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San Antonio College

In research, San Antonio College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,979 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,643 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,571 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — General Health Professions is 5.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,022
of 28,054 · #14,484 all time
Rank in United States
#2,428
of 4,192
Research works
3.9k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
89%
world 28%

What is San Antonio 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,979 of 10,521 5.0%351 #4187
Social SciencesField #3,643 of 6,365 4.8%253 #3375
Health SciencesDomain #9,571 of 11,982 2.1%310 #9452
MedicineField #9,101 of 10,443 2.1%196 #13322
Physical SciencesDomain #11,679 of 12,888 6.4%122 #14639
EducationSubfield #1,779 of 1,892 5.4%89 #2516
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #873 of 916 2.5%65 #1617
Life SciencesDomain #7,526 of 7,800 1.1%64 #11333
Health ProfessionsField #1,871 of 1,928 2.1%98 #3032
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,518 of 2,578 3.9%69 #3406

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Antonio 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,187 #5,979
  2. Social Sciences#3,375 #3,643
  3. Health Sciences#9,452 #9,571
  4. Medicine#13,322 #9,101
  5. Physical Sciences#14,639 #11,679
  6. Education#2,516 #1,779
  7. General Health Professions#1,617 #873
  8. Life Sciences#11,333 #7,526
  9. Health Professions#3,032 #1,871
  10. Sociology and Political Science#3,406 #2,518
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does San Antonio College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 5.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 65.3 works5.6×
  2. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 21.8 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.85× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.44× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.38× its world share, 98 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 196 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.27× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 30 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 253 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Antonio College?

Ranked on the composite score, Manuel Augusto Rodrigues, Felicísimo Valbuena de la Fuente and Margarida Miranda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Antonio College.

  1. 1 Manuel Augusto Rodrigues United States · #333,311 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Felicísimo Valbuena de la Fuente United States · #380,603 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Margarida Miranda United States · #542,396 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Rogério Sousa United States · #553,435 worldwide 3 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Paola Volpe Cacciatore United States · #640,629 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Adriana Vasconcelos United States · #685,596 worldwide 2 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Francisco Javier Panadero Carlavilla United States · #892,450 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Rute Imanishi Rodrigues United States · #1,120,037 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at San Antonio College

Which keywords describe research at San Antonio College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Healthcare Access, Teacher Training, Quality of Life, Qualitative Research, Health Policy, Educational Technology and Primary Care.

▲ 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. Public Health85▲ 6.9×45 topics
  2. Epidemiology70▲ 2.1×99 topics
  3. Quality of Life65▲ 5.3×43 topics
  4. Healthcare Access58▲ 24×10 topics
  5. Teacher Training55▲ 10×14 topics
  6. Educational Technology52▲ 5.1×20 topics
  7. Qualitative Research47▲ 6.4×20 topics
  8. Health Policy43▲ 32×7 topics
  9. Primary Care42▲ 13×11 topics
  10. Sustainability42▲ 2.0×43 topics
  11. Public Policy40▲ 9.6×18 topics
  12. Treatment38▲ 3.8×37 topics
  13. Healthcare38▲ 3.9×18 topics
  14. Social Determinants36▲ 20×7 topics
  15. Curriculum Development35▲ 5.8×11 topics
  16. Online Learning34▲ 4.8×10 topics
  17. Social Determinants of Health33▲ 17×8 topics
  18. Risk Factors33▲ 3.5×23 topics
  19. Chronic Diseases32▲ 15×5 topics
  20. Mental Health32▲ 2.6×34 topics
  21. Aging Population30▲ 39×4 topics
  22. Brazilian Health System29▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Community-Based Care29▲ 79×1 topic
  24. Social Inequality27▲ 12×10 topics
  25. Prevalence24▲ 6.9×10 topics
  26. Health23▲ 6.8×12 topics
  27. Adolescents22▲ 7.0×7 topics
  28. Science Education21▲ 40×2 topics
  29. Inclusive Education19▲ 6.5×13 topics
  30. Distance Learning19▲ 6.6×7 topics
  31. Educational Games18▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Leadership Styles18▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Digital Innovation18▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Smart Library18▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Educational Policies17▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Active Learning17▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Family17▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Cocaine17▲ 67×1 topic
  39. Crack17▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Legislation17▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does San Antonio College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Health, Nursing, Elderly Care, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic, Youth, Drugs, and Violence and Science and Education Research.

Health, Nursing, Elderly…29Health, Nursing, Elderly Care: 29 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…18Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 18 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 17 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 17 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 16 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 16 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 15 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…14Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 14 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 14 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 12 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsInformation SystemsDemographyEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 29 works
  2. 2 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 18 works
  3. 3 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 17 works
  4. 4 Science and Education Research Education 17 works
  5. 5 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 16 works
  6. 6 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  7. 7 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  8. 8 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 14 works
  9. 9 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 14 works
  10. 10 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 12 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 available89.3%not open10.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors67.3%domestic only32.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has San Antonio College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.