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Westmont College

In research, Westmont College stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,960 of 14,833 worldwide), Arts and Humanities (#1,094 of 3,511 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,883 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,333
of 22,385 · #6,702 all time
Rank in United States
#1,873
of 3,332
Research works
685
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.7k
9.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Westmont College

What is Westmont 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 #2,960 of 14,833 10.3%416
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,094 of 3,511 13.2%150
Physical SciencesDomain #5,883 of 17,446 6.5%189
Social SciencesField #3,947 of 9,330 8.5%199

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Westmont 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 fields of science does Westmont College work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Westmont College is in Social Sciences, 40% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Engineering (17%), Arts and Humanities (16%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 42 fractional works · 42.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 19.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 8.5% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 15.7% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 40.2% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 17.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 9.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWestmont College99fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences42%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1919.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities1615.7%
    3. Psychology66.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Engineering1717.3%
    2. Environmental Science65.6%
    3. Chemistry43.9%
    4. Mathematics43.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy33.3%
    6. Computer Science32.6%
    7. Materials Science22.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Energy00.3%
    1. Medicine99.0%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.5%
    2. Neuroscience33.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.47× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.01× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.44× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.44×16 works
  2. Mathematics3.01×4 works
  3. Chemistry2.47×4 works
  4. Neuroscience2.01×3 works
  5. Psychology1.99×6 works
  6. Social Sciences1.51×19 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.47×3 works
  8. Engineering1.15×17 works
  9. Environmental Science1.12×6 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.96×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.84×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×4 works
  13. Materials Science0.58×2 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.52×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.51×0 works
  16. Medicine0.47×9 works
  17. Energy0.37×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.34×3 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×1 works
  20. Health Professions0.21×0 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works
  22. Nursing0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Westmont College?

Ranked on the quality score, Blake Victor Kent, Robert Horton Gundry and Raymond F. Paloutzian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Westmont College.

  1. 1 Blake Victor Kent United States · #518,185 worldwide 1.1k citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Robert Horton Gundry United States · #525,745 worldwide 893 citations · 94 works
  3. 3 Raymond F. Paloutzian United States · #574,600 worldwide 3.7k citations · 127 works
  4. 4 Caryn A. Reeder United States · #1,271,816 worldwide 121 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Tremper Longman United States · #1,690,955 worldwide 1.1k citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Craig W. Ellison United States · #1,739,250 worldwide 2.4k citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Patti Wilger Hunter United States · #1,827,183 worldwide 274 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Alister Chapman United States · #1,920,253 worldwide 196 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Brandon E. Haines United States · #1,924,203 worldwide 1.2k citations · 84 works
  10. 10 David F. Marten United States · #2,020,814 worldwide 565 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Westmont College

What are the most cited papers from Westmont College?

The most cited paper from Westmont College is "The Psychology of Religion" (Robert A. Emmons, Raymond F. Paloutzian, 2002), with 818 citations. Next come "Epitope spreading initiates in the CNS in two mouse models of multiple sclerosis" (699) and "CNS myeloid DCs presenting endogenous myelin peptides 'preferentially' polarize CD4+ TH-17 cells in relapsing EAE" (464).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Psychology of Religion Robert A. Emmons, Raymond F. Paloutzian · Annual Review of Psychology Review 23 Dec 2002 818
2 Epitope spreading initiates in the CNS in two mouse models of multiple sclerosis Eileen McMahon, Samantha L. Bailey, Carol Vanderlugt Castenada et al. · Nature Medicine 27 Feb 2005 699
3 CNS myeloid DCs presenting endogenous myelin peptides 'preferentially' polarize CD4+ TH-17 cells in relapsing EAE Samantha L. Bailey, Bettina Schreiner, Eileen McMahon et al. · Nature Immunology 7 Jan 2007 464
4 A detailed map of Higgs boson interactions by the ATLAS experiment ten years after the discovery G. Aad et al. · Nature Open access2,903 authors 4 Jul 2022 419
5 Norms for the Spiritual Weil-Being Scale Rodger K Bufford, Raymond F. Paloutzian, Craig W. Ellison · Journal of Psychology and Theology Mar 1991 408
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Westmont College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Theology, Mental Health, Spirituality, Psychological Adjustment, Well-being, Coping and Social Support.

▲ 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-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
  1. Religion10▲ 21×9 topics
  2. Mental Health5▲ 3.8×14 topics
  3. Theology4▲ 48×3 topics
  4. Social Support4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  5. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 24×3 topics
  6. Spirituality3▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Well-being3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  8. Coping3▲ 68×2 topics
  9. Quality of Life3▲ 2.2×5 topics
  10. Social Justice3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  11. Development3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  12. Intersectionality3▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Church History3▲ 69×3 topics
  14. NGOs3▲ 30×2 topics
  15. End-of-Life Care3▲ 24×1 topic
  16. Gender3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  17. Health3▲ 6.9×1 topic
  18. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Performance Analysis3▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Cultural Identity2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  21. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 84×1 topic
  22. Social Services2▲ 57×1 topic
  23. African Christianity2▲ 107×2 topics
  24. Biblical Monotheism2▲ 93×1 topic
  25. Feminism2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  26. Jewish Society2▲ 93×1 topic
  27. Race2▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Resistance Training2▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Transition Metal Catalysis2▲ 26×3 topics
  30. Ethics2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  31. Physiological Demands2▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  33. Secularism2▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Training Load2▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Black Liberation Theology2▲ 330×1 topic
  36. Calvinism2▲ 75×1 topic
  37. Global Christianity2▲ 118×1 topic
  38. Oppression2▲ 330×1 topic
  39. Reformation2▲ 60×1 topic
  40. Short-Term Missions2▲ 118×1 topic

Which research topics does Westmont College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Religion, Society, and Development, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Sports Performance and Training.

Religion, Spirituality, …3Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Int…2Biblical Studies and Interpretation: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…2Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksTheological Perspectives and Practices: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Mo…2Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 2 fractional worksHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology: 1 fractional worksEngineering Technology a…1Engineering Technology and Methodologies: 1 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 3 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  6. 6 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  8. 8 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Homotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic Topology Mathematical Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Engineering Technology and Methodologies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Westmont College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Westmont College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Westmont College0.00028% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Westmont 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.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2024Westmont College6.8% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2012.

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