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De Anza College

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World rank, all time
#27,019
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,650
of 7,310
Research works
202
▲ 117% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
De Anza College

Which fields of science does De Anza College work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at De Anza College is in Social Sciences, 39% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Computer Science (16%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 45.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 18.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 39.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 16.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 9.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKDe Anza College38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences45%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences718.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance38.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities37.4%
    4. Psychology25.7%
    5. Decision Sciences23.9%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.9%
    1. Computer Science616.3%
    2. Environmental Science49.6%
    3. Engineering38.7%
    4. Mathematics12.8%
    5. Chemistry00.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine26.3%
    2. Health Professions11.8%
    3. Nursing01.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.8%
    2. Neuroscience12.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.09× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.93× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.56× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.05× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.97× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.05×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.97×3 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.56×3 works
  4. Mathematics2.41×1 works
  5. Nursing2.22×0 works
  6. Computer Science2.09×6 works
  7. Environmental Science1.93×4 works
  8. Psychology1.86×2 works
  9. Social Sciences1.50×7 works
  10. Neuroscience1.34×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.68×1 works
  13. Engineering0.58×3 works
  14. Chemistry0.55×0 works
  15. Medicine0.33×2 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.31×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at De Anza College?

Ranked on the quality score, Jane E. Shaw, Behrouz A. Forouzan and Virgil A. Place lead among researchers whose main affiliation is De Anza College.

  1. 1 Jane E. Shaw United States · #702,830 worldwide 2.8k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Behrouz A. Forouzan United States · #1,119,786 worldwide 1.2k citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Virgil A. Place United States · #1,194,519 worldwide 2.1k citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Louis Gary Lamit United States · #3,083,241 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Richard F. Gilberg United States · #3,418,288 worldwide 75 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Mallory Angeli Newell United States · #3,512,527 worldwide 122 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Tom J. Schwartz United States · #3,873,144 worldwide 194 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Steven Rappaport United States · #4,695,298 worldwide 83 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Harriet Benson United States · #4,893,909 worldwide 250 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Karl Schaffer United States · #4,950,941 worldwide 34 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at De Anza College

What are the most cited papers from De Anza College?

The most cited paper from De Anza College is "Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently)" (Jeffrey N. Schinske, Kimberly D. Tanner, 2014), with 281 citations. Next come "Scientist Spotlight Homework Assignments Shift Students’ Stereotypes of Scientists and Enhance Science Identity in a Diverse Introductory Science Class" (246) and "Evolution of invasiveness through increased resource use in a vacant niche" (159).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Teaching More by Grading Less (or Differently) Jeffrey N. Schinske, Kimberly D. Tanner · CBE—Life Sciences Education Open access Jun 2014 281
2 Scientist Spotlight Homework Assignments Shift Students’ Stereotypes of Scientists and Enhance Science Identity in a Diverse Introductory Science Class Jeffrey N. Schinske, Heather Perkins, Amanda Snyder et al. · CBE—Life Sciences Education Open access Sep 2016 246
3 Evolution of invasiveness through increased resource use in a vacant niche Katrina M. Dlugosch, F. Alice Cang, Brittany S. Barker et al. · Nature Plants Open access 29 May 2015 159
4 Beyond the Biology: A Systematic Investigation of Noncontent Instructor Talk in an Introductory Biology Course Shannon B. Seidel, Amanda L. Reggi, Jeffrey N. Schinske et al. · CBE—Life Sciences Education Open access 18 Nov 2015 135
5 THE BIOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PROSTAGLANDINS Peter W. Ramwell, Jane E. Shaw · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences Apr 1971 124
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at De Anza College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Religion, Conservation, Renewable Energy, COVID-19, business impact and Financial Markets.

▲ 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-now 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 33 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning4▲ 3.3×12 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 3.1×14 topics
  3. Religion2▲ 13×3 topics
  4. COVID-192▲ 4.4×3 topics
  5. Renewable Energy2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  7. Pandemic2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  8. Conservation2▲ 10×3 topics
  9. Neural Networks2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  10. Financial Markets2▲ 34×1 topic
  11. Sustainability2▲ 1.69×3 topics
  12. business impact2▲ 47×1 topic
  13. Ethics2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  14. Virtual Reality2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  15. Gender1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  16. Philosophy1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  17. Digital Media Technology1▲ 79×1 topic
  18. Visual Communication Design1▲ 79×1 topic
  19. Environmental Management1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  20. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.81×2 topics
  21. Altruism1▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Asset Pricing1▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 13×1 topic
  24. Buddhism1▲ 143×1 topic
  25. Cooperation1▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Environmental Movement1▲ 337×1 topic
  27. Fascism1▲ 131×1 topic
  28. Green Investments1▲ 50×1 topic
  29. Industrial Agriculture1▲ 337×1 topic
  30. Social Safety1▲ 50×1 topic
  31. South Asia1▲ 143×1 topic
  32. Totalitarianism1▲ 104×1 topic
  33. Trajectory Prediction1▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does De Anza College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Digital Media and Visual Art, Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation and Business and Economic Development.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksDigital Media and Visual…1Digital Media and Visual Art: 1 fractional worksEvolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation: 1 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 1 fractional worksItalian Fascism and Post-war Society: 1 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Studies: 1 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…1American Environmental and Regional History: 1 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 1 fractional worksGait Recognition and Analysis: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided DesignSociology and Political ScienceManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Digital Media and Visual Art Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design 1 works
  3. 3 Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  5. 5 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Italian Fascism and Post-war Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 1 works
  8. 8 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 1 works
  10. 10 Gait Recognition and Analysis Biomedical Engineering 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has De Anza College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 117% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is De Anza College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%De Anza College0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

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