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Phoenix College

In research, Phoenix College stands highest in Medicine (#3,619 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,491 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,579
of 22,385 · #16,157 all time
Rank in United States
#1,904
of 3,332
Research works
332
▲ 156% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.5k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Phoenix College

What is Phoenix College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,619 of 8,541 10.4%74 #6311
Health SciencesDomain #4,491 of 9,902 10.1%80 #7771

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

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Phoenix College is in Health Sciences, 17% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%), Engineering (6%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 104 fractional works · 63.3% of its workMedicine: 97 fractional works · 58.9% of its workSurgery: 18 fractional works · 11.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNeurology: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 27 fractional works · 16.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 10.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.5% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPhoenix College164fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences63%Social Sciences11%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9758.9%
    2. Health Professions63.6%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology159.2%
    2. Neuroscience52.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology52.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Social Sciences95.2%
    2. Psychology52.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Engineering95.7%
    2. Computer Science42.3%
    3. Environmental Science10.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
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: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.73× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.85× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.79× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.06× its world share, 97 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.06×97 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.85×5 works
  3. Neuroscience1.79×5 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.73×15 works
  5. Veterinary1.73×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.35×6 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.34×1 works
  8. Psychology0.91×5 works
  9. Nursing0.86×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.41×9 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.40×2 works
  12. Engineering0.38×9 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.37×1 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.36×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.30×4 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×2 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.21×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.13×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.13×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.06×0 works
  24. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Phoenix College?

Ranked on the quality score, Ashlea Smith and Thomas F. Clark lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Phoenix College.

  1. 1 Ashlea Smith United States · #3,389,465 worldwide 69 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Thomas F. Clark United States · #4,432,429 worldwide 59 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Phoenix College

What are the most cited papers from Phoenix College?

The most cited paper from Phoenix College is "Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness" (Fran H. Norris, Susan P. Stevens, Betty J. Pfefferbaum et al., 2007), with 5,238 citations. Next come "Socioeconomic Status and Cardiovascular Outcomes" (1,435) and "Estrogen–gut microbiome axis: Physiological and clinical implications" (1,027).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Community Resilience as a Metaphor, Theory, Set of Capacities, and Strategy for Disaster Readiness Fran H. Norris, Susan P. Stevens, Betty J. Pfefferbaum et al. · American Journal of Community Psychology 21 Dec 2007 5,238
2 Socioeconomic Status and Cardiovascular Outcomes William M. Schultz, Heval Mohamed Kelli, John Cyril Lisko et al. · Circulation Open access 14 May 2018 1,435
3 Estrogen–gut microbiome axis: Physiological and clinical implications James M. Baker, Layla Al‐Nakkash, Melissa M. Herbst‐Kralovetz · Maturitas Open access 23 Jun 2017 1,027
4 Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Mobile Health Applications That Work: Opportunities and Barriers Ronald S. Weinstein, Ana María López, Bellal A Joseph et al. · The American Journal of Medicine 29 Oct 2013 616
5 The microbiome and gynaecological cancer development, prevention and therapy Paweł Łaniewski, Zehra Esra Ilhan, Melissa M. Herbst‐Kralovetz · Nature Reviews Urology ReviewOpen access 18 Feb 2020 484
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Phoenix College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Treatment, Management, Inflammation, Complications, Neurological Disorders and Risk Factors.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology19▲ 2.9×88 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 2.0×39 topics
  3. Diagnosis7▲ 4.6×29 topics
  4. Treatment6▲ 3.1×34 topics
  5. Management5▲ 3.9×18 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.85×30 topics
  7. Quality of Life5▲ 1.99×28 topics
  8. Risk Factors5▲ 2.5×22 topics
  9. Complications4▲ 5.1×14 topics
  10. Cancer4▲ 1.82×23 topics
  11. Neurological Disorders4▲ 4.0×16 topics
  12. Heart Failure3▲ 4.3×11 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations3▲ 4.3×19 topics
  14. Clinical Practice Guidelines3▲ 3.3×13 topics
  15. Surgical Management3▲ 4.5×14 topics
  16. Immunotherapy3▲ 2.5×15 topics
  17. Genetics3▲ 2.4×11 topics
  18. Guidelines3▲ 3.6×10 topics
  19. Echocardiography3▲ 5.6×8 topics
  20. Prognosis3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  21. Medical Education2▲ 5.7×9 topics
  22. Rehabilitation2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  23. Student Perceptions2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  24. Thrombosis2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  25. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  27. Career Development2▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Neuroinflammation2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  29. Pathophysiology2▲ 4.4×9 topics
  30. Surgical Treatment2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  31. Parkinson's Disease2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  32. Cervical Cancer2▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  34. Revision Surgery2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  35. Robotic Surgery2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Spinal Surgery2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Total Hip Replacement2▲ 9.0×2 topics
  38. Assessment Methods2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Antifungal Therapy2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Coronary Artery Disease2▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Phoenix College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Reproductive tract infections research, Diversity and Career in Medicine and Innovations in Medical Education.

Cervical Cancer and HPV …1Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 1 fractional worksReproductive tract infec…1Reproductive tract infections research: 1 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 1 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 1 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksGeophysics and Sensor Te…1Geophysics and Sensor Technology: 1 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 1 fractional worksMedical Image Segmentation Techniques: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyMicrobiologyGender StudiesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Reproductive tract infections research Microbiology 1 works
  3. 3 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 1 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 1 works
  6. 6 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 1 works
  7. 7 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  8. 8 Geophysics and Sensor Technology Ocean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  10. 10 Medical Image Segmentation Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available42.5%not open57.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Phoenix College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 156% higher 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 Phoenix College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00050% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Phoenix College0.00083% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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