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Grand Rapids Community College

In research, Grand Rapids Community College stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,233 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,906 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,333
of 22,385 · #6,825 all time
Rank in United States
#1,426
of 3,332
Research works
874
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Grand Rapids Community College

What is Grand Rapids Community College known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #3,233 of 9,902 8.7%122 #2968
MedicineField #2,906 of 8,541 9.1%105 #2693

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Grand Rapids Community College work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Grand Rapids Community College is in Health Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%), Health Professions (7%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 145 fractional works · 64.6% of its workMedicine: 126 fractional works · 56.1% of its workSurgery: 25 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEpidemiology: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 6.8% of its workUrban Studies: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 12.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGrand RapidsCommunity College224fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences14%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine12656.1%
    2. Health Professions167.0%
    3. Dentistry20.8%
    4. Nursing20.7%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences156.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities73.2%
    3. Psychology62.6%
    4. Decision Sciences20.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology177.6%
    2. Neuroscience42.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology41.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Engineering94.1%
    2. Computer Science31.2%
    3. Environmental Science31.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    5. Materials Science10.4%
    6. Chemistry10.3%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.42× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.27× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.67× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.92× its world share, 126 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine2.92×126 works
  2. Health Professions2.67×16 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.70×4 works
  4. Dentistry1.64×2 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.42×17 works
  6. Nursing1.37×2 works
  7. Neuroscience1.23×4 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.20×1 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.12×7 works
  10. Psychology0.85×6 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.71×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.54×15 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×1 works
  14. Engineering0.27×9 works
  15. Veterinary0.27×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.24×3 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.22×1 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.22×1 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.20×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.16×3 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×1 works
  24. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.09×0 works
  26. Energy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Grand Rapids Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul C. Sadek, Sabrina L. Noyes and Robert M. Hendershot lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grand Rapids Community College.

  1. 1 Paul C. Sadek United States · #944,361 worldwide 794 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Sabrina L. Noyes United States · #2,413,404 worldwide 1.1k citations · 123 works
  3. 3 Robert M. Hendershot United States · #2,832,973 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Walter A. Sperry United States · #2,930,734 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 David M. Reifler United States · #3,050,544 worldwide 848 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 W. H. STEFFENSEN United States · #3,067,545 worldwide 47 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Samer W. Kirmiz United States · #3,278,502 worldwide 160 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 George T. Aitken United States · #3,310,638 worldwide 271 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Leena Mammen United States · #3,378,277 worldwide 481 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Ferris Smith United States · #3,431,139 worldwide 149 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Grand Rapids Community College

What are the most cited papers from Grand Rapids Community College?

The most cited paper from Grand Rapids Community College is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "The Influence of Finasteride on the Development of Prostate Cancer" (2,523) and "Endometriosis" (2,271).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 The Influence of Finasteride on the Development of Prostate Cancer Ian Murchie Thompson, Phyllis J. Goodman, Catherine M. Tangen et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 16 Jul 2003 2,523
3 Endometriosis Krina T. Zondervan, Christian M. Becker, Stacey A. Missmer · New England Journal of Medicine 25 Mar 2020 2,271
4 A Comparison of Etanercept and Methotrexate in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Joan M. Bathon, Richard W. Martin, Roy Fleischmann et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 30 Nov 2000 1,752
5 American Association of Clinical Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Primary Care and Endocrinology Clinical Settings Kenneth J. Cusi, Scott D. Isaacs, Diana Barb et al. · Endocrine Practice May 2022 1,005
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Grand Rapids Community College?

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

▲ 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. Epidemiology24▲ 2.7×85 topics
  2. Quality of Life10▲ 3.0×31 topics
  3. Treatment8▲ 3.0×33 topics
  4. Inflammation8▲ 1.60×41 topics
  5. Diagnosis8▲ 3.6×27 topics
  6. Management7▲ 4.0×23 topics
  7. Complications7▲ 6.2×16 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress6▲ 1.74×35 topics
  9. Entrepreneurship6▲ 6.7×2 topics
  10. Urban Development6▲ 7.1×2 topics
  11. Creative Economy6▲ 72×1 topic
  12. Cultural Policy6▲ 63×1 topic
  13. Genetic Mutations6▲ 5.6×18 topics
  14. Risk Factors6▲ 2.2×24 topics
  15. Heart Failure5▲ 4.6×8 topics
  16. Clinical Guidelines4▲ 6.4×8 topics
  17. Clinical Practice Guidelines4▲ 3.1×14 topics
  18. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  19. Investment4▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Radiotherapy4▲ 4.3×13 topics
  21. Thrombosis4▲ 5.8×7 topics
  22. Art Market4▲ 210×1 topic
  23. Auctions4▲ 210×1 topic
  24. Breast Reconstruction4▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Healthcare Quality4▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Immunosuppressive Therapy4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  27. Pathophysiology3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  28. Patient Satisfaction3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  29. Health-related Quality of Life3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  30. Quality Improvement3▲ 7.5×8 topics
  31. Surgical Treatment3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Medical Errors3▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  34. Medication Errors3▲ 24×2 topics
  35. Safety Climate3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Adverse Events3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Patient Safety Culture2▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Surgical Safety Checklist2▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  40. Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation2▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: 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 Medic…2Patient Safety and Medication Errors: 2 fractional worksReconstructive Surgery a…2Reconstructive Surgery and Microvascular Techniques: 2 fractional worksMechanical Circulatory Support Devices: 2 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksEndometriosis Research a…2Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Quality and Management: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional works
Urban StudiesVisual Arts and Performing ArtsEmergency Medical ServicesSurgery5 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 Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 2 works
  7. 7 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Quality and Management Health Information Management 1 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Grand Rapids Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Grand Rapids Community College0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Grand Rapids Community College9.3% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.4% in 2022.

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