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Hillsborough Community College

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World rank, all time
#27,593
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,768
of 7,310
Research works
161
▼ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Hillsborough Community College

Which fields of science does Hillsborough Community College work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Hillsborough Community College is in Social Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 74 fractional works · 45.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 25.8% of its workEducation: 18 fractional works · 11.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 25.1% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 16.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workArchitecture: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHillsboroughCommunity College161fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences46%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4225.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities148.9%
    3. Psychology106.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting52.9%
    5. Decision Sciences21.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    1. Medicine2716.5%
    2. Health Professions116.8%
    3. Nursing21.4%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Engineering159.4%
    2. Environmental Science106.1%
    3. Computer Science74.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy32.1%
    5. Mathematics21.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    7. Materials Science10.6%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.46× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.82× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities5.46×3 works
  2. Psychology2.82×2 works
  3. Veterinary2.64×0 works
  4. Social Sciences1.60×4 works
  5. Computer Science1.36×2 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.30×1 works
  7. Medicine1.22×4 works
  8. Health Professions1.20×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.66×1 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.63×0 works
  12. Nursing0.61×0 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.42×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.37×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×0 works
  17. Engineering0.26×1 works
  18. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.23×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Hillsborough Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Craig S. Kasper, Sara L. Johnson and C. Zinn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hillsborough Community College.

  1. 1 Craig S. Kasper United States · #3,835,963 worldwide 341 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Sara L. Johnson United States · #3,851,239 worldwide 82 citations · 59 works
  3. 3 C. Zinn United States · #5,202,708 worldwide 108 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Hillsborough Community College

What are the most cited papers from Hillsborough Community College?

The most cited paper from Hillsborough Community College is "Causes of employee turnover: A test of the Mobley, Griffeth, Hand, and Meglino model." (Charles E. Michaels, Paul E. Spector, 1982), with 788 citations. Next come "Persistence and Differential Survival of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Subtropical Waters and Sediments" (597) and "Antarctic ice sheet sensitivity to atmospheric CO 2 variations in the early to mid-Miocene" (209).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Causes of employee turnover: A test of the Mobley, Griffeth, Hand, and Meglino model. Charles E. Michaels, Paul E. Spector · Journal of Applied Psychology Feb 1982 788
2 Persistence and Differential Survival of Fecal Indicator Bacteria in Subtropical Waters and Sediments Kimberly L. Anderson, John E. Whitlock, Valerie J. Harwood · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Jun 2005 597
3 Antarctic ice sheet sensitivity to atmospheric CO 2 variations in the early to mid-Miocene Richard Levy et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access108 authors 22 Feb 2016 209
4 The influence of rainfall on the incidence of microbial faecal indicators and the dominant sources of faecal pollution in a Florida river Stephaney D. Shehane, Valerie J. Harwood, John E. Whitlock et al. · Journal of Applied Microbiology 11 Apr 2005 127
5 Diversity and Distribution of Escherichia coli Genotypes and Antibiotic Resistance Phenotypes in Feces of Humans, Cattle, and Horses Matthew A. Anderson, John E. Whitlock, Valerie J. Harwood · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Nov 2006 118
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Hillsborough Community College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Student Engagement, Higher Education, Online Learning, Education, Curriculum Development, Social Support and Reflective Practice.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Education9▲ 4.1×16 topics
  2. Engineering Education8▲ 53×4 topics
  3. Student Engagement8▲ 19×10 topics
  4. Higher Education8▲ 12×11 topics
  5. Online Learning7▲ 9.1×3 topics
  6. Curriculum Development6▲ 10×3 topics
  7. Social Support6▲ 7.7×9 topics
  8. Reflective Practice5▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Cognitive Engagement5▲ 39×2 topics
  10. E-Learning5▲ 5.1×2 topics
  11. Nursing Education5▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Blended Learning4▲ 29×1 topic
  13. Distance Education4▲ 19×1 topic
  14. Professional Development4▲ 17×5 topics
  15. STEM Education4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  16. Teaching Methods4▲ 20×6 topics
  17. Educational Technology4▲ 3.6×7 topics
  18. Project-Based Learning4▲ 68×3 topics
  19. Diversity4▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 14×6 topics
  21. Healthcare4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  22. Ethics4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  23. Narrative4▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Assessment Methods3▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Lifelong Learning3▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  27. Organizational Culture3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  28. Student Perceptions3▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Distance Learning3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  30. Hands-On Learning3▲ 144×1 topic
  31. Integrated First-Year Curriculum3▲ 144×1 topic
  32. Postmodernism3▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Teaching Strategies3▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Health Policy3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Job Satisfaction3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  36. Remote Laboratories3▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Virtual Labs3▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Academic Performance3▲ 23×3 topics
  39. Cultural Competence3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Career Development2▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Hillsborough Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal principles and applications, Theology and Philosophy of Evil, Health and Medical Research Impacts and Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices.

Legal principles and app…1Legal principles and applications: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy …1Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 0 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 0 fractional worksMentoring and Academic D…0Mentoring and Academic Development: 0 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 0 fractional worksTourism, Volunteerism, a…0Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development: 0 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 0 fractional worksMedieval Philosophy and Theology: 0 fractional works
LawPhilosophyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Legal principles and applications Law 1 works
  2. 2 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  4. 4 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 0 works
  5. 5 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 0 works
  7. 7 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 0 works
  8. 8 Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development Demography 0 works
  9. 9 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Medieval Philosophy and Theology Philosophy 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-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Hillsborough Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Hillsborough Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000059% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Hillsborough Community College0.000032% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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