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South Texas College

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,655
of 22,385 · #18,276 all time
Rank in United States
#2,250
of 3,332
Research works
277
▲ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.9k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
South Texas College

Which fields of science does South Texas College work in?

In 2022-now, 29% of research at South Texas College is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Social Sciences: 27 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 26.9% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 24.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 25.6% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 11.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 18.4% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 7.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 7.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSouth TexasCollege94fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences29%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1313.5%
    2. Psychology77.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities55.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine2324.0%
    2. Health Professions21.9%
    3. Nursing10.8%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Engineering1111.5%
    2. Computer Science44.6%
    3. Mathematics22.0%
    4. Environmental Science21.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.7%
    6. Materials Science11.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    8. Energy10.8%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.6%
    10. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Neuroscience77.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology66.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.74× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.78× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.25× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.29× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.74×7 works
  2. Psychology2.29×6 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.87×5 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.78×1 works
  5. Mathematics1.72×2 works
  6. Nursing1.55×1 works
  7. Medicine1.25×22 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×6 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.10×2 works
  10. Social Sciences1.07×13 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.84×4 works
  13. Energy0.83×1 works
  14. Engineering0.76×11 works
  15. Health Professions0.71×2 works
  16. Computer Science0.59×4 works
  17. Materials Science0.43×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.39×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.38×2 works
  20. Dentistry0.37×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×1 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.32×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at South Texas College?

Ranked on the quality score, Carlos H. Palacio, Charles Mulford Robinson and William Alex Greene lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Texas College.

  1. 1 Carlos H. Palacio United States · #3,119,257 worldwide 400 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Charles Mulford Robinson United States · #3,869,183 worldwide 141 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 William Alex Greene United States · #3,889,066 worldwide 94 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Augustin de la Peña United States · #3,948,285 worldwide 226 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Trinidad Gonzales United States · #4,145,706 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 William E. Greene United States · #4,158,333 worldwide 63 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Anthony K. Knopp United States · #4,428,276 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Christopher R. Davis United States · #4,552,263 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Milo Kearney United States · #5,095,888 worldwide 166 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Martin W. Knecht United States · #5,190,429 worldwide 201 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at South Texas College

What are the most cited papers from South Texas College?

The most cited paper from South Texas College is "The impact of residential neighborhood type on travel behavior: A structural equations modeling approach" (Michael N. Bagley, Patricia L. Mokhtarian, 2002), with 600 citations. Next come "Review of: "Nano wire immersion method (structure and performance)"" (486) and "Standard methods for American foulbrood research" (226).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The impact of residential neighborhood type on travel behavior: A structural equations modeling approach Michael N. Bagley, Patricia L. Mokhtarian · The Annals of Regional Science Aug 2002 600
2 Review of: "Nano wire immersion method (structure and performance)" Andria Pandich · Qeios Open access 7 Nov 2023 486
3 Standard methods for American foulbrood research Dirk C. de Graaf et al. · Journal of Apicultural Research Open access 2013 226
4 Board of directors, audit committee, and firm performance: Evidence from Greece Haiyan Zhou, Stephen Owusu‐Ansah, Anastasia G. Maggina · Journal of International Accounting Auditing and Taxation 29 Mar 2018 221
5 Preliminary insight into cloud computing adoption in a developing country PK Senyo, John K. Effah, Erasmus Addae · Journal of Enterprise Information Management 24 Jun 2016 203
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at South Texas College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Attention Lapses, Mind Wandering, Pragmatism, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Migration and Truth.

▲ 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. Education7▲ 4.2×11 topics
  2. Epidemiology6▲ 1.58×29 topics
  3. Attention Lapses4▲ 352×1 topic
  4. Mind Wandering4▲ 352×1 topic
  5. Mental Health4▲ 3.0×13 topics
  6. Identity3▲ 4.4×6 topics
  7. Pragmatism3▲ 130×2 topics
  8. Globalization3▲ 1.50×10 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  10. Gender2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  11. Migration2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  12. Colonialism2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  13. Democracy2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  14. Feminism2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  15. Truth2▲ 76×2 topics
  16. Literature2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  17. Innovation2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  18. Race2▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Dewey2▲ 491×1 topic
  20. Philosophy2▲ 4.8×1 topic
  21. Philosophy of Science2▲ 66×2 topics
  22. Chicano2▲ 196×1 topic
  23. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  24. Latino2▲ 196×1 topic
  25. Meta-Analysis2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  26. Stability Analysis2▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Politics2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. Well-being2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  29. Adaptive Control1▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation1▲ 4.8×5 topics
  31. Engineering Education1▲ 17×3 topics
  32. Fractional Order Control1▲ 97×1 topic
  33. Intersectionality1▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. PID Controller1▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Nonlinear Systems1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  36. Teaching Strategies1▲ 5.1×3 topics
  37. Nursing Education1▲ 9.6×2 topics
  38. Robotic Manipulators1▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Teacher Education1▲ 9.7×2 topics
  40. Media1▲ 7.9×2 topics

Which research topics does South Texas College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mind wandering and attention, Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education, Latin American and Latino Studies and Advanced Control Systems Design.

Mind wandering and atten…4Mind wandering and attention: 4 fractional worksPragmatism in Philosophy…2Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latin…2Latin American and Latino Studies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Control Systems Design: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksPsychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction: 1 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksPhilosophy and History of Science: 1 fractional works
Cognitive NeurosciencePhilosophyCultural StudiesControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Mind wandering and attention Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  2. 2 Pragmatism in Philosophy and Education Philosophy 2 works
  3. 3 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Control Systems Design Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  6. 6 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 1 works
  9. 9 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Philosophy and History of Science History and Philosophy of Science 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has South Texas College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% 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 Texas College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%South Texas College0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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