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Wofford College

In research, Wofford College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,470 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,299
of 28,054 · #30,027 all time
Rank in United States
#4,106
of 4,192
Research works
435
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Wofford 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 #11,470 of 16,945 8.7%267

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wofford 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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.02× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.81× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.51× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wofford College?

Ranked on the composite score, David W. Pittman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wofford College.

  1. 1 David W. Pittman United States · #1,587,696 worldwide 11 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Wofford College

Which keywords describe research at Wofford College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Identity, Gender, Religion, Nationalism, Colonialism, Globalization and Civil Society.

▲ 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. Literature5▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Identity5▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 3.7×11 topics
  4. Climate Change4▲ 2.3×18 topics
  5. Gender4▲ 11×8 topics
  6. Nationalism4▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Religion4▲ 12×7 topics
  8. Colonialism3▲ 11×5 topics
  9. Civil Society3▲ 42×4 topics
  10. Neoliberalism3▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Economic Development3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  12. Democratization3▲ 64×3 topics
  13. Culture2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  14. History2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  15. Race2▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Anthropocene2▲ 60×3 topics
  17. Feminism2▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Conservation2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  19. Maritime Archaeology2▲ 167×1 topic
  20. Mediterranean2▲ 35×1 topic
  21. Philosophy2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  22. Social Justice2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. Democracy2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  24. Gender Equality2▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Decentralization2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Affect2▲ 71×2 topics
  27. Diaspora2▲ 49×3 topics
  28. Emotion2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Memory2▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Society2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Ethnicity2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  32. Indonesia2▲ 5.0×1 topic
  33. Political Islam2▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Community1▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Geography1▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Multispecies Ethnography1▲ 84×1 topic
  37. Housing1▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Manuscripts1▲ 97×1 topic
  39. Medieval1▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Postcolonialism1▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Wofford College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime and Coastal Archaeology, Asian Studies and History, Geographies of human-animal interactions and Medieval Literature and History.

Maritime and Coastal Arc…2Maritime and Coastal Archaeology: 2 fractional worksAsian Studies and History2Asian Studies and History: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…1Geographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksMedieval Literature and …1Medieval Literature and History: 1 fractional worksCaribbean and African Literature and Culture: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksImpact of Light on Envir…1Impact of Light on Environment and Health: 1 fractional worksLatin American Urban Studies: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Philosophy…1Environmental Philosophy and Ethics: 1 fractional works
ArcheologySociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentClassics5 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 2 works
  2. 2 Asian Studies and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  4. 4 Medieval Literature and History Classics 1 works
  5. 5 Caribbean and African Literature and Culture Religious studies 1 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  7. 7 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Latin American Urban Studies Urban Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Environmental Philosophy and Ethics Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.7%domestic only95.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wofford College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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