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Wake County Public School System

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Research works
69
▼ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
607
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Wake County Public School System

Not ranked overall: Wake County Public School System is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Wake County Public School System work in?

In all years, 62% of research at Wake County Public School System is in Social Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (43%), Psychology (13%), Medicine (12%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 43 fractional works · 62.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 30 fractional works · 43.2% of its workEducation: 22 fractional works · 31.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 13.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 16.9% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 11.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWake CountyPublic School…69fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences62%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3043.2%
    2. Psychology913.1%
    3. Decision Sciences23.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    1. Medicine811.9%
    2. Health Professions34.9%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Engineering34.9%
    2. Computer Science23.4%
    3. Environmental Science11.1%
    4. Mathematics10.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    6. Chemistry00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences45.5%
    2. Neuroscience22.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
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: 2.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.63× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences4.63×6 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.21×1 works
  3. Psychology1.24×0 works
  4. Health Professions0.99×0 works
  5. Medicine0.79×2 works
  6. Nursing0.79×0 works
  7. Neuroscience0.54×0 works
  8. Engineering0.35×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.30×0 works
  10. Computer Science0.25×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wake County Public School System?

Ranked on the quality score, Matthew Lenard and Colleen Paeplow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wake County Public School System.

  1. 1 Matthew Lenard United States · #2,248,307 worldwide 284 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Colleen Paeplow United States · #3,403,543 worldwide 102 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Wake County Public School System

What are the most cited papers from Wake County Public School System?

The most cited paper from Wake County Public School System is "The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research" (Sean Ryan et al., 2018), with 166 citations. Next come "Measuring knowledge of technology usage and stages of concern about computing: a study of middle school teachers" (156) and "Examining integrated leadership systems in high schools: connecting principal and teacher leadership to organizational processes and student outcomes" (151).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The role of citizen science in addressing grand challenges in food and agriculture research Sean Ryan et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 21 Nov 2018 166
2 Measuring knowledge of technology usage and stages of concern about computing: a study of middle school teachers Nancy Ellen Atkins, Ellen Storey Vasu · Journal of Technology and Teacher Education archive Feb 2000 156
3 Examining integrated leadership systems in high schools: connecting principal and teacher leadership to organizational processes and student outcomes James L. Sebastian, Haigen Huang, Elaine M. Allensworth · School Effectiveness and School Improvement 19 Apr 2017 151
4 Neuroscience, Play and Early Childhood Education: Connections, Implications and Assessment Stephen P. Rushton, Anne Juola-Rushton, Elizabeth Larkin · Early Childhood Education Journal 20 Nov 2009 94
5 Prenatal WIC participation can reduce low birth weight and newborn medical costs: A cost-benefit analysis of WIC participation in North Carolina Paul A. Buescher, Linnea C Larson, M Nelson et al. · Journal of the American Dietetic Association Feb 1993 88
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wake County Public School System?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Teacher Professional Development, Academic Achievement, Training Pathways, Vocational Education, Student Achievement, Professional Learning Communities and Technology Integration.

▲ 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. Educational Technology5▲ 11×6 topics
  2. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 65×2 topics
  3. Academic Achievement4▲ 43×6 topics
  4. Training Pathways4▲ 171×1 topic
  5. Vocational Education4▲ 90×1 topic
  6. Student Achievement4▲ 68×4 topics
  7. Professional Learning Communities4▲ 124×2 topics
  8. Education4▲ 4.2×12 topics
  9. Technology Integration4▲ 27×6 topics
  10. Student Engagement3▲ 19×6 topics
  11. Experiential Learning3▲ 65×2 topics
  12. Pedagogical Content Knowledge3▲ 158×1 topic
  13. Reflective Practice3▲ 23×4 topics
  14. Teacher Knowledge3▲ 137×1 topic
  15. Teacher Preparation3▲ 57×3 topics
  16. Quality of Life3▲ 2.8×6 topics
  17. Special Education3▲ 45×3 topics
  18. Agricultural Education2▲ 165×1 topic
  19. School Gardens2▲ 165×1 topic
  20. Learning Outcomes2▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Mental Health2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  22. Data Use2▲ 334×1 topic
  23. Educational Improvement2▲ 334×1 topic
  24. Educational Leadership2▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Language Development2▲ 18×5 topics
  26. Qualitative Research Methods2▲ 64×1 topic
  27. Teacher Identity2▲ 72×1 topic
  28. Educational Inequality2▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Professional Development2▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Child Development2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  32. Socioeconomic Status2▲ 31×1 topic
  33. Teacher Quality2▲ 112×1 topic
  34. Well-being2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  35. School Absenteeism2▲ 109×1 topic
  36. Truancy2▲ 294×1 topic
  37. Self-Determination1▲ 142×1 topic
  38. Social Impact1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  39. Student Perception1▲ 42×2 topics
  40. Universal Design for Learning1▲ 142×1 topic

Which research topics does Wake County Public School System publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education Systems and Policy, Diverse Educational Innovations Studies, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Education Systems and Po…2Education Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 1 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 0 fractional worksMathematics Education an…0Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 0 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 0 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 0 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV Research: 0 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 0 fractional works
EducationGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEpidemiologyAutomotive Engineering

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

  1. 1 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  2. 2 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  3. 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 1 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 0 works
  5. 5 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 0 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 0 works
  7. 7 School Choice and Performance Education 0 works
  8. 8 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 0 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  10. 10 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 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 available17.8%not open82.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.3%domestic only92.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wake County Public School System's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% 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 Wake County Public School System as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000036% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Wake County Public School System0.000060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wake County Public School System over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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