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Los Angeles Valley College

In research, Los Angeles Valley College stands highest in Social Sciences (#14,730 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,399
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,502
of 8,685
Research works
180
▲ 150% vs 2013–17
Citations
783
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Los Angeles Valley 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 #14,730 of 16,945 9.0%136

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

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.04× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Los Angeles Valley College?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Naidis, Zev Garber and Abraham Hoffman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Los Angeles Valley College.

  1. 1 Mark Naidis United States · #291,502 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Zev Garber United States · #331,983 worldwide 3 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Abraham Hoffman United States · #467,901 worldwide 43 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Los Angeles Valley College

Which keywords describe research at Los Angeles Valley College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Mobility, Neighborhood Effects, Residential Segregation, Inequality, Educational Inequality, Health, Cultural Capital and Intergenerational Mobility.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Mobility5▲ 641×2 topics
  2. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 102×1 topic
  3. Residential Segregation3▲ 697×1 topic
  4. Inequality3▲ 40×3 topics
  5. Educational Inequality2▲ 142×2 topics
  6. Health2▲ 20×2 topics
  7. Cultural Capital2▲ 130×1 topic
  8. Intergenerational Mobility2▲ 1124×1 topic
  9. Social Class2▲ 574×1 topic
  10. Social Stratification2▲ 1124×1 topic
  11. Culture2▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Identity2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  13. Community2▲ 51×2 topics
  14. Educational Technology2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  15. Race2▲ 53×2 topics
  16. Literature2▲ 10×3 topics
  17. Colonialism1▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Chicano1▲ 479×1 topic
  19. Latino1▲ 479×1 topic
  20. Social Capital1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  21. Globalization1▲ 2.1×6 topics
  22. Tool Wear1▲ 29×3 topics
  23. Pedagogical Content Knowledge1▲ 125×1 topic
  24. Teacher Knowledge1▲ 116×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies, Social and Cultural Dynamics, Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies and Latin American and Latino Studies.

Urban, Neighborhood, and…3Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 3 fractional worksSocial and Cultural Dynamics: 2 fractional worksIntergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latin…1Latin American and Latino Studies: 1 fractional worksMathematics Education an…1Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Materials and S…1Advanced Materials and Semiconductor Technologies: 1 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 1 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 1 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 1 fractional worksCognitive Science and Education Research: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesEducationMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Social and Cultural Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Materials and Semiconductor Technologies Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  8. 8 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Cognitive Science and Education Research Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.3%domestic only95.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 150% 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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