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South College

In research, South College stands highest in Health Sciences (#3,828 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#3,494 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,018 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,914
of 22,385 · #5,212 all time
Rank in United States
#1,064
of 3,332
Research works
1.1k
▲ 20% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
South College

What is South 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 #3,828 of 16,688 11.1%350
MedicineField #3,494 of 14,558 10.7%309
Life SciencesDomain #3,018 of 11,023 11.4%338
Physical SciencesDomain #6,482 of 17,446 11.6%296
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,378 of 5,801 10.4%195
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,875 of 3,729 10.2%140
Social SciencesDomain #9,811 of 14,833 14.7%158

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

In 2022-now, 36% of research at South College is in Health Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (30%), Social Sciences (10%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 65 fractional works · 35.7% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 30.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 26.1% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 37 fractional works · 20.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workPlant Science: 9 fractional works · 4.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 33 fractional works · 18.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKSouth College182fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences18%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Medicine5530.2%
    2. Health Professions84.2%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering126.6%
    2. Environmental Science105.6%
    3. Chemistry105.5%
    4. Computer Science73.8%
    5. Materials Science31.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.1%
    7. Mathematics20.8%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    9. Energy10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences137.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology136.9%
    3. Neuroscience42.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.8%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology31.7%
    1. Social Sciences189.9%
    2. Psychology73.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities31.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
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: 1.53× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.29× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.21× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.52× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.61× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.57× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.21×3 works
  2. Chemistry3.52×10 works
  3. Nursing2.03×2 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.70×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.61×8 works
  6. Medicine1.57×55 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.53×13 works
  8. Neuroscience1.49×4 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×12 works
  10. Psychology1.29×7 works
  11. Environmental Science1.12×10 works
  12. Social Sciences0.78×18 works
  13. Mathematics0.70×2 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×2 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.63×1 works
  16. Energy0.50×1 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.50×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.50×3 works
  19. Computer Science0.49×7 works
  20. Engineering0.44×12 works
  21. Materials Science0.43×3 works
  22. Veterinary0.40×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×1 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.35×0 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.28×2 works

Who are the top researchers at South College?

Ranked on the quality score, Paul N. Mortenson, James P. Phelan and Rachel L. McMenamin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South College.

  1. 1 Paul N. Mortenson United States · #461,054 worldwide 2.6k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 James P. Phelan United States · #608,545 worldwide 2.1k citations · 54 works
  3. 3 Rachel L. McMenamin United States · #630,537 worldwide 2.3k citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Mark A. Ator United States · #950,262 worldwide 4.4k citations · 138 works
  5. 5 Alison F. Chalker United States · #1,320,098 worldwide 1.7k citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Adi M. Treasurywala United States · #1,371,644 worldwide 1.5k citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Robert E. Toia United States · #1,411,625 worldwide 639 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Nicole C. Goodwin United States · #1,532,982 worldwide 1.2k citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Stanley J. Schmidt United States · #1,550,244 worldwide 1.5k citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Douglas S. Krafte United States · #1,596,638 worldwide 2.1k citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at South College

What are the most cited papers from South College?

The most cited paper from South College is "Drugs for bad bugs: confronting the challenges of antibacterial discovery" (David J Payne, Michael N. Gwynn, David J. Holmes et al., 2006), with 2,527 citations. Next come "Inhibition of BET recruitment to chromatin as an effective treatment for MLL-fusion leukaemia" (1,541) and "Drug–target residence time and its implications for lead optimization" (1,476).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Drugs for bad bugs: confronting the challenges of antibacterial discovery David J Payne, Michael N. Gwynn, David J. Holmes et al. · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Review 8 Dec 2006 2,527
2 Inhibition of BET recruitment to chromatin as an effective treatment for MLL-fusion leukaemia Mark A. Dawson et al. · Nature Open access Oct 2011 1,541
3 Drug–target residence time and its implications for lead optimization Robert A. Copeland, David L. Pompliano, Thomas D. Meek · Nature Reviews Drug Discovery Review 4 Aug 2006 1,476
4 The complete genome of the hyperthermophilic bacterium Aquifex aeolicus Gerard Deckert, Patrick V. Warren, Terry Gaasterland et al. · Nature Open access Mar 1998 1,112
5 Updating and further expanding GSK's solvent sustainability guide Catherine M. Alder, John D. Hayler, Richard K. Henderson et al. · Green Chemistry 2016 1,045
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at South College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Medicinal Chemistry, Assessment Methods, Student Engagement, Active Learning, Educational Technology, Monoclonal Antibodies and Clinical Trials.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology11▲ 1.54×45 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 1.29×30 topics
  3. Educational Technology6▲ 2.8×9 topics
  4. Student Engagement4▲ 6.1×4 topics
  5. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.4×9 topics
  6. Assessment Methods4▲ 21×2 topics
  7. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  8. Depression4▲ 2.3×10 topics
  9. Active Learning4▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Global Burden3▲ 3.3×9 topics
  11. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 19×3 topics
  12. Critical Thinking3▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Biological Control3▲ 9.4×7 topics
  14. Cultural Competence3▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Distance Education3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  16. Elderly3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  17. Pain Management3▲ 6.0×7 topics
  18. Pharmacokinetics3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  19. Drug Discovery2▲ 6.2×9 topics
  20. Reflective Practice2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  21. Engineering Education2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Flavonoids2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  23. Organic Synthesis2▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  25. Chronic Pain2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  26. Competency-Based Education2▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Immunogenicity2▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Professional Identity Formation2▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Project-Based Learning2▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Signal Transduction2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  31. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Adverse Drug Reactions2▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Professional Identity2▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Student Performance2▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Plant Development2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Photoreceptors2▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Phytochromes2▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Problem-Based Learning2▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Team-Based Learning2▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does South College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Innovations in Medical Education, Light effects on plants, Problem and Project Based Learning and Innovative Teaching Methods.

Innovations in Medical E…2Innovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksLight effects on plants2Light effects on plants: 2 fractional worksProblem and Project Based Learning: 2 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Meth…2Innovative Teaching Methods: 2 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…2Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…1Blood groups and transfusion: 1 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPlant ScienceEducationGeriatrics and Gerontology4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  2. 2 Light effects on plants Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Problem and Project Based Learning Education 2 works
  4. 4 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 2 works
  5. 5 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 2 works
  6. 6 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 1 works
  9. 9 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has South College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher 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 South College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00071% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%South College0.00071% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025South College9.4% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.2% in 2001.

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