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Pima Community College

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World rank, all time
#23,686
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,926
of 7,310
Research works
208
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Pima Community College

Which fields of science does Pima Community College work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Pima Community College is in Health Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Social Sciences (22%), Psychology (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 14 fractional works · 39.2% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 36.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 37.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPima CommunityCollege35fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences37%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1336.1%
    2. Health Professions13.0%
    1. Social Sciences821.8%
    2. Psychology38.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting01.0%
    6. Decision Sciences01.0%
    1. Physics and Astronomy25.5%
    2. Computer Science25.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.6%
    4. Engineering01.4%
    5. Environmental Science01.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.3%
    2. Neuroscience13.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.48× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.73×3 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.48×2 works
  3. Neuroscience1.89×1 works
  4. Medicine1.88×12 works
  5. Social Sciences1.72×8 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.18×1 works
  7. Health Professions1.15×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.04×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.99×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.92×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.81×2 works
  12. Computer Science0.67×2 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.21×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  17. Engineering0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pima Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Philip E. Johnson, Kris Swank and Michael D. Berdine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pima Community College.

  1. 1 Philip E. Johnson United States · #2,906,898 worldwide 173 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Kris Swank United States · #2,998,783 worldwide 18 citations · 205 works
  3. 3 Michael D. Berdine United States · #3,149,245 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Peter W. Gosnell United States · #3,591,492 worldwide 29 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Michael M. Schreiber United States · #3,708,152 worldwide 582 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Peggy Holleman United States · #4,154,283 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ann Wilder United States · #4,408,441 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Homer B. Tilton United States · #4,432,580 worldwide 20 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Altaf Taher Shah United States · #4,696,151 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Pima Community College

What are the most cited papers from Pima Community College?

The most cited paper from Pima Community College is "Triazole antifungals: A review" (Lee Peyton, Sara Gallagher, Mehrnoosh Hashemzadeh, 2015), with 312 citations. Next come "Self‐efficacy for coping with cancer: revision of the Cancer Behavior Inventory (version 2.0)" (219) and "Integration Factors Related to the Academic Success and Intent to Persist of College Students with Learning Disabilities" (164).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Triazole antifungals: A review Lee Peyton, Sara Gallagher, Mehrnoosh Hashemzadeh · Drugs of today 2015 312
2 Self‐efficacy for coping with cancer: revision of the Cancer Behavior Inventory (version 2.0) Thomas V. Merluzzi, Raymond C. Nairn, Krupa Hegde et al. · Psycho-Oncology Open access May 2001 219
3 Integration Factors Related to the Academic Success and Intent to Persist of College Students with Learning Disabilities Lisa M. W. DaDeppo · Learning Disabilities Research and Practice Aug 2009 164
4 `IM me': Instant messaging as relational maintenance and everyday communication Artemio Ramirez, Kathy Broneck · Journal of Social and Personal Relationships Mar 2009 153
5 Initial behavior outcomes for the PeaceBuilders universal school-based violence prevention program. Daniel J. Flannery, Alexander T. Vazsonyi, Albert Kienfie Liau et al. · Developmental Psychology 2003 146
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pima Community College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Neuropathology, Concussion, Encephalopathy, Radio Astronomy, Transits of Venus, Cultural Identity and Social Justice.

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

All 16 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.8×13 topics
  2. Concussion2▲ 118×1 topic
  3. Encephalopathy2▲ 76×1 topic
  4. Neuropathology2▲ 40×2 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease1▲ 3.2×8 topics
  6. Inflammation1▲ 1.73×6 topics
  7. Cultural Identity1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  8. Radio Astronomy1▲ 157×1 topic
  9. Social Justice1▲ 5.9×6 topics
  10. Transits of Venus1▲ 369×1 topic
  11. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  12. Pandemic1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Thrombosis1▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Chatbots1▲ 42×1 topic
  15. Globalization1▲ 1.52×7 topics
  16. Service Robots1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Pima Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Traumatic Brain Injury Research, History and Developments in Astronomy, AI in Service Interactions and Platelet Disorders and Treatments.

Traumatic Brain Injury R…2Traumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksPlatelet Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksEducation and experiences of immigrants and refugees: 0 fractional worksQualitative Research Met…0Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics: 0 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 0 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 0 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 0 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyAstronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial IntelligenceHematology4 others

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

  1. 1 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Platelet Disorders and Treatments Hematology 1 works
  5. 5 Education and experiences of immigrants and refugees Education 0 works
  6. 6 Qualitative Research Methods and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.1%domestic only93.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pima Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pima Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000093% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Pima Community College0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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