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Eastern Washington University

In research, Eastern Washington University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,887 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,655 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,429 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,830
of 28,054 · #12,682 all time
Rank in United States
#1,768
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Eastern 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,887 of 10,521 19.3%120 #2932
Social SciencesField #3,655 of 6,365 17.3%62 #1950
Physical SciencesDomain #10,429 of 12,888 7.9%73 #11823

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern 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. Social Sciences#2,932 #3,887
  2. Social Sciences#1,950 #3,655
  3. Physical Sciences#11,823 #10,429
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: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Eastern Washington University?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip C. Watkins, Francis E. Kazemek and Jessica L. Allen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eastern Washington University.

  1. 1 Philip C. Watkins United States · #281,725 worldwide 246 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Francis E. Kazemek United States · #623,833 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Jessica L. Allen United States · #659,982 worldwide 39 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 G. L. Breneman United States · #768,131 worldwide 43 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Ronald C. Martella United States · #782,001 worldwide 64 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Nancy E. Marchand‐Martella United States · #790,836 worldwide 71 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Otis W. Freeman United States · #958,286 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Atsushi Inoue United States · #988,888 worldwide 26 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Tanya Kinney LaPier United States · #1,025,727 worldwide 10 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Jerry R. Galm United States · #1,166,142 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Eastern Washington University

Which keywords describe research at Eastern Washington University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Cultural Competence, Professional Development, Reflective Practice, Diversity, Evidence-Based Practice, Neoliberalism and Well-being.

▲ 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. Globalization13▲ 2.6×28 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 1.31×20 topics
  3. Climate Change7◆ 1.10×21 topics
  4. Cultural Competence7▲ 23×5 topics
  5. Human Rights6▲ 2.5×12 topics
  6. Corporate Governance6▲ 3.0×10 topics
  7. Educational Technology5▲ 1.77×11 topics
  8. Professional Development5▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Gender5▲ 3.8×10 topics
  10. Identity5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  11. Neoliberalism5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  12. Reflective Practice5▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Social Justice5▲ 3.5×12 topics
  14. Diversity5▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Well-being5▲ 5.2×8 topics
  16. Religion5▲ 4.1×10 topics
  17. Gender Differences5▲ 4.9×7 topics
  18. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 14×6 topics
  19. Genetics4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  20. Higher Education4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  21. Multiculturalism4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  22. Social Capital4▲ 3.0×7 topics
  23. Stress4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  24. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  25. Feminism4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  26. Health4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  27. STEM Education4▲ 3.3×7 topics
  28. Data Science4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Digital Divide4▲ 5.6×2 topics
  30. Library Services4▲ 139×1 topic
  31. Social Inclusion4▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Citizenship3▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Teaching Methods3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Engineering Education3▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Tectonics3▲ 10×3 topics
  36. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Supervision3▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Burnout3▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Retention3▲ 64×1 topic
  40. Shareholder Value3▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Eastern Washington University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Library Science and Administration, Social Work Education and Practice, Statistics Education and Methodologies and Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis.

Library Science and Admi…4Library Science and Administration: 4 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…3Social Work Education and Practice: 3 fractional worksStatistics Education and Methodologies: 2 fractional worksLiterature, Film, and Journalism Analysis: 2 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…2Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 2 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 2 fractional works
Library and Information SciencesPublic AdministrationStatistics and ProbabilityLiterature and Literary Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 4 works
  2. 2 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 3 works
  3. 3 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 2 works
  4. 4 Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  10. 10 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 2 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eastern Washington University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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.

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.