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California State University, Chico

In research, California State University, Chico stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,751 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,720 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,457 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,008
of 28,054 · #5,139 all time
Rank in United States
#1,338
of 4,192
Research works
4.5k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
62k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is California State University, Chico 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 #3,751 of 10,521 19.2%213 #1274
Social SciencesField #2,720 of 6,365 20.7%117 #875
Physical SciencesDomain #8,457 of 12,888 11.8%150 #7019

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California State University, Chico 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#1,274 #3,751
  2. Social Sciences#875 #2,720
  3. Physical Sciences#7,019 #8,457
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: 1.21× its world share, 26 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 45 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.28× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.61× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.01× its world share, 117 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at California State University, Chico?

Ranked on the composite score, Valene L. Smith, Michael Perelman and Tom Fox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California State University, Chico.

  1. 1 Valene L. Smith United States · #88,996 worldwide 224 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Michael Perelman United States · #114,560 worldwide 137 citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Tom Fox United States · #132,319 worldwide 127 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Robert A. Olsen United States · #154,258 worldwide 134 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Keiko Goto United States · #204,980 worldwide 129 citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Neil C. Schwertman United States · #234,545 worldwide 118 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 James I. Matray United States · #303,692 worldwide 9 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Frank Burk United States · #316,734 worldwide 46 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Claire R. Farrer United States · #330,830 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Robert Madrigal United States · #338,088 worldwide 159 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at California State University, Chico

Which keywords describe research at California State University, Chico?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Identity, Student Engagement, Gender, Engineering Education, Social Media and Community 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. Climate Change24▲ 1.92×47 topics
  2. Globalization22▲ 2.5×34 topics
  3. Sustainability16▲ 1.45×33 topics
  4. Social Media14▲ 2.2×19 topics
  5. Mental Health14▲ 2.1×26 topics
  6. Education14▲ 1.72×20 topics
  7. Identity13▲ 4.0×15 topics
  8. Gender12▲ 4.7×16 topics
  9. Student Engagement11▲ 5.9×13 topics
  10. Social Capital9▲ 3.8×10 topics
  11. Resilience9▲ 4.1×9 topics
  12. Biodiversity9▲ 2.6×19 topics
  13. Community Engagement9▲ 5.7×11 topics
  14. Engineering Education8▲ 21×4 topics
  15. History8▲ 2.5×6 topics
  16. Culture8▲ 3.2×9 topics
  17. Colonialism8▲ 3.5×10 topics
  18. Invasive Species7▲ 3.7×14 topics
  19. Social Justice7▲ 2.7×13 topics
  20. Ethics6▲ 2.9×14 topics
  21. Gender Differences6▲ 3.6×8 topics
  22. Conservation6▲ 3.1×11 topics
  23. Politics6▲ 4.9×7 topics
  24. Health6▲ 3.2×9 topics
  25. Vulnerability6▲ 5.8×5 topics
  26. Entrepreneurship6▲ 3.3×6 topics
  27. Geological Mapping6▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Community5▲ 9.8×4 topics
  29. Diversity5▲ 6.1×7 topics
  30. Intersectionality5▲ 5.6×4 topics
  31. Metacognition5▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Reflective Practice5▲ 5.4×6 topics
  33. Tectonics4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. Teacher Education4▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Youth4▲ 6.8×5 topics
  36. Physical Education4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  37. Assessment Methods4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  38. Disaster4▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Risk4▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Cognitive Engagement4▲ 12×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Management and Resilience, Japanese History and Culture, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Geological and Geochemical Analysis.

Disaster Management and …4Disaster Management and Resilience: 4 fractional worksJapanese History and Cul…4Japanese History and Culture: 4 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …3Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 3 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 3 fractional worksPublic Relations and Crisis Communication: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesPaleontologyGeophysics6 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 4 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 3 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  6. 6 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  8. 8 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Public Relations and Crisis Communication Communication 3 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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