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Arizona Western College

In research, Arizona Western College stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,848 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#14,214 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#41,189
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,514
of 8,685
Research works
268
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is Arizona Western 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,848 of 6,031 5.9%162
Life SciencesDomain #14,214 of 14,347 6.4%181

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Arizona Western 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: 9.15× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Arizona Western College?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge M. Fonseca lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Arizona Western College.

  1. 1 Jorge M. Fonseca United States · #760,758 worldwide 56 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Arizona Western College

Which keywords describe research at Arizona Western College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biological Control, Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles, Jasmonate Signaling, Pest Management, Invasive Species, SARS-CoV-2, Genome Sequencing and Biosensors.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Biological Control4▲ 88×4 topics
  2. Herbivore-Induced Plant Volatiles3▲ 249×1 topic
  3. Jasmonate Signaling3▲ 249×1 topic
  4. Pest Management2▲ 92×5 topics
  5. Invasive Species2▲ 14×6 topics
  6. COVID-192▲ 4.0×5 topics
  7. Climate Change2▲ 2.0×10 topics
  8. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.7×7 topics
  9. Genome Sequencing1▲ 28×5 topics
  10. SARS-CoV-21▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Biosensors1▲ 8.2×4 topics
  12. Breeding1▲ 50×3 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  14. Nutritional Quality1▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Epidemiology1◆ 0.91×11 topics
  16. Global Change1▲ 14×3 topics
  17. Biodiversity1▲ 4.3×3 topics
  18. Insecticide Resistance1▲ 42×2 topics

Which research topics does Arizona Western College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insect-Plant Interactions and Control, SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing, Insect Pest Control Strategies and Plant Virus Research Studies.

Insect-Plant Interaction…3Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 1 fractional worksInsect Pest Control Strategies: 1 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksInsect Resistance and Genetics: 1 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 1 fractional worksAgricultural pest management studies: 1 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 1 fractional worksInsect behavior and control techniques: 1 fractional worksDate Palm Research Studies: 0 fractional works
Insect ScienceInfectious DiseasesPlant ScienceMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 3 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 1 works
  3. 3 Insect Pest Control Strategies Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Insect Resistance and Genetics Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 1 works
  7. 7 Agricultural pest management studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  9. 9 Insect behavior and control techniques Insect Science 1 works
  10. 10 Date Palm Research Studies Plant Science 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 available65.0%not open35.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Arizona Western College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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