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West Valley High School

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Research works
77
▲ 194% vs 2018-21
Citations
777
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
West Valley High School

Not ranked overall: West Valley High School 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 West Valley High School work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at West Valley High School is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (22%), Engineering (10%), Computer Science (10%).

Physical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 36.9% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 25.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 22.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 24.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKWest Valley HighSchool25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences25%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering310.4%
    2. Computer Science310.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy15.8%
    4. Environmental Science15.0%
    5. Mathematics12.6%
    6. Materials Science02.0%
    7. Chemistry00.9%
    1. Medicine622.4%
    2. Health Professions13.0%
    1. Social Sciences28.8%
    2. Psychology15.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities15.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting12.4%
    1. Neuroscience15.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
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: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.17× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.73×0 works
  2. Neuroscience3.38×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.61×2 works
  4. Mathematics2.24×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.82×1 works
  6. Psychology1.80×1 works
  7. Computer Science1.32×3 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.23×1 works
  9. Medicine1.17×6 works
  10. Health Professions1.12×1 works
  11. Environmental Science1.00×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.75×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.74×1 works
  14. Social Sciences0.70×2 works
  15. Engineering0.69×3 works
  16. Materials Science0.57×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.56×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×0 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.30×0 works

Who are the top researchers at West Valley High School?

Ranked on the quality score, Renée S. Disick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Valley High School.

  1. 1 Renée S. Disick United States · #3,762,921 worldwide 52 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at West Valley High School

What are the most cited papers from West Valley High School?

The most cited paper from West Valley High School is "Participant Observation" (Adele Hawley Corbett, 1981), with 553 citations. Next come "Temperature-related changes in airborne allergenic pollen abundance and seasonality across the northern hemisphere: a retrospective data analysis" (415) and "THE PULSAR SEARCH COLLABORATORY: DISCOVERY AND TIMING OF FIVE NEW PULSARS" (35).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Participant Observation Adele Hawley Corbett · NASSP Bulletin Oct 1981 553
2 Temperature-related changes in airborne allergenic pollen abundance and seasonality across the northern hemisphere: a retrospective data analysis Lewis Hans Ziska et al. · The Lancet Planetary Health Open access Mar 2019 415
3 THE PULSAR SEARCH COLLABORATORY: DISCOVERY AND TIMING OF FIVE NEW PULSARS R. Rosen et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 17 Apr 2013 35
4 The Surgical Safety Checklist and Teamwork Coaching Tools: a study of inter-rater reliability Lyen Camille Huang, Dante M. Conley, Stu Lipsitz et al. · BMJ Quality & Safety 4 Feb 2014 29
5 The Effects of Parent Training on Knowledge of Transition Services for Students With Disabilities John Parke Young, Robert L. Morgan, Catherine A. Callow-Heusser et al. · Career Development and Transition for Exceptional Individuals Open access 18 Sep 2014 26
All 87 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at West Valley High School?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Machine Learning, Ethics, Genetics, Clinical Trials, Imaging, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Health Inequities.

▲ 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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 3.1×11 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  3. Ethics2▲ 12×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology1▲ 1.35×7 topics
  5. Deep Learning1▲ 1.50×6 topics
  6. Clinical Trials1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  7. Genetics1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  8. Big Data1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  9. Imaging1▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Complex Regional Pain Syndrome1▲ 191×1 topic
  11. Health Inequities1▲ 75×1 topic
  12. Nanoscale Science1▲ 396×1 topic
  13. Nanotechnology1▲ 22×1 topic
  14. Racial Discrimination1▲ 90×1 topic
  15. Spinal Cord Stimulation1▲ 191×1 topic

Which research topics does West Valley High School publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pain Management and Treatment, Nanotechnology research and applications, Racial and Ethnic Identity Research and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Pain Management and Trea…1Pain Management and Treatment: 1 fractional worksNanotechnology research …1Nanotechnology research and applications: 1 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identi…1Racial and Ethnic Identity Research: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Causal Inference Techniques: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…1Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 1 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 0 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music Perception: 0 fractional works
Anesthesiology and Pain MedicineBiomedical EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Pain Management and Treatment Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Nanotechnology research and applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Causal Inference Techniques Statistics and Probability 1 works
  7. 7 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 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 available46.6%not open53.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has West Valley High School's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 194% higher 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 West Valley High School as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000039% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%West Valley High School0.000074% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of West Valley High School over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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