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Western Iowa Tech Community College

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Research works
38
▲ 253% vs 2018-21
Citations
405
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Western Iowa Tech Community College

Not ranked overall: Western Iowa Tech Community College 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 Western Iowa Tech Community College work in?

In all years, 47% of research at Western Iowa Tech Community College is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Social Sciences (17%), Environmental Science (12%).

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 47.2% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 19.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 12.4% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 10.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 27.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 16.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 12.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKWestern Iowa TechCommunity College38fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences28%

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 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering719.1%
    2. Environmental Science512.4%
    3. Mathematics24.7%
    4. Computer Science23.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy13.5%
    6. Materials Science13.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Social Sciences616.6%
    2. Psychology24.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    6. Decision Sciences01.1%
    1. Medicine512.3%
    2. Health Professions13.4%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.8%
    2. Neuroscience12.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.3%
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.

Engineering: 2.71× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 8.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics8.16×1 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy6.47×1 works
  3. Engineering2.71×3 works
  4. Materials Science2.07×1 works
  5. Social Sciences1.98×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.61×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.29×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.03×0 works
  10. Medicine0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Western Iowa Tech Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Albert Paul Malvino lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Iowa Tech Community College.

  1. 1 Albert Paul Malvino United States · #3,604,264 worldwide 228 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Western Iowa Tech Community College

What are the most cited papers from Western Iowa Tech Community College?

The most cited paper from Western Iowa Tech Community College is "Safety and Efficacy of Flecainide in Subjects with Long QT‐3 Syndrome (ΔKPQ Mutation): A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial" (Arthur J. Moss, John R. Windle, William Jackson Hall et al., 2005), with 145 citations. Next come "The Agitators and the Galatian Congregation" (90) and "Treatment of vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm by aneurysm trapping and posterior inferior cerebellar artery reimplantation" (58).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Safety and Efficacy of Flecainide in Subjects with Long QT‐3 Syndrome (ΔKPQ Mutation): A Randomized, Double‐Blind, Placebo‐Controlled Clinical Trial Arthur J. Moss, John R. Windle, William Jackson Hall et al. · Annals of Noninvasive Electrocardiology Open access Oct 2005 145
2 The Agitators and the Galatian Congregation Robert E. Jewett · New Testament Studies 1971 90
3 Treatment of vertebral artery dissecting aneurysm by aneurysm trapping and posterior inferior cerebellar artery reimplantation Quentin J. Durward · Journal of neurosurgery 1995 58
4 STEM Aspiration: The Influence of Social Capital and Chilly Climate on Female Community College Students John L. Jorstad, Soko S. Starobin, Yu April Chen et al. · Community College Journal of Research and Practice 12 Dec 2016 41
5 Analysis for Determining Factors That Place Elementary Students at Risk Sheila J. Rush, Patrick A. Vitale · The Journal of Educational Research Jul 1994 41
All 43 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Western Iowa Tech Community College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Habitat Selection, Avian Ecology, Migration Patterns, Climate Change, Diversity, Spacecraft Formation Flying, Trajectory Optimization and Autonomous Vehicles.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 3.5×3 topics
  2. Habitat Selection3▲ 90×2 topics
  3. Avian Ecology3▲ 227×1 topic
  4. Migration Patterns3▲ 198×1 topic
  5. Epidemiology2▲ 1.16×4 topics
  6. Quality of Life1▲ 2.8×5 topics
  7. Diversity1▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Spacecraft Formation Flying1▲ 232×1 topic
  9. Trajectory Optimization1▲ 112×1 topic
  10. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.1×4 topics
  12. Blended Learning1▲ 28×1 topic
  13. Concussion1▲ 70×1 topic
  14. Encephalopathy1▲ 41×1 topic
  15. Machine Learning1▲ 1.21×5 topics
  16. Metal Nanoparticles1▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Nasal Surgery1▲ 123×1 topic
  18. Numerical Methods1▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Online Learning1▲ 5.9×1 topic
  20. Rhinoplasty1▲ 123×1 topic

Which research topics does Western Iowa Tech Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Spacecraft Dynamics and Control, Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics, Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory and Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems.

Spacecraft Dynamics and …1Spacecraft Dynamics and Control: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 1 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic…1Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 1 fractional worksControl and Stability of…1Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems: 1 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and Combustion: 1 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 0 fractional worksTransportation Safety an…0Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis: 0 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 0 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 0 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsApplied MathematicsControl and Systems Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  3. 3 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 1 works
  4. 4 Control and Stability of Dynamical Systems Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  6. 6 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 0 works
  10. 10 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Western Iowa Tech Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 253% 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 Western Iowa Tech Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000040% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Western Iowa Tech Community College0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Western Iowa Tech Community College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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