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Western Galilee College

In research, Western Galilee College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,181 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,634 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,564
of 28,054 · #22,855 all time
Rank in Israel
#50
of 106
Research works
817
▲ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.6k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Western Galilee College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,181 of 10,521 21.1%215 #5318
Social SciencesField #3,634 of 6,365 19.6%127 #3982

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Galilee 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Western Galilee College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 52.4 works5.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.49× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.60× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.17× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.83× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.21× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.08× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.63× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Galilee College?

Ranked on the composite score, Berel Dov Lerner, Nimrod Luz and Moshe Stupel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Galilee College.

  1. 1 Berel Dov Lerner Israel · #600,254 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Nimrod Luz Israel · #701,444 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Moshe Stupel Israel · #964,920 worldwide 6 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Osnat Akirav Israel · #1,283,700 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Reuven Shapira Israel · #1,316,232 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Western Galilee College

Which keywords describe research at Western Galilee College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Nationalism, Israel, Occupation, Ethnic Identity, Palestine, Discrimination and Segregation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Human Rights21▲ 7.5×16 topics
  2. Nationalism20▲ 16×8 topics
  3. Israel19▲ 196×2 topics
  4. Occupation18▲ 97×2 topics
  5. Globalization17▲ 3.1×25 topics
  6. Ethnic Identity17▲ 54×2 topics
  7. Palestine17▲ 103×2 topics
  8. Discrimination16▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Segregation16▲ 70×1 topic
  10. Settler Colonialism16▲ 134×1 topic
  11. Mental Health12▲ 3.1×24 topics
  12. Education10▲ 2.1×17 topics
  13. Social Capital9▲ 6.4×10 topics
  14. Politics9▲ 12×7 topics
  15. Identity8▲ 4.2×10 topics
  16. Student Engagement7▲ 6.1×9 topics
  17. Global Governance7▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Monetary Policy6▲ 9.6×6 topics
  19. Academic Achievement6▲ 14×7 topics
  20. Intersectionality6▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Social Networks6▲ 8.0×6 topics
  22. Feminist Theory6▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Policy Makers6▲ 88×1 topic
  24. Women6▲ 88×1 topic
  25. Community6▲ 17×5 topics
  26. Stock Market6▲ 8.3×2 topics
  27. Diaspora5▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Migration5▲ 5.5×6 topics
  29. Geometry5▲ 114×1 topic
  30. Hyperbolic5▲ 114×1 topic
  31. Parental Involvement5▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Support Vector Machines5▲ 5.5×2 topics
  33. Stock Market Prediction5▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Time Series Forecasting5▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Trauma5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  36. Language Development5▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Public Opinion5▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Refugees5▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Holocaust4▲ 47×3 topics
  40. Economic Policy Uncertainty4▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Western Galilee College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies, Gender Politics and Representation, Mathematics and Applications and Stock Market Forecasting Methods.

Jewish and Middle Easter…16Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 16 fractional worksGender Politics and Repr…6Gender Politics and Representation: 6 fractional worksMathematics and Applicat…5Mathematics and Applications: 5 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting Methods: 5 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional worksJewish Identity and Society: 3 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 3 fractional worksReading and Literacy Development: 3 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesGeometry and TopologyManagement Science and Operations Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 16 works
  2. 2 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 6 works
  3. 3 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 5 works
  4. 4 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  6. 6 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
  7. 7 Jewish Identity and Society Demography 3 works
  8. 8 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Galilee College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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