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Grand Rapids Community College

In research, Grand Rapids Community College stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,004 of 11,982 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,764 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,621
of 28,054 · #17,922 all time
Rank in United States
#1,729
of 4,192
Research works
874
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Grand Rapids Community College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,004 of 11,982 12.1%122 #7471
MedicineField #5,764 of 10,443 12.6%105 #7078

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Grand Rapids Community 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.59× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.94× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.81× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.89× its world share, 105 worksMedicineNursing: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Grand Rapids Community College?

Ranked on the composite score, Brian R. Lane, Franz-Josef Eilers and Sabrina L. Noyes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grand Rapids Community College.

  1. 1 Brian R. Lane United States · #89,773 worldwide 438 citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Franz-Josef Eilers United States · #349,455 worldwide 3 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Sabrina L. Noyes United States · #1,217,622 worldwide 21 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Nicholas Hartog United States · #1,479,323 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Grand Rapids Community College

Which keywords describe research at Grand Rapids Community College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Entrepreneurship, Complications, Urban Development, Creative Economy, Cultural Policy, Quality of Life and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.7×79 topics
  2. Quality of Life8▲ 2.9×28 topics
  3. Treatment7▲ 3.0×30 topics
  4. Diagnosis7▲ 3.8×23 topics
  5. Complications6▲ 6.7×14 topics
  6. Management6▲ 4.2×20 topics
  7. Entrepreneurship6▲ 8.1×2 topics
  8. Inflammation6▲ 1.46×33 topics
  9. Urban Development6▲ 8.1×2 topics
  10. Creative Economy6▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Cultural Policy6▲ 72×1 topic
  12. Risk Factors5▲ 2.4×21 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.2×17 topics
  14. Investment4▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.7×8 topics
  16. Art Market4▲ 245×1 topic
  17. Auctions4▲ 245×1 topic
  18. Healthcare Quality3▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 5.5×8 topics
  20. Breast Reconstruction3▲ 28×2 topics
  21. Quality Improvement3▲ 8.7×8 topics
  22. Radiotherapy3▲ 4.5×13 topics
  23. Medical Errors3▲ 41×2 topics
  24. Pathophysiology3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  25. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  26. Immunosuppressive Therapy3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  27. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  28. Surgical Treatment3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  29. Medication Errors3▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Safety Climate3▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Thrombosis3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  32. Adverse Events2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Chronic Pain2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  34. Stem Cells2▲ 5.3×9 topics
  35. Patient Safety Culture2▲ 54×1 topic
  36. Surgical Safety Checklist2▲ 54×1 topic
  37. Engineering Education2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Behavior Change2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Free Flap2▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Microsurgical Reconstruction2▲ 27×1 topic

Which research topics does Grand Rapids Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Art History and Market Analysis, Patient Safety and Medication Errors and Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques.

Cultural Industries and …6Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 6 fractional worksArt History and Market Analysis: 4 fractional worksPatient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Management: 1 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 1 fractional worksUterine Myomas and Treatments: 1 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesVisual Arts and Performing ArtsEmergency Medical ServicesSurgery6 others

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

  1. 1 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 6 works
  2. 2 Art History and Market Analysis Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  3. 3 Patient Safety and Medication Errors Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  4. 4 Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Quality and Management Health Information Management 1 works
  8. 8 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Uterine Myomas and Treatments Obstetrics and Gynecology 1 works
  10. 10 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Grand Rapids Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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