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Cerritos College

In research, Cerritos College stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,033 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,041 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,732
of 28,054 · #32,754 all time
Rank in United States
#4,028
of 4,192
Research works
355
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.4k
9.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Cerritos 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 #14,033 of 16,945 12.6%135
Physical SciencesDomain #19,041 of 21,541 5.1%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cerritos 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.95× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.16× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cerritos College?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruce F. Maison, Michael F. Heiman and Robert D. Athey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cerritos College.

  1. 1 Bruce F. Maison United States · #334,643 worldwide 70 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Michael F. Heiman United States · #396,123 worldwide 51 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Robert D. Athey United States · #1,543,950 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Cerritos College

Which keywords describe research at Cerritos College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Circular Economy, High Efficiency, Multijunction Solar Cells, Social Media, Groundwater, Arsenic, Water and Thermal Analysis.

▲ 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. Deep Learning4▲ 1.47×7 topics
  2. Social Media3▲ 3.0×5 topics
  3. Circular Economy3▲ 13×3 topics
  4. High Efficiency2▲ 82×1 topic
  5. Multijunction Solar Cells2▲ 153×1 topic
  6. Groundwater2▲ 33×3 topics
  7. Arsenic2▲ 125×1 topic
  8. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.0×4 topics
  9. Optimization2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  10. Water2▲ 47×1 topic
  11. Thermal Analysis2▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Catalysis2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  13. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  14. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  15. Metal Recovery2▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Biosensors2▲ 3.7×2 topics
  17. Control Systems2▲ 10×2 topics
  18. Religion1▲ 3.9×4 topics
  19. Battery Recycling1▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Electronics1▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Green Chemistry1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  22. Mathematical Modeling1▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Nanotechnology1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  24. Nb3Sn Conductor1▲ 92×1 topic
  25. Politics1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  26. Recycling1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  27. Superconducting Magnets1▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Solar Cells1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  29. Affective States1▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Bilingualism1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Breath Analysis1▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Calcium Modulated Proteins1▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics1▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Chemistry Education1▲ 110×1 topic
  35. Competitive Balance1▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Crisis Communication1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. CubeSat1▲ 69×1 topic
  38. Dimensional Metrology1▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Electric Drives1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Electronic Nose1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Cerritos College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: solar cell performance optimization, Arsenic contamination and mitigation, Extraction and Separation Processes and Superconducting Materials and Applications.

solar cell performance optimization: 2 fractional worksArsenic contamination and mitigation: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 1 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Research Topics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…1Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksImage and Signal Denoisi…1Image and Signal Denoising Methods: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEnvironmental ChemistryMechanical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Arsenic contamination and mitigation Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Image and Signal Denoising Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cerritos College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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