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Los Angeles City College

In research, Los Angeles City College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,330 of 17,446 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,290 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,183 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,563
of 22,385 · #1,637 all time
Rank in United States
#2,894
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▼ 42% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Los Angeles City College

What is Los Angeles City 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,330 of 17,446 11.2%298
Health SciencesDomain #2,290 of 16,688 7.0%233
MedicineField #2,183 of 14,558 6.3%183
Social SciencesDomain #2,410 of 14,833 6.8%473
Social SciencesField #1,616 of 9,330 8.2%184
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,530 of 3,511 7.1%123

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Los Angeles City 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Los Angeles City College work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Los Angeles City College is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Psychology (14%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 51 fractional works · 56.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 23.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 12 fractional works · 13.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMusic: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 20.7% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 17.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 9.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLos Angeles CityCollege91fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences57%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2223.7%
    2. Psychology1213.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities1111.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting22.6%
    6. Decision Sciences21.8%
    1. Computer Science78.2%
    2. Environmental Science44.0%
    3. Engineering44.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy22.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.2%
    6. Materials Science10.7%
    7. Chemistry00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine99.4%
    2. Health Professions67.1%
    3. Nursing11.1%
    1. Neuroscience22.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.70× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.13× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.44× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology4.44×12 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.13×11 works
  3. Health Professions2.70×6 works
  4. Nursing2.25×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.87×22 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.84×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.39×3 works
  8. Neuroscience1.34×2 works
  9. Computer Science1.06×8 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.88×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×2 works
  12. Environmental Science0.81×4 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.77×1 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.69×0 works
  15. Medicine0.49×8 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.34×2 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  18. Engineering0.26×4 works
  19. Chemistry0.23×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.21×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.16×0 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Los Angeles City College?

Ranked on the quality score, Charles Farwell Edson, Joel J. Pressman and Orville N. Meland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Los Angeles City College.

  1. 1 Charles Farwell Edson United States · #1,850,753 worldwide 295 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Joel J. Pressman United States · #1,851,428 worldwide 699 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Orville N. Meland United States · #1,935,487 worldwide 86 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Rudolph Hering United States · #1,952,440 worldwide 40 citations · 208 works
  5. 5 Albert Soiland United States · #1,998,735 worldwide 144 citations · 86 works
  6. 6 Morie Frederick Weymann United States · #2,061,737 worldwide 44 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Charles Fletcher Lummis United States · #2,105,336 worldwide 87 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 M. Beigelman United States · #2,110,170 worldwide 59 citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Lowell S. Goin United States · #2,120,433 worldwide 106 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Philip E. Meltzer United States · #2,170,861 worldwide 431 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Los Angeles City College

What are the most cited papers from Los Angeles City College?

The most cited paper from Los Angeles City College is "Abiraterone and Increased Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer" (Johann Sebastian De Bono et al., 2011), with 4,448 citations. Next come "International standardization of criteria for the histologic diagnosis of renal allograft rejection: The Banff working classification of kidney transplant pathology" (1,463) and "Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides as atomically thin semiconductors: opportunities and challenges" (1,164).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Abiraterone and Increased Survival in Metastatic Prostate Cancer Johann Sebastian De Bono et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 25 May 2011 4,448
2 International standardization of criteria for the histologic diagnosis of renal allograft rejection: The Banff working classification of kidney transplant pathology Kim Solez et al. · Kidney International Open access Aug 1993 1,463
3 Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides as atomically thin semiconductors: opportunities and challenges Xidong Duan, Xidong Duan, Chen Wang et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2015 1,164
4 Graphene-based materials for flexible supercapacitors Yuanlong Shao, Maher F. El‐Kady, Lisa J. Wang et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2015 1,159
5 Theory and Methods of Scaling Arthur Lerner · American Journal of Psychiatry Aug 1959 1,014
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Los Angeles City College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Emotional Responses, Psychological Outcomes, Neuroscience, Physical Fitness, Dance Movement Therapy, Injury Patterns, Nationalism and Self-Efficacy.

▲ 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-now 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. Emotional Responses5▲ 47×2 topics
  2. Psychological Outcomes5▲ 126×2 topics
  3. Neuroscience5▲ 17×3 topics
  4. Machine Learning4▲ 1.50×17 topics
  5. Dance Movement Therapy4▲ 307×1 topic
  6. Injury Patterns4▲ 307×1 topic
  7. Physical Fitness4▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Mental Health4▲ 3.0×8 topics
  9. Globalization4▲ 2.0×10 topics
  10. Nationalism4▲ 8.6×6 topics
  11. Public Health4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  12. Identity3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  13. Self-Efficacy3▲ 14×4 topics
  14. Informal Learning3▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Feminism3▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Online Learning3▲ 3.8×3 topics
  17. Student Engagement3▲ 7.8×4 topics
  18. Community Development3▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Culture3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  20. Music Education3▲ 90×1 topic
  21. Performance Anxiety3▲ 131×1 topic
  22. History2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  23. Positive Emotions2▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Well-being2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  25. Health Promotion2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  26. Mega Events2▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Sport Tourism2▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Colonialism2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  29. Educational Data Mining2▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Israel2▲ 66×2 topics
  31. Learning Analytics2▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Pedagogy2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  33. Technology Integration2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  34. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  35. Coping Strategies2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  36. Community Resilience2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Glycemic Control2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Psychological Resilience2▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Science2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Student Achievement2▲ 19×4 topics

Which research topics does Los Angeles City College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Diversity and Impact of Dance, Diverse Music Education Insights, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts and Online Learning and Analytics.

Diversity and Impact of …4Diversity and Impact of Dance: 4 fractional worksDiverse Music Education Insights: 3 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Impacts: 2 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 2 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…1Resilience and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksNursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 1 fractional worksArtistic and Creative Research: 1 fractional worksSports and Physical Education Research: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyMusicSociology and Political ScienceComputer Science Applications5 others

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

  1. 1 Diversity and Impact of Dance Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Diverse Music Education Insights Music 3 works
  3. 3 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 2 works
  5. 5 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 works
  9. 9 Artistic and Creative Research Visual Arts and Performing Arts 1 works
  10. 10 Sports and Physical Education Research Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 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 available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Los Angeles City College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% 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 Los Angeles City College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Los Angeles City College0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Los Angeles City College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2022Los Angeles City College7.9% in 20222020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2015.

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