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Carrington College

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Research works
98
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Carrington College

Not ranked overall: Carrington 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 Carrington College work in?

In all years, 54% of research at Carrington College is in Life Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (48%), Medicine (12%), Health Professions (7%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 53 fractional works · 54.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 47 fractional works · 47.7% of its workPlant Science: 21 fractional works · 22.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 13 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 11.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 14.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCarringtonCollege98fractional works, all years
Life Sciences54%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences8%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4747.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Medicine1111.7%
    2. Health Professions66.5%
    3. Nursing33.0%
    4. Veterinary11.0%
    5. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Environmental Science65.6%
    2. Engineering44.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    4. Chemistry11.3%
    5. Computer Science11.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences33.1%
    2. Psychology22.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting11.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 11.75× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.99× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 9.07× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 10.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.75×10 works
  2. Veterinary10.02×0 works
  3. Nursing9.07×1 works
  4. Health Professions3.99×2 works
  5. Dentistry2.00×0 works
  6. Environmental Science1.10×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×1 works
  8. Chemistry0.62×0 works
  9. Medicine0.60×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.39×0 works
  11. Psychology0.37×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.15×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.10×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Carrington College?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael H. Ostlie and J.C. Gardner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Carrington College.

  1. 1 Michael H. Ostlie United States · #1,520,401 worldwide 563 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 J.C. Gardner United States · #2,190,095 worldwide 772 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Carrington College

What are the most cited papers from Carrington College?

The most cited paper from Carrington College is "An evaluation of carbon indicators of soil health in long-term agricultural experiments" (Daniel Liptzin et al., 2022), with 259 citations. Next come "Pulse Crop Adaptation in the Northern Great Plains" (247) and "Farming Soils, Not Fields: A Strategy for Increasing Fertilizer Profitability" (189).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An evaluation of carbon indicators of soil health in long-term agricultural experiments Daniel Liptzin et al. · Soil Biology and Biochemistry Open access108 authors 11 May 2022 259
2 Pulse Crop Adaptation in the Northern Great Plains Perry R. Miller, Brian G. McConkey, George W. Clayton et al. · Agronomy Journal Mar 2002 247
3 Farming Soils, Not Fields: A Strategy for Increasing Fertilizer Profitability Patrick M. Carr, Gregg R. Carlson, Jens Kr. Steen Jacobsen et al. · jpa 1991 189
4 Implications of leading crop production practices on environmental quality and human health Theophilus K. Udeigwe, Jasper M. Teboh, Peter N. Eze et al. · Journal of Environmental Management 9 Jan 2015 159
5 Effect of β-Carotene, Canthaxanthin, Lutein, and Vitamin E on Neonatal Immunity of Chicks When Supplemented in the Broiler Breeder Diets Akram-ul Haq, Christopher Anthony Bailey, Anthony D. Chinnah · Poultry Science Open access Sep 1996 146
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Carrington College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microbial Community, Fatty Acid Composition, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition, Genetic Diversity, Sustainable Agriculture, QTL Mapping and Genetic Improvement.

▲ 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. Microbial Community6▲ 66×3 topics
  2. Fatty Acid Composition6▲ 76×2 topics
  3. Methane Production6▲ 142×1 topic
  4. Ruminant Nutrition6▲ 142×1 topic
  5. Climate Change5▲ 2.0×22 topics
  6. Genetic Diversity5▲ 10×7 topics
  7. Sustainable Agriculture5▲ 18×8 topics
  8. QTL Mapping4▲ 36×5 topics
  9. Genetic Improvement4▲ 50×4 topics
  10. Genome Sequencing4▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Drought Tolerance4▲ 27×7 topics
  12. Heat Stress4▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Antioxidant3▲ 5.1×7 topics
  14. Plant Breeding3▲ 30×4 topics
  15. Gut Microbiota3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  16. Toxicity3▲ 6.9×5 topics
  17. Breeding3▲ 40×3 topics
  18. Dairy Cattle3▲ 43×2 topics
  19. Drought Resistance3▲ 31×4 topics
  20. Amino Acids3▲ 22×1 topic
  21. Antibiotic Alternatives3▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Crop Management3▲ 57×2 topics
  23. Probiotics3▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Maize Yield3▲ 76×1 topic
  25. Nitrogen Uptake3▲ 76×1 topic
  26. Energy Balance2▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Yield Potential2▲ 49×2 topics
  28. Nitrogen Fixation2▲ 30×2 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  30. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Disease Resistance2▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Anti-inflammatory2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Functioning2▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Marker-Assisted Selection2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Rheological Properties2▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Soil Fertility2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Agricultural Productivity2▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Environmental Impacts2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Population Genetics2▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Carrington College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Smart Agriculture and AI and Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement.

Ruminant Nutrition and D…1Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …1Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI1Smart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksRice Cultivation and Yie…1Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement: 1 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 1 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cultivation: 1 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…1Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 1 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 1 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 0 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fert…0Crop Yield and Soil Fertility: 0 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop SciencePharmacyPlant ScienceAnimal Science and Zoology2 others

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

  1. 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  2. 2 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  4. 4 Rice Cultivation and Yield Improvement Plant Science 1 works
  5. 5 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  6. 6 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  9. 9 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 0 works
  10. 10 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Carrington College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Carrington College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000076% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Carrington College0.000080% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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