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Provo College

In research, Provo College stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,462 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,083 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,273
of 28,054 · #20,882 all time
Rank in United States
#4,100
of 4,192
Research works
412
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Provo 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,462 of 20,462 10.0%120
Physical SciencesDomain #17,083 of 21,541 13.5%161

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Provo 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.66× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.86× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.51× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Provo College?

Ranked on the composite score, Gordon J. Christensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Provo College.

  1. 1 Gordon J. Christensen United States · #444,193 worldwide 27 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Provo College

Which keywords describe research at Provo College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Distributed Systems, Performance Prediction, Fault Tolerance, Vibration Analysis, Drilling Fluids, Log Analysis and Microservices.

▲ 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. Energy Efficiency9▲ 12×7 topics
  2. Distributed Systems7▲ 52×3 topics
  3. Performance Prediction5▲ 101×2 topics
  4. Fault Tolerance4▲ 35×2 topics
  5. Nanoparticles4▲ 4.0×4 topics
  6. Vibration Analysis4▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Sustainable Development3▲ 2.8×3 topics
  8. Drilling Fluids3▲ 79×1 topic
  9. Log Analysis3▲ 114×1 topic
  10. Microservices3▲ 114×1 topic
  11. Well Integrity3▲ 79×1 topic
  12. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.7×2 topics
  13. Tool Wear3▲ 29×3 topics
  14. Innovation3▲ 3.5×6 topics
  15. Carbon Sequestration3▲ 49×1 topic
  16. Digital Economy3▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Fuzzy Controller2▲ 120×1 topic
  18. Redundant Transmission2▲ 120×1 topic
  19. Big Data2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  20. Rock Mechanics2▲ 31×1 topic
  21. Wave Propagation2▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Cloud Computing2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  23. Type 1 Diabetes2▲ 31×2 topics
  24. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  26. CNC Systems2▲ 70×1 topic
  27. Machine Tools2▲ 31×1 topic
  28. Machine Vision2▲ 10×3 topics
  29. MapReduce2▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Mobile Agents2▲ 238×1 topic
  31. Network Management2▲ 72×1 topic
  32. Pancreatic Islets2▲ 52×1 topic
  33. Resource Management2▲ 13×2 topics
  34. TBM2▲ 82×1 topic
  35. Virtualization2▲ 27×1 topic
  36. rock fragmentation2▲ 82×1 topic
  37. ß-Cell Dysfunction2▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Autoimmunity2▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Musical Theory2▲ 121×1 topic
  40. Musicology2▲ 121×1 topic

Which research topics does Provo College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Software System Performance and Reliability, Drilling and Well Engineering, Industrial Engineering and Technologies and Advanced Data Processing Techniques.

Software System Performa…3Software System Performance and Reliability: 3 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…3Drilling and Well Engineering: 3 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering a…3Industrial Engineering and Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Data Processing…2Advanced Data Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksGeotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 2 fractional worksMobile Agent-Based Network Management: 2 fractional worksEngineering Technology a…2Engineering Technology and Methodologies: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 2 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mecha…2Tunneling and Rock Mechanics: 2 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsOcean EngineeringMechanical EngineeringControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  2. 2 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Data Processing Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  6. 6 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  7. 7 Engineering Technology and Methodologies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 2 works
  10. 10 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 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: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Provo College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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