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National College

In research, National College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,624 of 14,833 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#14,528 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,479 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,037
of 22,385 · #19,465 all time
Rank in United States
#2,647
of 3,332
Research works
515
▲ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
National College

What is National 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 #11,624 of 14,833 7.0%170
Physical SciencesDomain #14,528 of 17,446 3.5%283
EngineeringField #8,479 of 9,532 2.8%152

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

In 2022-now, 46% of research at National College is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (21%), Social Sciences (18%), Computer Science (14%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 45.9% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 21.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 13.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 38.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 18.4% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNational College83fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences39%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1721.0%
    2. Computer Science1113.6%
    3. Materials Science45.3%
    4. Environmental Science22.8%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.4%
    6. Energy10.7%
    7. Chemistry00.6%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1518.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting78.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities44.2%
    4. Psychology33.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Medicine67.0%
    2. Health Professions22.7%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
    3. Neuroscience11.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.75× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.40× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.60× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.58× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.08×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.60×7 works
  3. Computer Science1.75×11 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.58×3 works
  5. Materials Science1.52×4 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.47×4 works
  7. Social Sciences1.46×15 works
  8. Engineering1.40×17 works
  9. Psychology1.29×3 works
  10. Health Professions1.03×2 works
  11. Neuroscience0.91×1 works
  12. Energy0.81×1 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.57×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.55×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×2 works
  16. Dentistry0.41×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.38×0 works
  18. Medicine0.37×6 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×1 works
  20. Mathematics0.20×0 works
  21. Nursing0.20×0 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.19×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at National College?

Ranked on the quality score, Barbara Johnson, Mary Montgomery Lindquist and Paula Jorde-Bloom lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National College.

  1. 1 Barbara Johnson United States · #1,696,226 worldwide 1.3k citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Mary Montgomery Lindquist United States · #2,232,382 worldwide 1.5k citations · 84 works
  3. 3 Paula Jorde-Bloom United States · #2,889,659 worldwide 385 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Richard L. Poole United States · #3,700,875 worldwide 138 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Marcia E. Dana United States · #4,945,022 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Susumu Kyomen United States · #5,135,916 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Linda Tafel United States · #5,340,706 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Paul R. Trafton United States · #5,639,601 worldwide 230 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Judith C. Christensen United States · #5,775,480 worldwide 424 citations · 47 works
  10. 10 Masaki KOHNO United States · #6,039,829 worldwide 64 citations · 57 works
All ranked researchers at National College

What are the most cited papers from National College?

The most cited paper from National College is "Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Disease and Cancer: A Review" (Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Amit Kumar Patel, Niranjan Prasad Shah et al., 2014), with 435 citations. Next come "Disability studies and inclusive education — implications for theory, research, and practice" (310) and "Vocabulary: Questions from the classroom" (258).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants in Disease and Cancer: A Review Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Amit Kumar Patel, Niranjan Prasad Shah et al. · Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention Open access 15 Jun 2014 435
2 Disability studies and inclusive education — implications for theory, research, and practice David J. Connor, Susan L. Gabel, Deborah J. Gallagher et al. · International Journal of Inclusive Education Sep 2008 310
3 Vocabulary: Questions from the classroom Camille L. Z. Blachowicz, Peter Fisher, Donna M. Ogle et al. · Reading Research Quarterly 11 Oct 2006 258
4 Electrochemical Impedance for Degraded Coated Steel Having Pores Ryo Hirayama, Shirō Haruyama · CORROSION Dec 1991 185
5 The Use of Spatial Visualization in Mathematics by Girls and Boys Elizabeth H. Fennema, Lindsay Anne Tartre · Journal for Research in Mathematics Education May 1985 184
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at National College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Big Data, Professional Development, Technology Integration, Mechanical Properties, Wireless Sensor Networks and Inequality.

▲ 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. Deep Learning6▲ 2.2×13 topics
  2. Machine Learning6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  3. Big Data4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties4▲ 4.3×10 topics
  5. Education3▲ 2.4×9 topics
  6. Professional Development3▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Technology Integration3▲ 11×6 topics
  8. Educational Technology3▲ 2.7×6 topics
  9. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  10. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.4×9 topics
  11. Inequality2▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Digital Transformation2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  13. Economic Growth2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  14. Emissions2▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Feature Extraction2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  16. Higher Education2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  17. Inclusive Education2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  18. Workplace2▲ 28×4 topics
  19. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  20. Graphene2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  21. Reflective Practice2▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Social Capital2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  23. Student Engagement2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  24. Medical Image Analysis2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Medical Imaging2▲ 4.2×2 topics
  26. Classification2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  27. Entrepreneurial Orientation2▲ 23×1 topic
  28. ICT2▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Motivation2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  30. Opportunity Recognition2▲ 23×1 topic
  31. financial access2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Image Segmentation1▲ 14×2 topics
  33. Aerospace Applications1▲ 15×2 topics
  34. Biodiesel1▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Brain Tumor1▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Co-Teaching1▲ 104×1 topic
  37. Customer Experience1▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Industrialization1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Special Education1▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Transfer Learning1▲ 7.7×2 topics

Which research topics does National College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Economic Growth and Development, Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion and Biodiesel Production and Applications.

Entrepreneurship Studies…2Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…2Economic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 1 fractional worksBiodiesel Production and…1Biodiesel Production and Applications: 1 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection an…1Brain Tumor Detection and Classification: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksGerman Social Sciences and History: 1 fractional worksGreenhouse Technology an…1Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control: 1 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationInformation SystemsEducationBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 1 works
  4. 4 Biodiesel Production and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 1 works
  6. 6 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  7. 7 German Social Sciences and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Greenhouse Technology and Climate Control Plant Science 1 works
  9. 9 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 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 available49.6%not open50.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.6%domestic only64.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has National College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% 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 National College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%National College0.00033% in 202519801990200020102020

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