Question 1

What is Cal Poly Humboldt known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Cal Poly Humboldt stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,600 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,892 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,244 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Global and Planetary Change and Ecology (Global and Planetary Change is 6.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Cal Poly Humboldt rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Cal Poly Humboldt ranks #4,716 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,359 all time), and #652 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Cal Poly Humboldt?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Terry W. Henkel, Jeffrey M. Kane and Friedrich Kittler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cal Poly Humboldt.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Cal Poly Humboldt?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Cal Poly Humboldt is "Global diversity and geography of soil fungi" (Leho Tedersoo et al., 2014), with 3,776 citations. Next come "MATRIX POPULATION MODELS: CONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION" (3,269) and "The ODD protocol: A review and first update" (2,504).

Question 5

Which research topics does Cal Poly Humboldt publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Fire effects on ecosystems, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Cal Poly Humboldt?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Gender, Conservation, Globalization, Habitat Fragmentation and Ecosystem Resilience.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Cal Poly Humboldt work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Cal Poly Humboldt is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Environmental Science (16%), Arts and Humanities (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Cal Poly Humboldt's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% lower than in 2018-2021.