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Tacoma Community College

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World rank, all time
#23,916
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,976
of 7,310
Research works
233
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.1k
4.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.86×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Tacoma Community College

Which fields of science does Tacoma Community College work in?

In 2022-now, 45% of research at Tacoma Community College is in Physical Sciences, 35% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (28%), Social Sciences (16%), Health Professions (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 44.6% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 28.3% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 19.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 35.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 18.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 10.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTacoma CommunityCollege31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences45%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences35%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science928.3%
    2. Engineering27.9%
    3. Environmental Science25.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.5%
    1. Social Sciences516.4%
    2. Psychology27.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities27.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting12.2%
    5. Decision Sciences12.2%
    1. Health Professions310.9%
    2. Medicine14.6%
    3. Nursing12.4%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 3.63× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.13× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 4.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing4.99×1 works
  2. Health Professions4.13×3 works
  3. Computer Science3.63×9 works
  4. Arts and Humanities2.45×2 works
  5. Psychology2.39×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.25×1 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.57×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.30×5 works
  9. Environmental Science1.19×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.67×1 works
  11. Dentistry0.56×0 works
  12. Engineering0.53×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×0 works
  14. Medicine0.24×1 works
  15. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.07×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Tacoma Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenneth Gentili, James S. Peterson and Paul Ash lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tacoma Community College.

  1. 1 Kenneth Gentili United States · #1,463,469 worldwide 355 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 James S. Peterson United States · #4,050,622 worldwide 128 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Paul Ash United States · #4,118,955 worldwide 38 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Risa Denenberg United States · #4,171,259 worldwide 122 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Mike H. Smith United States · #4,241,214 worldwide 50 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Smith Bm United States · #4,562,815 worldwide 157 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Candice Watkins United States · #4,949,763 worldwide 4 citations · 49 works
  8. 8 Jennifer Snoek-Brown United States · #6,948,973 worldwide 0 citations · 271 works
  9. 9 Mike E. U. Smith United States · #7,501,362 worldwide 300 citations · 180 works
All ranked researchers at Tacoma Community College

What are the most cited papers from Tacoma Community College?

The most cited paper from Tacoma Community College is "Dimensions of Peri‐Implant Mucosa: An Evaluation of Maxillary Anterior Single Implants in Humans" (Joseph Y. K. Kan, Kitichai Rungcharassaeng, Kiyotaka Umezu et al., 2003), with 647 citations. Next come "Patient Practices and Beliefs Concerning Disposal of Medications" (266) and "Psychopathology among Asian Americans: A model minority?" (176).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dimensions of Peri‐Implant Mucosa: An Evaluation of Maxillary Anterior Single Implants in Humans Joseph Y. K. Kan, Kitichai Rungcharassaeng, Kiyotaka Umezu et al. · Journal of Periodontology Apr 2003 647
2 Patient Practices and Beliefs Concerning Disposal of Medications Dean A. Seehusen, Jonathan R. Edwards · The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Open access Nov 2006 266
3 Psychopathology among Asian Americans: A model minority? Stanley Sue, Derald Wing Sue, Leslie Sue et al. · Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology 1995 176
4 The chemical homogeneity of sun-like stars in the solar neighborhood Megan Bedell, Jacob L. Bean, Jorge Meléndez et al. · LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas) Open access 2018 145
5 The Solar Twin Planet Search Diego Lorenzo-Oliveira, Fabrício C. Freitas, Jorge Meléndez et al. · Astronomy and Astrophysics Open access 24 Jul 2018 120
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Which keywords describe research at Tacoma Community College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, IoT, Digital Transformation, E-Learning, Technology, Big Data, Security and Authentication.

▲ 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. Education5▲ 8.7×9 topics
  2. Deep Learning3▲ 2.5×3 topics
  3. Digital Transformation3▲ 16×2 topics
  4. E-Learning3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  5. IoT3▲ 23×3 topics
  6. Machine Learning3▲ 2.6×3 topics
  7. Big Data2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  8. Technology2▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Authentication2▲ 44×2 topics
  10. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Internet of Things2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  12. Mobile Health2▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Security2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  14. Globalization2▲ 3.0×4 topics
  15. Genomic Studies1▲ 66×2 topics
  16. Accident Detection1▲ 221×1 topic
  17. Anthropology1▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Blockchain1▲ 19×1 topic
  19. Clinical Decision Support Systems1▲ 169×1 topic
  20. Colonialism1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  21. Data Mining1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  22. Electronic Health Records1▲ 42×1 topic
  23. Environmental Monitoring1▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Gamification1▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Health Apps1▲ 74×1 topic
  26. Identity1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  27. Information Retrieval1▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Information Technology Infrastructure1▲ 200×1 topic
  29. Microlearning1▲ 192×1 topic
  30. Mobile Phones1▲ 95×2 topics
  31. Pedagogy1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  32. Reliability Assessment1▲ 101×1 topic
  33. Sensor Networks1▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Simulation1▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Smart Vehicle Safety1▲ 221×1 topic
  36. Swearing1▲ 366×1 topic
  37. Taboo Language1▲ 366×1 topic
  38. Technology Integration1▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Wireless1▲ 90×2 topics
  40. mHealth1▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Tacoma Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning, Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism, E-Learning and COVID-19 and Mobile Health and mHealth Applications.

Blockchain Technology in…1Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning: 1 fractional worksSwearing, Euphemism, Mul…1Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism: 1 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealt…1Mobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksElectronic Health Record…1Electronic Health Records Systems: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Engineerin…1Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksIoT and GPS-based Vehicl…1IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems: 1 fractional worksInformation Retrieval and Data Mining: 1 fractional worksTechnology and Data Analysis: 1 fractional worksAI in Service Interactions: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsCommunicationEducationGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism Communication 1 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 1 works
  4. 4 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Electronic Health Records Systems Health Information Management 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental Engineering and Cultural Studies Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 IoT and GPS-based Vehicle Safety Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Information Retrieval and Data Mining Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 AI in Service Interactions Artificial Intelligence 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 available19.6%not open80.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.8%domestic only95.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tacoma Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tacoma Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Tacoma Community College0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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