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Polk State College

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World rank, all time
#27,866
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,839
of 7,310
Research works
152
▲ 98% vs 2018-21
Citations
865
5.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Polk State College

Which fields of science does Polk State College work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Polk State College is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (19%), Medicine (14%), Arts and Humanities (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 27 fractional works · 47.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 18.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 11.9% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 31.1% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 11.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 9.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 14.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPolk StateCollege57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences48%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1118.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities711.9%
    3. Psychology47.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting34.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.8%
    6. Decision Sciences11.9%
    1. Computer Science711.4%
    2. Mathematics59.3%
    3. Engineering34.6%
    4. Materials Science22.6%
    5. Environmental Science12.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Energy00.2%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine814.0%
    2. Health Professions00.8%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.8%
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: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.89× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.12× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.44× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics7.89×5 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.12×7 works
  3. Psychology2.44×4 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.95×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.49×11 works
  6. Computer Science1.46×6 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.46×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×2 works
  9. Nursing1.18×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.75×2 works
  11. Medicine0.73×8 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×2 works
  13. Neuroscience0.48×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.46×1 works
  15. Engineering0.31×3 works
  16. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  17. Dentistry0.30×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.26×0 works
  20. Energy0.21×0 works
  21. Chemistry0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Polk State College?

Ranked on the quality score, Herbert Nold, James Agee and Li Zhou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polk State College.

  1. 1 Herbert Nold United States · #1,599,542 worldwide 364 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 James Agee United States · #2,392,337 worldwide 192 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Li Zhou United States · #4,432,226 worldwide 17 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Ashley Falk United States · #4,665,847 worldwide 124 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Jean Reynolds United States · #4,710,513 worldwide 15 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Polk State College

What are the most cited papers from Polk State College?

The most cited paper from Polk State College is "Big data analytics: transforming data to action" (Daniel Bumblauskas, Herb Nold, Paul Bumblauskas et al., 2017), with 129 citations. Next come "Relationship Between Screen Time and Chinese Children’s Cognitive and Social Development" (124) and "Linking knowledge processes with firm performance: organizational culture" (89).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Big data analytics: transforming data to action Daniel Bumblauskas, Herb Nold, Paul Bumblauskas et al. · Business Process Management Journal 28 Apr 2017 129
2 Relationship Between Screen Time and Chinese Children’s Cognitive and Social Development Bi Ying Hu, Gregory Kirk Johnson, Timothy Teo et al. · Journal of Research in Childhood Education 31 Jan 2020 124
3 Linking knowledge processes with firm performance: organizational culture Herbert Nold · Journal of Intellectual Capital 7 Jan 2012 89
4 The mental foramen: Part II. Radiographic position in relation to the mandibular second premolar John L. Philips, R. Norman Weller, James Kulild · Journal of Endodontics Jun 1992 87
5 The performance triangle: a model for corporate agility Herbert Nold, Lukas Michel · Leadership & Organization Development Journal 12 Apr 2016 83
All 66 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Polk State College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Infectious Diseases, Paediatric Virology, Public Health, Philosophy, Education, Ethics, Literature and Religion.

▲ 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. Public Health4▲ 5.4×3 topics
  2. Epidemiology4▲ 1.93×6 topics
  3. Education4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  4. Infectious Diseases4▲ 20×1 topic
  5. Paediatric Virology4▲ 2424×1 topic
  6. Philosophy3▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Ethics3▲ 9.2×3 topics
  8. Literature3▲ 8.5×5 topics
  9. Religion3▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Depression2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  11. History2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  12. Social Sciences2▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Culture2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  14. Economic Development2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.3×7 topics
  16. Ethnicity2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  17. Identity2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  18. Human Rights2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  19. Social Justice2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  20. Gender2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  21. Leadership2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  22. Buddhism2▲ 143×1 topic
  23. South Asia2▲ 143×1 topic
  24. Anxiety1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  25. Community Engagement1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  26. Conflict1▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Human-Robot Interaction1▲ 19×2 topics
  28. Modeling1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  29. Phenomenology1▲ 22×1 topic
  30. Sociology1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Psychological Distress1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  32. Chatbots1▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Economics1▲ 222×1 topic
  34. Environmental Participation1▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Programmable Logic Controllers1▲ 112×1 topic
  36. Quarantine1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Race1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. SCADA1▲ 112×1 topic
  39. Service Robots1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Territorial Governance1▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Polk State College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Literature Analysis and Criticism, Indian and Buddhist Studies, Research in Social Sciences and Scientific Innovation and Industrial Efficiency.

Literature Analysis and …4Literature Analysis and Criticism: 4 fractional worksIndian and Buddhist Stud…2Indian and Buddhist Studies: 2 fractional worksResearch in Social Scien…1Research in Social Sciences: 1 fractional worksScientific Innovation and Industrial Efficiency: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Automation and Control Systems: 1 fractional worksCollaboration in agile enterprises: 1 fractional worksAcupuncture Treatment Research Studies: 1 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthReligious studiesEducationGeneral Decision Sciences6 others

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

  1. 1 Literature Analysis and Criticism Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 4 works
  2. 2 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 2 works
  3. 3 Research in Social Sciences Education 1 works
  4. 4 Scientific Innovation and Industrial Efficiency General Decision Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Industrial Automation and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Collaboration in agile enterprises Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  10. 10 Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Polk State College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 98% 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 Polk State College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000093% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Polk State College0.00029% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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