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Austin Community College

In research, Austin Community College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,942 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,438
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,909
of 8,685
Research works
323
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
7.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Austin Community 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
Social SciencesDomain #11,942 of 16,945 20.8%192

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Austin Community 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: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.56× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.26× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.44× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Austin Community College?

Ranked on the composite score, Steven Kirschner, Julie Todaro and Mary Ann Newman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Austin Community College.

  1. 1 Steven Kirschner United States · #523,453 worldwide 58 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Julie Todaro United States · #708,885 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Mary Ann Newman United States · #745,705 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Austin Community College

Which keywords describe research at Austin Community College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Higher Education, Security Analysis, Cryptanalysis, Language Policy, Multilingualism, Student Perceptions and Diversity.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  2. Higher Education3▲ 9.9×6 topics
  3. Security Analysis2▲ 29×3 topics
  4. Cryptanalysis2▲ 58×3 topics
  5. Language Policy2▲ 29×2 topics
  6. Multilingualism2▲ 24×2 topics
  7. Diversity2▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Social Support2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  9. Student Perceptions2▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Teacher Training2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  11. Quality of Life2▲ 2.5×4 topics
  12. CLIL2▲ 50×1 topic
  13. Content and Language Integrated Learning2▲ 50×1 topic
  14. Student Engagement2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  15. Educational Inequality2▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Academic Performance2▲ 36×1 topic
  17. College Retention2▲ 152×1 topic
  18. Citizen Science1▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Agency1▲ 61×2 topics
  20. Chaos1▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Digital Literacy1▲ 3.9×2 topics
  22. Hardware Implementations1▲ 83×2 topics
  23. Image Encryption1▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Instructional Design1▲ 31×3 topics
  25. Side-Channel Attacks1▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Block Ciphers1▲ 100×1 topic
  27. Ethics1▲ 4.6×4 topics
  28. Hash Functions1▲ 100×1 topic
  29. Neoliberalism1▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Self-Determination1▲ 131×1 topic
  31. Universal Design for Learning1▲ 131×1 topic
  32. Concept Mapping1▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Financial Crisis1▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Geospatial Crowdsourcing1▲ 105×1 topic
  35. Global World1▲ 353×1 topic
  36. Social Exclusion1▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Theology1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Theory-Based Evaluation1▲ 112×1 topic
  39. Volunteered Geographic Information1▲ 105×1 topic
  40. Youth Transitions1▲ 96×1 topic

Which research topics does Austin Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Second Language Learning and Teaching, Higher Education Research Studies, Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption and Disability Education and Employment.

Second Language Learning…2Second Language Learning and Teaching: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…2Higher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption: 1 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 1 fractional worksCryptographic Implementations and Security: 1 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 1 fractional worksFinancial Crisis of the 21st Century: 1 fractional worksYouth Education and Soci…1Youth Education and Societal Dynamics: 1 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 1 fractional worksLiteracy, Media, and Education: 1 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryEducationComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  3. 3 Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  4. 4 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  7. 7 Financial Crisis of the 21st Century Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Youth Education and Societal Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  10. 10 Literacy, Media, and Education Literature and Literary Theory 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Austin Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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