Florida Gulf Coast University
In research, Florida Gulf Coast University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,953 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,226 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,080 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,671 of 22,385 · #3,213 all time
- Rank in United States
- #542 of 3,332
- Research works
- 3.2k ▲ 7% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 37k 11.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 11.2% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.91× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 41% world 40%
- International
- 13% world 18%
What is Florida Gulf Coast University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #1,953 of 9,585 | 13.0% | 352 | #1402 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,226 of 5,988 | 12.5% | 170 | #1658 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #5,080 of 10,670 | 9.0% | 243 | #3882 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #5,565 of 9,902 | 9.6% | 100 | #4961 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,618 of 6,403 | 8.4% | 84 | #3764 | |
| MedicineField | #5,378 of 8,541 | 10.2% | 71 | #5099 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #2,117 of 3,334 | 8.4% | 74 | #1870 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#1,402 #1,953
- Social Sciences#1,658 #2,226
- Physical Sciences#3,882 #5,080
- Health Sciences#4,961 #5,565
- Life Sciences#3,764 #3,618
- Medicine#5,099 #5,378
- Environmental Science#1,870 #2,117
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Florida Gulf Coast University work in?
In 2022-now, 44% of research at Florida Gulf Coast University is in Social Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (10%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences39944.3%
- Social Sciences19521.6%
- Psychology626.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting556.1%
- Arts and Humanities384.2%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance313.5%
- Decision Sciences182.0%
- Physical Sciences28031.1%
- Environmental Science839.2%
- Computer Science657.3%
- Engineering525.8%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences333.6%
- Chemistry171.9%
- Materials Science101.1%
- Mathematics70.8%
- Physics and Astronomy70.8%
- Chemical Engineering30.3%
- Energy20.3%
- Health Sciences12413.8%
- Medicine9110.1%
- Health Professions273.0%
- Dentistry30.3%
- Nursing20.2%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences9710.8%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2.31×33 works
- Psychology2.27×62 works
- Decision Sciences2.08×18 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.89×55 works
- Environmental Science1.86×83 works
- Social Sciences1.71×195 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×31 works
- Arts and Humanities1.45×38 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.29×55 works
- Chemistry1.23×17 works
- Health Professions1.15×27 works
- Computer Science0.94×65 works
- Chemical Engineering0.92×3 works
- Neuroscience0.77×11 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×2 works
- Mathematics0.67×7 works
- Dentistry0.59×3 works
- Veterinary0.59×1 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×26 works
- Medicine0.53×91 works
- Nursing0.49×2 works
- Engineering0.39×52 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.35×7 works
- Materials Science0.31×10 works
- Energy0.28×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.26×2 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 2.3×
- Psychology 2.3×
- Decision Sciences 2.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.9×
- Environmental Science 1.9×
- Social Sciences 1.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.6×
- Arts and Humanities 1.4×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.3×
- Chemistry 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.1×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering 0.9×
- Neuroscience 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Mathematics 0.7×
- Dentistry 0.6×
- Veterinary 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.5×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Nursing 0.5×
- Engineering 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Energy 0.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
Who are the top researchers at Florida Gulf Coast University?
Ranked on the quality score, Scott F. Michael, Sharon Isern and Lauren M. Paul lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Florida Gulf Coast University.
- 1
Scott F. Michael
United States · #147,783 worldwide 7.5k citations · 53 works
- 2
Sharon Isern
United States · #164,159 worldwide 5.8k citations · 44 works
- 3
Lauren M. Paul
United States · #347,259 worldwide 4.3k citations · 24 works
- 4
Amanda L. Tan
United States · #441,228 worldwide 4.2k citations · 18 works
- 5
Lan Jiang
United States · #491,429 worldwide 2k citations · 85 works
- 6
Juan Nicolas Cuenca-Zaldivar
United States · #671,906 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
- 7
Clarisse Halpern
United States · #690,837 worldwide 272 citations · 43 works
- 8
Gina A. Tran
United States · #816,625 worldwide 3.2k citations · 28 works
- 9
Daniel Rottig
United States · #909,715 worldwide 1.1k citations · 72 works
- 10
Hasan Aydın
United States · #911,504 worldwide 1.8k citations · 214 works
Which keywords describe research at Florida Gulf Coast University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Higher Education, Globalization, Student Engagement, Student Perceptions, Language Policy, Multilingualism and Risk Management.
