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Ursinus College

In research, Ursinus College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,563 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,494 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,895 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,047
of 28,054 · #15,556 all time
Rank in United States
#1,800
of 4,192
Research works
985
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Ursinus 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 #4,563 of 16,945 17.1%521
Social SciencesField #4,494 of 10,206 19.2%264
Physical SciencesDomain #10,895 of 21,541 13.1%228
Arts and HumanitiesField #3,317 of 3,836 10.4%122
Life SciencesDomain #12,794 of 14,347 13.1%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ursinus 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: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.86× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.40× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.60× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.01× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ursinus College?

Ranked on the composite score, William J. Middleton, Hugh R. Clark and Patrick T. Hurley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ursinus College.

  1. 1 William J. Middleton United States · #69,383 worldwide 243 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Hugh R. Clark United States · #272,037 worldwide 22 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Patrick T. Hurley United States · #457,043 worldwide 172 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 George Leslie Omwake United States · #770,899 worldwide 0 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Catherine Chambliss United States · #1,312,296 worldwide 18 citations · 51 works
  6. 6 Richard L. Wallace United States · #1,511,043 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Nicholas A. Scoville United States · #1,521,981 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Ursinus College

Which keywords describe research at Ursinus College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Colonialism, Exercise, Culture, History, Nationalism, Gender and Metabolic Regulation.

▲ 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. Identity6▲ 6.1×17 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 1.49×14 topics
  3. History5▲ 5.0×10 topics
  4. Colonialism5▲ 7.3×14 topics
  5. Culture5▲ 6.4×11 topics
  6. Exercise4▲ 27×2 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 1.66×14 topics
  8. Gender4▲ 5.7×14 topics
  9. Nationalism4▲ 6.7×9 topics
  10. Literature4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  11. Insulin Resistance4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  12. Metabolic Regulation3▲ 15×3 topics
  13. Population Dynamics3▲ 9.5×5 topics
  14. Religion3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  15. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  16. Resistance Training3▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Social Capital3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  18. Social Movements3▲ 7.3×5 topics
  19. Brown Adipose Tissue3▲ 41×1 topic
  20. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 27×3 topics
  21. Thermogenesis3▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Metabolism3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Data Analysis3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation3▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Feminism3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  26. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 18×2 topics
  27. International Law2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  28. Race2▲ 15×8 topics
  29. Adaptation2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  30. Historical Sources2▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Mathematics Education2▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Protein2▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Complex Networks2▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Multiculturalism2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Persistent Homology2▲ 122×1 topic
  36. Topological Methods2▲ 122×1 topic
  37. Acoustic Communication2▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Nucleosynthesis2▲ 27×2 topics
  39. Ocean Acidification2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Positive Psychology2▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Ursinus College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, History and Theory of Mathematics, Topological and Geometric Data Analysis and Race, History, and American Society.

Adipose Tissue and Metab…3Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 3 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…2History and Theory of Mathematics: 2 fractional worksTopological and Geometric Data Analysis: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 2 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 2 fractional worksChinese history and phil…2Chinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyTheoretical Computer ScienceComputational Theory and MathematicsSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 2 works
  3. 3 Topological and Geometric Data Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  6. 6 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ursinus 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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