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Valencia College

In research, Valencia College stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,011 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,161
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,388
of 7,310
Research works
243
▼ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
48%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Valencia College

What is Valencia 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
Social SciencesDomain #11,011 of 14,833 6.2%140

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Valencia 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Valencia College work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Valencia College is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Computer Science (11%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 33 fractional works · 57.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 38.9% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 19.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 9.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 28.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 11.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 7.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKValencia College57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences58%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2238.9%
    2. Psychology59.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities46.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting22.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.0%
    1. Computer Science611.2%
    2. Engineering47.1%
    3. Environmental Science23.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.4%
    5. Energy11.8%
    6. Mathematics11.2%
    7. Chemistry00.8%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Medicine24.1%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.9%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. 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: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.89× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.34× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.94× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.07× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences3.07×22 works
  2. Psychology2.94×5 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.34×4 works
  4. Energy1.92×1 works
  5. Nursing1.89×0 works
  6. Computer Science1.44×6 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.08×1 works
  8. Mathematics1.00×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.85×2 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.78×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.77×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.71×2 works
  14. Neuroscience0.57×0 works
  15. Chemistry0.54×0 works
  16. Engineering0.47×4 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.35×1 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×0 works
  19. Medicine0.21×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  21. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Valencia College?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter Furlong, Adrienne Trier-Bieniek and Marie Trone lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Valencia College.

  1. 1 Peter Furlong United States · #1,631,876 worldwide 118 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Adrienne Trier-Bieniek United States · #1,674,743 worldwide 355 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Marie Trone United States · #1,794,122 worldwide 504 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Jeffrey W. Goltz United States · #2,553,587 worldwide 190 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Jorge Franchi United States · #4,172,494 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Sarah Minion United States · #4,939,317 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 James F. Gollattscheck United States · #5,067,925 worldwide 136 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 María Isabel United States · #5,483,214 worldwide 289 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Christian Barrientos United States · #6,070,222 worldwide 101 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 María Isabel United States · #7,702,671 worldwide 428 citations · 939 works
All ranked researchers at Valencia College

What are the most cited papers from Valencia College?

The most cited paper from Valencia College is "Framing the telephone interview as a participant-centred tool for qualitative research: a methodological discussion" (Adrienne Trier-Bieniek, 2012), with 280 citations. Next come "Proposing a model to test smartphone users' intention to use smart applications when ordering food in restaurants" (159) and "A Cognitive Profile of Individuals Who Tend to Worship Celebrities" (153).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Framing the telephone interview as a participant-centred tool for qualitative research: a methodological discussion Adrienne Trier-Bieniek · Qualitative Research Open access 11 Sep 2012 280
2 Proposing a model to test smartphone users' intention to use smart applications when ordering food in restaurants Bendegül Okumuş, Anil Bilgihan · Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology 4 Mar 2014 159
3 A Cognitive Profile of Individuals Who Tend to Worship Celebrities Lynn E. McCutcheon, Diane D. Ashe, James Houran et al. · The Journal of Psychology Jul 2003 153
4 Thou shalt worship no other gods — unless they are celebrities: the relationship between celebrity worship and religious orientation John Maltby, James Houran, Rense Lange et al. · Personality and Individual Differences May 2002 140
5 Extreme celebrity worship, fantasy proneness and dissociation: Developing the measurement and understanding of celebrity worship within a clinical personality context John Maltby, Liza Day, Lynn E. McCutcheon et al. · Personality and Individual Differences 13 Sep 2005 129
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Which keywords describe research at Valencia College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Education, Higher Education, Student Engagement, Online Learning, Technology Integration, E-Learning and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Educational Technology5▲ 7.8×12 topics
  2. Education5▲ 5.3×10 topics
  3. Higher Education3▲ 11×9 topics
  4. Student Engagement3▲ 15×7 topics
  5. E-Learning3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  6. Online Learning3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  7. Globalization3▲ 2.7×9 topics
  8. Technology Integration3▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Curriculum Development2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  10. Neoliberalism2▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Distance Learning2▲ 11×4 topics
  12. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  13. Graph Labeling2▲ 274×1 topic
  14. Metric Dimension2▲ 274×1 topic
  15. Inclusive Education2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  16. Teacher Education2▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Digital Learning2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  18. Intersectionality2▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Professional Development2▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Racism2▲ 105×2 topics
  21. Critical Race Theory2▲ 179×1 topic
  22. Curriculum2▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Democracy2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  24. Ethics2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  25. Latin America2▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Media Literacy2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  27. Whiteness2▲ 179×1 topic
  28. Social Interaction1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  29. Teacher Preparation1▲ 33×3 topics
  30. Engineering Education1▲ 26×3 topics
  31. Global Governance1▲ 9.8×4 topics
  32. Online Education1▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Parental Involvement1▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Social Movements1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  35. Stress1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  36. Student Motivation1▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Sustainable Development Goals1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Academic Performance1▲ 24×3 topics
  39. Gamification1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Teacher Professional Development1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Valencia College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems, Critical Race Theory in Education, E-Learning and COVID-19 and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies.

Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-191E-Learning and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 1 fractional worksSustainability in Higher Education: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksgraph theory and CDMA sy…1graph theory and CDMA systems: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Theory Re…1Advanced Graph Theory Research: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…1Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and …1Educational Methods and Impacts: 1 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsSociology and Political ScienceEducationGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences3 others

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

  1. 1 Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  2. 2 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 1 works
  4. 4 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  5. 5 Sustainability in Higher Education Education 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 graph theory and CDMA systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Graph Theory Research Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Educational Methods and Impacts Education 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 available48.3%not open51.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Valencia College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% 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 Valencia College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Valencia College0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

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