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ArtCenter College of Design

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World rank, all time
#41,875
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,592
of 8,685
Research works
148
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
654
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.97× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.39× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at ArtCenter College of Design?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Urban Development, Entrepreneurship, Creative Economy, Cultural Policy, Virtual Reality, Cultural Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Urban Development5▲ 34×2 topics
  2. Entrepreneurship4▲ 29×3 topics
  3. Creative Economy4▲ 263×1 topic
  4. Cultural Policy4▲ 231×1 topic
  5. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 5.3×8 topics
  6. Virtual Reality3▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Cultural Sustainability2▲ 110×2 topics
  8. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  9. Globalization2▲ 2.6×5 topics
  10. Public Health2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  11. Innovation2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  12. Social Justice2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage2▲ 7.9×6 topics
  14. Visual Culture2▲ 76×2 topics
  15. Multimedia Technology2▲ 60×2 topics
  16. Neuroscience2▲ 14×3 topics
  17. User Experience2▲ 47×2 topics
  18. Social Interaction2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  19. Aesthetics1▲ 47×2 topics
  20. Human-Computer Interaction1▲ 20×2 topics
  21. STEM Education1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  22. Academic Achievement1▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Art Therapy1▲ 239×1 topic
  24. Arts Education1▲ 276×1 topic
  25. Design Research1▲ 126×1 topic
  26. Identity1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  27. Informal Education1▲ 179×1 topic
  28. Interaction Design1▲ 126×1 topic
  29. Museum Learning1▲ 179×1 topic
  30. Social Prescribing1▲ 239×1 topic
  31. Stereotypes1▲ 33×3 topics
  32. Adaptive Reuse1▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Digital Media Technology1▲ 75×1 topic
  34. Embodiment1▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Intangible Heritage1▲ 76×1 topic
  36. Visual Communication Design1▲ 75×1 topic
  37. East German Memory1▲ 352×1 topic
  38. Hallyu1▲ 85×1 topic
  39. Immersion1▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Korean Wave1▲ 85×1 topic

Which research topics does ArtCenter College of Design publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Museums and Cultural Heritage, Art Education and Development and Art Therapy and Mental Health.

Cultural Industries and …4Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 4 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 1 fractional worksArt Education and Development: 1 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technology Interaction: 1 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual Art: 1 fractional worksCultural Heritage Manage…1Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 1 fractional worksSpatial Cognition and Na…1Spatial Cognition and Navigation: 1 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media …1Asian Culture and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…1Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesMuseologyVisual Arts and Performing ArtsConservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 4 works
  2. 2 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 1 works
  3. 3 Art Education and Development Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  4. 4 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 1 works
  5. 5 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 works
  7. 7 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Spatial Cognition and Navigation Automotive Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 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 available38.1%not open61.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.0%domestic only84.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ArtCenter College of Design's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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