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Vanguard College

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Research works
64
▲ 224% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Vanguard College

Not ranked overall: Vanguard 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 Vanguard College work in?

In all years, 41% of research at Vanguard College is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (16%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 26 fractional works · 40.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 20.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 10.8% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 24.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 12.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 20.8% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 16.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKVanguard College64fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences41%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1320.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities710.8%
    3. Psychology35.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting23.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
    1. Engineering812.9%
    2. Environmental Science35.0%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.3%
    4. Chemistry11.3%
    5. Materials Science10.8%
    6. Energy00.8%
    7. Computer Science00.6%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Medicine1016.1%
    2. Health Professions22.5%
    3. Dentistry11.6%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology58.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.29× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.63× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities9.29×5 works
  2. Social Sciences2.63×6 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.46×0 works
  4. Psychology1.42×1 works
  5. Chemistry1.10×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.07×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.99×0 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.91×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×0 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×0 works
  11. Medicine0.52×2 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.39×0 works
  13. Engineering0.38×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.35×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.11×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Vanguard College?

The most cited paper from Vanguard College is "Identification of carbohydrate structures that bind human antiporcine antibodies: implications for discordant xenografting in humans." (A.H. Good, D. K. C. Cooper, Andrew J. Malcolm et al., 1992), with 641 citations. Next come "Comparison of airborne laser scanning, terrestrial laser scanning, and terrestrial photogrammetry for mapping differential slope change in mountainous terrain" (64) and "Characterization of O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis in cultured cells using paranitrophenyl α-D-GaINAc as an acceptor" (20).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of carbohydrate structures that bind human antiporcine antibodies: implications for discordant xenografting in humans. A.H. Good, D. K. C. Cooper, Andrew J. Malcolm et al. · PubMed Apr 1992 641
2 Comparison of airborne laser scanning, terrestrial laser scanning, and terrestrial photogrammetry for mapping differential slope change in mountainous terrain Matthew J. Lato, D. Jean Hutchinson, Dave Gauthier et al. · Canadian Geotechnical Journal 24 Jun 2014 64
3 Characterization of O-linked oligosaccharide biosynthesis in cultured cells using paranitrophenyl α-D-GaINAc as an acceptor Daoling Zhuang, Arthur A. Grey, Marees Harris-Brandts et al. · Glycobiology 1991 20
4 Permittivity measurement of liquids, powders, and suspensions using a parallel‐plate cell Atefeh Kordzadeh, Nicola De Zanche · Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part B 13 Jan 2016 15
5 Radon-222 and Gamma Ray Levels Associated with the Collection, Processing, Transmission, and Utilization of Natural Gas Chris van Netten, Ken Kan, Judith T. L. Anderson et al. · American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal Sep 1998 11
All 26 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vanguard College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Spirituality, Faith-Based Organizations, Refugees, Social Services, Social Justice, Climate Change and Glycosylation.

▲ 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. Religion4▲ 11×6 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.1×12 topics
  3. Spirituality3▲ 55×4 topics
  4. Globalization2▲ 2.0×6 topics
  5. Mental Health2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  6. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 99×1 topic
  7. History2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  8. Refugees2▲ 35×3 topics
  9. Social Justice2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  10. Social Services2▲ 84×1 topic
  11. Glycosylation2▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Church History2▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Conflict2▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Hydrology1▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Monoclonal Antibodies1▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Therapeutic Antibodies1▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Trauma1▲ 12×5 topics
  18. African Christianity1▲ 78×2 topics
  19. Glycans1▲ 25×1 topic
  20. Immune System1▲ 6.2×1 topic
  21. Literature1▲ 4.2×6 topics
  22. Psychological Adjustment1▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Therapeutics1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Well-being1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  25. Biblical Interpretation1▲ 98×1 topic
  26. Ethnicity1▲ 6.2×2 topics
  27. Pentecostalism1▲ 75×1 topic
  28. Material Characterization1▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Methane Emissions1▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Biopharmaceuticals1▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Coping1▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Dental Implants1▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Immunology1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Migrations1▲ 206×1 topic
  36. Myanmar1▲ 121×1 topic
  37. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Paul Ehrlich1▲ 282×1 topic
  39. Peri-implant Diseases1▲ 33×1 topic
  40. Protein Aggregation1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Vanguard College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion, Society, and Development, Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies, Theology and Philosophy of Evil and Educational Leadership and Practices.

Religion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…1Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy …1Theology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Practices: 0 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 0 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…0Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 0 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 0 fractional worksParanormal Experiences and Beliefs: 0 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesPhilosophyEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 1 works
  3. 3 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  4. 4 Educational Leadership and Practices Education 0 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 0 works
  7. 7 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 0 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vanguard College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 224% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Vanguard College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000081% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Vanguard College0.000041% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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