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Oakton Community College

In research, Oakton Community College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,250 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,224
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,822
of 7,310
Research works
249
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Oakton Community College

What is Oakton Community 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 #9,250 of 14,833 5.9%170

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

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Oakton Community College is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (43%), Physics and Astronomy (21%), Medicine (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 14 fractional works · 53.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 42.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 19.7% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 36.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 21.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKOakton CommunityCollege26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences53%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1142.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities26.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.0%
    4. Psychology01.2%
    5. Decision Sciences01.1%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Physics and Astronomy521.1%
    2. Engineering15.3%
    3. Computer Science14.2%
    4. Environmental Science12.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.8%
    6. Mathematics01.8%
    1. Medicine27.5%
    2. Health Professions01.3%
    1. Neuroscience01.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 9.47× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.37× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy9.47×5 works
  2. Social Sciences3.37×11 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.15×2 works
  4. Mathematics1.52×0 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.16×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.14×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.93×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.60×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.54×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.50×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.44×1 works
  12. Medicine0.39×2 works
  13. Psychology0.39×0 works
  14. Engineering0.35×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.10×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Oakton Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, E. S. Craighill Handy, Mona Scheuermann and Nancy Ellen Lawler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oakton Community College.

  1. 1 E. S. Craighill Handy United States · #1,997,382 worldwide 1.1k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Mona Scheuermann United States · #2,326,420 worldwide 109 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Nancy Ellen Lawler United States · #2,392,302 worldwide 236 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 George C. Klein United States · #3,229,454 worldwide 994 citations · 84 works
  5. 5 Eduardo Frajman United States · #3,389,360 worldwide 82 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 T. Page Johnson United States · #3,467,087 worldwide 194 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Wendy A. Maier United States · #3,525,293 worldwide 53 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Robert F. Dorr United States · #3,620,160 worldwide 15 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Frederick B. Tuttle United States · #4,042,803 worldwide 96 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Peter Hudis United States · #4,998,325 worldwide 374 citations · 68 works
All ranked researchers at Oakton Community College

What are the most cited papers from Oakton Community College?

The most cited paper from Oakton Community College is "An exploration of stereotypical beliefs about leadership styles: Is transformational leadership a route to women's promotion?" (Claartje J. Vinkenburg, Marloes L. Van Engen, Alice H. Eagly et al., 2011), with 378 citations. Next come "Gender Gaps in Sociopolitical Attitudes: A Social Psychological Analysis." (309) and "Persistence of community college students: The influence of student intent and academic and social integration" (277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An exploration of stereotypical beliefs about leadership styles: Is transformational leadership a route to women's promotion? Claartje J. Vinkenburg, Marloes L. Van Engen, Alice H. Eagly et al. · The Leadership Quarterly Open access Feb 2011 378
2 Gender Gaps in Sociopolitical Attitudes: A Social Psychological Analysis. Alice H. Eagly, Amanda B. Diekman, Mary C. Johannesen‐Schmidt et al. · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology Dec 2004 309
3 Persistence of community college students: The influence of student intent and academic and social integration Trudy H. Bers, Kerry E. Smith · Research in Higher Education Oct 1991 277
4 The Development of Writing Proficiency as a Function of Grade Level: A Linguistic Analysis Scott A. Crossley, Jennifer L. Weston, Susan T. McLain Sullivan et al. · Written Communication Jul 2011 191
5 Is Traditional Gender Ideology Associated with Sex-Typed Mate Preferences? A Test in Nine Nations Paul Wolfe Eastwick, Alice H. Eagly, Peter Glick et al. · Sex Roles Open access 26 Oct 2006 139
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Which keywords describe research at Oakton Community College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Capitalism, Marxism, Imperialism, Uneven and Combined Development, Quantum Gravity and Dark Energy.

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

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization5▲ 9.9×7 topics
  2. Neoliberalism3▲ 34×4 topics
  3. Capitalism3▲ 183×2 topics
  4. Marxism3▲ 263×2 topics
  5. Imperialism3▲ 134×1 topic
  6. Uneven and Combined Development3▲ 497×1 topic
  7. Quantum Gravity2▲ 92×2 topics
  8. Dark Energy2▲ 100×2 topics
  9. Cultural Identity1▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Hallyu1▲ 191×1 topic
  11. Korean Wave1▲ 191×1 topic
  12. Lattice QCD1▲ 88×2 topics
  13. Relativity1▲ 182×1 topic
  14. Unified Field Theories1▲ 409×1 topic
  15. Archaeology1▲ 30×1 topic
  16. Cosmic Microwave Background1▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Mediterranean1▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Oakton Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Political Economy and Marxism, Relativity and Gravitational Theory, Asian Culture and Media Studies and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History.

Political Economy and Ma…3Political Economy and Marxism: 3 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitati…1Relativity and Gravitational Theory: 1 fractional worksAsian Culture and Media …1Asian Culture and Media Studies: 1 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksQuantum and Classical El…1Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics: 1 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 1 fractional worksHigh-Energy Particle Collisions Research: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsCultural StudiesArcheology4 others

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

  1. 1 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Asian Culture and Media Studies Cultural Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 1 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  9. 9 High-Energy Particle Collisions Research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  10. 10 Global Peace and Security Dynamics 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 available19.2%not open80.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oakton Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower 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 Oakton Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Oakton Community College0.000066% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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