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California State University, San Bernardino

In research, California State University, San Bernardino stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,579 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,619 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,966 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,648
of 28,054 · #5,423 all time
Rank in United States
#766
of 4,192
Research works
4.9k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
84k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is California State University, San Bernardino 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 #1,579 of 10,521 26.4%394 #1018
Social SciencesField #1,619 of 6,365 29.2%201 #776
Health SciencesDomain #3,966 of 11,982 12.4%142 #5337
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #968 of 2,578 30.2%67 #938
Physical SciencesDomain #6,579 of 12,888 20.7%142 #7759
PsychologyField #1,254 of 2,181 18.3%72 #652
Computer ScienceField #3,541 of 4,667 27.0%63 #3785
MedicineField #8,511 of 10,443 8.9%106 #8038
Life SciencesDomain #7,045 of 7,800 16.8%68 #7947

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California State University, San Bernardino 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#1,018 #1,579
  2. Social Sciences#776 #1,619
  3. Health Sciences#5,337 #3,966
  4. Sociology and Political Science#938 #968
  5. Physical Sciences#7,759 #6,579
  6. Psychology#652 #1,254
  7. Computer Science#3,785 #3,541
  8. Medicine#8,038 #8,511
  9. Life Sciences#7,947 #7,045
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: 0.45× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 26 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.76× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 63 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.14× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 29 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 106 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.89× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 35 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.16× its world share, 72 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 201 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, San Bernardino?

Ranked on the composite score, James C. Kaufman, Peter Robertshaw and Dona M. Kagan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California State University, San Bernardino.

  1. 1 James C. Kaufman United States · #38,611 worldwide 865 citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Peter Robertshaw United States · #103,152 worldwide 191 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Dona M. Kagan United States · #161,271 worldwide 444 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Montgomery Van Wart United States · #162,333 worldwide 101 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Kenneth S. Shultz United States · #165,328 worldwide 102 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Frances F. Berdan United States · #168,380 worldwide 59 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Richard H. Rowland United States · #168,981 worldwide 70 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Gloria Cowan United States · #233,749 worldwide 172 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 M. Clarke United States · #264,651 worldwide 84 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Hope Landrine United States · #303,279 worldwide 122 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at California State University, San Bernardino

Which keywords describe research at California State University, San Bernardino?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Student Engagement, Machine Learning, Medical Education, Gender Differences, Social Media, Job Satisfaction and Neuroscience.

▲ 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. Mental Health36▲ 3.3×32 topics
  2. Machine Learning35▲ 1.44×45 topics
  3. Epidemiology29◆ 0.97×62 topics
  4. Social Media24▲ 2.3×22 topics
  5. Deep Learning24◆ 0.93×43 topics
  6. Globalization23▲ 1.59×41 topics
  7. Healthcare18▲ 2.1×16 topics
  8. Student Engagement17▲ 5.8×10 topics
  9. Public Health17▲ 1.54×29 topics
  10. Gender Differences16▲ 5.6×14 topics
  11. Job Satisfaction15▲ 4.6×9 topics
  12. Depression14▲ 2.2×19 topics
  13. Medical Education14▲ 7.3×8 topics
  14. Online Learning14▲ 2.2×8 topics
  15. Gender13▲ 3.2×21 topics
  16. Neuroscience12▲ 5.4×13 topics
  17. Social Support12▲ 2.9×14 topics
  18. Social Interaction11▲ 3.7×8 topics
  19. Ethics11▲ 3.0×14 topics
  20. Nationalism11▲ 3.1×15 topics
  21. Reflective Practice10▲ 7.3×7 topics
  22. Stress10▲ 3.7×8 topics
  23. Clinical Practice10▲ 8.9×4 topics
  24. Psychological Impact10▲ 4.1×7 topics
  25. Empathy9▲ 11×7 topics
  26. Learning Analytics9▲ 9.9×2 topics
  27. Pragmatics8▲ 6.9×5 topics
  28. Intersectionality8▲ 6.0×7 topics
  29. Diversity8▲ 6.2×6 topics
  30. Emotion8▲ 5.2×10 topics
  31. Gender Inequality8▲ 7.6×5 topics
  32. Medical History8▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Content Analysis8▲ 8.1×4 topics
  34. News Media7▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Educational Data Mining7▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Massive Open Online Courses7▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Cultural Competence7▲ 7.4×6 topics
  38. Publication6▲ 80×1 topic
  39. Scientific Writing6▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Narrative Medicine6▲ 30×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Online Learning and Analytics, Academic Writing and Publishing, Empathy and Medical Education and History of Medical Practice.

Online Learning and Anal…7Online Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksAcademic Writing and Pub…6Academic Writing and Publishing: 6 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 6 fractional worksHistory of Medical Pract…6History of Medical Practice: 6 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Com…5Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 5 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 4 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsHistory and Philosophy of SciencePsychiatry and Mental healthNeurology6 others

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

  1. 1 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  2. 2 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  3. 3 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  4. 4 History of Medical Practice Neurology 6 works
  5. 5 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 5 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  7. 7 Media Studies and Communication Communication 5 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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.