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Oakton Community College

In research, Oakton Community College stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,162 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,570
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,156
of 8,685
Research works
249
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

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 #12,162 of 16,945 12.5%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.78× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.43× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.79× 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, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Oakton Community College?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles R. Handy, David Frederick Ross and Trudy H. Bers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oakton Community College.

  1. 1 Charles R. Handy United States · #668,434 worldwide 41 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 David Frederick Ross United States · #696,072 worldwide 37 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Trudy H. Bers United States · #872,581 worldwide 21 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 George C. Klein United States · #1,215,952 worldwide 34 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Oakton Community College

Which keywords describe research at Oakton Community College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization5▲ 11×7 topics
  2. Neoliberalism3▲ 39×4 topics
  3. Capitalism3▲ 198×2 topics
  4. Marxism3▲ 308×2 topics
  5. Imperialism3▲ 146×1 topic
  6. Uneven and Combined Development3▲ 528×1 topic
  7. Quantum Gravity2▲ 108×2 topics
  8. Dark Energy2▲ 113×2 topics
  9. Cultural Identity1▲ 12×2 topics
  10. Hallyu1▲ 200×1 topic
  11. Korean Wave1▲ 200×1 topic
  12. Relativity1▲ 212×1 topic
  13. Unified Field Theories1▲ 517×1 topic
  14. Archaeology1▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Cosmic Microwave Background1▲ 79×1 topic
  16. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 79×1 topic
  17. Mediterranean1▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Oakton Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Economy and Marxism, Relativity and Gravitational Theory, Asian Culture and Media Studies and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

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 worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Th…1Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 1 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 0 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 0 fractional worksEngineering Diagnostics and Reliability: 0 fractional worksAlgebraic and Geometric Analysis: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsCultural StudiesArcheology5 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 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  7. 7 International Development and Aid Development 0 works
  8. 8 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Engineering Diagnostics and Reliability Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  10. 10 Algebraic and Geometric Analysis Applied Mathematics 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oakton Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% higher 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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