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Central Washington University

In research, Central Washington University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,574 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,730 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,216 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,368
of 28,054 · #6,548 all time
Rank in United States
#1,248
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
48k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Central Washington University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,574 of 12,888 10.5%150 #5477
Social SciencesDomain #6,730 of 10,521 14.2%195 #2322
Social SciencesField #5,216 of 6,365 15.0%85 #1964

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Central Washington University 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. Physical Sciences#5,477 #5,574
  2. Social Sciences#2,322 #6,730
  3. Social Sciences#1,964 #5,216
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: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.20× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.57× its world share, 52 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.66× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.53× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.47× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.49× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 13 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.64× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Central Washington University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeffrey Lee, Walter Szeliga and V. M. Santillan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Central Washington University.

  1. 1 Jeffrey Lee United States · #269,501 worldwide 139 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Walter Szeliga United States · #465,982 worldwide 95 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 V. M. Santillan United States · #557,258 worldwide 35 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 David L. Gee United States · #614,294 worldwide 38 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Barry G. DeBoer United States · #792,706 worldwide 101 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Sara Amato United States · #823,217 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 David Thompson United States · #826,967 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ethan A. Bergman United States · #833,545 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Matthew C. Altman United States · #879,024 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Lisa L. Ely United States · #977,994 worldwide 85 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Central Washington University

Which keywords describe research at Central Washington University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Neural Networks, Identity, Big Data, Globalization, Engineering Education, Risk Management and Cultural Identity.

▲ 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 Learning22▲ 1.58×39 topics
  2. Globalization16▲ 1.95×23 topics
  3. Sustainability15▲ 1.45×25 topics
  4. Big Data12▲ 3.2×11 topics
  5. Identity12▲ 3.9×16 topics
  6. Mental Health11▲ 1.72×23 topics
  7. Education9▲ 1.30×17 topics
  8. Deep Neural Networks9▲ 20×2 topics
  9. Data Mining9▲ 2.9×7 topics
  10. Cultural Identity9▲ 4.1×12 topics
  11. Risk Management9▲ 4.3×11 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management9▲ 2.2×14 topics
  13. Nationalism8▲ 4.2×12 topics
  14. Engineering Education8▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Corporate Governance8▲ 2.5×6 topics
  16. Student Engagement7▲ 4.2×10 topics
  17. Curriculum Development7▲ 2.3×7 topics
  18. Feminism7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  19. Spatial Analysis6▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Interpretable Models6▲ 36×1 topic
  21. Machine Learning Interpretability6▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Meta-Analysis6▲ 2.5×8 topics
  23. User Interaction6▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Information Visualization6▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Visual Analytics6▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Leadership6▲ 2.9×10 topics
  27. Learning Outcomes5▲ 3.0×6 topics
  28. Lifelong Learning5▲ 5.8×4 topics
  29. Geological Mapping5▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Secularism5▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Tectonics4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  32. Cultural Transmission4▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Injury Prevention4▲ 8.6×4 topics
  34. Assessment Methods4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Asymmetric Synthesis4▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Holocene4▲ 8.1×2 topics
  37. Plate Tectonics4▲ 6.1×2 topics
  38. Empire4▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Construction Projects4▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Project Success4▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Central Washington University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI), Data Visualization and Analytics, Construction Project Management and Performance and Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping.

Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 6 fractional worksData Visualization and Analytics: 6 fractional worksConstruction Project Management and Performance: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 3 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education an…3Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning and Dat…3Machine Learning and Data Classification: 3 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionManagement Science and Operations ResearchPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  2. 2 Data Visualization and Analytics Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  3. 3 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 4 works
  4. 4 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  7. 7 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 3 works
  10. 10 Machine Learning and Data Classification Artificial Intelligence 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Central Washington University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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