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California State University, Monterey Bay

In research, California State University, Monterey Bay stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,917 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,470 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,344 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,980
of 28,054 · #8,825 all time
Rank in United States
#1,205
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is California State University, Monterey Bay 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 #2,917 of 10,521 24.6%138 #2075
Social SciencesField #2,470 of 6,365 26.8%64 #1308
Physical SciencesDomain #8,344 of 12,888 21.1%83 #8988

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California State University, Monterey Bay 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#2,075 #2,917
  2. Social Sciences#1,308 #2,470
  3. Physical Sciences#8,988 #8,344
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: 1.61× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.12× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.72× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.25× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California State University, Monterey Bay?

Ranked on the composite score, Christine E. Sleeter, Fred Watson and Babita Gupta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California State University, Monterey Bay.

  1. 1 Christine E. Sleeter United States · #19,370 worldwide 331 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Fred Watson United States · #253,528 worldwide 187 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Babita Gupta United States · #284,801 worldwide 351 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Rubén G. Mendoza United States · #515,275 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Forrest Melton United States · #641,518 worldwide 74 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Robert S. Weisskirch United States · #769,325 worldwide 124 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Kevin Coogan United States · #793,410 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Steven Kim United States · #1,417,160 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Arun Sharma United States · #1,596,933 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at California State University, Monterey Bay

Which keywords describe research at California State University, Monterey Bay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prevalence, Adolescents, Obesity, Climate Change, Mental Health, Risk Factors, Physical Activity and Public Health.

▲ 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 Change22▲ 2.7×50 topics
  2. Mental Health16▲ 3.5×20 topics
  3. Obesity14▲ 6.4×7 topics
  4. Prevalence14▲ 12×6 topics
  5. Adolescents14▲ 13×4 topics
  6. Public Health14▲ 3.1×14 topics
  7. Risk Factors12▲ 3.8×11 topics
  8. Epidemiology12◆ 1.02×24 topics
  9. Globalization10▲ 1.69×23 topics
  10. Treatment10▲ 2.7×5 topics
  11. Physical Activity10▲ 6.5×6 topics
  12. Education10▲ 1.84×23 topics
  13. Genetics9▲ 4.5×8 topics
  14. Psychological Factors8▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Body Image8▲ 36×1 topic
  16. Eating Disorders8▲ 59×1 topic
  17. Identity8▲ 3.5×14 topics
  18. Meta-Analysis7▲ 3.9×6 topics
  19. Health Effects6▲ 3.4×6 topics
  20. Self-Regulation6▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Conservation6▲ 4.4×10 topics
  22. Childhood5▲ 25×1 topic
  23. Overweight5▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Discrimination5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  25. Population Dynamics5▲ 6.7×8 topics
  26. Behavior Change Techniques5▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Theory of Planned Behaviour5▲ 41×1 topic
  28. Social Identity5▲ 17×4 topics
  29. Resistance Training5▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Psychological Well-being4▲ 11×4 topics
  31. High-Intensity Interval Training4▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Politics4▲ 5.4×6 topics
  33. Injury Prevention4▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  35. Exercise4▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Experiential Learning4▲ 27×6 topics
  37. Training Load4▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Obesity Stigma4▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Weight Bias4▲ 56×1 topic
  40. Immigration4▲ 11×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Eating Disorders and Behaviors, Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Behavioral Health and Interventions and Sports Performance and Training.

Eating Disorders and Beh…8Eating Disorders and Behaviors: 8 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 5 fractional worksBehavioral Health and In…5Behavioral Health and Interventions: 5 fractional worksSports Performance and T…4Sports Performance and Training: 4 fractional worksObesity and Health Practices: 4 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 3 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…3Sports injuries and prevention: 3 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 3 fractional worksEthics in Business and Education: 3 fractional worksManagement and Organizational Studies: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthApplied PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 8 works
  2. 2 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  3. 3 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Obesity and Health Practices Pharmacy 4 works
  6. 6 Physical Activity and Health Physiology 3 works
  7. 7 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  8. 8 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  9. 9 Ethics in Business and Education Information Systems and Management 3 works
  10. 10 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 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 available39.4%not open60.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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