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Washington College

In research, Washington College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,296 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,697 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,685
of 28,054 · #17,087 all time
Rank in United States
#3,049
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Washington 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 #7,296 of 10,521 16.1%128 #5052
Social SciencesField #4,697 of 6,365 22.5%67 #3539

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Washington 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: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.15× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.64× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 67 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Washington College?

Ranked on the composite score, Lindsay F. Wiley, Clive Hart and Susan D. Franck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washington College.

  1. 1 Lindsay F. Wiley United States · #134,097 worldwide 71 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Clive Hart United States · #168,646 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Susan D. Franck United States · #250,668 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 William Budd United States · #300,501 worldwide 128 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Michael E. Tigar United States · #338,258 worldwide 31 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Matthew C. Waxman United States · #463,935 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Christine J. Wade United States · #516,222 worldwide 27 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Pete Walsh United States · #689,806 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Amanda Frost United States · #871,624 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Andrew L. Oros United States · #914,588 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Washington College

Which keywords describe research at Washington College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, History, Nationalism, Gender, International Law, Identity, Literature and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Human Rights15▲ 7.8×40 topics
  2. History9▲ 7.1×18 topics
  3. Identity8▲ 6.0×17 topics
  4. Globalization8▲ 2.2×32 topics
  5. Nationalism8▲ 9.2×7 topics
  6. Gender8▲ 7.6×15 topics
  7. International Law7▲ 13×20 topics
  8. Literature6▲ 6.4×13 topics
  9. Colonialism6▲ 6.8×10 topics
  10. Democracy5▲ 8.1×10 topics
  11. Feminism5▲ 10×6 topics
  12. Philosophy5▲ 6.6×9 topics
  13. Corporate Governance5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  14. Intellectual Property5▲ 24×4 topics
  15. Regulation5▲ 5.3×11 topics
  16. Public Opinion5▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Religion5▲ 5.8×11 topics
  18. Global Governance5▲ 12×14 topics
  19. Constitutional Law4▲ 18×5 topics
  20. Social Justice4▲ 3.8×16 topics
  21. Divine Providence4▲ 152×2 topics
  22. Environmental Law4▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Property Rights4▲ 31×7 topics
  24. Cultural Transmission4▲ 25×3 topics
  25. Empire4▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Federalism4▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Technology Integration4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  28. American founding3▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Constitutional government3▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Criminal Justice3▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Social History3▲ 20×4 topics
  32. Gender Roles3▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Postcolonialism3▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Transnational Law3▲ 147×2 topics
  35. Children's Literature3▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Judicial Review3▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Medicine3▲ 18×5 topics
  38. State Sovereignty3▲ 31×2 topics
  39. International Justice3▲ 200×1 topic
  40. Policy Dimensions3▲ 200×1 topic

Which research topics does Washington College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Legal Systems and Judicial Processes, Medieval Philosophy and Theology and Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies.

American Constitutional …3American Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judici…3Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 3 fractional worksMedieval Philosophy and …2Medieval Philosophy and Theology: 2 fractional worksFolklore, Mythology, and…2Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Arbitration and Investment Law: 2 fractional worksHistorical Philosophy and Science: 2 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History2Soviet and Russian History: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksMerger and Competition Analysis: 2 fractional worksIntellectual Property an…2Intellectual Property and Patents: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsPhilosophyLiterature and Literary TheoryStrategy and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  3. 3 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 2 works
  4. 4 Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 International Arbitration and Investment Law Strategy and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Historical Philosophy and Science History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  7. 7 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Intellectual Property and Patents Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available42.4%not open57.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Washington 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.