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Harper College

In research, Harper College stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,383 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#26,542
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,694
of 8,685
Research works
414
▲ 128% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.5k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Harper 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 #12,383 of 16,945 12.5%242

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harper 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: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.69× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.49× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.18× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harper College?

Ranked on the composite score, Margaret M. Nice lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harper College.

  1. 1 Margaret M. Nice United States · #65,681 worldwide 404 citations · 112 works
All ranked researchers at Harper College

Which keywords describe research at Harper College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Mechanical Properties, Higher Education, Developing Countries, Building Materials, Concrete Properties, Earth Construction and Municipal Solid Waste.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact3▲ 6.6×2 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties2▲ 10×3 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  4. Higher Education2▲ 11×4 topics
  5. Sustainability2▲ 2.5×3 topics
  6. Developing Countries1▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Building Materials1▲ 423×1 topic
  8. Concrete Properties1▲ 131×1 topic
  9. Earth Construction1▲ 423×1 topic
  10. Municipal Solid Waste1▲ 102×1 topic
  11. Recycled Aggregate1▲ 170×1 topic
  12. Waste Management1▲ 14×1 topic
  13. Academic Identity1▲ 154×1 topic
  14. Internationalization1▲ 74×1 topic
  15. Microstructure1▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does Harper College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hygrothermal properties of building materials, Municipal Solid Waste Management, Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance and Higher Education Governance and Development.

Hygrothermal properties …1Hygrothermal properties of building materials: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Ma…1Municipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional worksRecycled Aggregate Concr…1Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…1Higher Education Governance and Development: 1 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 1 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 1 fractional worksJewish and Middle Easter…1Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksComputational Physics and Python Applications: 0 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis in Language Studies: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 1 works
  2. 2 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Recycled Aggregate Concrete Performance Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  9. 9 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  10. 10 Discourse Analysis in Language Studies Literature and Literary Theory 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harper College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 128% 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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