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South College

In research, South College stands highest in Medicine (#5,571 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,418 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,823 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,490
of 28,054 · #7,046 all time
Rank in United States
#1,269
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

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
MedicineField #5,571 of 17,978 22.5%309
Health SciencesDomain #6,418 of 20,462 22.8%350
Life SciencesDomain #4,823 of 14,347 23.5%338
Physical SciencesDomain #7,943 of 21,541 18.9%296
Social SciencesDomain #7,082 of 16,945 23.9%158
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,638 of 7,814 21.9%195
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,488 of 4,961 18.6%140

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 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: 1.39× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.46× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.20× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.44× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 16 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.

Who are the top researchers at South College?

Ranked on the composite score, Anya McKinney, Mark A. Ator and Fadi M. Alkhateeb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South College.

  1. 1 Anya McKinney United States · #681,605 worldwide 1 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Mark A. Ator United States · #946,460 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Fadi M. Alkhateeb United States · #1,093,290 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Virendra Kumar United States · #1,514,024 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at South College

Which keywords describe research at South College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Medicinal Chemistry, Assessment Methods, Active Learning, Student Engagement, Monoclonal Antibodies, Educational Technology and Critical Thinking.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 1.60×43 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 1.36×27 topics
  3. Educational Technology5▲ 2.5×7 topics
  4. Medicinal Chemistry4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  5. Student Engagement4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  6. Active Learning4▲ 12×2 topics
  7. Assessment Methods4▲ 20×2 topics
  8. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.3×9 topics
  9. Risk Factors4▲ 1.93×12 topics
  10. Depression3▲ 2.3×10 topics
  11. Global Burden3▲ 3.5×8 topics
  12. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 21×3 topics
  13. Critical Thinking3▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Biological Control2▲ 9.8×7 topics
  15. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  16. Synthesis2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  17. Cultural Competence2▲ 11×3 topics
  18. Engineering Education2▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Elderly2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  20. Immunogenicity2▲ 31×3 topics
  21. Project-Based Learning2▲ 35×2 topics
  22. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Adverse Drug Reactions2▲ 24×3 topics
  24. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Flavonoids2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  26. Pain Management2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  27. Reflective Practice2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  28. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  29. Chronic Pain2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. Distance Education2▲ 5.8×2 topics
  31. Organic Synthesis2▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Cognitive Function2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  33. Competency-Based Education2▲ 12×1 topic
  34. Flipped Classroom2▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Peer Instruction2▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Problem-Based Learning2▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Professional Identity2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Professional Identity Formation2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Signal Transduction2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Team-Based Learning2▲ 56×1 topic

Which research topics does South College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovative Teaching Methods, Problem and Project Based Learning, Innovations in Medical Education and Light effects on plants.

Innovative Teaching Meth…2Innovative Teaching Methods: 2 fractional worksProblem and Project Base…2Problem and Project Based Learning: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksLight effects on plants2Light effects on plants: 2 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 1 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 1 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…1Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksProtein purification and stability: 1 fractional worksEducation and Learning Interventions: 1 fractional works
EducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthPlant ScienceSocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 2 works
  2. 2 Problem and Project Based Learning Education 2 works
  3. 3 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Light effects on plants Plant Science 2 works
  5. 5 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 1 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  9. 9 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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