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Delta College

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Research works
43
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
71
1.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Delta College

Not ranked overall: Delta 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 Delta College work in?

In all years, 61% of research at Delta College is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Psychology (12%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 27 fractional works · 61.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 31.1% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 13.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 11 fractional works · 26.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDelta College43fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences61%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1431.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities613.2%
    3. Psychology511.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting24.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.8%
    1. Environmental Science511.4%
    2. Engineering25.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences23.6%
    4. Computer Science11.9%
    5. Chemical Engineering01.2%
    6. Chemistry01.2%
    7. Materials Science01.2%
    8. Mathematics00.4%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Medicine37.5%
    2. Nursing00.6%
    3. Health Professions00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.9%
    2. Neuroscience00.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 2.55× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.25× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 4.37× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science6.25×3 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.37×1 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.84×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.55×0 works
  5. Social Sciences2.27×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.07×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.24×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×0 works
  9. Psychology0.44×0 works
  10. Engineering0.40×0 works
  11. Medicine0.35×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.14×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Delta College?

The most cited paper from Delta College is "Quality of life in adolescents and adults with CHARGE syndrome" (Nancy S. Hartshorne, Alexandra S. Hudson, Jillian MacCuspie et al., 2016), with 42 citations. Next come "Supporting students’ career development: A call to action" (15) and "Potential for Abusive Parenting by Rural Mothers With Low‐Birth‐Weight Children" (15).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Quality of life in adolescents and adults with CHARGE syndrome Nancy S. Hartshorne, Alexandra S. Hudson, Jillian MacCuspie et al. · American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A 8 Jun 2016 42
2 Supporting students’ career development: A call to action Becca Walker, Andrea R. Bair, R. Heather Macdonald · New Directions for Community Colleges Open access 30 Jun 2022 15
3 Potential for Abusive Parenting by Rural Mothers With Low‐Birth‐Weight Children Barbara A. Sachs, Lynne A. Hall, Melanie Lutenbacher et al. · Journal of Nursing Scholarship Mar 1999 15
4 Ecology and Ecosystem Impacts of Submerged and Floating Aquatic Vegetation in the Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta Mairgareth A. Christman, Shruti Khanna, Judith Z. Drexler et al. · San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science Open access 3 Feb 2023 14
5 Impact of the supplier certification program in US firms Hong Y. Park, C. Surender Reddy, Geon‐Cheol Shin et al. · European Journal of Purchasing & Supply Management Jun 1996 12
All 54 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Delta College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Colonialism, Climate Change, Teaching Strategies, Meta-Analysis, Ecosystem Services, Nationalism and Language 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 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. Climate Change4▲ 3.2×12 topics
  2. Student Engagement3▲ 26×6 topics
  3. Colonialism3▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Ecosystem Services2▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Meta-Analysis2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  6. Teaching Strategies2▲ 33×2 topics
  7. Education2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  8. Nationalism2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  9. Globalization2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  10. Language Teaching2▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Critical Thinking Skills2▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Higher Education2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Instructional Interventions2▲ 74×1 topic
  14. Biodiversity2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  15. Cultural Studies2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  16. Religion2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  17. Social Impact2▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Educational Technology1▲ 5.0×4 topics
  19. Conflict1▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Corrective Feedback1▲ 51×1 topic
  21. Mental Health1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  22. Second Language Acquisition1▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Central Asia1▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Community Engagement1▲ 9.6×3 topics
  25. Teaching Methods1▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Active Learning1▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Learning Outcomes1▲ 11×3 topics
  28. Social Support1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  29. African History1▲ 80×1 topic
  30. Biomimetic1▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Crisis Communication1▲ 99×1 topic
  32. Dialogical Self1▲ 204×1 topic
  33. Geoheritage1▲ 514×1 topic
  34. Geotourism1▲ 514×1 topic
  35. Health1▲ 6.1×1 topic
  36. Polymer Films1▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Post-Colonial Africa1▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Social Media1▲ 2.9×1 topic
  39. Social Representations Theory1▲ 204×1 topic
  40. Spirituality1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Delta College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics, Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology and Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity.

Religion, Spirituality, …1Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosyste…1Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 1 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands E…1Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 1 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and B…1Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies of British Isles: 0 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 0 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Meth…0Innovative Teaching Methods: 0 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 0 fractional worksEarth Systems and Cosmic Evolution: 0 fractional worksWater Governance and Infrastructure: 0 fractional works
HealthEcologyHistoryMedia Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  2. 2 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Ecosystems and Biodiversity Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies of British Isles History 0 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 0 works
  8. 8 Medieval Literature and History Classics 0 works
  9. 9 Earth Systems and Cosmic Evolution Atmospheric Science 0 works
  10. 10 Water Governance and Infrastructure Political Science and International Relations 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Delta College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% higher 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 Delta College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000014% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Delta College0.000044% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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