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Wells College

In research, Wells College stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,400 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,570 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,870
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,786
of 8,685
Research works
339
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Wells 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 #13,400 of 16,945 13.5%219
Social SciencesField #8,570 of 10,206 16.6%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wells 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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 7.25× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.54× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.87× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wells College?

Ranked on the composite score, William Sener Rusk, Tukumbi Lumumba‐Kasongo and E. M. Fleissner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wells College.

  1. 1 William Sener Rusk United States · #583,550 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Tukumbi Lumumba‐Kasongo United States · #738,641 worldwide 17 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 E. M. Fleissner United States · #813,882 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Sherwin Bailey United States · #912,128 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Laura Purdy United States · #984,106 worldwide 30 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Kent Klitgaard United States · #1,264,093 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Wells College

Which keywords describe research at Wells College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Nationalism, American founding, Constitutional government, Identity, Climate Change, Hermeneutics and Ottoman Empire.

▲ 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 35 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 35 words, with their numbers
  1. Colonialism5▲ 35×4 topics
  2. Nationalism3▲ 26×2 topics
  3. Climate Change3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  4. Sustainability3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  5. American founding2▲ 269×1 topic
  6. Constitutional government2▲ 269×1 topic
  7. Identity2▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Hermeneutics2▲ 86×2 topics
  9. Ottoman Empire2▲ 96×2 topics
  10. Religion2▲ 15×4 topics
  11. Renewable Energy2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  12. EROI2▲ 196×1 topic
  13. Fossil Fuels2▲ 143×1 topic
  14. Globalization2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  15. Islamic reform2▲ 136×1 topic
  16. Middle East2▲ 94×1 topic
  17. Mental Health2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  18. Australian history2▲ 508×1 topic
  19. British imperialism2▲ 508×1 topic
  20. Global Impact2▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Psychological Trauma2▲ 81×2 topics
  22. Conflict1▲ 29×2 topics
  23. History1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  24. Neoliberalism1▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Economic Growth1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  26. Health1▲ 10×2 topics
  27. International Relations1▲ 17×1 topic
  28. World War1▲ 849×1 topic
  29. Quality of Life1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  30. Consociationalism1▲ 291×1 topic
  31. Cyprus Conflict1▲ 1088×1 topic
  32. Gender1▲ 6.5×1 topic
  33. Northern Ireland1▲ 291×1 topic
  34. Peacebuilding1▲ 54×1 topic
  35. Vietnam1▲ 87×1 topic

Which research topics does Wells College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: American Constitutional Law and Politics, Global Energy and Sustainability Research, Islamic Studies and History and Australian History and Society.

American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Hist…2Islamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksAustralian History and S…2Australian History and Society: 2 fractional worksWorld Wars: History, Literature, and Impact: 1 fractional worksIrish and British Studies: 1 fractional worksCyprus History, Politics…1Cyprus History, Politics, Society: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics

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

  1. 1 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Irish and British Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Cyprus History, Politics, Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 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 available13.1%not open86.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.9%domestic only97.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wells College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% higher 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.