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American College Testing

In research, American College Testing stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,342 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#19,442
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,208
of 8,685
Research works
236
▲ 208% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.3k
39.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is American College Testing 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 #3,342 of 16,945 43.7%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American College Testing 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.

Who are the top researchers at American College Testing?

Ranked on the composite score, Dale J. Prediger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American College Testing.

  1. 1 Dale J. Prediger United States · #135,631 worldwide 197 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at American College Testing

Which keywords describe research at American College Testing?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Structural Equation Modeling, Student Engagement, Career Development, STEM Education, Factor Analysis, Measurement Invariance, Educational Inequality and Gender Disparities.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Structural Equation Modeling18▲ 57×3 topics
  2. Student Engagement18▲ 30×7 topics
  3. Career Development17▲ 83×4 topics
  4. STEM Education16▲ 24×7 topics
  5. Factor Analysis16▲ 609×1 topic
  6. Measurement Invariance16▲ 609×1 topic
  7. Educational Inequality13▲ 90×2 topics
  8. Academic Performance13▲ 76×2 topics
  9. Gender Disparities13▲ 283×1 topic
  10. Social Cognitive Theory13▲ 150×1 topic
  11. Diversity11▲ 26×4 topics
  12. Social Support10▲ 9.5×3 topics
  13. College Retention10▲ 198×1 topic
  14. First-Generation Students10▲ 198×1 topic
  15. Education10▲ 3.1×16 topics
  16. Learning Outcomes10▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Educational Research8▲ 49×3 topics
  18. Principal Component Analysis8▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Regression Analysis8▲ 64×3 topics
  20. Higher Education8▲ 9.1×9 topics
  21. Student Perceptions8▲ 25×5 topics
  22. Academic Achievement8▲ 23×9 topics
  23. Multicollinearity7▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Outlier Detection7▲ 36×1 topic
  25. Assessment7▲ 47×4 topics
  26. Personality Traits7▲ 25×5 topics
  27. Lifelong Learning6▲ 18×3 topics
  28. Statistical Methods6▲ 61×3 topics
  29. Johnson Noise6▲ 518×1 topic
  30. Secure Communication6▲ 474×1 topic
  31. Teaching Strategies6▲ 16×4 topics
  32. Reflective Practice6▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Reliability Analysis6▲ 24×3 topics
  34. Student Motivation6▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Competency-Based Education5▲ 28×2 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 13×5 topics
  37. Assessment Methods5▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Self-Efficacy5▲ 11×6 topics
  39. Standards5▲ 32×2 topics
  40. Teacher Preparation5▲ 29×3 topics

Which research topics does American College Testing publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic, Social, and Health Studies, Concrete Properties and Behavior, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures.

  1. 1 Economic, Social, and Health Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  2. 2 Concrete Properties and Behavior Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available14.2%not open85.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American College Testing's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 208% higher 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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