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Whatcom Community College

In research, Whatcom Community College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,572 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,851
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,060
of 7,310
Research works
208
▲ 105% vs 2018-21
Citations
2k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.23×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Whatcom Community College

What is Whatcom 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,572 of 17,446 6.1%121

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Whatcom 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Whatcom Community College work in?

In 2022-now, 53% of research at Whatcom Community College is in Social Sciences, 39% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Engineering (21%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 21 fractional works · 52.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 22.0% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 8.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 14.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 38.9% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workALL ITS WORKWhatcom CommunityCollege40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences53%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences922.0%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting614.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities25.5%
    4. Psychology25.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
    6. Decision Sciences12.7%
    1. Engineering821.1%
    2. Computer Science38.3%
    3. Environmental Science24.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy23.8%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    6. Chemistry00.4%
    7. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    1. Medicine12.7%
    2. Health Professions01.0%
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: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.45× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.45×6 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.85×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.89×2 works
  4. Psychology1.75×2 works
  5. Social Sciences1.74×9 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.70×2 works
  7. Engineering1.40×8 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.37×1 works
  9. Computer Science1.06×3 works
  10. Environmental Science0.86×2 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.54×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.36×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×1 works
  15. Chemistry0.27×0 works
  16. Neuroscience0.26×0 works
  17. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  18. Medicine0.14×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Whatcom Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Katrien J. van der Hoeven Kraft, Marvin A. Wayne and Pat Burnett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Whatcom Community College.

  1. 1 Katrien J. van der Hoeven Kraft United States · #995,639 worldwide 654 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Marvin A. Wayne United States · #1,014,835 worldwide 2k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Pat Burnett United States · #1,654,372 worldwide 548 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Julius S. Dohnanyi United States · #1,810,554 worldwide 1.7k citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey Klausman United States · #1,904,900 worldwide 170 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 James W. Snow United States · #2,795,239 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Lee Singleton United States · #3,276,435 worldwide 118 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 L. Schuchman United States · #3,384,113 worldwide 517 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Katrien van der Hoeven Kraft United States · #3,891,342 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Eric Davishahl United States · #4,628,375 worldwide 115 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Whatcom Community College

What are the most cited papers from Whatcom Community College?

The most cited paper from Whatcom Community College is "Winter Monsoon Convection in the Vicinity of North Borneo. Part I: Structure and Time Variation of the Clouds and Precipitation" (Robert A. Houze, Spiros G. Geotis, Frank D. Marks et al., 1981), with 292 citations. Next come "Standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation with augmentation of negative intrathoracic pressure for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomised trial" (267) and "Basic relations for control of flexible vehicles" (221).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Winter Monsoon Convection in the Vicinity of North Borneo. Part I: Structure and Time Variation of the Clouds and Precipitation Robert A. Houze, Spiros G. Geotis, Frank D. Marks et al. · Monthly Weather Review Open access Aug 1981 292
2 Standard cardiopulmonary resuscitation versus active compression-decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation with augmentation of negative intrathoracic pressure for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a randomised trial Tom P. Aufderheide, Ralph J. Frascone, Marvin A. Wayne et al. · The Lancet Open access 2011 267
3 Basic relations for control of flexible vehicles William B. Gevarter · AIAA Journal Apr 1970 221
4 Generalized Multistep Predictor-Corrector Methods William B. Gragg, Hans J. Stetter · Journal of the ACM Open access Apr 1964 194
5 Use of End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide to Predict Outcome in Prehospital Cardiac Arrest Marvin A. Wayne, Robert L. Levine, Charles C. Miller · Annals of Emergency Medicine Jun 1995 156
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Which keywords describe research at Whatcom Community College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, STEM Education, Innovation, Curriculum Development, Entrepreneurship, Supply Chain Management, Project-Based Learning and Remote Laboratories.

▲ 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 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. Engineering Education6▲ 176×4 topics
  2. STEM Education5▲ 27×6 topics
  3. Innovation4▲ 10×11 topics
  4. Curriculum Development4▲ 14×4 topics
  5. Entrepreneurship4▲ 22×3 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management3▲ 8.7×7 topics
  7. Project-Based Learning2▲ 167×2 topics
  8. Education2▲ 3.4×9 topics
  9. Remote Laboratories2▲ 219×1 topic
  10. Sustainability2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  11. Virtual Labs2▲ 219×1 topic
  12. Globalization2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  13. Hands-On Learning2▲ 647×1 topic
  14. Integrated First-Year Curriculum2▲ 647×1 topic
  15. Big Data2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  16. Educational Technology2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  17. Technology2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  18. Student Engagement2▲ 11×6 topics
  19. Knowledge Sharing2▲ 27×4 topics
  20. Assessment Methods2▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Corporate Governance2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  22. Cultural Impact2▲ 72×2 topics
  23. Gender Differences2▲ 10×3 topics
  24. IT Governance1▲ 162×2 topics
  25. Knowledge Management1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  26. Outcome-Based Education1▲ 119×1 topic
  27. Professional Skills1▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Radio Astronomy1▲ 133×1 topic
  29. Transits of Venus1▲ 312×1 topic
  30. Creativity1▲ 47×2 topics
  31. Computational Text Analysis1▲ 108×1 topic
  32. Enterprise Resource Planning1▲ 335×1 topic
  33. Environmental Science1▲ 287×2 topics
  34. Implementation Procedures1▲ 335×1 topic
  35. Learning Analytics1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Open Access1▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Start-Up Firms1▲ 108×1 topic
  38. Strategic Alliances1▲ 39×2 topics
  39. Topic Modeling1▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Venture Capital1▲ 103×1 topic

Which research topics does Whatcom Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Engineering Education and Pedagogy, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and History and Developments in Astronomy.

Experimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 1 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 1 fractional worksERP Systems Implementation and Impact: 1 fractional worksComputational and Text Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksPrivate Equity and Ventu…1Private Equity and Venture Capital: 1 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksSpatial Cognition and Navigation: 1 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologyArchitectureAstronomy and AstrophysicsManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 2 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 1 works
  4. 4 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 ERP Systems Implementation and Impact Management Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Computational and Text Analysis Methods General Social Sciences 1 works
  7. 7 Private Equity and Venture Capital Accounting 1 works
  8. 8 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Spatial Cognition and Navigation Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Whatcom Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 105% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Whatcom Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00022% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Whatcom Community College0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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