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Bowling Green State University

In research, Bowling Green State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,163 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,267 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#477 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistics and Probability, Clinical Psychology and Gender Studies — Statistics and Probability is 7.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,645
of 28,054 · #1,483 all time
Rank in United States
#516
of 4,192
Research works
18k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
397k
21.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Bowling Green State 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,163 of 10,521 22.8%800 #296
Social SciencesField #1,267 of 6,365 24.1%373 #264
PsychologyField #477 of 2,181 23.6%185 #191
Health SciencesDomain #3,278 of 11,982 15.5%195 #2858
Physical SciencesDomain #3,990 of 12,888 13.5%371 #2281
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #858 of 2,578 25.4%132 #230
MedicineField #3,961 of 10,443 13.1%120 #4757
Clinical PsychologySubfield #326 of 738 28.0%81 #328
Health ProfessionsField #1,174 of 1,928 19.8%68 #803
Life SciencesDomain #4,786 of 7,800 14.9%113 #2414

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bowling Green State 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. Social Sciences#296 #1,163
  2. Social Sciences#264 #1,267
  3. Psychology#191 #477
  4. Health Sciences#2,858 #3,278
  5. Physical Sciences#2,281 #3,990
  6. Sociology and Political Science#230 #858
  7. Medicine#4,757 #3,961
  8. Clinical Psychology#328 #326
  9. Health Professions#803 #1,174
  10. Life Sciences#2,414 #4,786
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.

What does Bowling Green State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistics and Probability takes 7.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 23.3 works7.4×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 81.3 works5.2×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 28.0 works5.2×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 45 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.37× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.68× its world share, 79 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.41× its world share, 92 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.35× its world share, 41 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 68 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.67× its world share, 114 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.25× its world share, 60 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 46 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.10× its world share, 185 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 373 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bowling Green State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenneth I. Pargäment, Brian Sutton‐Smith and Jaak Panksepp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bowling Green State University.

  1. 1 Kenneth I. Pargäment United States · #1,823 worldwide 1.9k citations · 103 works
  2. 2 Brian Sutton‐Smith United States · #22,497 worldwide 384 citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Jaak Panksepp United States · #30,216 worldwide 623 citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Hokey Min United States · #31,318 worldwide 649 citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Patricia C. Smith United States · #49,603 worldwide 766 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Steve M. Jex United States · #59,783 worldwide 369 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Annette Mahoney United States · #61,740 worldwide 336 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Rex L. Lowe United States · #72,452 worldwide 360 citations · 52 works
  9. 9 Oliver Boyd‐Barrett United States · #82,062 worldwide 101 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 Susan L. Brown United States · #82,094 worldwide 195 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Bowling Green State University

Which keywords describe research at Bowling Green State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Social Support, Globalization, Adolescents, Prevalence, Social Media and Gender Roles.

▲ 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 Health82▲ 3.8×33 topics
  2. Globalization58▲ 2.0×56 topics
  3. Social Media44▲ 2.1×26 topics
  4. Gender43▲ 5.4×32 topics
  5. Social Support41▲ 5.0×14 topics
  6. Public Health35▲ 1.61×36 topics
  7. Identity31▲ 2.9×33 topics
  8. Quality of Life31▲ 1.46×28 topics
  9. Adolescents30▲ 5.4×8 topics
  10. Prevalence29▲ 4.8×9 topics
  11. Risk Factors27▲ 1.66×21 topics
  12. Human Rights26▲ 1.71×26 topics
  13. Obesity26▲ 2.3×13 topics
  14. Well-being25▲ 4.4×13 topics
  15. Nationalism24▲ 3.5×18 topics
  16. Feminism23▲ 5.5×14 topics
  17. Psychological Impact22▲ 4.5×8 topics
  18. Emotion Regulation21▲ 4.6×9 topics
  19. Gender Roles21▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Resilience20▲ 2.8×13 topics
  21. Gender Differences20▲ 3.5×15 topics
  22. Cosmopolitanism18▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Neoliberalism18▲ 3.4×14 topics
  24. Parenting17▲ 9.2×2 topics
  25. Intersectionality16▲ 5.9×10 topics
  26. Multiculturalism15▲ 5.3×5 topics
  27. Long-Term Care15▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Photovoltaics15▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. Neurobiological Correlates14▲ 9.9×3 topics
  30. Stigma14▲ 6.7×5 topics
  31. Social Identity14▲ 9.8×5 topics
  32. Equality13▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Fertility13▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Distributive Justice13▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Divorce13▲ 49×1 topic
  36. Family Structure13▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Global Justice13▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Body Image12▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Eating Disorders12▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Neighborhood Effects12▲ 7.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Bowling Green State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political Philosophy and Ethics, Family Dynamics and Relationships, Eating Disorders and Behaviors and Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving.

Political Philosophy and…13Political Philosophy and Ethics: 13 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Rela…13Family Dynamics and Relationships: 13 fractional worksEating Disorders and Beh…12Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 12 fractional worksIntergenerational Family…10Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving: 10 fractional worksAttachment and Relationship Dynamics: 9 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 8 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies7Cinema and Media Studies: 7 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Media: 7 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 7 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activi…7Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 7 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDemographyClinical PsychologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 13 works
  2. 2 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 13 works
  3. 3 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 12 works
  4. 4 Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving Sociology and Political Science 10 works
  5. 5 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 9 works
  6. 6 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 8 works
  7. 7 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  8. 8 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 7 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 7 works
  10. 10 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bowling Green State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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