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Excelsior College

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World rank, all time
#17,785
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,705
of 7,310
Research works
270
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.7k
17.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Excelsior College

Which fields of science does Excelsior College work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Excelsior College is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (22%), Engineering (20%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 53.8% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 22.3% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 20.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 27.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 10.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKExcelsior College70fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences54%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences27%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1622.3%
    2. Engineering1420.5%
    3. Materials Science33.7%
    4. Environmental Science22.9%
    5. Mathematics11.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    7. Chemistry10.9%
    8. Energy00.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Social Sciences912.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting56.7%
    3. Psychology23.4%
    4. Decision Sciences12.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    1. Medicine710.3%
    2. Health Professions33.7%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience12.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.87× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.37× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.07× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science2.87×16 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.07×5 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.04×1 works
  4. Health Professions1.42×3 works
  5. Engineering1.37×14 works
  6. Neuroscience1.31×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.27×0 works
  8. Mathematics1.21×1 works
  9. Psychology1.12×2 works
  10. Materials Science1.04×3 works
  11. Social Sciences0.99×9 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.64×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.60×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.59×2 works
  15. Medicine0.53×7 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×1 works
  17. Energy0.52×0 works
  18. Nursing0.43×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.43×1 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.14×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Excelsior College?

Ranked on the quality score, Alex Barno, Elizabeth A. Ayello and R. Gary Sibbald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Excelsior College.

  1. 1 Alex Barno United States · #2,356,038 worldwide 552 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Elizabeth A. Ayello United States · #2,704,839 worldwide 6.7k citations · 263 works
  3. 3 R. Gary Sibbald United States · #3,664,164 worldwide 561 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Cynthia Longseth Polich United States · #3,696,772 worldwide 127 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Hibbert Hill United States · #3,913,105 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Jane LeClair United States · #4,092,682 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 J. M. Good United States · #4,241,123 worldwide 131 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Pamela A. Miller United States · #4,489,398 worldwide 159 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Marcie Parker United States · #6,190,121 worldwide 629 citations · 129 works
All ranked researchers at Excelsior College

What are the most cited papers from Excelsior College?

The most cited paper from Excelsior College is "Unsupervised texture segmentation using Gabor filters" (Anil Kumar Jain, F. Farrokhnia, 1991), with 2,158 citations. Next come "Six Sigma: Definition and underlying theory⋆" (870) and "Outcomes Management" (591).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Unsupervised texture segmentation using Gabor filters Anil Kumar Jain, F. Farrokhnia · Pattern Recognition 1991 2,158
2 Six Sigma: Definition and underlying theory⋆ Roger G. Schroeder, Kevin Wayne Linderman, Charles A. Liedtke et al. · Journal of Operations Management 22 Jun 2007 870
3 Outcomes Management Paul M. Ellwood · New England Journal of Medicine 9 Jun 1988 591
4 Diabetic foot ulcers Afsáneh Alavi, Ronald Gary Sibbald, Dieter Mayer et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 17 Dec 2013 372
5 Perceived Risk, Stigma, and Potential Economic Impacts of a High‐Level Nuclear Waste Repository in Nevada Paul Slovic, Mark Layman, N KRAUS et al. · Risk Analysis Dec 1991 307
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Excelsior College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Healthcare, Energy Efficiency, Artificial Intelligence, Feature Extraction, Medical Imaging and Lifelong Learning.

▲ 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 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. Machine Learning7▲ 3.1×26 topics
  2. Deep Learning7▲ 2.8×28 topics
  3. Healthcare4▲ 5.6×9 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.3×13 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  6. Sustainability3▲ 1.75×9 topics
  7. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.2×4 topics
  8. Big Data2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  9. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.3×7 topics
  10. Feature Extraction2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  11. Medical Imaging2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  12. Internet of Things2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  13. Higher Education2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  14. Security2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  15. Lifelong Learning2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Image Processing2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  17. IoT Security2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  18. Ethical Challenges2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  19. Nanotechnology2▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Cloud Computing1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Health Equity1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  22. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 4.3×7 topics
  23. Clinical Decision Support1▲ 12×1 topic
  24. Cybersecurity1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  25. Smart Cities1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  26. Technology Integration1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  27. Cementitious Materials1▲ 18×1 topic
  28. Cultural Competence1▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Geopolymer1▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Model Predictive Control1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  31. Corrosion Resistance1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Digital Labor Platforms1▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Gig Economy1▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Image Segmentation1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Interpretable Models1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Machine Learning Interpretability1▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Nursing1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Performance Measurement1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  39. Banknote Recognition1▲ 110×1 topic
  40. Building Energy Consumption1▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Excelsior College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Concrete and Cement Materials Research, Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) and Digital Economy and Work Transformation.

Artificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksConcrete and Cement Mate…1Concrete and Cement Materials Research: 1 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 1 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work Transformation: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional worksCurrency Recognition and Detection: 1 fractional worksMobile Learning in Education: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…1Municipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 1 fractional works
Health InformaticsCivil and Structural EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  2. 2 Concrete and Cement Materials Research Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Currency Recognition and Detection Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  7. 7 Mobile Learning in Education Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  10. 10 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 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 available32.9%not open67.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Excelsior College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower 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 Excelsior College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Excelsior College0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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