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Parkland College

In research, Parkland College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,490 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,339 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,346
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,420
of 7,310
Research works
417
▲ 322% vs 2018-21
Citations
811
1.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.61×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Parkland College

What is Parkland 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
Physical SciencesDomain #14,490 of 17,446 1.1%122
Social SciencesDomain #12,339 of 14,833 2.3%179

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

In 2022-now, 64% of research at Parkland College is in Social Sciences, 17% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (42%), Arts and Humanities (9%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 63.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 42.3% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 19.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 11.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 16.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKParkland College24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences64%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1042.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities28.8%
    3. Psychology15.3%
    4. Decision Sciences13.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting12.2%
    1. Computer Science15.5%
    2. Engineering13.4%
    3. Environmental Science12.7%
    4. Materials Science02.1%
    5. Chemistry01.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy01.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences28.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine13.8%
    2. Health Professions00.7%
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: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.04× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.34× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.34×10 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.12×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.04×2 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.91×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.83×2 works
  6. Psychology1.74×1 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.30×0 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.07×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.98×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.82×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.70×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.59×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.55×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.51×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.26×0 works
  18. Engineering0.22×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.21×0 works
  20. Medicine0.20×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Parkland College?

Ranked on the quality score, LILIAN PASSMORE SANDERSON, J. L. Culbertson and George H. Johnston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Parkland College.

  1. 1 LILIAN PASSMORE SANDERSON United States · #1,648,419 worldwide 199 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 J. L. Culbertson United States · #3,292,501 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 George H. Johnston United States · #3,762,455 worldwide 148 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Humna Sharif United States · #3,920,823 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Greg Whitlock United States · #4,084,991 worldwide 62 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Tomi S. Melka United States · #4,145,485 worldwide 157 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Scott Barnes United States · #4,306,186 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Bruce B. Suttle United States · #4,364,706 worldwide 84 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Lynda Nash Leach United States · #4,398,461 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Nic Hansen United States · #4,434,248 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Parkland College

What are the most cited papers from Parkland College?

The most cited paper from Parkland College is "Environmental Isotope Characteristics of Landfill Leachates and Gases" (Keith C. Hackley, C. L. Liu, Dennis D. Coleman, 1996), with 138 citations. Next come "Are emotional clarity and emotion differentiation related?" (123) and "Visual and Acoustical Signalling during Courtship by Fiddler Crabs (GenusUca)" (115).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Environmental Isotope Characteristics of Landfill Leachates and Gases Keith C. Hackley, C. L. Liu, Dennis D. Coleman · Ground Water Sep 1996 138
2 Are emotional clarity and emotion differentiation related? Matthew Tyler Boden, Renee J. Thompson, Mügé Dizén et al. · Cognition & Emotion 14 Dec 2012 123
3 Visual and Acoustical Signalling during Courtship by Fiddler Crabs (GenusUca) Michael Salmon, Samuel P. Atsaides · American Zoologist Open access Aug 1968 115
4 Detection of Interstellar Cyanoformaldehyde (CNCHO) Anthony J. Remijan, J. M. Hollis, Frank J. Lovas et al. · The Astrophysical Journal 13 Feb 2008 88
5 Teasing Among College Men and Women Stephenson J. Beck, Sarah Elizabeth Clabaugh, Ruth Anne Clark et al. · Communication Studies 16 May 2007 72
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Parkland College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Diversity, Global Citizenship Education, International Relations, Teacher Education, Education, Identity and Social Movements.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization4▲ 9.4×5 topics
  2. Diversity2▲ 55×2 topics
  3. Global Citizenship Education2▲ 186×1 topic
  4. International Relations2▲ 40×2 topics
  5. Sustainability2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  6. Teacher Education2▲ 74×1 topic
  7. Education2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  8. Identity2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  9. Social Movements2▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Cultural1▲ 113×1 topic
  11. Cultural Intelligence1▲ 245×1 topic
  12. Economic Integration1▲ 201×1 topic
  13. Intercultural Competence1▲ 151×1 topic
  14. Teaching Methods1▲ 34×2 topics
  15. Active Learning1▲ 24×2 topics
  16. Innovation1▲ 4.4×5 topics
  17. Student Engagement1▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Educational Pedagogy1▲ 645×1 topic
  19. Simulations1▲ 645×1 topic

Which research topics does Parkland College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Education and Multiculturalism, Globalization and Cultural Identity, International Student and Expatriate Challenges and Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences.

Global Education and Mul…2Global Education and Multiculturalism: 2 fractional worksGlobalization and Cultural Identity: 1 fractional worksInternational Student and Expatriate Challenges: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Meth…1Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 0 fractional worksTheater, Performance, and Music History: 0 fractional worksCultural Differences and Values: 0 fractional worksInformation Systems Education and Curriculum Development: 0 fractional worksSecond Language Acquisition and Learning: 0 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 0 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceCommunicationSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 2 works
  2. 2 Globalization and Cultural Identity Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 International Student and Expatriate Challenges Communication 1 works
  4. 4 Innovative Teaching Methodologies in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  5. 5 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Theater, Performance, and Music History Music 0 works
  7. 7 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Information Systems Education and Curriculum Development Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Second Language Acquisition and Learning Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 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 available76.5%not open23.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.6%domestic only96.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Parkland College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 322% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Parkland College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000038% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Parkland College0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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