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Allan Hancock College

In research, Allan Hancock College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#19,909 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,905
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,813
of 8,685
Research works
370
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Allan Hancock 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
Physical SciencesDomain #19,909 of 21,541 15.0%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Allan Hancock 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: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Allan Hancock College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Diversity, Student Engagement, Academic Performance, College Retention, Phase Change Materials, Heat Transfer, Building Applications and Qualitative Research Methods.

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

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Diversity2▲ 45×2 topics
  2. Student Engagement2▲ 19×3 topics
  3. Academic Performance2▲ 77×1 topic
  4. College Retention2▲ 327×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology1▲ 1.25×4 topics
  6. Heat Transfer1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  7. Phase Change Materials1▲ 54×2 topics
  8. Globalization1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  9. Building Applications1▲ 143×1 topic
  10. Qualitative Research Methods1▲ 109×1 topic
  11. Teacher Professional Development1▲ 26×1 topic
  12. Thermal Energy Storage1▲ 143×1 topic

Which research topics does Allan Hancock College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Higher Education Research Studies, Phase Change Materials Research, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Foot and Ankle Surgery.

Higher Education Researc…2Higher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksPhase Change Materials Research: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…1Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional worksFoot and Ankle Surgery1Foot and Ankle Surgery: 1 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 0 fractional worksOccupational exposure an…0Occupational exposure and asthma: 0 fractional worksEducational Methods and Media Use: 0 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 0 fractional worksData-Driven Disease Surveillance: 0 fractional works
EducationMechanical EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Phase Change Materials Research Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Foot and Ankle Surgery Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  7. 7 Occupational exposure and asthma Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 0 works
  10. 10 Data-Driven Disease Surveillance Epidemiology 0 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 available21.9%not open78.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Allan Hancock College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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