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College of Western Idaho

In research, College of Western Idaho stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,699 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,891
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,931
of 8,685
Research works
262
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.3k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
65%
world 28%

What is College of Western Idaho 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
Physical SciencesDomain #18,699 of 21,541 14.0%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where College of Western Idaho 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: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 3.47× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.33× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.96× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at College of Western Idaho?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Continuous Queries, Data Stream Management, Community Engagement, Bromelain, Learning Object Repositories, Nucleosynthesis, Open Educational Resources and Pineapple.

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

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Continuous Queries2▲ 432×1 topic
  2. Data Stream Management2▲ 432×1 topic
  3. Climate Change2▲ 2.0×5 topics
  4. Cancer1▲ 3.0×2 topics
  5. Community Engagement1▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Bromelain1▲ 346×1 topic
  7. Learning Object Repositories1▲ 398×1 topic
  8. Mental Health1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  9. Nucleosynthesis1▲ 76×2 topics
  10. Open Educational Resources1▲ 398×1 topic
  11. Pineapple1▲ 346×1 topic
  12. Quantum Mechanics1▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management1▲ 4.0×2 topics

Which research topics does College of Western Idaho publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Database Systems and Queries, Pineapple and bromelain studies, Open Education and E-Learning and Nuclear physics research studies.

Advanced Database System…2Advanced Database Systems and Queries: 2 fractional worksPineapple and bromelain studies: 1 fractional worksOpen Education and E-Lea…1Open Education and E-Learning: 1 fractional worksNuclear physics research…1Nuclear physics research studies: 1 fractional worksScientific Research and Discoveries: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…0Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 0 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 0 fractional worksManagement and Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 0 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsMolecular BiologyComputer Science ApplicationsNuclear and High Energy Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Database Systems and Queries Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  2. 2 Pineapple and bromelain studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Open Education and E-Learning Computer Science Applications 1 works
  4. 4 Nuclear physics research studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  5. 5 Scientific Research and Discoveries Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 0 works
  10. 10 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political 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 available64.9%not open35.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has College of Western Idaho's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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