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Amarillo College

In research, Amarillo College stands highest in Health Sciences (#13,275 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#13,290 of 17,978 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#12,168 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,873
of 28,054 · #24,043 all time
Rank in United States
#3,076
of 4,192
Research works
691
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.5k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Amarillo 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
Health SciencesDomain #13,275 of 20,462 6.0%284
MedicineField #13,290 of 17,978 6.1%236
Life SciencesDomain #12,168 of 14,347 19.9%165
Physical SciencesDomain #19,421 of 21,541 13.8%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Amarillo 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: 4.80× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.03× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.48× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Amarillo College?

Ranked on the composite score, Qingwu Xue, G. J. Michels and Richard S. Schifman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amarillo College.

  1. 1 Qingwu Xue United States · #760,417 worldwide 86 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 G. J. Michels United States · #826,602 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Richard S. Schifman United States · #959,466 worldwide 3 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Stefan van As United States · #1,060,005 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  5. 4 Jeff McGuire United States · #1,060,005 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  6. 4 Joseph Ganci United States · #1,060,005 worldwide 2 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Richard L. Pullen United States · #1,171,711 worldwide 3 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Thomas Marek United States · #1,262,890 worldwide 55 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Wade Wells United States · #1,290,889 worldwide 2 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 E. D. Bynum United States · #1,316,190 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Amarillo College

Which keywords describe research at Amarillo College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: QTL Mapping, Genetic Improvement, Genome Sequencing, Crop Improvement, Thermal Decomposition, Plant Breeding, Yield Potential and Disease Resistance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.37×24 topics
  2. QTL Mapping2▲ 29×3 topics
  3. Genetic Improvement2▲ 33×3 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 1.91×6 topics
  5. Crop Improvement2▲ 56×2 topics
  6. Genome Sequencing2▲ 18×4 topics
  7. Plant Breeding2▲ 24×3 topics
  8. Thermal Decomposition2▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Depression2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  10. Resilience2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  11. Yield Potential2▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Disease Resistance2▲ 43×2 topics
  13. Genetics2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  14. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  15. Infection1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  16. Marker-Assisted Selection1▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Breeding1▲ 25×3 topics
  18. Calvinism1▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Gut Microbiota1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  20. Reformation1▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Animal Welfare1▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Drought Tolerance1▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Genomic Analysis1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  24. Microbial Community1▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  26. Echocardiography1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  27. Genomic Diversity1▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Suicide Risk1▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Wheat1▲ 76×1 topic
  30. veterinary surgeons1▲ 210×1 topic
  31. Electroconvulsive Therapy1▲ 123×1 topic
  32. Genetic Mapping1▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Home Automation1▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Methane Production1▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Offshoring1▲ 106×1 topic
  36. Outsourcing1▲ 106×1 topic
  37. Plant Immunity1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Ruminant Nutrition1▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Serotonin Syndrome1▲ 123×1 topic
  40. Wireless1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Amarillo College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reformation and Early Modern Christianity, Veterinary Practice and Education Studies, Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology.

Reformation and Early Mo…1Reformation and Early Modern Christianity: 1 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and …1Veterinary Practice and Education Studies: 1 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksOutsourcing and Supply Chain Management: 1 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 1 fractional worksElectroconvulsive Therapy Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…1Genetics and Plant Breeding: 1 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksThermal and Kinetic Analysis: 1 fractional works
HistorySpeech and HearingPlant ScienceAgronomy and Crop Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 1 works
  2. 2 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 1 works
  3. 3 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  5. 5 Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  8. 8 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis Materials Chemistry 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Amarillo College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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