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Azusa Pacific University

In research, Azusa Pacific University stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,916 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,532 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,256 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,608
of 28,054 · #11,896 all time
Rank in United States
#2,524
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Azusa Pacific University 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,916 of 11,982 6.1%66 #4310
Social SciencesDomain #7,532 of 10,521 12.8%157 #2486
Social SciencesField #5,256 of 6,365 15.0%80 #2189

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Azusa Pacific University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#4,310 #5,916
  2. Social Sciences#2,486 #7,532
  3. Social Sciences#2,189 #5,256
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.25× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 2.63× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.54× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.63× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 80 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Azusa Pacific University?

Ranked on the composite score, Cheryl Westlake, William Dwight Whitney and Laurie A. Schreiner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Azusa Pacific University.

  1. 1 Cheryl Westlake United States · #190,806 worldwide 561 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 William Dwight Whitney United States · #219,264 worldwide 34 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Laurie A. Schreiner United States · #245,108 worldwide 156 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Marsha D. Fowler United States · #426,300 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Mark Stanton United States · #594,878 worldwide 37 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Christopher S. Collins United States · #625,396 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 H. Igor Ansoff United States · #802,587 worldwide 37 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Karen A. Longman United States · #1,050,921 worldwide 39 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Claud B. Ticehurst United States · #1,150,513 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Samuel Sambasivam United States · #1,537,522 worldwide 7 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Azusa Pacific University

Which keywords describe research at Azusa Pacific University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Religion, Social Justice, Well-being, Diversity, Quality of Life and Student Engagement.

▲ 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. Mental Health24▲ 6.4×22 topics
  2. Social Support20▲ 14×14 topics
  3. Quality of Life15▲ 4.1×21 topics
  4. Religion15▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Social Justice14▲ 9.2×14 topics
  6. Education13▲ 2.9×18 topics
  7. Well-being13▲ 13×8 topics
  8. Diversity11▲ 25×7 topics
  9. Student Engagement10▲ 10×10 topics
  10. Globalization10▲ 2.0×24 topics
  11. Health10▲ 9.3×6 topics
  12. Psychological Adjustment10▲ 26×4 topics
  13. Resilience8▲ 6.9×8 topics
  14. Spirituality8▲ 34×4 topics
  15. Academic Achievement8▲ 19×7 topics
  16. Gender8▲ 5.7×12 topics
  17. Coping8▲ 61×2 topics
  18. End-of-Life Care7▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Qualitative Research7▲ 3.2×11 topics
  20. Academic Performance7▲ 32×3 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis7▲ 4.5×9 topics
  22. Identity7▲ 3.5×15 topics
  23. Community Engagement6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  24. Medical Education6▲ 9.7×5 topics
  25. Neuroscience6▲ 8.2×10 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations6▲ 7.0×7 topics
  27. Higher Education6▲ 4.3×10 topics
  28. Job Satisfaction6▲ 5.4×8 topics
  29. Clinical Practice6▲ 15×4 topics
  30. College Retention6▲ 114×1 topic
  31. First-Generation Students6▲ 114×1 topic
  32. Burnout6▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Nursing Education6▲ 16×4 topics
  34. End-of-Life5▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Palliative Care5▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Civic Engagement5▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Ethical Climate4▲ 58×1 topic
  38. Moral Distress4▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Civic Education4▲ 72×2 topics
  40. Critical Thinking Skills4▲ 8.7×1 topic

Which research topics does Azusa Pacific University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Higher Education Research Studies, Ethics in medical practice and Education and Critical Thinking Development.

Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 7 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 6 fractional worksEthics in medical practice: 4 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…4Education and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 4 fractional worksPalliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 4 fractional worksArt Education and Develo…3Art Education and Development: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional works
HealthEducationGeneral Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 7 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 6 works
  3. 3 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 4 works
  4. 4 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  5. 5 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 4 works
  6. 6 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  7. 7 Art Education and Development Visual Arts and Performing Arts 3 works
  8. 8 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  9. 9 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Azusa Pacific University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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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