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Mission College

In research, Mission College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,901 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,509 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,337
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,605
of 7,310
Research works
296
▲ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
35.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Mission College

What is Mission 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 #4,901 of 17,446 15.9%259
EngineeringField #4,509 of 9,532 16.9%136

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mission 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 Mission College work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Mission College is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Computer Science (25%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 71.5% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 37.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 32.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 24.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMission College38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences12%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1437.7%
    2. Computer Science1024.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy24.8%
    4. Materials Science12.3%
    5. Mathematics01.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    7. Environmental Science00.2%
    1. Psychology24.6%
    2. Social Sciences24.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.8%
    4. Decision Sciences00.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Medicine49.5%
    2. Health Professions01.1%
    3. Nursing00.9%
    1. Neuroscience13.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 3.19× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.51× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science3.19×10 works
  2. Engineering2.51×14 works
  3. Neuroscience2.25×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.15×2 works
  5. Nursing1.92×0 works
  6. Psychology1.51×2 works
  7. Mathematics1.11×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.96×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.67×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.65×1 works
  11. Medicine0.50×4 works
  12. Health Professions0.41×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.33×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.05×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mission College?

Ranked on the quality score, Kate Disney lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mission College.

  1. 1 Kate Disney United States · #4,432,462 worldwide 110 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Mission College

What are the most cited papers from Mission College?

The most cited paper from Mission College is "Stanley: The robot that won the DARPA Grand Challenge" (Sebastian Thrun et al., 2006), with 2,172 citations. Next come "Federated learning in medicine: facilitating multi-institutional collaborations without sharing patient data" (1,613) and "A high-speed silicon optical modulator based on a metal–oxide–semiconductor capacitor" (1,561).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Stanley: The robot that won the DARPA Grand Challenge Sebastian Thrun et al. · Journal of Field Robotics Open access Sep 2006 2,172
2 Federated learning in medicine: facilitating multi-institutional collaborations without sharing patient data Micah Sheller, Brandon Edwards, G. Anthony Reina et al. · Scientific Reports Open access 28 Jul 2020 1,613
3 A high-speed silicon optical modulator based on a metal–oxide–semiconductor capacitor Ansheng Liu, Richard E. Jones, Ling Liao et al. · Nature Feb 2004 1,561
4 Electrically pumped hybrid AlGaInAs-silicon evanescent laser Alexander W. Fang, Hyundai Park, Oded M. Cohen et al. · Optics Express Open access 2006 1,242
5 A continuous-wave Raman silicon laser Haisheng Rong, Richard E. Jones, Ansheng Liu et al. · Nature Feb 2005 1,202
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mission College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Integrated Circuits, Optical Modulators, Silicon Photonics, Biosensors, Microcavities, Nanophotonic Waveguides, Optical Fiber and Coherent Detection.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Integrated Circuits4▲ 67×3 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 2.9×10 topics
  3. Optical Modulators4▲ 66×2 topics
  4. Biosensors3▲ 18×2 topics
  5. Silicon Photonics3▲ 86×2 topics
  6. Microcavities3▲ 81×1 topic
  7. Nanophotonic Waveguides3▲ 94×1 topic
  8. Deep Learning3▲ 2.3×11 topics
  9. Optical Fiber3▲ 67×2 topics
  10. Coherent Detection3▲ 159×1 topic
  11. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 140×1 topic
  12. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 75×2 topics
  13. Microwave Photonics2▲ 57×2 topics
  14. Optical Access Networks2▲ 123×1 topic
  15. Photonic Signal Processing2▲ 123×1 topic
  16. Medical Imaging1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  17. Neuromorphic Photonics1▲ 106×1 topic
  18. Photonic Reservoir Computing1▲ 106×1 topic
  19. Distributed Systems1▲ 19×6 topics
  20. Feature Extraction1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  21. Brain Tumor1▲ 47×1 topic
  22. MRI1▲ 39×1 topic
  23. Parallel Computing1▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Fault Tolerance1▲ 19×4 topics
  25. High-Performance Computing1▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Chronic Kidney Disease1▲ 10×1 topic
  27. Metabolic Acidosis1▲ 216×1 topic
  28. Neuromorphic Computing1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Mission College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Optical Network Technologies, Advanced Photonic Communication Systems and Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing.

Photonic and Optical Dev…3Photonic and Optical Devices: 3 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 1 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 1 fractional worksRenal function and acid-…1Renal function and acid-base balance: 1 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 1 fractional worksElectrostatic Discharge in Electronics: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceNeurologyNephrology1 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Renal function and acid-base balance Nephrology 1 works
  7. 7 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available22.4%not open77.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.7%domestic only76.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mission College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher 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 Mission College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Mission College0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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