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Santa Monica College

In research, Santa Monica College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,208 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,895
of 28,054 · #25,584 all time
Rank in United States
#3,237
of 4,192
Research works
311
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Santa Monica 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
Social SciencesDomain #11,208 of 16,945 21.6%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Santa Monica 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: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.41× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.42× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.87× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.20× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Santa Monica College?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard A. García and Richard de Medeiros Castro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Santa Monica College.

  1. 1 Richard A. García United States · #927,729 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Richard de Medeiros Castro United States · #1,561,233 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Santa Monica College

Which keywords describe research at Santa Monica College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Social Interaction, Supply Chain, Big Data Analytics, International Trade, Logistics, Risk Assessment and Cross-Border E-Commerce.

▲ 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. Sustainability5▲ 2.4×7 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 1.59×14 topics
  3. Economic Development4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  4. Mental Health4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  5. Social Interaction4▲ 12×4 topics
  6. Supply Chain4▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Risk Assessment4▲ 6.2×3 topics
  8. Big Data Analytics3▲ 19×2 topics
  9. Globalization3▲ 1.95×9 topics
  10. International Trade3▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Logistics3▲ 24×2 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  13. Regulation3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  14. Cross-Border E-Commerce3▲ 67×1 topic
  15. Digital Technologies3▲ 24×1 topic
  16. Higher Education3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  18. Gender2▲ 4.9×7 topics
  19. Embodiment2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Internet of Things2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  21. Risk Management2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Consumer Behavior2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  23. Online Gaming2▲ 57×1 topic
  24. Video Games2▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Well-being2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Acculturation2▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Health Disparities2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  28. Intersectionality2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Neoliberalism2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  30. Neuroscience2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  31. Analytics2▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Business Intelligence2▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Positive Emotions1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Teacher Education1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Capital Flows1▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Financial Integration1▲ 51×1 topic
  38. Household Behavior1▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Immigrant1▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Language Acquisition1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Santa Monica College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Digital Games and Media, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Global Financial Crisis and Policies.

E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 3 fractional worksDigital Games and Media: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis and Policies: 1 fractional worksEnergy, Environment, and Transportation Policies: 1 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 1 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …1Critical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Governance and Development: 1 fractional worksSports Analytics and Performance: 1 fractional worksSharing Economy and Plat…1Sharing Economy and Platforms: 1 fractional works
Business and International ManagementSociology and Political ScienceManagement Information SystemsFinance5 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 3 works
  2. 2 Digital Games and Media Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 1 works
  5. 5 Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  6. 6 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Sports Analytics and Performance Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Sharing Economy and Platforms Marketing 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 available35.3%not open64.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Santa Monica College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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