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Pasadena City College

In research, Pasadena City College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,853 of 21,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,957 of 20,462 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,650 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,872
of 28,054 · #6,477 all time
Rank in United States
#3,075
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Pasadena City 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 #4,853 of 21,541 20.8%496
Health SciencesDomain #6,957 of 20,462 14.3%300
MedicineField #6,650 of 17,978 13.9%237
Social SciencesDomain #6,557 of 16,945 14.4%381
Social SciencesField #5,170 of 10,206 13.7%152
EngineeringField #7,406 of 11,412 21.0%147

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pasadena City 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: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.05× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.31× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.56× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.96× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pasadena City College?

Ranked on the composite score, Willard S. Small, Paul Popenoe and A. J. van Rossem lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pasadena City College.

  1. 1 Willard S. Small United States · #402,636 worldwide 97 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Paul Popenoe United States · #411,625 worldwide 44 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 A. J. van Rossem United States · #538,873 worldwide 26 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Donald Rapp United States · #599,997 worldwide 82 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Mitchell United States · #602,942 worldwide 43 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Earl F. Nation United States · #615,386 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 George Dock United States · #649,052 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 H. C. Fall United States · #686,908 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Donald R. Dickey United States · #780,573 worldwide 9 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Albert G. Bower United States · #818,283 worldwide 16 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Pasadena City College

Which keywords describe research at Pasadena City College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Big Data, Divine Providence, Empire, Railway Bridges, Structural-Phase Transformations, Smart Grid and Medicine.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning4◆ 0.95×15 topics
  2. Machine Learning4◆ 0.98×18 topics
  3. Big Data4▲ 3.1×9 topics
  4. Education4▲ 1.60×12 topics
  5. Solar Wind3▲ 22×2 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency2▲ 1.93×4 topics
  7. Smart Grid2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  8. Divine Providence2▲ 113×2 topics
  9. Empire2▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Motivation2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  11. Ethics2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  12. Student Engagement2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  13. Railway Bridges2▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Self-Regulation2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  15. Structural-Phase Transformations2▲ 221×1 topic
  16. Cultural Transmission2▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Medicine2▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Astrobiology2▲ 40×2 topics
  19. Ionosphere2▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Magnetosphere2▲ 21×1 topic
  21. Solar System Abundances2▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Terrestrial Planets2▲ 24×1 topic
  23. Avicenna1▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Gold Nanoparticles1▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Information Systems1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  26. Maimonides1▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Market Dynamics1▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Metaphysics1▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Organic Synthesis1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  30. Polymerization1▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Virtue Ethics1▲ 51×2 topics
  32. Collaborative Learning1▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Cryogenic Storage1▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Fractal Analysis1▲ 35×2 topics
  35. Hermeneutics1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Problem of Evil1▲ 98×1 topic
  38. Theodicy1▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Coronal Mass Ejections1▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Solar Dynamics Observatory1▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Pasadena City College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Material Science and Thermodynamics, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science and Medieval and Classical Philosophy.

Material Science and The…2Material Science and Thermodynamics: 2 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…2Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 2 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 2 fractional worksMedieval and Classical Philosophy: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma D…1Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsPhilosophyDevelopmental and Educational Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Material Science and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  4. 4 Medieval and Classical Philosophy Philosophy 1 works
  5. 5 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  8. 8 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pasadena City College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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