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Whitman College

In research, Whitman College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,438 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,061 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,545
of 28,054 · #10,310 all time
Rank in United States
#2,515
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
28k
16.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Whitman 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,438 of 12,888 6.8%79 #8742
Social SciencesDomain #9,061 of 10,521 11.5%92 #3720

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Whitman 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: 0.68× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.85× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.11× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.26× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.77× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.99× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.00× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Whitman College?

Ranked on the composite score, Gary O. Rollefson, Jonathan S. Walters and Paul H. Yancey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Whitman College.

  1. 1 Gary O. Rollefson United States · #255,910 worldwide 75 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Jonathan S. Walters United States · #260,957 worldwide 71 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Paul H. Yancey United States · #281,965 worldwide 119 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 M. Beck United States · #380,610 worldwide 86 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Patrick R. Frierson United States · #510,528 worldwide 29 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 David Schmitz United States · #532,331 worldwide 15 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Russell A. Gordon United States · #566,843 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Gail Edwards United States · #790,047 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Katherine Bracher United States · #910,158 worldwide 3 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Alissa Cordner United States · #916,287 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Whitman College

Which keywords describe research at Whitman College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Colonialism, Gender, History, Feminism, Nationalism, Religion and Identity.

▲ 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. Climate Change17▲ 3.0×30 topics
  2. History8▲ 5.3×11 topics
  3. Colonialism8▲ 7.7×14 topics
  4. Globalization8▲ 1.85×19 topics
  5. Gender7▲ 6.4×12 topics
  6. Identity7▲ 4.7×13 topics
  7. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.5×9 topics
  8. Feminism6▲ 11×12 topics
  9. Nationalism6▲ 6.7×10 topics
  10. Religion6▲ 6.4×9 topics
  11. Culture6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  12. Ethics5▲ 5.3×12 topics
  13. Holocene5▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Paleoclimatology5▲ 29×2 topics
  15. Literature5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  16. Solar Influence5▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Glacial Cycles5▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Monsoon Dynamics5▲ 34×1 topic
  19. Regulation4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  21. Philosophy4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  22. Politics4▲ 6.9×6 topics
  23. Urban Development4▲ 4.9×4 topics
  24. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  25. Democracy4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  26. Society4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Empathy3▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Race3▲ 14×6 topics
  29. Armendariz Rings3▲ 125×1 topic
  30. Zero-Divisor Graphs3▲ 125×1 topic
  31. Sediment Transport3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  32. Theology3▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Discrimination3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  34. Media3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  35. China3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Cultural Revolution3▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Archaeology2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  38. Synchronization2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Global Distribution2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Confucianism2▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Whitman College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Rings, Modules, and Algebras, Chinese history and philosophy and Advanced Topology and Set Theory.

Geology and Paleoclimatology Research: 5 fractional worksRings, Modules, and Algebras: 3 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Topology and Set Theory: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 2 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Rel…2Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 2 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 2 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…2Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceAlgebra and Number TheorySociology and Political ScienceGeometry and Topology6 others

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

  1. 1 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 5 works
  2. 2 Rings, Modules, and Algebras Algebra and Number Theory 3 works
  3. 3 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Topology and Set Theory Geometry and Topology 2 works
  5. 5 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 2 works
  10. 10 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available23.0%not open77.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Whitman College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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.

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