Question 1

What is Distance State University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Distance State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,828 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,335 of 5,988 worldwide) and Education (#1,087 of 1,930 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Computer Science Applications (Computer Science Applications is 18.0× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Distance State University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Distance State University ranks #5,016 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,305 all time), and #6 of 26 in Costa Rica.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Distance State University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, María A. Maglianesi, Gilbert Ulloa Brenes and Andrés Segura-Castillo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Distance State University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Distance State University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Distance State University is "Is General Self-Efficacy a Universal Construct?1" (Urte Scholz, Benicio Gutiérrez Doña, Shonali Sud et al., 2002), with 1,648 citations. Next come "Comparing species interaction networks along environmental gradients" (317) and "Morphological traits determine specialization and resource use in plant–hummingbird networks in the neotropics" (257).

Question 5

Which research topics does Distance State University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Innovations and Technology, E-Learning and Knowledge Management, Education and Teacher Training and Business, Innovation, and Economy.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Distance State University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, E-Learning, Innovation, Educational Technology, Pedagogy, Distance Learning, Knowledge Management and COVID-19.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Distance State University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Distance State University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Computer Science (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Distance State University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.