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American River College

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Research works
74
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
American River College

Not ranked overall: American River College is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does American River College work in?

In all years, 47% of research at American River College is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (12%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 35 fractional works · 46.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 26.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 9.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 8.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 26.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 11.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 11.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican RiverCollege74fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences47%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1926.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities79.4%
    3. Psychology68.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.5%
    1. Environmental Science45.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy45.3%
    3. Engineering34.1%
    4. Chemistry33.6%
    5. Computer Science22.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.2%
    7. Materials Science11.6%
    8. Mathematics11.5%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine911.7%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology56.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Neuroscience11.1%
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: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.77× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.90× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 3.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 3.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.90×1 works
  2. Nursing3.69×0 works
  3. Chemistry3.07×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.77×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.77×2 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.25×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.18×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.14×0 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.12×0 works
  10. Medicine0.82×2 works
  11. Computer Science0.62×0 works
  12. Psychology0.59×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.52×0 works
  14. Engineering0.42×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.20×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American River College?

Ranked on the quality score, Hugh H. Howard, Wayne R. Bartz and Richard A. Rasor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American River College.

  1. 1 Hugh H. Howard United States · #1,645,318 worldwide 829 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Wayne R. Bartz United States · #4,465,137 worldwide 101 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Richard A. Rasor United States · #4,658,003 worldwide 81 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Helen H. Mills United States · #4,846,900 worldwide 42 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at American River College

What are the most cited papers from American River College?

The most cited paper from American River College is "A very luminous magnetar-powered supernova associated with an ultra-long γ-ray burst" (J. Greiner et al., 2015), with 308 citations. Next come "The Physical Activity Resource Assessment (PARA) instrument: Evaluating features, amenities and incivilities of physical activity resources in urban neighborhoods" (293) and "Teacher commentary on student writing: Descriptions & implications" (205).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A very luminous magnetar-powered supernova associated with an ultra-long γ-ray burst J. Greiner et al. · Nature Open access Jul 2015 308
2 The Physical Activity Resource Assessment (PARA) instrument: Evaluating features, amenities and incivilities of physical activity resources in urban neighborhoods Rebecca E. Lee, Katie M. Booth, Jacqueline Y. Reese-Smith et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Open access 14 Sep 2005 293
3 Teacher commentary on student writing: Descriptions & implications Dana R. Ferris, Susan Pezone, Cathy R. Tade et al. · Journal of Second Language Writing May 1997 205
4 GRB hosts through cosmic time Thomas Krühler et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 6 Jul 2015 202
5 The SEDs and host galaxies of the dustiest GRB afterglows Thomas Krühler et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 30 Aug 2011 186
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American River College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonial Spanish America, Visual Culture, Student Engagement, Social Support, Diversity, Globalization, Mental Health and Ion Channels.

▲ 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. Globalization4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  2. Colonial Spanish America3▲ 260×1 topic
  3. Visual Culture3▲ 78×1 topic
  4. Public Health3▲ 3.2×8 topics
  5. Mental Health3▲ 3.8×9 topics
  6. Social Support3▲ 7.7×7 topics
  7. Student Engagement3▲ 14×5 topics
  8. Cancer Therapy2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  9. Diversity2▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Cell Signaling2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  11. Ion Channels2▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Calcium Signaling2▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Drug Discovery2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  14. Social Relationships2▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Inappropriate Medication Use2▲ 62×1 topic
  16. Polypharmacy2▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Arrhythmias2▲ 17×1 topic
  18. Emotion2▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Long-QT Syndrome2▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Motivation2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  21. Regulation2▲ 3.7×2 topics
  22. Crystal Structure2▲ 8.6×1 topic
  23. Educational Inequality2▲ 34×2 topics
  24. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors2▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Violence2▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Injury Prevention1▲ 17×3 topics
  27. Language Teaching1▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Second Language Acquisition1▲ 28×1 topic
  29. Achievement Motivation1▲ 74×2 topics
  30. Ageism1▲ 84×1 topic
  31. Cell Cycle1▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Digital Divide1▲ 9.0×3 topics
  34. Performativity1▲ 68×2 topics
  35. Self-Efficacy1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  36. Successful Aging1▲ 84×1 topic
  37. p531▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Academic Performance1▲ 23×1 topic
  39. College Retention1▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Cultural Competence1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does American River College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling, Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Receptor Mechanisms and …1Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 1 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 0 fractional worksGlobal Educational Policies and Reforms: 0 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 0 fractional worksTransportation and Mobil…0Transportation and Mobility Innovations: 0 fractional worksAmerican History and Culture: 0 fractional worksData Management and Algorithms: 0 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and …0Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSpectroscopyCellular and Molecular Neuroscience6 others

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

  1. 1 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  5. 5 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 School Choice and Performance Education 0 works
  7. 7 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 American History and Culture Marketing 0 works
  9. 9 Data Management and Algorithms Signal Processing 0 works
  10. 10 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American River College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 American River College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000061% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%American River College0.000037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of American River College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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