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Lone Star College

In research, Lone Star College stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,231 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,404
of 28,054 · #37,066 all time
Rank in United States
#3,973
of 4,192
Research works
286
▲ 100% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.8k
6.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Lone Star 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 #13,231 of 16,945 13.8%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lone Star 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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.42× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.25× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.43× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.89× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Lone Star College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Literature, Narrative, Violence, Capitalism, Gender, Horror, Zombies and Medicine.

▲ 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. Literature7▲ 21×5 topics
  2. Narrative7▲ 67×3 topics
  3. Violence6▲ 66×6 topics
  4. Capitalism4▲ 100×2 topics
  5. Education4▲ 3.7×3 topics
  6. Gender4▲ 11×2 topics
  7. Horror4▲ 544×1 topic
  8. Zombies4▲ 544×1 topic
  9. Medicine3▲ 60×3 topics
  10. Academic Performance3▲ 53×2 topics
  11. Social Interaction3▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Stereotypes3▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Art3▲ 47×2 topics
  14. Cultural Studies3▲ 11×2 topics
  15. Online Gaming2▲ 99×1 topic
  16. Video Games2▲ 72×1 topic
  17. Comics2▲ 309×1 topic
  18. Graphic Novels2▲ 309×1 topic
  19. Parental Involvement2▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Ethics2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  21. Student Engagement2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  22. Democracy2▲ 8.4×5 topics
  23. Educational Inequality2▲ 50×2 topics
  24. Social Support2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Diversity2▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Hydrogen Bonding2▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Cold War2▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Cultural Capital2▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Soviet Union2▲ 44×2 topics
  30. College Retention2▲ 120×1 topic
  31. First-Generation Students2▲ 120×1 topic
  32. Primary Care2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  33. Chronic Disease Management1▲ 12×4 topics
  34. International Relations1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Australia1▲ 121×1 topic
  36. European Union1▲ 9.0×1 topic
  37. Family Engagement1▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Photosynthesis1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Quantum Coherence1▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Student Achievement1▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Lone Star College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gothic Literature and Media Analysis, Digital Games and Media, Comics and Graphic Narratives and Higher Education Research Studies.

Gothic Literature and Me…4Gothic Literature and Media Analysis: 4 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 2 fractional worksComics and Graphic Narratives: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksHistorical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 1 fractional worksParental Involvement in Education: 1 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 1 fractional worksDiverse Topics in Contemporary Research: 1 fractional worksRadioactive contamination and transfer: 1 fractional works
Cultural StudiesSociology and Political ScienceVisual Arts and Performing ArtsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Gothic Literature and Media Analysis Cultural Studies 4 works
  2. 2 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Comics and Graphic Narratives Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  4. 4 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  5. 5 Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Parental Involvement in Education Education 1 works
  8. 8 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research Cultural Studies 1 works
  10. 10 Radioactive contamination and transfer Global and Planetary Change 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lone Star College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 100% 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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