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Colorado Mesa University

In research, Colorado Mesa University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,445 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,522
of 28,054 · #14,630 all time
Rank in United States
#1,276
of 4,192
Research works
694
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.2k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Colorado Mesa 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,445 of 10,521 20.6%63 #4362

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Colorado Mesa 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).

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: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.11× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.52× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.02× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.53× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.68× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.13× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Colorado Mesa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mary Stanley, Jarrod Schiffbauer and Andres Aslan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Colorado Mesa University.

  1. 1 Mary Stanley United States · #638,624 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Jarrod Schiffbauer United States · #647,178 worldwide 66 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Andres Aslan United States · #782,360 worldwide 113 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Steven R. Murray United States · #1,088,250 worldwide 24 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Vijay K. Agrawal United States · #1,271,334 worldwide 36 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 William C. Hood United States · #1,614,950 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Douglas A. Sprinkel United States · #1,633,172 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Colorado Mesa University

Which keywords describe research at Colorado Mesa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Well-being, Climate Change, Evidence-Based Practice, Occupational Science, Therapy Practice, Tectonics and Mental 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 Change8▲ 1.75×34 topics
  2. Quality of Life7▲ 3.1×13 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 2.3×14 topics
  4. Machine Learning6◆ 1.00×19 topics
  5. Sustainability6▲ 1.34×23 topics
  6. Public Health5▲ 2.2×16 topics
  7. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.86×15 topics
  8. Remote Sensing5▲ 2.3×14 topics
  9. Well-being5▲ 7.3×7 topics
  10. Cultural Identity4▲ 4.4×7 topics
  11. Gender4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  12. Literature4▲ 3.9×7 topics
  13. Physical Activity3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  14. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Occupational Science3▲ 110×1 topic
  16. Tectonics3▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Therapy Practice3▲ 110×1 topic
  18. Leadership3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  19. Health Promotion3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  20. Biodiversity Conservation3▲ 4.4×9 topics
  21. Ecosystem Services3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  22. Environmental Management3▲ 4.2×7 topics
  23. Cultural Studies3▲ 4.3×7 topics
  24. Cultural Sustainability2▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Arctic2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Support Vector Machines2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  27. Adaptation2▲ 4.5×7 topics
  28. Geological Mapping2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Continental Margin2▲ 19×2 topics
  30. Crustal Structure2▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Nursing Education2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  32. Sediment Transport2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  33. Environmental Justice2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  34. Family Engagement2▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Athletic Training2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Informal Education2▲ 59×1 topic
  37. Museum Learning2▲ 59×1 topic
  38. Petroleum2▲ 23×1 topic
  39. geology2▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Social History2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Colorado Mesa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Occupational Therapy Practice and Research, Museums and Cultural Heritage, Geological Studies and Exploration and Thermoregulation and physiological responses.

Occupational Therapy Pra…3Occupational Therapy Practice and Research: 3 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksGeological Studies and E…2Geological Studies and Exploration: 2 fractional worksThermoregulation and phy…2Thermoregulation and physiological responses: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 1 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Com…1Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…1Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 1 fractional works
Occupational TherapyMuseologyGeologyPhysiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 3 works
  2. 2 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 2 works
  3. 3 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 2 works
  4. 4 Thermoregulation and physiological responses Physiology 2 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  7. 7 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  9. 9 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 1 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 available34.7%not open65.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Colorado Mesa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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