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Florida Southern College

In research, Florida Southern College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,492 of 16,945 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,269 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,506
of 28,054 · #26,623 all time
Rank in United States
#2,509
of 4,192
Research works
489
▲ 83% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.4k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Florida Southern College 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 #11,492 of 16,945 16.0%257
Social SciencesField #8,269 of 10,206 18.7%124

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Florida Southern College 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: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.13× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.35× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.66× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Florida Southern College?

Ranked on the composite score, Salvador de Madariaga and Boris Sokoloff lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Florida Southern College.

  1. 1 Salvador de Madariaga United States · #278,519 worldwide 12 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Boris Sokoloff United States · #915,265 worldwide 20 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Florida Southern College

Which keywords describe research at Florida Southern College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Political Economy, Climate Change, Economic Growth, Globalization, Governance, Corporate Governance, Corruption and Emotion Regulation.

▲ 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. Climate Change5▲ 2.2×14 topics
  2. Globalization4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  3. Political Economy4▲ 18×3 topics
  4. Economic Growth4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  5. Corporate Governance3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.6×6 topics
  7. Governance3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  8. Corruption2▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Regulation2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  10. Biodiversity2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  11. Emotion Regulation2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  12. Democracy2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  13. Cross-National Study2▲ 108×1 topic
  14. Institutions2▲ 29×1 topic
  15. Economy2▲ 28×1 topic
  16. Heart Rate Variability2▲ 20×2 topics
  17. Russia2▲ 51×1 topic
  18. Technology Integration2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  19. Learning Analytics2▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Autonomic Nervous System2▲ 36×1 topic
  21. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Physiological Time Series2▲ 36×1 topic
  23. Student Engagement2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  24. Academic Libraries2▲ 96×3 topics
  25. Invasive Species2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  26. Library 2.02▲ 238×1 topic
  27. Web 2.02▲ 238×1 topic
  28. Computational Thinking1▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Global Change1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  30. Professional Development1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  31. Programming Education1▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Developmental Trajectories1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Global Governance1▲ 6.6×4 topics
  34. Mega Events1▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. Monetary Policy1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  37. Reflective Practice1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  38. Sport Tourism1▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Cultural Competence1▲ 10×2 topics
  40. Diversity1▲ 7.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Florida Southern College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corruption and Economic Development, Russia and Soviet political economy, Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control and Web and Library Services.

Corruption and Economic …2Corruption and Economic Development: 2 fractional worksRussia and Soviet politi…2Russia and Soviet political economy: 2 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability a…2Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 2 fractional worksWeb and Library Services2Web and Library Services: 2 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 1 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Admi…1Library Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksFlowering Plant Growth and Cultivation: 1 fractional worksDigital literacy in education: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  4. 4 Web and Library Services Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 1 works
  6. 6 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Flowering Plant Growth and Cultivation Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Digital literacy in education Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Florida Southern College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% higher 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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