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California Baptist University

In research, California Baptist University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,638 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,492
of 22,385 · #12,362 all time
Rank in United States
#1,291
of 3,332
Research works
636
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.5k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
California Baptist University

What is California Baptist University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,638 of 9,585 5.6%94 #9558

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

Which fields of science does California Baptist University work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at California Baptist University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (20%), Engineering (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 104 fractional works · 46.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 22.5% of its workEducation: 16 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 6.2% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 9.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 7.0% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 61 fractional works · 27.1% of its workMedicine: 45 fractional works · 20.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 40 fractional works · 17.9% of its workEngineering: 22 fractional works · 10.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArchitecture: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 8.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCaliforniaBaptist…224fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences18%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences46%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5022.5%
    2. Psychology229.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities167.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting94.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.8%
    6. Decision Sciences31.2%
    1. Medicine4520.2%
    2. Health Professions125.4%
    3. Nursing31.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering2210.0%
    2. Computer Science94.0%
    3. Environmental Science31.5%
    4. Materials Science21.1%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    7. Chemistry10.3%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology94.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences52.1%
    3. Neuroscience31.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
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: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 2.66× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.18× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.18×22 works
  2. Nursing2.66×3 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.44×16 works
  4. Health Professions2.05×12 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.83×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.78×50 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.28×3 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.23×9 works
  9. Medicine1.05×45 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×2 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×4 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.78×9 works
  13. Neuroscience0.71×3 works
  14. Engineering0.67×22 works
  15. Computer Science0.51×9 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×5 works
  17. Environmental Science0.31×4 works
  18. Materials Science0.31×2 works
  19. Mathematics0.25×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.21×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.20×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.20×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works

Who are the top researchers at California Baptist University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jinxiang Xi, Amr Seifelnasr and Xiuhua April Si lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California Baptist University.

  1. 1 Jinxiang Xi United States · #879,965 worldwide 3.7k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Amr Seifelnasr United States · #929,829 worldwide 140 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Xiuhua April Si United States · #1,919,328 worldwide 741 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Xiuhua Si United States · #1,960,571 worldwide 734 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Jinxiang Xi United States · #2,325,377 worldwide 680 citations · 56 works
  6. 6 Matthew Y. Emerson United States · #2,379,262 worldwide 116 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Erin I. Smith United States · #2,583,660 worldwide 403 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Sean P. Sullivan United States · #3,197,225 worldwide 493 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 John R. Shoup United States · #3,212,384 worldwide 29 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Kristin N. Mauldin United States · #3,327,667 worldwide 445 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at California Baptist University

What are the most cited papers from California Baptist University?

The most cited paper from California Baptist University is "Transmission dynamics of the COVID‐19 outbreak and effectiveness of government interventions: A data‐driven analysis" (Yaqing Fang, Yiting Nie, Marshare Penny, 2020), with 636 citations. Next come "Unsupervised Embedding Learning via Invariant and Spreading Instance Feature" (615) and "Multi-Adversarial Discriminative Deep Domain Generalization for Face Presentation Attack Detection" (421).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Transmission dynamics of the COVID‐19 outbreak and effectiveness of government interventions: A data‐driven analysis Yaqing Fang, Yiting Nie, Marshare Penny · Journal of Medical Virology Open access 6 Mar 2020 636
2 Unsupervised Embedding Learning via Invariant and Spreading Instance Feature Mang Ye, Xu Zhang, Pong Chi Yuen et al. Conference paper Jun 2019 615
3 Multi-Adversarial Discriminative Deep Domain Generalization for Face Presentation Attack Detection Rui Shao, Xiangyuan Lan, Jiawei Li et al. Conference paper Jun 2019 421
4 The Role of Indoleamine 2, 3-Dioxygenase in Immune Suppression and Autoimmunity Jacques C. Mbongue, Dequina Nicholas, Timothy W. Torrez et al. · Vaccines Open access 10 Sep 2015 367
5 Chemical characterization and oxidative aging of bio-asphalt and its compatibility with petroleum asphalt Xu Yang, Julian Mills-Beale, Zhanping You · Journal of Cleaner Production 18 Nov 2016 303
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at California Baptist University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Religion, Engineering Education, Well-being, Psychological Adjustment, Health and Assessment Methods.

▲ 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. Mental Health20▲ 6.4×23 topics
  2. Social Support11▲ 8.8×11 topics
  3. Religion9▲ 8.5×7 topics
  4. Quality of Life8▲ 2.6×12 topics
  5. Engineering Education8▲ 41×4 topics
  6. Public Health8▲ 2.4×13 topics
  7. Globalization7▲ 1.63×10 topics
  8. Well-being7▲ 8.1×7 topics
  9. Education7▲ 1.78×18 topics
  10. Health7▲ 7.7×3 topics
  11. Psychological Adjustment7▲ 21×3 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease6▲ 2.5×10 topics
  13. Assessment Methods6▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Depression6▲ 3.0×10 topics
  15. Gender6▲ 4.8×10 topics
  16. Higher Education6▲ 4.7×8 topics
  17. Curriculum Development5▲ 3.6×4 topics
  18. Social Justice5▲ 3.9×10 topics
  19. Clinical Practice5▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Spirituality5▲ 23×4 topics
  21. Job Satisfaction5▲ 4.9×8 topics
  22. Coping5▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Emotion Regulation5▲ 6.7×4 topics
  24. Faculty Development4▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Acculturation4▲ 26×2 topics
  26. End-of-Life Care4▲ 17×1 topic
  27. Reflective Practice4▲ 9.9×6 topics
  28. STEM Education4▲ 4.0×4 topics
  29. Child Development4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  30. Student Engagement4▲ 4.4×7 topics
  31. Nanomedicine4▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Inhaler Devices4▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Pulmonary Drug Delivery4▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Competency-Based Education4▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Self-Regulation4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  36. Project-Based Learning4▲ 40×3 topics
  37. Parenting3▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Theology3▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Academic Achievement3▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does California Baptist University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology, Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery, Experimental Learning in Engineering and Innovations in Medical Education.

Religion, Spirituality, …4Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 4 fractional worksInhalation and Respirato…4Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 4 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…3Experimental Learning in Engineering: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…3Innovations in Medical Education: 3 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 2 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…2Migration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 2 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …2Homelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional works
HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineMedia TechnologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 4 works
  2. 2 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  3. 3 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 3 works
  4. 4 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 2 works
  7. 7 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 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 available36.7%not open63.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has California Baptist University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is California Baptist University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%California Baptist University0.00083% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of California Baptist University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025California Baptist University3.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.9% in 2016.

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