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Florida Gulf Coast University

In research, Florida Gulf Coast University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,398 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#987 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,470 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,719
of 28,054 · #7,601 all time
Rank in United States
#656
of 4,192
Research works
3.2k
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Florida Gulf Coast 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 #1,398 of 10,521 25.9%352 #1779
Social SciencesField #987 of 6,365 28.2%170 #1455
Physical SciencesDomain #5,470 of 12,888 14.6%243 #9086
Health SciencesDomain #6,560 of 11,982 12.4%100 #5960
MedicineField #6,051 of 10,443 12.4%71 #8073
Environmental ScienceField #2,572 of 3,551 14.5%74 #2994
Life SciencesDomain #6,184 of 7,800 15.8%84 #9055

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Florida Gulf Coast 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#1,779 #1,398
  2. Social Sciences#1,455 #987
  3. Physical Sciences#9,086 #5,470
  4. Health Sciences#5,960 #6,560
  5. Medicine#8,073 #6,051
  6. Environmental Science#2,994 #2,572
  7. Life Sciences#9,055 #6,184
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: 1.30× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.31× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 55 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.92× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 24 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 71 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.93× its world share, 48 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 52 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.73× its world share, 170 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Florida Gulf Coast University?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas M. Missimer, Long D. Nguyen and Janusz Zalewski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Florida Gulf Coast University.

  1. 1 Thomas M. Missimer United States · #218,596 worldwide 228 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Long D. Nguyen United States · #467,167 worldwide 95 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Janusz Zalewski United States · #568,296 worldwide 104 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Rob Sillevis United States · #570,881 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Paul R. Bartrop United States · #661,769 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Hasan Aydın United States · #785,958 worldwide 54 citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Stuart Van Auken United States · #803,956 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Kim Reycraft United States · #815,208 worldwide 0 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 David J. Schuster United States · #889,506 worldwide 90 citations · 58 works
  10. 10 Fernando González United States · #981,734 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Florida Gulf Coast University

Which keywords describe research at Florida Gulf Coast University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Higher Education, Student Engagement, Language Policy, Multilingualism, Student Perceptions and Harmful Algal Blooms.

▲ 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 Change48▲ 2.3×59 topics
  2. Globalization31▲ 2.0×37 topics
  3. Machine Learning24◆ 0.94×44 topics
  4. Sustainability21◆ 1.13×45 topics
  5. Higher Education19▲ 4.6×11 topics
  6. Mental Health19▲ 1.65×23 topics
  7. Education17▲ 1.27×29 topics
  8. Remote Sensing17▲ 1.74×21 topics
  9. Student Engagement16▲ 5.0×11 topics
  10. Social Media16▲ 1.40×21 topics
  11. Educational Technology15▲ 1.61×18 topics
  12. Risk Management15▲ 3.9×12 topics
  13. Online Learning14▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Water Quality14▲ 4.3×13 topics
  15. Language Policy12▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Multilingualism12▲ 9.5×2 topics
  17. Student Perceptions12▲ 8.5×7 topics
  18. Harmful Algal Blooms12▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Social Justice12▲ 2.6×16 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior12▲ 2.4×11 topics
  21. Social Capital12▲ 2.8×13 topics
  22. Gender11▲ 2.7×17 topics
  23. Technology Integration11▲ 4.6×10 topics
  24. Motivation10▲ 3.2×8 topics
  25. Leadership10▲ 2.8×11 topics
  26. Eutrophication10▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Global Warming10▲ 3.1×9 topics
  28. Neoliberalism10▲ 3.5×10 topics
  29. Academic Achievement9▲ 6.9×9 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis9▲ 3.8×10 topics
  31. Diversity9▲ 6.5×7 topics
  32. Reflective Practice8▲ 5.3×6 topics
  33. Student Satisfaction8▲ 5.2×2 topics
  34. Sea-Level Rise8▲ 8.5×5 topics
  35. Intrinsic Motivation7▲ 7.9×3 topics
  36. Sediment Transport7▲ 6.0×6 topics
  37. CLIL6▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Content and Language Integrated Learning6▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy6▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Translanguaging6▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does Florida Gulf Coast University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Multilingual Education and Policy, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Educational Games and Gamification.

Multilingual Education a…6Multilingual Education and Policy: 6 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…6Second Language Learning and Teaching: 6 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 5 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 5 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 5 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…4Marine and coastal ecosystems: 4 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 4 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 4 fractional works
Linguistics and LanguageLiterature and Literary TheoryInformation Systems and ManagementDevelopmental and Educational Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 6 works
  2. 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
  3. 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 5 works
  4. 4 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  6. 6 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 4 works
  9. 9 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 4 works
  10. 10 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 4 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Florida Gulf Coast University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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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