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California State University, San Marcos

In research, California State University, San Marcos stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,427 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,079 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,662 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,344
of 28,054 · #5,227 all time
Rank in United States
#1,543
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
28.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is California State University, San Marcos 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 #5,427 of 10,521 22.6%219 #1016
Social SciencesField #4,079 of 6,365 20.6%118 #640
Physical SciencesDomain #9,662 of 12,888 11.6%107 #8845
Health SciencesDomain #10,243 of 11,982 9.7%92 #5902
MedicineField #9,523 of 10,443 8.8%72 #10262

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California State University, San Marcos 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#1,016 #5,427
  2. Social Sciences#640 #4,079
  3. Physical Sciences#8,845 #9,662
  4. Health Sciences#5,902 #10,243
  5. Medicine#10,262 #9,523
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: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.44× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.53× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.80× its world share, 72 worksMedicineNursing: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 23 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.76× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.58× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 118 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California State University, San Marcos?

Ranked on the composite score, P. Wesley Schultz, George L. Vourlitis and Rajnandini Pillai lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California State University, San Marcos.

  1. 1 P. Wesley Schultz United States · #109,557 worldwide 440 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 George L. Vourlitis United States · #270,959 worldwide 360 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Rajnandini Pillai United States · #330,372 worldwide 117 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Karl Steinberg United States · #373,769 worldwide 56 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Isabel Schön United States · #439,393 worldwide 6 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Gerardo González United States · #502,427 worldwide 64 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Jimmy A. Young United States · #516,813 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Peter Arnade United States · #561,700 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Vassilis Dalakas United States · #655,302 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Todd A. Astorino United States · #733,962 worldwide 85 citations · 47 works
All ranked researchers at California State University, San Marcos

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Intensity Interval Training, Mental Health, Social Media, Machine Learning, Gender, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Exercise Capacity and Resistance Training.

▲ 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. Machine Learning23▲ 1.47×31 topics
  2. Mental Health21▲ 3.1×27 topics
  3. Deep Learning17◆ 1.08×27 topics
  4. Social Media17▲ 2.5×19 topics
  5. High-Intensity Interval Training16▲ 33×2 topics
  6. Epidemiology16◆ 0.87×33 topics
  7. Globalization16▲ 1.72×30 topics
  8. Education12▲ 1.54×29 topics
  9. Gender12▲ 4.5×17 topics
  10. Public Health11▲ 1.61×20 topics
  11. Heart Failure9▲ 4.6×2 topics
  12. Cardiorespiratory Fitness9▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Exercise Capacity9▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Emotion Regulation9▲ 5.9×8 topics
  15. Resistance Training9▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Social Support9▲ 3.3×12 topics
  17. Performance Analysis8▲ 8.2×2 topics
  18. IoT Security8▲ 5.3×3 topics
  19. Ethics8▲ 3.5×15 topics
  20. Identity8▲ 2.3×16 topics
  21. Social Capital8▲ 3.2×10 topics
  22. Literature8▲ 3.1×9 topics
  23. Neuroscience8▲ 5.5×7 topics
  24. Physiological Demands8▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Training Load8▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Feminism7▲ 5.3×11 topics
  27. Cybersecurity7▲ 6.1×2 topics
  28. Well-being7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  29. Culture7▲ 2.7×8 topics
  30. Behavioral Analysis7▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Social Movements6▲ 4.2×6 topics
  32. Politics6▲ 4.5×8 topics
  33. Anomaly Detection5▲ 3.9×3 topics
  34. Social Identity5▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Emotion5▲ 5.0×8 topics
  36. Implicit Bias4▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Community4▲ 7.9×6 topics
  38. Android Malware4▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Immigration4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  40. Race4▲ 7.7×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular and exercise physiology, Sports Performance and Training, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Cardiovascular and exerc…9Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 9 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksSocial and Intergroup Ps…3Social and Intergroup Psychology: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksSpam and Phishing Detection: 3 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 3 fractional works
Complementary and alternative medicineOrthopedics and Sports MedicineSignal ProcessingComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 9 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 4 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  6. 6 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  7. 7 Social and Intergroup Psychology Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  9. 9 Spam and Phishing Detection Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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.

Other research institutions in San Marcos

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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.