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Columbia College - South Carolina

In research, Columbia College - South Carolina stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,896 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,183 of 20,462 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,987 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,578
of 28,054 · #9,871 all time
Rank in United States
#2,200
of 4,192
Research works
871
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
29.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Columbia College - South Carolina 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 #1,896 of 16,945 23.4%394
Health SciencesDomain #9,183 of 20,462 11.9%247
Social SciencesField #5,987 of 10,206 20.7%154
MedicineField #13,438 of 17,978 10.9%204
Physical SciencesDomain #17,408 of 21,541 14.0%166

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Columbia College - South Carolina 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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.76× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.06× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Columbia College - South Carolina?

Ranked on the composite score, Dolores Durkin and O. N. Rood lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Columbia College - South Carolina.

  1. 1 Dolores Durkin United States · #254,863 worldwide 183 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 O. N. Rood United States · #1,308,535 worldwide 6 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Columbia College - South Carolina

Which keywords describe research at Columbia College - South Carolina?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Trauma, Mental Health, Adolescents, Education, Critical Pedagogy, Empathy, Special Education and Teaching.

▲ 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. Mental Health6▲ 4.4×13 topics
  2. Education6▲ 3.7×11 topics
  3. Trauma4▲ 25×4 topics
  4. Adolescents4▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Critical Pedagogy4▲ 47×3 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 1.90×11 topics
  7. Empathy3▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Pedagogy3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  9. Resilience3▲ 7.0×5 topics
  10. Special Education3▲ 59×2 topics
  11. Depression3▲ 3.8×8 topics
  12. Teaching3▲ 27×1 topic
  13. Trigger Warnings3▲ 1039×1 topic
  14. Social Justice3▲ 5.5×7 topics
  15. Racial Disparities3▲ 60×2 topics
  16. Teacher Training3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  17. Disproportionality3▲ 431×1 topic
  18. School Discipline3▲ 324×1 topic
  19. Academic Achievement2▲ 14×6 topics
  20. Primary Care2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  21. Coping Strategies2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  22. Complications2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  23. Chronic Disease2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Global Citizenship2▲ 48×2 topics
  25. Glycemic Control2▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Well-being2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  27. Ethnic Conflict2▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Narrative Analysis2▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Adverse Experiences1▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Childhood Trauma1▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Educational Psychology1▲ 32×3 topics
  33. Gender Dynamics1▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Human Rights Education1▲ 254×1 topic
  35. Peace Education1▲ 254×1 topic
  36. Physical Education1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Qualitative Research Methods1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Quality Improvement1▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Student Participation1▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Teacher Professional Development1▲ 9.1×1 topic

Which research topics does Columbia College - South Carolina publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies, Education Discipline and Inequality, Child Abuse and Trauma and Peace and Human Rights Education.

Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies: 3 fractional worksEducation Discipline and Inequality: 3 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 1 fractional worksPeace and Human Rights Education: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional worksPhysical Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksEducational and Psycholo…1Educational and Psychological Assessments: 1 fractional worksAirway Management and Intubation Techniques: 1 fractional worksChild Therapy and Development: 1 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 1 fractional works
EducationClinical PsychologySociology and Political SciencePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Philosophies and Pedagogies Education 3 works
  2. 2 Education Discipline and Inequality Education 3 works
  3. 3 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Peace and Human Rights Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 1 works
  6. 6 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 1 works
  7. 7 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Airway Management and Intubation Techniques Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Child Therapy and Development Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Columbia College - South Carolina's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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