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Imperial Valley College

In research, Imperial Valley College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,407 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,587
of 28,054 · #5,168 all time
Rank in United States
#2,360
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
31.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is Imperial Valley 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
Physical SciencesDomain #9,407 of 12,888 21.3%70 #3636

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Imperial Valley 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).

What does Imperial Valley College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 21.3 works7.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.68× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.23× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Imperial Valley College?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Hermann Schomburgk, B Jarman and Tamemasa Haga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Imperial Valley College.

  1. 1 Robert Hermann Schomburgk United States · #456,338 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 B Jarman United States · #688,792 worldwide 63 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Tamemasa Haga United States · #1,518,148 worldwide 10 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Imperial Valley College

Which keywords describe research at Imperial Valley College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Dark Energy, Black Holes, General Relativity, Cosmic Microwave Background, Cosmological Parameters, Quantum Entanglement and String Theory.

▲ 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. Quantum Gravity6▲ 56×4 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 1.77×13 topics
  3. Machine Learning5◆ 1.13×21 topics
  4. Deep Learning5◆ 1.06×22 topics
  5. Dark Energy5▲ 55×2 topics
  6. Black Holes5▲ 37×3 topics
  7. General Relativity4▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.94×14 topics
  9. Cosmic Microwave Background4▲ 59×1 topic
  10. Cosmological Parameters4▲ 59×1 topic
  11. Field Theories4▲ 64×1 topic
  12. Holographic4▲ 64×1 topic
  13. Quantum Entanglement4▲ 46×2 topics
  14. String Theory4▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Risk Management3▲ 5.3×3 topics
  16. Dark Matter3▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Risk Assessment3▲ 3.6×6 topics
  18. Construction3▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Neurotoxicity3▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Food Safety3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  21. Health Effects3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  22. CO2 Sequestration3▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Particle Physics3▲ 26×2 topics
  24. RFID Technology3▲ 11×3 topics
  25. BIM2▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Prefabrication2▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Chronic Diseases2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  28. Exposure2▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Pesticides2▲ 25×1 topic
  30. Primary Care2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  31. Higgs Boson2▲ 29×1 topic
  32. High-Energy Collider2▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Porous Media2▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Carbon Capture2▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Geological Storage2▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Pore-scale Modeling2▲ 30×1 topic
  37. X-ray Computed Tomography2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Hydraulic Fracturing1▲ 9.7×1 topic
  39. Shale Gas Reservoirs1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Relativity1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Imperial Valley College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, BIM and Construction Integration and Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity.

Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 4 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoretical Physics: 4 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…2BIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and T…2Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 2 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 2 fractional worksCO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions: 2 fractional worksEnhanced Oil Recovery Te…2Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 2 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsBuilding and ConstructionPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  3. 3 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 works
  4. 4 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  6. 6 CO2 Sequestration and Geologic Interactions Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.2%domestic only46.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Imperial Valley College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.