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Western Nebraska Community College

In research, Western Nebraska Community College stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#4,437 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,291 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,492
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,518
of 8,685
Research works
254
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
5k
19.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Western Nebraska Community College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,437 of 6,031 16.8%139
Life SciencesDomain #13,291 of 14,347 16.7%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Nebraska Community 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).

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: 9.72× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 12.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.93× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Nebraska Community College?

Ranked on the composite score, Rob Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Nebraska Community College.

  1. 1 Rob Wilson United States · #539,224 worldwide 142 citations · 99 works
All ranked researchers at Western Nebraska Community College

Which keywords describe research at Western Nebraska Community College?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Weed Control, Plant Physiology, Integrated Pest Management, Crop Losses, Herbicide Resistance, Sustainable Agriculture, Drought Resistance and Genetic Diversity.

▲ 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. Climate Change18▲ 2.7×27 topics
  2. Weed Control18▲ 206×2 topics
  3. Plant Physiology16▲ 119×2 topics
  4. Integrated Pest Management16▲ 222×2 topics
  5. Crop Losses15▲ 336×1 topic
  6. Herbicide Resistance15▲ 336×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Agriculture14▲ 20×9 topics
  8. Drought Resistance13▲ 56×4 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity13▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Toxicity12▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Drought Tolerance12▲ 33×7 topics
  12. Nitrogen Fixation12▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Genetic Improvement10▲ 50×3 topics
  14. Quantitative Trait Loci10▲ 52×3 topics
  15. Rhizosphere Interactions9▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Genome Analysis9▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Herbicides9▲ 80×2 topics
  18. Genetic Mapping9▲ 35×6 topics
  19. Agricultural Productivity8▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Intercropping8▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Microbial Community8▲ 34×3 topics
  22. Fatty Acid Composition8▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Biological Control8▲ 17×6 topics
  24. Genome Sequencing8▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Methane Production8▲ 75×1 topic
  26. Ruminant Nutrition8▲ 75×1 topic
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 7.9×3 topics
  28. Water Quality8▲ 7.0×4 topics
  29. Potato7▲ 59×2 topics
  30. Disease Resistance7▲ 57×2 topics
  31. Genomics7▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. Host Specificity7▲ 21×3 topics
  33. Fruit Quality7▲ 120×2 topics
  34. Breeding7▲ 37×4 topics
  35. Pollution7▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 9.4×4 topics
  37. Degradation6▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Pesticides6▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Water Stress6▲ 100×2 topics
  40. Plant Breeding6▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Western Nebraska Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Turfgrass Adaptation and Management and Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development.

Wheat and Barley Genetic…1Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…1Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksTurfgrass Adaptation and…0Turfgrass Adaptation and Management: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…0Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 0 fractional worksPlant pathogens and resistance mechanisms: 0 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 0 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breed…0Genetics and Plant Breeding: 0 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 0 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cultivation: 0 fractional worksAnesthesia and Pain Mana…0Anesthesia and Pain Management: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryClinical Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  3. 3 Turfgrass Adaptation and Management Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Plant pathogens and resistance mechanisms Plant Science 0 works
  6. 6 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 0 works
  7. 7 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 0 works
  8. 8 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  9. 9 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Anesthesia and Pain Management 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 available17.5%not open82.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Nebraska Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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