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George Fox University

In research, George Fox University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,445 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies and Arts and Humanities (Religious studies is 51.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,838
of 22,385 · #11,166 all time
Rank in United States
#1,801
of 3,332
Research works
1.7k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
10k
6.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
George Fox University

What is George Fox University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,445 of 9,585 5.8%110 #4445

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where George Fox 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 fields of science does George Fox University work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at George Fox University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Arts and Humanities (20%), Psychology (14%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 177 fractional works · 68.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 76 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 34 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 20.5% of its workReligious studies: 22 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPhilosophy: 15 fractional works · 5.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 37 fractional works · 14.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 19 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 46 fractional works · 17.9% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 12.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 6.8% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGeorge FoxUniversity258fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences69%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7629.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities5320.5%
    3. Psychology3714.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance62.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.7%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
    1. Medicine3212.4%
    2. Health Professions124.7%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience93.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Engineering83.0%
    2. Computer Science41.6%
    3. Environmental Science20.8%
    4. Mathematics10.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    6. Chemistry10.2%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does George Fox University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 51.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 22.0 works51×
  2. Arts and HumanitiesField · 52.8 works7.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.12× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 7.10× its world share, 53 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.67× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.34× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities7.10×53 works
  2. Psychology4.67×37 works
  3. Social Sciences2.34×76 works
  4. Neuroscience2.12×9 works
  5. Health Professions1.78×12 works
  6. Nursing1.51×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×6 works
  8. Medicine0.65×32 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×4 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.47×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.37×1 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×4 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×4 works
  14. Computer Science0.21×4 works
  15. Engineering0.20×8 works
  16. Environmental Science0.15×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.14×1 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.12×0 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at George Fox University?

Ranked on the quality score, Yongqiang Zheng, Karen S. Buchanan and Donald R. Powers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is George Fox University.

  1. 1 Yongqiang Zheng United States · #931,627 worldwide 768 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Karen S. Buchanan United States · #1,330,825 worldwide 649 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Donald R. Powers United States · #1,527,947 worldwide 2.1k citations · 106 works
  4. 4 Christopher Koch United States · #1,616,744 worldwide 1.9k citations · 156 works
  5. 5 Laura K. Simmons United States · #1,755,495 worldwide 1k citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Young Bok Kang United States · #1,768,703 worldwide 909 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Javier A. Garcia United States · #1,876,670 worldwide 111 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 John Schmitt United States · #1,939,494 worldwide 4.1k citations · 118 works
  9. 9 Jonathan Woodhouse United States · #2,013,790 worldwide 454 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Brian R. Doak United States · #2,022,557 worldwide 379 citations · 70 works
All ranked researchers at George Fox University

What are the most cited papers from George Fox University?

The most cited paper from George Fox University is "Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings" (Richard Anthony Klein et al., 2018), with 1,045 citations. Next come "Registered Replication Report" (435) and "Face Perception During Early Infancy" (384).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Many Labs 2: Investigating Variation in Replicability Across Samples and Settings Richard Anthony Klein et al. · Advances in Methods and Practices in Psychological Science Open access190 authors Dec 2018 1,045
2 Registered Replication Report E-J Wagenmakers et al. · Perspectives on Psychological Science Open access 26 Oct 2016 435
3 Face Perception During Early Infancy Catherine J. Mondloch, Terri L. Lewis, D. Robert Budreau et al. · Psychological Science Sep 1999 384
4 Randomized controlled trial of an Internet-delivered family cognitive–behavioral therapy intervention for children and adolescents with chronic pain Tonya Mizell Palermo, Anna C. Wilson, Meaghan Peters et al. · Pain Open access 20 Aug 2009 377
5 Aerodynamics of the hovering hummingbird Douglas R. Warrick, Bret W. Tobalske, Donald R. Powers · Nature Jun 2005 361
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at George Fox University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Social Justice, Feminism, African Christianity, Gender, Mental Health, Race and Intersectionality.

▲ 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-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
  1. Religion27▲ 23×17 topics
  2. Social Justice26▲ 17×17 topics
  3. Globalization17▲ 3.4×23 topics
  4. Mental Health17▲ 4.7×24 topics
  5. Feminism16▲ 21×9 topics
  6. African Christianity15▲ 256×2 topics
  7. Gender15▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Race13▲ 43×6 topics
  9. Intersectionality13▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Spirituality13▲ 50×5 topics
  11. Black Liberation Theology12▲ 886×1 topic
  12. Oppression12▲ 886×1 topic
  13. Hermeneutics10▲ 50×2 topics
  14. Ethics10▲ 7.4×15 topics
  15. Church History9▲ 82×2 topics
  16. Pentecostalism9▲ 144×2 topics
  17. Biblical Interpretation9▲ 108×1 topic
  18. Ecclesiology9▲ 402×1 topic
  19. Education9▲ 1.95×19 topics
  20. Organizational Performance9▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Leadership8▲ 6.8×10 topics
  22. Well-being8▲ 8.1×9 topics
  23. Identity8▲ 4.3×17 topics
  24. Quality of Life8▲ 2.0×13 topics
  25. Meta-Analysis7▲ 4.9×7 topics
  26. Global Christianity7▲ 174×1 topic
  27. Short-Term Missions7▲ 174×1 topic
  28. Social Support6▲ 4.2×12 topics
  29. Resilience5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  30. Secularism5▲ 21×4 topics
  31. Neuroscience5▲ 6.5×10 topics
  32. NGOs4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Ego Development4▲ 510×1 topic
  34. VUCA World4▲ 510×1 topic
  35. Theology4▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Positive Emotions4▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Trauma4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  39. Biblical Monotheism4▲ 59×1 topic
  40. Jewish Society4▲ 59×1 topic

Which research topics does George Fox University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Theological Perspectives and Practices, Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies, Christian Theology and Mission and Ego Development and Educational Practices.

Theological Perspectives…12Theological Perspectives and Practices: 12 fractional worksPentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 9 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 7 fractional worksEgo Development and Educational Practices: 4 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 3 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 3 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesClinical PsychologyEducation2 others

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

  1. 1 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  2. 2 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 9 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 7 works
  4. 4 Ego Development and Educational Practices Clinical Psychology 4 works
  5. 5 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  6. 6 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  8. 8 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 3 works
  9. 9 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 3 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.3%domestic only96.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has George Fox University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 George Fox University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00083% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%George Fox University0.00072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of George Fox 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025George Fox University3.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2020.

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