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Naugatuck Valley Community College

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Research works
43
▲ 139% vs 2018-21
Citations
285
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Naugatuck Valley Community College

Not ranked overall: Naugatuck Valley Community College is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Naugatuck Valley Community College work in?

In all years, 42% of research at Naugatuck Valley Community College is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Materials Science (14%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 42.2% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 13.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 13.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 33.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 25.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 17.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 10.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNaugatuck ValleyCommunity College43fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science613.5%
    2. Engineering613.3%
    3. Chemistry37.9%
    4. Environmental Science25.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    6. Computer Science00.8%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1125.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.0%
    3. Psychology12.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    1. Health Professions510.5%
    2. Medicine35.9%
    3. Nursing00.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.2%
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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 5.83× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences5.83×6 works
  2. Environmental Science1.12×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×0 works
  4. Engineering0.84×1 works
  5. Computer Science0.54×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×0 works
  7. Medicine0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Naugatuck Valley Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Louis H. Howland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naugatuck Valley Community College.

  1. 1 Louis H. Howland United States · #4,586,480 worldwide 99 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Naugatuck Valley Community College

What are the most cited papers from Naugatuck Valley Community College?

The most cited paper from Naugatuck Valley Community College is "Crocodilian behaviour: a window to dinosaur behaviour?" (Peter Brazaitis, Myrna E. Watanabe, 2011), with 71 citations. Next come "Integrating Climate Change Into Nursing Curricula" (62) and "Tailoring the viscosity of water and ethylene glycol based TiO2 nanofluids" (54).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Crocodilian behaviour: a window to dinosaur behaviour? Peter Brazaitis, Myrna E. Watanabe · Historical Biology Mar 2011 71
2 Integrating Climate Change Into Nursing Curricula Ruth McDermott‐Levy, Kathryn P. Jackman-Murphy, Jeanne Leffers et al. · Nurse Educator 28 Mar 2018 62
3 Tailoring the viscosity of water and ethylene glycol based TiO2 nanofluids Abu Musa Abdullah, Aminur Rashid Chowdhury, Yingchen Yang et al. · Journal of Molecular Liquids 24 Oct 2019 54
4 A Study Strategies Self-Efficacy Instrument for Use with Community College Students Bethany B. Silver, Everett V. Smith, Barbara A. Greene · Educational and Psychological Measurement Open access Oct 2001 44
5 The Effect of Preharvest Foliar Sprays of Maleic Hydrazide on Sprout Inhibition and Storage Quality of Potatoes Donald R. M. Paterson, Sylvan H. Wittwer, Lowell E. Weller et al. · PLANT PHYSIOLOGY Open access 1952 39
All 42 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Naugatuck Valley Community College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Health Care Utilization, Health Care Spending, Insurance Markets, Biodegradable Polymers, Diversity, Medical Errors and Patient Safety Culture.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Primary Care2▲ 13×2 topics
  2. Health Care Utilization2▲ 36×2 topics
  3. Health Care Spending2▲ 72×1 topic
  4. Insurance Markets2▲ 72×1 topic
  5. Nanoparticles2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  6. Biodegradable Polymers2▲ 33×3 topics
  7. Identity2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  9. Nanocomposites2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  10. Diversity2▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Medical Errors2▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Patient Safety Culture2▲ 156×1 topic
  13. Blended Learning1▲ 34×1 topic
  14. Ecosystem Services1▲ 9.7×3 topics
  15. Online Learning1▲ 7.1×1 topic
  16. Catalysis1▲ 3.7×2 topics
  17. Religious Education1▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Secularism1▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Public Health1▲ 2.1×4 topics
  20. Review1▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Curriculum Development1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  22. Recycling1▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Traditional Irrigation1▲ 205×1 topic
  24. Water Sustainability1▲ 205×1 topic
  25. Cultural1▲ 45×1 topic
  26. Epoxy Resins1▲ 67×2 topics
  27. Guided Lamb Waves1▲ 47×1 topic
  28. Higher Education1▲ 6.0×1 topic
  29. Layered Silicate1▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Mesoporous Materials1▲ 35×1 topic
  31. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring1▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Polymer1▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Polymer Foaming1▲ 222×1 topic
  34. Polymerization1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Schools1▲ 136×1 topic
  36. Supercritical Carbon Dioxide1▲ 222×1 topic
  37. Sustainability Education1▲ 161×1 topic
  38. Thermal Stability1▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Zeolites1▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does Naugatuck Valley Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religious Education and Schools, Sustainability in Higher Education, Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation and Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts.

Religious Education and Schools: 1 fractional worksSustainability in Higher Education: 1 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 0 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 0 fractional worksWeb and Library Services: 0 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 0 fractional worksGlobal Political and Social Dynamics: 0 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 0 fractional works
EducationMechanics of MaterialsSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International Relations2 others

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

  1. 1 Religious Education and Schools Education 1 works
  2. 2 Sustainability in Higher Education Education 1 works
  3. 3 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  7. 7 Web and Library Services Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Global Political and Social Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.5%domestic only95.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Naugatuck Valley Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 139% 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 Naugatuck Valley Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Naugatuck Valley Community College0.000051% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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