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California State University, Channel Islands

In research, California State University, Channel Islands stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,928 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,510 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,747
of 28,054 · #11,709 all time
Rank in United States
#1,167
of 4,192
Research works
952
▲ 68% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is California State University, Channel Islands 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 #2,928 of 10,521 21.8%117 #2209
Social SciencesField #2,510 of 6,365 22.3%71 #1418

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California State University, Channel Islands 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).

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: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.47× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.20× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 71 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.

Who are the top researchers at California State University, Channel Islands?

Ranked on the composite score, Geoff Dougherty, Rainer F. Buschmann and Sean Q. Kelly lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California State University, Channel Islands.

  1. 1 Geoff Dougherty United States · #131,940 worldwide 137 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Rainer F. Buschmann United States · #664,133 worldwide 0 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Sean Q. Kelly United States · #1,034,236 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Sean Anderson United States · #1,064,870 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Jesse Elliott United States · #1,576,177 worldwide 6 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at California State University, Channel Islands

Which keywords describe research at California State University, Channel Islands?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Education, Gender, Higher Education, Pedagogy, Radiation Exposure, Ionizing Radiation and STEM Education.

▲ 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. Education11▲ 2.9×18 topics
  2. Identity9▲ 5.2×15 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 1.83×19 topics
  4. Mental Health8▲ 2.4×18 topics
  5. Climate Change8▲ 1.25×32 topics
  6. Gender6▲ 5.2×13 topics
  7. Higher Education6▲ 5.1×9 topics
  8. Social Justice6▲ 4.5×14 topics
  9. Pedagogy6▲ 5.3×6 topics
  10. STEM Education6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  11. Colonialism5▲ 4.8×7 topics
  12. Radiation Exposure5▲ 22×2 topics
  13. Social Support5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  14. Distance Learning5▲ 6.1×4 topics
  15. Ionizing Radiation5▲ 29×2 topics
  16. Cancer Risk5▲ 9.1×1 topic
  17. Computed Tomography5▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Diagnostic Imaging5▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Race5▲ 18×7 topics
  20. Dual-Energy CT4▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Material Differentiation4▲ 46×1 topic
  22. Migration4▲ 5.9×5 topics
  23. Culture4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  24. Literature4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  25. Student Engagement4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  26. Community4▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Health4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  28. Intersectionality3▲ 8.0×6 topics
  29. Academic Achievement3▲ 8.2×8 topics
  30. Engineering Education3▲ 16×3 topics
  31. Neuroscience3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  32. Language Acquisition3▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Digital Divide3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  34. Active Learning3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  35. PET/CT3▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Behavioral Interventions3▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders2▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Cognition2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  40. Educational Inequality2▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does California State University, Channel Islands publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiation Dose and Imaging, Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Radiation Dose and Imaging: 5 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 4 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 2 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Com…2Service-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 2 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…2Experimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingBiomedical EngineeringEpidemiologyPharmacology5 others

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

  1. 1 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  2. 2 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  4. 4 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  6. 6 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  8. 8 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 2 works
  10. 10 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has California State University, Channel Islands's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 68% 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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