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California State University Los Angeles

In research, California State University Los Angeles stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,932 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,344 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,118 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,763
of 28,054 · #2,327 all time
Rank in United States
#779
of 4,192
Research works
7.8k
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
171k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is California State University Los Angeles 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 #1,932 of 10,521 19.7%457 #1147
Social SciencesField #1,344 of 6,365 21.3%231 #866
Physical SciencesDomain #5,118 of 12,888 14.9%250 #1805
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,551 of 2,578 23.1%82 #857
EngineeringField #4,562 of 6,636 14.4%82 #2779
Health SciencesDomain #8,507 of 11,982 14.7%98 #5942
PsychologyField #1,579 of 2,181 18.1%77 #1047
Life SciencesDomain #6,474 of 7,800 12.5%66 #3980
MedicineField #9,240 of 10,443 13.7%63 #6696

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California State University Los Angeles 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#1,147 #1,932
  2. Social Sciences#866 #1,344
  3. Physical Sciences#1,805 #5,118
  4. Sociology and Political Science#857 #1,551
  5. Engineering#2,779 #4,562
  6. Health Sciences#5,942 #8,507
  7. Psychology#1,047 #1,579
  8. Life Sciences#3,980 #6,474
  9. Medicine#6,696 #9,240
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: 0.44× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.59× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 22 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.08× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.76× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 13 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.87× its world share, 35 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 231 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California State University Los Angeles?

Ranked on the composite score, M. Mondin, Kaveri Subrahmanyam and Stanley M. Burstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California State University Los Angeles.

  1. 1 M. Mondin United States · #39,213 worldwide 924 citations · 95 works
  2. 2 Kaveri Subrahmanyam United States · #77,805 worldwide 554 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Stanley M. Burstein United States · #84,539 worldwide 77 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Elliott Oring United States · #103,612 worldwide 124 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Daniel Crecelius United States · #117,511 worldwide 54 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Jean S. Phinney United States · #118,464 worldwide 411 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Michael Epstein United States · #150,067 worldwide 312 citations · 69 works
  8. 8 Radi A. Jishi United States · #154,100 worldwide 389 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Kon S. Lai United States · #158,909 worldwide 581 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 D. J. Margaziotis United States · #197,192 worldwide 318 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at California State University Los Angeles

Which keywords describe research at California State University Los Angeles?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Climate Change, Intersectionality, Student Engagement, Gender, Social Support and Corporate Governance.

▲ 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. Globalization43▲ 2.5×50 topics
  2. Mental Health39▲ 3.0×29 topics
  3. Climate Change35▲ 1.48×52 topics
  4. Machine Learning28◆ 0.97×53 topics
  5. Sustainability22◆ 1.03×37 topics
  6. Education21▲ 1.43×27 topics
  7. Corporate Governance20▲ 3.0×13 topics
  8. Gender19▲ 4.0×24 topics
  9. Social Support19▲ 3.8×14 topics
  10. Identity18▲ 2.9×25 topics
  11. Public Health18▲ 1.42×20 topics
  12. Student Engagement17▲ 5.0×11 topics
  13. Colonialism16▲ 3.9×22 topics
  14. History15▲ 2.5×18 topics
  15. Religion15▲ 3.6×17 topics
  16. Literature15▲ 3.2×18 topics
  17. Social Capital15▲ 3.3×13 topics
  18. Social Justice14▲ 2.8×19 topics
  19. Intersectionality14▲ 9.1×9 topics
  20. Resilience14▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Culture14▲ 3.0×12 topics
  22. Diversity12▲ 8.0×5 topics
  23. STEM Education12▲ 2.9×6 topics
  24. Teacher Education11▲ 10×5 topics
  25. Engineering Education11▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Social Movements10▲ 4.0×9 topics
  27. Developmental Trajectories9▲ 8.6×3 topics
  28. Society9▲ 5.3×6 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience9▲ 6.8×5 topics
  30. Career Development8▲ 8.2×5 topics
  31. Cultural Competence8▲ 7.3×7 topics
  32. Racism8▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Critical Race Theory8▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Whiteness8▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Academic Performance7▲ 10.0×3 topics
  36. Executive Functioning7▲ 6.6×3 topics
  37. Special Education7▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Health Care Utilization7▲ 7.2×3 topics
  39. Early Intervention7▲ 8.8×2 topics
  40. Race7▲ 7.1×8 topics

Which research topics does California State University Los Angeles publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Critical Race Theory in Education, Corporate Finance and Governance, Higher Education Research Studies and Engineering Education and Curriculum Development.

Critical Race Theory in …8Critical Race Theory in Education: 8 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…6Corporate Finance and Governance: 6 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 6 fractional worksEngineering Education an…6Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 6 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…5Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 5 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 5 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 5 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems5Fire effects on ecosystems: 5 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAccountingEducationMedia Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 6 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Research Studies Education 6 works
  4. 4 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 6 works
  5. 5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  6. 6 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  7. 7 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  9. 9 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has California State University Los Angeles's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.