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Vassar College

In research, Vassar College stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,315 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,727 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,199 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,520
of 28,054 · #2,966 all time
Rank in United States
#753
of 4,192
Research works
5k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
94k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Vassar 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 #3,315 of 10,521 16.0%257 #1300
Physical SciencesDomain #4,727 of 12,888 15.2%193 #2510
Social SciencesField #3,199 of 6,365 19.0%126 #1628
Life SciencesDomain #5,044 of 7,800 11.9%66 #4113
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,670 of 1,998 11.0%83 #1145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vassar 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#1,300 #3,315
  2. Physical Sciences#2,510 #4,727
  3. Social Sciences#1,628 #3,199
  4. Life Sciences#4,113 #5,044
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,145 #1,670
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: 0.47× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.57× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.55× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.50× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.94× its world share, 24 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.10× its world share, 83 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.25× its world share, 21 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 126 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vassar College?

Ranked on the composite score, Lily Ross Taylor, Nancy Ide and Charles L. Briggs lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vassar College.

  1. 1 Lily Ross Taylor United States · #20,179 worldwide 201 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Nancy Ide United States · #41,371 worldwide 319 citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Charles L. Briggs United States · #47,179 worldwide 235 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Chris Welty United States · #53,880 worldwide 589 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Mary Lyndon Shanley United States · #92,928 worldwide 160 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Charles C. Griffin United States · #112,343 worldwide 57 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Benjamin G. Kohl United States · #112,489 worldwide 70 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 J. F. Baldwin United States · #123,121 worldwide 85 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Robert S. Fritz United States · #164,631 worldwide 203 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Paul A. Johnson United States · #169,119 worldwide 237 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Vassar College

Which keywords describe research at Vassar College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Identity, Gender, Colonialism, Literature, Globalization, Culture and Society.

▲ 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. Globalization30▲ 2.7×46 topics
  2. History26▲ 6.6×26 topics
  3. Identity26▲ 6.3×30 topics
  4. Gender22▲ 7.2×26 topics
  5. Literature20▲ 6.5×27 topics
  6. Colonialism19▲ 7.2×21 topics
  7. Culture19▲ 6.3×18 topics
  8. Climate Change18▲ 1.19×42 topics
  9. Philosophy16▲ 6.2×17 topics
  10. Society15▲ 14×12 topics
  11. Religion14▲ 5.3×12 topics
  12. Nationalism14▲ 5.4×16 topics
  13. Human Rights13▲ 2.2×17 topics
  14. Innovation11▲ 1.86×13 topics
  15. Neoliberalism10▲ 5.2×17 topics
  16. Feminism10▲ 6.4×15 topics
  17. Politics10▲ 6.6×10 topics
  18. Social Justice10▲ 3.1×16 topics
  19. Ethics10▲ 3.5×19 topics
  20. Race9▲ 14×13 topics
  21. Cultural Studies8▲ 3.9×14 topics
  22. Technology8▲ 2.6×6 topics
  23. Mathematics Education7▲ 29×2 topics
  24. Labor Market7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  25. Postcolonialism7▲ 10×7 topics
  26. Medicine7▲ 14×6 topics
  27. Social Movements7▲ 3.9×8 topics
  28. Teaching Methods6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  29. Language Policy6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  30. Translation6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  31. Cultural Impact6▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  33. Cultural Exchange5▲ 7.3×5 topics
  34. Scientific History5▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Technological Development5▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Visual Culture5▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Genetic Code5▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Peacebuilding5▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Cultural Transmission5▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Gene Regulation5▲ 9.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Vassar College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Photonic and Optical Devices and RNA regulation and disease.

Historical Studies and S…5Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 5 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…5RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 5 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 4 fractional worksRNA regulation and disease: 4 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 4 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Lon…4Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 4 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 4 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 3 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceMolecular BiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringVisual Arts and Performing Arts4 others

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

  1. 1 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 5 works
  2. 2 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 RNA regulation and disease Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  6. 6 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 4 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 4 works
  9. 9 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  10. 10 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 3 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vassar College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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