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Northwest–Shoals Community College

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Research works
66
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.4k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Northwest–Shoals Community College is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 2.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.72× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 19.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 19.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Northwest–Shoals Community College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Recycling, Climate Change, Recovery, Utilization, Bauxite Residue, Red Mud, Energy Storage and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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 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. Climate Change6▲ 3.5×15 topics
  2. Recycling5▲ 28×5 topics
  3. Recovery4▲ 68×2 topics
  4. Utilization4▲ 195×2 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.7×11 topics
  6. Bauxite Residue4▲ 561×1 topic
  7. Red Mud4▲ 561×1 topic
  8. Energy Storage4▲ 13×2 topics
  9. Electrochemical Reduction3▲ 507×1 topic
  10. Molten Salt Electrolysis3▲ 507×1 topic
  11. Microbial Communities3▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties3▲ 4.3×6 topics
  13. Soil Fertility2▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 54×1 topic
  15. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 43×1 topic
  16. Water Quality2▲ 7.2×4 topics
  17. Pollution2▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Toxicity2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  19. Heavy Metals2▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Metallurgy2▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Eutrophication2▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Food Security1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  23. Plant Growth1▲ 19×3 topics
  24. Chemical Composition1▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Host-Pathogen Interactions1▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Natural Fibers1▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Oxidation Behavior1▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Phosphorus1▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Circular Economy1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  31. Crop Yield1▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Databases1▲ 48×1 topic
  33. Microstructural Characterization1▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Nuclear Graphite1▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Remediation1▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Thermochemical1▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Atmospheric Aerosols1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Black Carbon1▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Hyporheic Zone1▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Metal Recovery1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Northwest–Shoals Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Bauxite Residue and Utilization, Agricultural Development and Policies, Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes and Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies.

Bauxite Residue and Util…1Bauxite Residue and Utilization: 1 fractional worksAgricultural Development…0Agricultural Development and Policies: 0 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry an…0Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 0 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 0 fractional worksBipolar Disorder and Treatment: 0 fractional worksParkinson's Disease and …0Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders: 0 fractional worksCoronary Interventions and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders: 0 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 0 fractional worksAutoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAgronomy and Crop ScienceFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Bauxite Residue and Utilization Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Development and Policies Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  3. 3 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 0 works
  4. 4 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Bipolar Disorder and Treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  6. 6 Parkinson's Disease and Spinal Disorders Neurology 0 works
  7. 7 Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neurology 0 works
  9. 9 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Autoimmune Neurological Disorders and Treatments Neurology 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwest–Shoals Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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