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Springfield Technical Community College

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Research works
104
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
507
4.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Springfield Technical Community College

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

Which fields of science does Springfield Technical Community College work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Springfield Technical Community College is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (35%), Social Sciences (22%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 53 fractional works · 51.2% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 35.0% of its workMedia Technology: 13 fractional works · 12.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 8.5% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 33.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 22.4% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.6% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSpringfieldTechnical…104fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences34%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3635.0%
    2. Computer Science98.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy33.2%
    4. Materials Science11.2%
    5. Mathematics11.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    7. Chemistry10.7%
    8. Environmental Science10.6%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences2322.4%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting33.0%
    3. Psychology32.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities21.8%
    6. Decision Sciences21.4%
    1. Health Professions65.3%
    2. Medicine55.1%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.41× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.41×6 works
  2. Social Sciences2.07×4 works
  3. Computer Science1.49×2 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.45×0 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.33×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.14×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.00×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.61×0 works
  9. Psychology0.61×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.46×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.43×0 works
  12. Materials Science0.31×0 works
  13. Medicine0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Springfield Technical Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, John H. Connell, Gary Mullett and Nicholas M. Massa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Springfield Technical Community College.

  1. 1 John H. Connell United States · #3,436,157 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Gary Mullett United States · #5,015,515 worldwide 204 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Nicholas M. Massa United States · #5,868,047 worldwide 235 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at Springfield Technical Community College

What are the most cited papers from Springfield Technical Community College?

The most cited paper from Springfield Technical Community College is "Tuning the assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers through instabilities of solvent/water interfaces in the presence of aqueous surfactants" (Jintao Zhu, Nangelie Ferrer, Ryan C. Hayward, 2009), with 80 citations. Next come "Initial Development of a Gendered-Racial Socialization Scale for African American College Women" (78) and "Accumulation of l-DOPA in various organs of faba bean and influence of drought, nitrogen stress, and processing methods on l-DOPA yield" (70).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Tuning the assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers through instabilities of solvent/water interfaces in the presence of aqueous surfactants Jintao Zhu, Nangelie Ferrer, Ryan C. Hayward · Soft Matter 2009 80
2 Initial Development of a Gendered-Racial Socialization Scale for African American College Women Danice L. Brown, Sha’Kema M. Blackmon, Christopher B. Rosnick et al. · Sex Roles 28 Nov 2016 78
3 Accumulation of l-DOPA in various organs of faba bean and influence of drought, nitrogen stress, and processing methods on l-DOPA yield Fatemeh Etemadi, Masoud Hashemi, Reena Randhir et al. · The Crop Journal Open access 10 Jan 2018 70
4 Multimodal Smart Eyewear for Longitudinal Eye Movement Tracking Seyedeh Zohreh Homayounfar, Soha Rostaminia, Ali Kiaghadi et al. · Matter Open access 20 Aug 2020 58
5 PERCEPT: Indoor navigation for the blind and visually impaired A. Ganz, Siddhesh Gandhi, James M. Schafer et al. Conference paper Aug 2011 52
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Springfield Technical Community College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Curriculum Development, STEM Education, Student Engagement, Remote Laboratories, Virtual Labs, Education and Assessment Methods.

▲ 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. Engineering Education16▲ 153×4 topics
  2. Curriculum Development10▲ 26×5 topics
  3. STEM Education8▲ 28×5 topics
  4. Education8▲ 5.8×13 topics
  5. Student Engagement7▲ 26×7 topics
  6. Globalization7▲ 3.6×8 topics
  7. Remote Laboratories7▲ 165×1 topic
  8. Virtual Labs7▲ 165×1 topic
  9. Assessment Methods7▲ 63×3 topics
  10. Innovation6▲ 6.4×9 topics
  11. Project-Based Learning6▲ 159×3 topics
  12. Educational Technology5▲ 7.2×7 topics
  13. Machine Learning5▲ 2.0×9 topics
  14. Technology Integration5▲ 22×5 topics
  15. Lifelong Learning4▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Healthcare4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  17. Entrepreneurship4▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Outcome-Based Education4▲ 128×1 topic
  19. Professional Skills4▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Active Learning3▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Biomedical Engineering3▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Hackathons3▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Higher Education3▲ 8.1×8 topics
  24. Learning Outcomes3▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Internet of Things3▲ 5.5×5 topics
  26. E-Learning3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  27. Critical Thinking3▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Problem-Based Learning3▲ 176×1 topic
  29. Team-Based Learning3▲ 176×1 topic
  30. Big Data3▲ 4.8×4 topics
  31. Security3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  32. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 19×3 topics
  33. IoT3▲ 12×6 topics
  34. Pedagogy3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  35. Online Learning2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  36. Professional Development2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Hands-On Learning2▲ 182×1 topic
  38. Integrated First-Year Curriculum2▲ 182×1 topic
  39. Digital Divide2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Predictive Maintenance2▲ 27×3 topics

Which research topics does Springfield Technical Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Technology-Enhanced Education Studies, Problem and Project Based Learning, Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies and Biomedical and Engineering Education.

Technology-Enhanced Education Studies: 2 fractional worksProblem and Project Based Learning: 1 fractional worksTelecommunications and B…1Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…1Biomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Ap…0Photonic Crystals and Applications: 0 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 0 fractional worksIoT-based Control Systems: 0 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 0 fractional works
EducationMedia TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 2 works
  2. 2 Problem and Project Based Learning Education 1 works
  3. 3 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  8. 8 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 IoT-based Control Systems Computer Science Applications 0 works
  10. 10 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Springfield Technical Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% lower 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 Springfield Technical Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000083% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Springfield Technical Community College0.000082% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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