- Fruit Quality
- Teacher Education
- Cultural Competence
- Sediment Transport
- Reflective Practice
- Academic Achievement
- Global Warming
- Neoliberalism
- Technology Integration
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Social Justice
- Student Perceptions
- Language Policy
- Water Quality
- Risk Management
- Student Engagement
- Social Media
- Higher Education
- Deep Learning
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Mental Health
- Education
- Remote Sensing
- Educational Technology
- Online Learning
- Multilingualism
- Consumer Behavior
- Gender
- Social Capital
- Motivation
- Leadership
- Eutrophication
- Diversity
- Sea-Level Rise
- Intrinsic Motivation
- Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy
- Translanguaging
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Climate Change54▲ 2.2×67 topics
- Globalization34▲ 1.95×41 topics
- Machine Learning30◆ 1.00×48 topics
- Deep Learning28◆ 0.90×48 topics
- Sustainability25◆ 1.12×47 topics
- Higher Education23▲ 4.8×12 topics
- Mental Health23▲ 1.76×25 topics
- Social Media19▲ 1.53×21 topics
- Education19▲ 1.21×33 topics
- Student Engagement18▲ 5.0×11 topics
- Remote Sensing18▲ 1.63×21 topics
- Risk Management18▲ 4.2×13 topics
- Educational Technology17▲ 1.58×18 topics
- Water Quality15▲ 4.2×13 topics
- Online Learning15▲ 1.97×8 topics
- Language Policy13▲ 11×2 topics
- Multilingualism13▲ 9.2×2 topics
- Student Perceptions13▲ 8.3×7 topics
- Consumer Behavior13▲ 2.4×11 topics
- Social Justice13▲ 2.4×17 topics
- Gender13▲ 2.6×17 topics
- Harmful Algal Blooms13▲ 17×3 topics
- Social Capital13▲ 2.7×14 topics
- Technology Integration12▲ 4.3×10 topics
- Motivation11▲ 3.1×8 topics
- Neoliberalism11▲ 3.5×11 topics
- Leadership11▲ 2.5×13 topics
- Global Warming11▲ 2.8×9 topics
- Eutrophication11▲ 11×4 topics
- Academic Achievement10▲ 6.4×9 topics
- Diversity10▲ 6.2×7 topics
- Reflective Practice9▲ 5.1×6 topics
- Sea-Level Rise9▲ 8.1×5 topics
- Sediment Transport8▲ 5.7×6 topics
- Intrinsic Motivation8▲ 7.0×3 topics
- Cultural Competence7▲ 6.2×5 topics
- Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy7▲ 18×1 topic
- Teacher Education7▲ 6.2×4 topics
- Translanguaging7▲ 18×1 topic
- Fruit Quality7▲ 29×2 topics
Which research topics does Florida Gulf Coast University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Multilingual Education and Policy, Second Language Learning and Teaching, Technology Adoption and User Behaviour and Housing Market and Economics.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 7 works
- 2 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 6 works
- 3 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 6 works
- 4 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 5 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 5 works
- 6 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 5 works
- 7 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
- 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 5 works
- 9 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 5 works
- 10 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 5 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Florida Gulf Coast University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Florida Gulf Coast University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0037% in 2024.
Fractional works of Florida Gulf Coast University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.5% in 2022.
Other research institutions in Fort Myers
- 21st Century Oncology (United States)
- Clinical Physiology Associates
- Lee Memorial Health System
- Florida SouthWestern State College
- Johnson Engineering (United States)
- School District of Lee County
- Lee Memorial Hospital
- Institute for Orthopaedic Surgery & Sports Medicine
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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