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Rock Valley College

In research, Rock Valley College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,303 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,308
of 28,054 · #37,009 all time
Rank in United States
#3,490
of 4,192
Research works
314
▲ 611% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.1k
3.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Rock Valley College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #11,303 of 12,888 1.8%122 #19839

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rock Valley 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: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.50× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.84× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.65× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rock Valley College?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Manokaran, C. Manjunatha and Andhe Dharani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rock Valley College.

  1. 1 S. Manokaran United States · #1,446,397 worldwide 4 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 C. Manjunatha United States · #1,480,189 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Andhe Dharani United States · #1,506,484 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jagadish H. Patil United States · #1,520,958 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Rock Valley College

Which keywords describe research at Rock Valley College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Energy Efficiency, Security, CMOS Technology, Wireless Sensor Networks, Fault Tolerance, Machine Learning and Cloud Computing.

▲ 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 Learning13▲ 2.6×23 topics
  2. Machine Learning9▲ 1.92×16 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency7▲ 5.3×6 topics
  4. Security6▲ 6.5×7 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.1×5 topics
  6. Healthcare6▲ 3.6×7 topics
  7. CMOS Technology5▲ 45×4 topics
  8. Wireless Sensor Networks5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  9. Nanomaterials5▲ 3.2×13 topics
  10. Neural Networks5▲ 2.2×8 topics
  11. Fault Tolerance5▲ 21×4 topics
  12. Big Data5▲ 3.5×5 topics
  13. Internet of Things4▲ 3.5×4 topics
  14. Cloud Computing4▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Power Electronics4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  17. 5G Networks3▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Cybersecurity3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  19. Health Monitoring3▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Smart Cities3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  21. IoT Security3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  22. Security and Privacy3▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Distributed Systems3▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Computer Vision3▲ 7.5×4 topics
  25. Customer Experience3▲ 13×2 topics
  26. FPGA3▲ 53×2 topics
  27. Genetic Algorithms3▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Virtualization3▲ 25×3 topics
  29. Applications3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  30. Accident Prevention3▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Embedded Systems3▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Safety Culture3▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Smart Factory3▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Anomaly Detection3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  35. Big Data Analytics2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Electric Vehicle Charging2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Chatbots2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Flexible Electronics2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Low-Power2▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Service Robots2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Rock Valley College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: AI in Service Interactions, Low-power high-performance VLSI design, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Augmented Reality Applications.

AI in Service Interactions2AI in Service Interactions: 2 fractional worksLow-power high-performan…2Low-power high-performance VLSI design: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 2 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design Techniques: 2 fractional worksRadiation Effects in Electronics: 2 fractional worksVLSI and Analog Circuit Testing: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…2Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksSoftware-Defined Networks and 5G: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation SystemsComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition3 others

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

  1. 1 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Low-power high-performance VLSI design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  5. 5 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 2 works
  6. 6 Radiation Effects in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing Hardware and Architecture 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  10. 10 Software-Defined Networks and 5G Computer Networks and Communications 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 available60.6%not open39.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rock Valley College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 611% 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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