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Sacramento City College

In research, Sacramento City College stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,709 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,803 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,427
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,184
of 7,310
Research works
365
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Sacramento City College

What is Sacramento City 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 #8,709 of 16,688 8.3%189
MedicineField #7,803 of 14,558 8.8%172

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

In all years, 52% of research at Sacramento City College is in Health Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (47%), Social Sciences (12%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 189 fractional works · 51.8% of its workMedicine: 172 fractional works · 47.2% of its workOphthalmology: 28 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 14 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnatomy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 96 fractional works · 26.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 8.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 51 fractional works · 14.1% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSacramento CityCollege365fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences52%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine17247.2%
    2. Health Professions143.9%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences4411.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities328.6%
    3. Psychology133.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.0%
    5. Decision Sciences30.8%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    1. Engineering164.4%
    2. Environmental Science133.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy82.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences61.7%
    5. Computer Science30.7%
    6. Chemistry20.7%
    7. Materials Science10.3%
    8. Mathematics10.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences112.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology102.8%
    3. Neuroscience51.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
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: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.01× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.83×0 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology5.42×1 works
  3. Veterinary4.81×0 works
  4. Medicine1.53×4 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.37×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.37×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.35×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.31×1 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.23×0 works
  10. Environmental Science1.01×1 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.97×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.85×0 works
  13. Dentistry0.79×0 works
  14. Engineering0.75×2 works
  15. Health Professions0.69×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.40×0 works
  17. Materials Science0.33×0 works
  18. Computer Science0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sacramento City College?

Ranked on the quality score, Ruth Lewin Sime, William L. Kahrl and Herbert F. Copeland lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sacramento City College.

  1. 1 Ruth Lewin Sime United States · #1,520,117 worldwide 638 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 William L. Kahrl United States · #1,553,087 worldwide 362 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Herbert F. Copeland United States · #2,190,320 worldwide 829 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 James W. Pollock United States · #2,871,358 worldwide 22 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Katie O. Arosteguy United States · #3,119,607 worldwide 18 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 H. E. Chamberlain United States · #3,197,354 worldwide 5 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Robert J. Schultz United States · #4,326,129 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Margaret Scheffelin United States · #4,392,745 worldwide 21 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Julia E. Lancaster United States · #4,471,279 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 George T. Dempsey United States · #4,478,790 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Sacramento City College

What are the most cited papers from Sacramento City College?

The most cited paper from Sacramento City College is "Sources of stress in captivity" (Kathleen N. Morgan, Chris T. Tromborg, 2006), with 1,079 citations. Next come "Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology" (418) and "Reduction of Serum Testosterone Levels During Chronic Glucocorticoid Therapy" (392).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sources of stress in captivity Kathleen N. Morgan, Chris T. Tromborg · Applied Animal Behaviour Science 26 Jul 2006 1,079
2 Principles and Practice of Ophthalmology Mark J. Mannis · American Journal of Ophthalmology Mar 1994 418
3 Reduction of Serum Testosterone Levels During Chronic Glucocorticoid Therapy Michael MacAdams, Richard H. White, Bradley E. Chipps · Annals of Internal Medicine May 1986 392
4 Vision, Brain, and Behavior in Birds Ivan R. Schwab · American Journal of Ophthalmology Nov 1994 325
5 Arthroscopic Debridement and Acromioplasty Versus Mini‐Open Repair in the Treatment of Significant Partial‐Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears Stephen C. Weber · Arthroscopy The Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery Mar 1999 260
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sacramento City College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Glaucoma, Intraocular Pressure, Optical Coherence Tomography, Optic Nerve, Science, Cold War and Surgical Management.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology36▲ 2.5×55 topics
  2. Glaucoma14▲ 24×3 topics
  3. Climate Change14▲ 1.40×30 topics
  4. Quality of Life12▲ 2.5×23 topics
  5. Intraocular Pressure11▲ 30×2 topics
  6. Optical Coherence Tomography11▲ 26×3 topics
  7. Risk Factors10▲ 2.7×12 topics
  8. Education10▲ 2.0×14 topics
  9. Surgical Management9▲ 5.5×15 topics
  10. Management9▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Optic Nerve9▲ 24×2 topics
  12. History9▲ 3.0×14 topics
  13. Science8▲ 12×5 topics
  14. Cold War8▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Gender8▲ 3.7×10 topics
  16. Literature8▲ 4.2×11 topics
  17. Culture7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  18. Ocular Hypertension7▲ 29×1 topic
  19. Retinal Ganglion Cells7▲ 14×1 topic
  20. Technology7▲ 4.3×3 topics
  21. Social Sciences7▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Rehabilitation6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  23. Nuclear Power6▲ 55×2 topics
  24. Atomic Energy6▲ 254×1 topic
  25. Internationalism6▲ 68×1 topic
  26. Curriculum5▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Femtosecond Laser5▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Intraocular Lens Implantation5▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Medical Education5▲ 6.1×5 topics
  30. Wound Healing5▲ 6.2×6 topics
  31. Medical Students5▲ 121×1 topic
  32. Ophthalmoscopy5▲ 121×1 topic
  33. Inflammatory Cytokines5▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Dry Eye Disease4▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Ocular Surface4▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Stroke4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  37. American founding4▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Constitutional government4▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Corneal Biomechanics4▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Keratoconus4▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Sacramento City College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: CAR-T cell therapy research, Education and Military Integration, Chemical Reactions and Isotopes and Online and Blended Learning.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…0CAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksEducation and Military I…0Education and Military Integration: 0 fractional worksChemical Reactions and Isotopes: 0 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…0Online and Blended Learning: 0 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…0Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 0 fractional worksThyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 0 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune…0Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 0 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 0 fractional works
OncologyEducationPharmaceutical ScienceManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  2. 2 Education and Military Integration Education 0 works
  3. 3 Chemical Reactions and Isotopes Pharmaceutical Science 0 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 0 works
  5. 5 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 0 works
  6. 6 Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  7. 7 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 0 works
  8. 8 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available11.9%not open88.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.7%domestic only97.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sacramento City College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower 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 Sacramento City College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000071% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Sacramento City College0.000051% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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