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Knoxville College

In research, Knoxville College stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,778 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,676 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,068 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Materials Science — General Materials Science is 48.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,222
of 28,054 · #3,367 all time
Rank in United States
#456
of 4,192
Research works
4.9k
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
20.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Knoxville 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 #1,778 of 11,982 13.8%220 #1829
Physical SciencesDomain #2,676 of 12,888 7.4%852 #3508
Social SciencesDomain #3,068 of 10,521 26.6%262 #2026
EngineeringField #2,480 of 6,636 6.7%455 #2824
MedicineField #5,326 of 10,443 10.5%163 #4042
Social SciencesField #3,351 of 6,365 28.3%105 #2373
Life SciencesDomain #4,709 of 7,800 9.3%125 #3580
Materials ScienceField #1,706 of 2,468 5.3%127 #2139
Physics and AstronomyField #1,189 of 1,646 9.2%61 #2810
PsychologyField #1,700 of 2,181 19.5%66 #1182

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,829 #1,778
  2. Physical Sciences#3,508 #2,676
  3. Social Sciences#2,026 #3,068
  4. Engineering#2,824 #2,480
  5. Medicine#4,042 #5,326
  6. Social Sciences#2,373 #3,351
  7. Life Sciences#3,580 #4,709
  8. Materials Science#2,139 #1,706
  9. Physics and Astronomy#2,810 #1,189
  10. Psychology#1,182 #1,700
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Knoxville College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Materials Science takes 48.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Materials ScienceSubfield · 30.6 works48×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.78× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 37 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 70 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.08× its world share, 455 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 54 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.50× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.79× its world share, 14 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.88× its world share, 61 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 162 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.21× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 66 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 105 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Which keywords describe research at Knoxville College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metal Nanoparticles, Aerospace Applications, Adhesive Joints, Structural Properties, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics, Polymer Composite Materials, Mechanical Properties and Oxidation Resistance.

▲ 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. Epidemiology47▼ 0.81×86 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties44▲ 3.1×29 topics
  3. Mental Health44▲ 2.0×32 topics
  4. Metal Nanoparticles36▲ 15×6 topics
  5. Aerospace Applications35▲ 24×3 topics
  6. Adhesive Joints32▲ 31×2 topics
  7. Public Health31▲ 1.45×38 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency30▲ 2.2×31 topics
  9. Nanoparticles30▲ 1.62×33 topics
  10. Microstructure30▲ 3.9×17 topics
  11. Structural Properties30▲ 42×2 topics
  12. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics29▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Polymer Composite Materials29▲ 57×1 topic
  14. Additive Manufacturing24▲ 5.4×6 topics
  15. Oxidation Resistance24▲ 15×3 topics
  16. 3D Printing22▲ 6.5×4 topics
  17. Biosensors21▲ 2.8×10 topics
  18. Polymer Composites21▲ 5.3×7 topics
  19. Applications18▲ 4.6×4 topics
  20. Imaging18▲ 5.0×7 topics
  21. Composite Materials18▲ 6.1×8 topics
  22. Tool Wear17▲ 8.9×3 topics
  23. Materials16▲ 4.8×5 topics
  24. Ceramics15▲ 6.9×3 topics
  25. Machine Tools14▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Biomedical Engineering14▲ 6.4×2 topics
  27. Challenges14▲ 7.9×1 topic
  28. Diagnostics14▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Fused Deposition Modeling14▲ 8.3×1 topic
  30. Smart Sensors13▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Reliability13▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Sensors13▲ 6.8×4 topics
  33. Density Functional Theory12▲ 8.2×4 topics
  34. High Temperature Behavior12▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Sintering12▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Material Properties11▲ 7.8×3 topics
  37. Industry 4.011▲ 15×2 topics
  38. CNC Systems11▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Cutting Processes11▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Microfabrication11▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Knoxville College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Material Properties and Applications, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Engineering Technology and Methodologies and Nuclear Materials and Properties.

Material Properties and …29Material Properties and Applications: 29 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 14 fractional worksEngineering Technology and Methodologies: 11 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 11 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 9 fractional worksAdvanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies: 9 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materia…8Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 8 fractional worksRadiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies: 8 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 8 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 7 fractional works
General Materials ScienceAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 29 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Engineering Technology and Methodologies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 11 works
  5. 5 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  6. 6 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 8 works
  8. 8 Radiation Detection and Scintillator Technologies Radiation 8 works
  9. 9 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 7 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Knoxville College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.