 37 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Roger W. Hoerl United States · #237,543 worldwide 126 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Mark Walker United States · #242,959 worldwide 43 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 D. S. Hayes United States · #282,723 worldwide 85 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Robert Sharlet United States · #374,745 worldwide 25 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Union College

Which keywords describe research at Union College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Globalization, History, Climate Change, Science, Innovation, Nanocomposites and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Globalization17▲ 2.3×28 topics
  2. Climate Change17▲ 1.64×41 topics
  3. Innovation11▲ 2.7×13 topics
  4. History10▲ 3.9×15 topics
  5. Religion10▲ 5.8×17 topics
  6. Nanocomposites10▲ 3.2×9 topics
  7. Mental Health8▲ 1.52×20 topics
  8. Gender8▲ 4.1×21 topics
  9. Nationalism8▲ 4.6×11 topics
  10. Public Health8▲ 1.44×19 topics
  11. Social Media8▲ 1.45×14 topics
  12. Technology8▲ 3.9×6 topics
  13. Colonialism7▲ 4.0×12 topics
  14. Science7▲ 7.6×4 topics
  15. Culture7▲ 3.4×9 topics
  16. Philosophy7▲ 4.0×10 topics
  17. Cold War6▲ 26×5 topics
  18. Neoliberalism6▲ 4.6×9 topics
  19. Identity6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  20. Ethics6▲ 3.1×14 topics
  21. Applications6▲ 5.2×3 topics
  22. Engineering Education6▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Synthesis6▲ 3.9×4 topics
  24. Aerogels5▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Neuroscience5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  26. Properties5▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Feminism5▲ 4.2×7 topics
  28. Atomic Energy4▲ 349×1 topic
  29. Internationalism4▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Society4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  31. Violence4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  32. Endocytosis4▲ 38×2 topics
  33. Mechanotransduction4▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Deliberative Democracy4▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Capitalism4▲ 14×3 topics
  36. Caveolae4▲ 133×1 topic
  37. Caveolin4▲ 133×1 topic
  38. Historical Narratives4▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Cultural Impact3▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Medicine3▲ 10×5 topics

Which research topics does Union College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aerogels and thermal insulation, Twentieth Century Scientific Developments, Caveolin-1 and cellular processes and Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis.

Aerogels and thermal ins…5Aerogels and thermal insulation: 5 fractional worksTwentieth Century Scient…4Twentieth Century Scientific Developments: 4 fractional worksCaveolin-1 and cellular …4Caveolin-1 and cellular processes: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…3Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksCulture, Economy, and De…2Culture, Economy, and Development Studies: 2 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 2 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 2 fractional worksEthics in medical practice2Ethics in medical practice: 2 fractional works
SpectroscopyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceCell BiologyArchitecture5 others

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

  1. 1 Aerogels and thermal insulation Spectroscopy 5 works
  2. 2 Twentieth Century Scientific Developments History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  3. 3 Caveolin-1 and cellular processes Cell Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 3 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Culture, Economy, and Development Studies Demography 2 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 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 available21.3%not open78.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Union College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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