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California State University System

In research, California State University System stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,644 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,125 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,484 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,442
of 28,054 · #3,916 all time
Rank in United States
#984
of 4,192
Research works
6.8k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
108k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is California State University System 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 #2,644 of 10,521 19.9%422 #829
Social SciencesField #2,125 of 6,365 20.9%231 #546
Physical SciencesDomain #6,484 of 12,888 9.7%176 #4177
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,609 of 2,578 20.6%76 #996
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,437 of 1,998 23.3%64 #1064

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where California State University System 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#829 #2,644
  2. Social Sciences#546 #2,125
  3. Physical Sciences#4,177 #6,484
  4. Sociology and Political Science#996 #1,609
  5. Arts and Humanities#1,064 #1,437
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: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 24 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.22× its world share, 64 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.61× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.87× its world share, 60 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 231 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at California State University System?

Ranked on the composite score, Dvora Yanow, R. H. Good and Russell Merris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is California State University System.

  1. 1 Dvora Yanow United States · #75,824 worldwide 214 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 R. H. Good United States · #107,834 worldwide 132 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Russell Merris United States · #118,316 worldwide 415 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Michael W. Dols United States · #138,179 worldwide 67 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Paul D. Staudohar United States · #179,268 worldwide 74 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Bianca D. M. Wilson United States · #248,620 worldwide 98 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Stuart T. Klapp United States · #269,532 worldwide 198 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Bernard Hennessy United States · #280,116 worldwide 55 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Benjamin P. Bowser United States · #541,589 worldwide 30 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Eduardo Zepeda United States · #589,200 worldwide 22 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at California State University System

Which keywords describe research at California State University System?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Globalization, Mental Health, Identity, Intersectionality, Colonialism, Ethics and Neoliberalism.

▲ 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. Globalization35▲ 2.6×58 topics
  2. Mental Health31▲ 3.1×31 topics
  3. Education24▲ 2.1×41 topics
  4. Gender24▲ 6.5×28 topics
  5. Machine Learning24◆ 1.06×44 topics
  6. Identity20▲ 4.1×27 topics
  7. Sustainability19▲ 1.16×43 topics
  8. Human Rights18▲ 2.6×27 topics
  9. Colonialism17▲ 5.3×25 topics
  10. Ethics17▲ 5.1×21 topics
  11. History15▲ 3.2×25 topics
  12. Literature15▲ 4.1×17 topics
  13. Nationalism15▲ 4.7×16 topics
  14. Neoliberalism15▲ 6.1×16 topics
  15. Social Media15▲ 1.52×21 topics
  16. Intersectionality15▲ 12×10 topics
  17. Student Engagement15▲ 5.3×12 topics
  18. Social Justice14▲ 3.6×23 topics
  19. Feminism14▲ 7.1×14 topics
  20. Higher Education13▲ 3.6×18 topics
  21. Religion11▲ 3.5×15 topics
  22. Culture11▲ 3.1×14 topics
  23. International Relations10▲ 6.3×12 topics
  24. Discrimination10▲ 7.6×7 topics
  25. Diversity10▲ 8.4×6 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction10▲ 3.4×13 topics
  27. Politics10▲ 5.4×12 topics
  28. Resilience10▲ 2.9×12 topics
  29. Social Movements9▲ 4.5×14 topics
  30. Technology Integration9▲ 4.3×7 topics
  31. Teacher Education9▲ 9.9×4 topics
  32. Health Disparities8▲ 4.7×8 topics
  33. Race8▲ 11×10 topics
  34. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 10×5 topics
  35. Cultural Competence7▲ 8.5×7 topics
  36. Professional Development7▲ 5.3×9 topics
  37. Academic Performance7▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Career Development6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  39. Gender Identity6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Social Identity6▲ 9.1×5 topics

Which research topics does California State University System publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Critical Race Theory in Education, Higher Education Research Studies, Corporate Taxation and Avoidance and Multilingual Education and Policy.

Critical Race Theory in …5Critical Race Theory in Education: 5 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…4Higher Education Research Studies: 4 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 4 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 4 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 3 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksLatin American and Latino Studies: 3 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …3American Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationAccountingLinguistics and Language5 others

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

  1. 1 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 4 works
  3. 3 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 4 works
  4. 4 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 4 works
  5. 5 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 3 works
  8. 8 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 3 works
  10. 10 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has California State University System's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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