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Wilson College

In research, Wilson College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,168 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,212
of 22,385 · #8,601 all time
Rank in United States
#1,246
of 3,332
Research works
717
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.10×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Wilson College

What is Wilson College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,168 of 10,670 15.3%108 #8261

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wilson 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 Wilson College work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Wilson College is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Materials Science (18%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 137 fractional works · 57.2% of its workEngineering: 54 fractional works · 22.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 7.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 43 fractional works · 17.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 16 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomaterials: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 15 fractional works · 6.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 12 fractional works · 5.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 38 fractional works · 16.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 17 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDrug Discovery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWilson College239fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences57%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences14%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5422.6%
    2. Materials Science4317.9%
    3. Environmental Science156.1%
    4. Chemistry125.1%
    5. Computer Science52.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.1%
    7. Energy20.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    10. Mathematics10.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences177.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology145.8%
    3. Neuroscience31.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    1. Social Sciences104.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting83.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities72.8%
    4. Psychology41.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.7%
    6. Decision Sciences20.8%
    1. Medicine249.9%
    2. Health Professions41.7%
    3. Nursing20.8%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
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: 1.50× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.26× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.26× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.51× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.13× its world share, 43 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.13×43 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.26×3 works
  3. Chemistry3.26×12 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.14×2 works
  5. Nursing1.68×2 works
  6. Engineering1.51×54 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.50×17 works
  8. Environmental Science1.23×15 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×14 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.97×8 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.96×7 works
  12. Energy0.87×2 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.80×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.78×3 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.78×4 works
  16. Veterinary0.77×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.65×4 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×1 works
  19. Psychology0.59×4 works
  20. Medicine0.51×24 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.49×3 works
  22. Social Sciences0.33×10 works
  23. Computer Science0.28×5 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×1 works
  25. Mathematics0.21×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wilson College?

Ranked on the quality score, Rong Yin, Dora Mae Clark and H. J. Taylor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wilson College.

  1. 1 Rong Yin United States · #543,035 worldwide 1.9k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Dora Mae Clark United States · #1,897,854 worldwide 457 citations · 56 works
  3. 3 H. J. Taylor United States · #2,395,525 worldwide 871 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 S M Fijul Kabir United States · #2,450,927 worldwide 2.6k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 Md. Tanjim Hossain United States · #2,521,233 worldwide 414 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Lucius Moody Tolman United States · #2,576,197 worldwide 144 citations · 73 works
  7. 7 Cora E. Lutz United States · #2,827,297 worldwide 168 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Virginia R. Anderson-Stojanović United States · #2,863,184 worldwide 317 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 John D. Brooks United States · #3,278,523 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Albert Virgil House United States · #3,334,238 worldwide 166 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Wilson College

What are the most cited papers from Wilson College?

The most cited paper from Wilson College is "Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review" (Hamid Hamedi, Sara Moradi, Samuel M. Hudson et al., 2018), with 760 citations. Next come "A critical review on 3D printed continuous fiber-reinforced composites: History, mechanism, materials and properties" (675) and "Developments of Advanced Electrospinning Techniques: A Critical Review" (583).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Chitosan based hydrogels and their applications for drug delivery in wound dressings: A review Hamid Hamedi, Sara Moradi, Samuel M. Hudson et al. · Carbohydrate Polymers 27 Jun 2018 760
2 A critical review on 3D printed continuous fiber-reinforced composites: History, mechanism, materials and properties S M Fijul Kabir, Kavita Mathur, Abdel‐Fattah M. Seyam · Composite Structures 19 Sep 2019 675
3 Developments of Advanced Electrospinning Techniques: A Critical Review Ya Li, Jiadeng Zhu, Hui ming Cheng et al. · Advanced Materials Technologies 14 Jul 2021 583
4 Contribution of intrinsic skeletal muscle changes to 31P NMR skeletal muscle metabolic abnormalities in patients with chronic heart failure. DONNA M. MANCINI, Edward F. Coyle, Andrew R. Coggan et al. · Circulation Nov 1989 389
5 Biodegradable Polymers as the Pivotal Player in the Design of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Fan Zhang, Martin William King · Advanced Healthcare Materials 19 May 2020 313
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wilson College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Tissue Engineering, Nanocomposites, Heat Transfer, Thermal Properties, Fabric Comfort, Moisture Management and Antimicrobial.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications27▲ 9.5×26 topics
  2. Tissue Engineering15▲ 10×11 topics
  3. Nanocomposites15▲ 7.7×14 topics
  4. Environmental Impact12▲ 3.1×20 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 3.0×4 topics
  6. Sustainability10▲ 1.77×23 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties10▲ 4.2×12 topics
  8. Heat Transfer10▲ 8.1×3 topics
  9. Thermal Properties9▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Fabric Comfort9▲ 131×1 topic
  11. Moisture Management9▲ 131×1 topic
  12. Antimicrobial9▲ 13×6 topics
  13. Flexible Electronics9▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Nanomaterials9▲ 3.4×12 topics
  15. Drug Delivery8▲ 6.5×9 topics
  16. Health Monitoring8▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Energy Storage8▲ 4.8×5 topics
  18. Nanogenerators8▲ 24×1 topic
  19. Wearable8▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Regenerative Medicine7▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Ionic Liquids7▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Nanoparticles7▲ 2.3×19 topics
  23. Nanofibers7▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Cathode Materials6▲ 6.8×3 topics
  25. Biomaterials6▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Biodegradable Polymers6▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Graphene6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  28. Polymer Composites5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  29. Scaffold5▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Electrospinning5▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Polymer Nanofibers5▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  33. Dyeing4▲ 92×1 topic
  34. Textiles4▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Applications4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  36. Rechargeable Batteries4▲ 6.5×2 topics
  37. Actuators4▲ 10×3 topics
  38. Hydrogels4▲ 8.6×3 topics
  39. Bioinspired Materials4▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Composites4▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Wilson College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Textile materials and evaluations, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications and Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers.

Textile materials and ev…9Textile materials and evaluations: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 8 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers i…5Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 5 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Tex…4Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…3Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 3 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…3Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 3 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…3biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Materials and Mechanics: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 2 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsBiomedical EngineeringBiomaterialsBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 5 works
  4. 4 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 4 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  7. 7 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 3 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Materials and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wilson College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Wilson College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00084% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Wilson College0.00084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wilson 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.

still counting10%20%Wilson College13.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.9% in 2024.

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