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South Plains College

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Research works
83
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
706
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: South Plains College is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 8.11× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 5.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at South Plains College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Divine Providence, Higher Education, Diversity, Problem of Evil, Theodicy, Ethics and Student Perceptions.

▲ 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. Climate Change5▲ 2.2×11 topics
  2. Religion5▲ 10×7 topics
  3. Divine Providence5▲ 301×2 topics
  4. Higher Education4▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Sustainability3▲ 2.2×4 topics
  6. Diversity3▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Problem of Evil3▲ 303×1 topic
  8. Theodicy3▲ 303×1 topic
  9. Ethics3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  10. Student Perceptions3▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Animal Welfare3▲ 29×3 topics
  12. Mental Health3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  13. Student Engagement2▲ 11×5 topics
  14. Education2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  15. Nursing Education2▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Debriefing2▲ 116×1 topic
  17. Gender2▲ 4.4×4 topics
  18. Medical Education2▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Simulation2▲ 7.5×1 topic
  20. Islam2▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Max Weber2▲ 519×1 topic
  22. Sociology2▲ 18×1 topic
  23. Virtue Ethics2▲ 102×2 topics
  24. Heat Stress2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Social Support2▲ 4.6×4 topics
  26. Aquinas2▲ 299×1 topic
  27. Boethius2▲ 299×1 topic
  28. Colonialism2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  29. Academic Performance2▲ 24×2 topics
  30. Anesthesia1▲ 15×2 topics
  31. College Retention1▲ 77×1 topic
  32. First-Generation Students1▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Amino Acids1▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Blood Transfusion1▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Obstetrics1▲ 89×1 topic
  36. Social Change1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Academic Achievement1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  38. Health Policy1▲ 9.1×1 topic
  39. Intestinal Barrier1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Nursing Advocacy1▲ 77×1 topic

Which research topics does South Plains College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Theology and Philosophy of Evil, Agriculture and Rural Development Research, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.

Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Rural Development Research: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing1IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Dat…1Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 1 fractional worksKarl Barth and Christian…1Karl Barth and Christian Theology: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 0 fractional worksEuropean Union Policy and Governance: 0 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 0 fractional worksTree Root and Stability Studies: 0 fractional works
PhilosophyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsComputer Networks and CommunicationsHealth Informatics5 others

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

  1. 1 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  2. 2 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  4. 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 1 works
  5. 5 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  6. 6 Karl Barth and Christian Theology Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  8. 8 European Union Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has South Plains College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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.

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.