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Florida SouthWestern State College

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World rank, all time
#29,516
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,204
of 7,310
Research works
127
▲ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
966
7.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Florida SouthWestern State College

Which fields of science does Florida SouthWestern State College work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Florida SouthWestern State College is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Environmental Science (18%), Arts and Humanities (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 12 fractional works · 39.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 21.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 11.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 15.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 27.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 17.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 18.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKFloridaSouthWestern…30fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences40%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences621.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities515.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    5. Psychology01.0%
    1. Environmental Science517.7%
    2. Engineering14.5%
    3. Computer Science12.6%
    4. Materials Science00.9%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    6. Chemistry00.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology28.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences27.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.1%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine413.3%
    2. Dentistry00.7%
    3. Health Professions00.5%
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: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.56× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 5.29× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.29×4 works
  2. Environmental Science3.56×5 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.19×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.66×6 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.61×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.58×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.58×0 works
  8. Dentistry1.54×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.50×2 works
  10. Medicine0.69×4 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.41×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.34×1 works
  14. Psychology0.34×0 works
  15. Engineering0.30×1 works
  16. Materials Science0.27×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.24×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.18×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.13×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Florida SouthWestern State College?

Ranked on the quality score, Nin N. Dingra, Brandon T. Jett and Michael Witty lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Florida SouthWestern State College.

  1. 1 Nin N. Dingra United States · #2,781,268 worldwide 653 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Brandon T. Jett United States · #4,063,029 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Michael Witty United States · #4,769,048 worldwide 267 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Jordan Donini United States · #4,769,402 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Theppawut Israsena Na Ayudhya United States · #5,016,835 worldwide 109 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Florida SouthWestern State College

What are the most cited papers from Florida SouthWestern State College?

The most cited paper from Florida SouthWestern State College is "Relationships between flortaucipir PET tau binding and amyloid burden, clinical diagnosis, age and cognition" (Michael J. Pontecorvo, Michael D. Devous, Michael A. Navitsky et al., 2017), with 366 citations. Next come "Art Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias" (229) and "Effectiveness of a peer‐support community in addiction recovery: participation as intervention" (174).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Relationships between flortaucipir PET tau binding and amyloid burden, clinical diagnosis, age and cognition Michael J. Pontecorvo, Michael D. Devous, Michael A. Navitsky et al. · Brain Open access 3 Jan 2017 366
2 Art Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias Bree Chancellor, Angel C. Duncan, Anjan Kumar Chatterjee · Journal of Alzheimer s Disease 7 Jan 2014 229
3 Effectiveness of a peer‐support community in addiction recovery: participation as intervention Rosemary Boisvert, Linda M. Martin, Maria Grosek et al. · Occupational Therapy International 9 Oct 2008 174
4 Stress in mangrove forests: Early detection and preemptive rehabilitation are essential for future successful worldwide mangrove forest management Roy R. Robin Lewis, Eric C. Milbrandt, Benjamin Michael Brown et al. · Marine Pollution Bulletin 10 Mar 2016 158
5 State and local governments plan for development of most land vulnerable to rising sea level along the US Atlantic coast James G. Titus, Daniel E. Hudgens, D L Trescott et al. · Environmental Research Letters Open access Oct 2009 156
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Which keywords describe research at Florida SouthWestern State College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Population Dynamics, Climate Change, Conservation, Marine Turtles, American founding, Constitutional government, Phylogenetic Analysis and Habitat Selection.

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

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 4.7×6 topics
  2. Population Dynamics3▲ 43×3 topics
  3. Conservation2▲ 14×1 topic
  4. Marine Turtles2▲ 542×1 topic
  5. Globalization2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  6. American founding2▲ 183×1 topic
  7. Constitutional government2▲ 183×1 topic
  8. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Habitat Selection1▲ 63×2 topics
  10. Social Justice1▲ 7.5×4 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Human Rights1▲ 3.8×3 topics
  13. French Revolution1▲ 228×1 topic
  14. Napoleonic Wars1▲ 228×1 topic

Which research topics does Florida SouthWestern State College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Turtle Biology and Conservation, American Constitutional Law and Politics, European Political History Analysis and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Turtle Biology and Conse…2Turtle Biology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksEuropean Political History Analysis: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior1Avian ecology and behavior: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPolitical and Economic history of UK and US: 0 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 0 fractional worksTorture, Ethics, and Law: 0 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationPolitical Science and International RelationsHistoryEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  2. 2 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 European Political History Analysis History 1 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Torture, Ethics, and Law Sociology and Political Science 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.4%domestic only93.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Florida SouthWestern State College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% 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 Florida SouthWestern State College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Florida SouthWestern State College0.000089% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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