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Florence–Darlington Technical College

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Research works
92
▲ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
704
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Florence–Darlington Technical College

Not ranked overall: Florence–Darlington Technical 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 Florence–Darlington Technical College work in?

In all years, 42% of research at Florence–Darlington Technical College is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 41.9% of its workEngineering: 20 fractional works · 22.3% of its workMedia Technology: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 16.5% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 8.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 19.9% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 15.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLeadership and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFlorence–DarlingtonTechnical College92fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences29%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2022.3%
    2. Chemistry66.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy33.8%
    4. Computer Science33.5%
    5. Environmental Science33.2%
    6. Materials Science11.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences1516.5%
    2. Psychology55.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance44.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities21.7%
    5. Decision Sciences10.9%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    1. Medicine1415.5%
    2. Health Professions33.0%
    3. Nursing11.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology44.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.7%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 9.36× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance9.36×3 works
  2. Energy2.18×0 works
  3. Dentistry2.07×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.39×3 works
  5. Engineering1.27×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.15×1 works
  7. Medicine1.05×3 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.04×0 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.04×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.90×0 works
  11. Neuroscience0.86×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.64×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.46×0 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.33×0 works
  15. Psychology0.26×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.24×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Florence–Darlington Technical College?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip P. Purpura, Dongyue Huang and Julian P. Price lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Florence–Darlington Technical College.

  1. 1 Philip P. Purpura United States · #2,251,025 worldwide 234 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 Dongyue Huang United States · #2,793,743 worldwide 82 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Julian P. Price United States · #3,393,081 worldwide 122 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Elaine L. Craft United States · #5,364,677 worldwide 48 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Florence–Darlington Technical College

What are the most cited papers from Florence–Darlington Technical College?

The most cited paper from Florence–Darlington Technical College is "Cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis" (Torello Lotti, Ilaria Ghersetich, Claudio Comacchi et al., 1998), with 232 citations. Next come "Phytoremediation: A Green Technology to Remove Environmental Pollutants" (213) and "Intracardiac Echo‐Guided Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Atrial Septal Defect or Patent Foramen Ovale Repair: A Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy Study" (91).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cutaneous small-vessel vasculitis Torello Lotti, Ilaria Ghersetich, Claudio Comacchi et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Nov 1998 232
2 Phytoremediation: A Green Technology to Remove Environmental Pollutants Annie Melinda Paz-Alberto, Gilbert C. Sigua · American Journal of Climate Change Open access 2013 213
3 Intracardiac Echo‐Guided Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation of Atrial Fibrillation in Patients with Atrial Septal Defect or Patent Foramen Ovale Repair: A Feasibility, Safety, and Efficacy Study Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, UMAMAHESH RANGISETTY, Subramanya K. Prasad et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology Open access 25 Jul 2008 91
4 Reading and listening to oral‐based versus literate‐based discourse Donald L. Rubin, Teresa Hafer, Kevin Arata · Communication Education Apr 2000 82
5 Theory of Elastic Dielectrics Revisited Jerald Laverne Ericksen · Archive for Rational Mechanics and Analysis 17 Oct 2006 45
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Florence–Darlington Technical College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Curriculum Development, Globalization, Assessment Methods, Outcome-Based Education, STEM Education, Distance Learning and Medicinal Chemistry.

▲ 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. Engineering Education8▲ 84×3 topics
  2. Globalization7▲ 3.9×9 topics
  3. Curriculum Development5▲ 16×2 topics
  4. Education3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  5. Assessment Methods3▲ 34×1 topic
  6. Outcome-Based Education3▲ 123×1 topic
  7. Distance Learning3▲ 14×2 topics
  8. STEM Education3▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 8.5×7 topics
  10. Synthesis3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  11. Economic Growth3▲ 3.9×6 topics
  12. Healthcare3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  13. Remote Laboratories2▲ 66×1 topic
  14. Social Support2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  15. Virtual Labs2▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Drug Discovery2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  17. Catalysis2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  18. Economic Development2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  19. Data Visualization2▲ 53×2 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship2▲ 7.9×1 topic
  21. Hands-On Learning2▲ 175×1 topic
  22. Higher Education2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  23. Primary Care2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  24. Self-Efficacy2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  25. Statistical Analysis2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Statistical Modeling2▲ 46×2 topics
  27. Academic Performance2▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Catalyst2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Chemoselective2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Child Development2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  31. Internet Use2▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Parallel Computing2▲ 9.2×1 topic
  33. R language2▲ 252×1 topic
  34. Heterocycles1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Nanowire Transistors1▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Student Satisfaction1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors1▲ 23×1 topic
  38. Academic Achievement1▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Cultural Politics1▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Diversity1▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Florence–Darlington Technical College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses, Diverse Education Studies and Reforms, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and Digital Humanities and Scholarship.

HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses: 1 fractional worksDiverse Education Studies and Reforms: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 1 fractional worksDigital Humanities and Scholarship: 0 fractional worksBlood disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksHeparin-Induced Thromboc…0Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis: 0 fractional worksMining Techniques and Economics: 0 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 0 fractional worksFiscal Policies and Political Economy: 0 fractional worksCardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEducationMedia TechnologyLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 Diverse Education Studies and Reforms Education 1 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  5. 5 Blood disorders and treatments Genetics 0 works
  6. 6 Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Thrombosis Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Fiscal Policies and Political Economy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques Surgery 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 available29.4%not open70.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Florence–Darlington Technical College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% 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 Florence–Darlington Technical College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000075% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Florence–Darlington Technical College0.000099% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Florence–Darlington Technical College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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