Wellesley College
In research, Wellesley College stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,686 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,288 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,733 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,221 of 22,385 · #2,117 all time
- Rank in United States
- #404 of 3,332
- Research works
- 6.7k ▲ 6% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 167k 25.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.01× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 27% world 40%
- International
- 8% world 18%
What is Wellesley College known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,686 of 9,585 | 10.4% | 381 | #1025 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,288 of 10,670 | 9.6% | 174 | #3502 | |
| Social SciencesField | #1,733 of 5,988 | 9.7% | 214 | #997 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,044 of 6,403 | 9.6% | 83 | #2090 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #659 of 1,896 | 13.2% | 78 | #764 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #4,176 of 9,902 | 10.7% | 73 | #3792 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,558 of 2,526 | 7.2% | 75 | #816 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wellesley 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#1,025 #1,686
- Physical Sciences#3,502 #2,288
- Social Sciences#997 #1,733
- Life Sciences#2,090 #2,044
- Arts and Humanities#764 #659
- Health Sciences#3,792 #4,176
- Sociology and Political Science#816 #1,558
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Wellesley College work in?
In 2022-now, 52% of research at Wellesley College is in Social Sciences, 25% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences42152.2%
- Social Sciences22928.4%
- Arts and Humanities9311.5%
- Psychology597.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance242.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting101.3%
- Decision Sciences60.7%
- Physical Sciences19824.5%
- Computer Science658.0%
- Engineering344.2%
- Environmental Science273.3%
- Physics and Astronomy192.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences182.2%
- Mathematics151.8%
- Materials Science91.1%
- Chemistry81.0%
- Chemical Engineering20.3%
- Energy20.3%
- Life Sciences10012.5%
- Health Sciences8710.8%
- Medicine708.7%
- Health Professions151.9%
- Nursing10.1%
- Dentistry00.0%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 25 fields, with their numbers
- Arts and Humanities3.99×93 works
- Psychology2.40×59 works
- Social Sciences2.25×229 works
- Neuroscience1.98×26 works
- Mathematics1.54×15 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.39×18 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.37×24 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.20×51 works
- Physics and Astronomy1.05×19 works
- Computer Science1.03×65 works
- Chemical Engineering0.85×2 works
- Decision Sciences0.77×6 works
- Health Professions0.73×15 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×2 works
- Environmental Science0.67×27 works
- Chemistry0.65×8 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.63×5 works
- Medicine0.45×70 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×16 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.39×10 works
- Materials Science0.32×9 works
- Energy0.30×2 works
- Nursing0.30×1 works
- Engineering0.28×34 works
- Dentistry0.06×0 works
- Arts and Humanities 4.0×
- Psychology 2.4×
- Social Sciences 2.2×
- Neuroscience 2.0×
- Mathematics 1.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.4×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Physics and Astronomy 1.1×
- Computer Science 1.0×
- Chemical Engineering 0.8×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Health Professions 0.7×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Environmental Science 0.7×
- Chemistry 0.7×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.6×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.4×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Energy 0.3×
- Nursing 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at Wellesley College?
Ranked on the quality score, Phillip B. Levine, Vanja Klepac‐Ceraj and Sari Pekkala Kerr lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wellesley College.
- 1
Phillip B. Levine
United States · #67,848 worldwide 6.4k citations · 186 works
- 2
Vanja Klepac‐Ceraj
United States · #109,247 worldwide 6.3k citations · 116 works
- 3
Sari Pekkala Kerr
United States · #120,080 worldwide 4.2k citations · 116 works
- 4
Peggy Levitt
United States · #150,054 worldwide 16k citations · 177 works
- 5
Linda Charmaraman
United States · #158,470 worldwide 1.7k citations · 88 works
- 6
Stacie E. Goddard
United States · #196,009 worldwide 2.3k citations · 59 works
- 7
Kevin Scott Bonham
United States · #250,222 worldwide 6.6k citations · 55 works
- 8
Judith C. Brown
United States · #257,946 worldwide 13k citations · 185 works
- 9
Helen A. Padykula
United States · #290,010 worldwide 5.6k citations · 60 works
- 10
Milton M. Gordon
United States · #306,539 worldwide 9.5k citations · 60 works
Which keywords describe research at Wellesley College?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Nationalism, Feminism, Colonialism, Literature, Globalization, Religion and Identity.
- Italy
- Cold War
- Totalitarianism
- Secularism
- Empire
- Media
- Public Opinion
- Aesthetics
- Intersectionality
- Social Movements
- Memory
- Democracy
- Ethics
- Philosophy
- History
- Social Media
- Machine Learning
- Colonialism
- Literature
- Gender
- Globalization
- Nationalism
- Mental Health
- Identity
- Feminism
- Religion
- Culture
- Cultural Studies
- Cultural Identity
- Gender Differences
- Neoliberalism
- Online Communication
- Society
- Social Networks
- Cinema
- Race
- Propaganda
- Political Philosophy
- Gesture Recognition
- Fascism
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Globalization37▲ 2.4×57 topics
- Gender37▲ 8.5×33 topics
- Nationalism27▲ 7.4×20 topics
- Literature26▲ 5.9×29 topics
- Mental Health25▲ 2.2×28 topics
- Colonialism25▲ 6.6×28 topics
- Identity25▲ 4.2×31 topics
- Machine Learning24◆ 0.91×50 topics
- Feminism23▲ 9.8×18 topics
- Social Media22▲ 2.0×18 topics
- Religion22▲ 5.8×18 topics
- History21▲ 3.8×26 topics
- Culture20▲ 4.8×18 topics
- Philosophy16▲ 4.4×16 topics
- Cultural Studies16▲ 5.2×19 topics
- Ethics14▲ 3.4×18 topics
- Cultural Identity12▲ 2.9×13 topics
- Democracy11▲ 4.1×16 topics
- Gender Differences11▲ 3.6×12 topics
- Memory11▲ 5.4×11 topics
- Neoliberalism10▲ 3.5×15 topics
- Social Movements10▲ 4.2×12 topics
- Online Communication9▲ 7.6×3 topics
- Intersectionality9▲ 6.1×8 topics
- Society9▲ 6.0×10 topics
- Aesthetics9▲ 14×6 topics
- Social Networks9▲ 4.1×6 topics
- Public Opinion9▲ 8.8×5 topics
- Cinema8▲ 37×3 topics
- Media8▲ 6.7×6 topics
- Race8▲ 8.4×11 topics
- Empire8▲ 11×4 topics
- Propaganda8▲ 19×2 topics
- Secularism8▲ 9.5×3 topics
- Political Philosophy8▲ 17×3 topics
- Totalitarianism7▲ 34×2 topics
- Gesture Recognition7▲ 11×3 topics
- Cold War7▲ 13×3 topics
- Fascism7▲ 41×1 topic
- Italy7▲ 33×1 topic
Which research topics does Wellesley College publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Italian Fascism and Post-war Society, Islamic Studies and History, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Innovative Human-Technology Interaction.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 7 works
- 2 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 6 works
- 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
- 4 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 6 works
- 5 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 5 works
- 6 Social Media and Politics Communication 5 works
- 7 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 4 works
- 8 Interactive and Immersive Displays Human-Computer Interaction 4 works
- 9 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 4 works
- 10 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Wellesley College's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wellesley College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0034% in 2024.
Fractional works of Wellesley College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.0% in 1995.
Other research institutions in Wellesley
- Babson College
- Massachusetts Bay Community College
- Lumicell (United States)
- BioBridges (United States)
- Lexitek (United States)
- MedVadis Research
- Advanced Immune Therapeutics (United States)
- Janus Biotherapeutics (United States)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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