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Miami Dade College

In research, Miami Dade College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,013 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,006
of 28,054 · #16,941 all time
Rank in United States
#2,424
of 4,192
Research works
753
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
7k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Miami Dade 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,013 of 10,521 2.7%108 #5365

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Miami Dade 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 Miami Dade College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 37.0 works11×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.51× its world share, 37 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 55 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Miami Dade College?

Ranked on the composite score, Nader Elhefnawy, Patricia R. Messmer and Mohammad Shakil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Miami Dade College.

  1. 1 Nader Elhefnawy United States · #923,373 worldwide 33 citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Patricia R. Messmer United States · #969,276 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Mohammad Shakil United States · #1,077,534 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Albert Schwartz United States · #1,190,282 worldwide 40 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Miami Dade College

Which keywords describe research at Miami Dade College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Monetary Policy, Economic Growth, Globalization, Inequality, Financial Crisis, Neoliberalism, Economic Development and Industrialization.

▲ 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. Monetary Policy18▲ 46×5 topics
  2. Economic Growth18▲ 13×9 topics
  3. Globalization16▲ 4.8×23 topics
  4. Inequality12▲ 33×6 topics
  5. Financial Crisis12▲ 63×5 topics
  6. Neoliberalism12▲ 20×8 topics
  7. Economic Development11▲ 8.1×11 topics
  8. Industrialization11▲ 111×2 topics
  9. Income Distribution10▲ 192×2 topics
  10. Aggregate Demand10▲ 218×1 topic
  11. Debt10▲ 218×1 topic
  12. Education10▲ 3.5×17 topics
  13. Economic Policy6▲ 78×3 topics
  14. British Politics6▲ 248×1 topic
  15. Demographic Transition6▲ 55×2 topics
  16. Depoliticisation6▲ 248×1 topic
  17. Capitalism6▲ 50×3 topics
  18. Income Inequality6▲ 24×6 topics
  19. Gender5▲ 5.8×9 topics
  20. Security5▲ 4.8×5 topics
  21. Corporate Governance5▲ 4.0×4 topics
  22. Institutions5▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Marxism5▲ 66×2 topics
  24. Social Reproduction5▲ 114×2 topics
  25. Public Policy5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  26. Global Economy4▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Imperialism4▲ 33×1 topic
  28. R&D4▲ 33×3 topics
  29. Technology Development4▲ 73×2 topics
  30. Uneven and Combined Development4▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Defense Spending4▲ 288×1 topic
  32. Human Capital4▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Military Expenditure4▲ 288×1 topic
  34. Financialization4▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Shareholder Value4▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Productivity Growth4▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Technology Diffusion4▲ 92×1 topic
  38. Fiscal Policy4▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Political Economy4▲ 8.6×7 topics
  40. Industrial Policy3▲ 19×5 topics

Which research topics does Miami Dade College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Theory and Policy, Political and Economic history of UK and US, Political Economy and Marxism and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies.

Economic Theory and Policy10Economic Theory and Policy: 10 fractional worksPolitical and Economic h…6Political and Economic history of UK and US: 6 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Ma…4Political Economy and Marxism: 4 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 4 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Prod…4Economic Growth and Productivity: 4 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 2 fractional worksEconomic Development and Digital Transformation: 2 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 2 fractional worksItaly: Economic History and Contemporary Issues: 2 fractional works
General Economics, Econometrics and FinancePolitical Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics2 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 10 works
  2. 2 Political and Economic history of UK and US Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  3. 3 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 4 works
  6. 6 Economic Growth and Productivity Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 2 works
  8. 8 Economic Development and Digital Transformation General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  9. 9 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Italy: Economic History and Contemporary Issues Economics and Econometrics 2 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Miami Dade College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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