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Georgia College & State University

In research, Georgia College & State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,252 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,863 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,411 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology — Ecology is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,890
of 28,054 · #8,616 all time
Rank in United States
#919
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Georgia College & State 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 #4,252 of 10,521 18.7%154 #2747
Social SciencesField #3,863 of 6,365 20.3%81 #2420
Health SciencesDomain #7,411 of 11,982 13.6%103 #4516
MedicineField #7,101 of 10,443 12.9%81 #6967
Physical SciencesDomain #9,877 of 12,888 7.4%117 #10785

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Georgia College & State 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#2,747 #4,252
  2. Social Sciences#2,420 #3,863
  3. Health Sciences#4,516 #7,411
  4. Medicine#6,967 #7,101
  5. Physical Sciences#10,785 #9,877
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.

What does Georgia College & State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 24.6 works7.5×
← 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: 0.89× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.77× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.85× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.44× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 81 worksMedicineNursing: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.94× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.55× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Georgia College & State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Susan Harrington, H. L. Gillis and Damian Francis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Georgia College & State University.

  1. 1 Susan Harrington United States · #300,170 worldwide 127 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 H. L. Gillis United States · #494,834 worldwide 114 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Damian Francis United States · #517,551 worldwide 50 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 John H. Lounsbury United States · #544,783 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Harry M. Ward United States · #602,375 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Brian Murray United States · #818,482 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Ross Feller United States · #981,417 worldwide 4 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Adam Lamparello United States · #1,159,280 worldwide 4 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Mao Lin United States · #1,546,463 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Kalina M. Manoylov United States · #1,558,228 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Georgia College & State University

Which keywords describe research at Georgia College & State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning, Biogeography, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Conservation, Invasive Species and Phylogenetic Relationships.

▲ 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. Epidemiology27▲ 1.64×78 topics
  2. Biodiversity25▲ 7.9×17 topics
  3. Climate Change19▲ 1.71×34 topics
  4. Ecosystem Functioning18▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Biogeography16▲ 14×11 topics
  6. Benthic Communities15▲ 63×2 topics
  7. Marine Biodiversity15▲ 63×2 topics
  8. Conservation15▲ 8.2×12 topics
  9. Invasive Species14▲ 7.9×11 topics
  10. Phylogenetic Relationships14▲ 47×3 topics
  11. Public Health14▲ 2.2×32 topics
  12. Deep-Sea Ecology13▲ 101×1 topic
  13. Estuarine Quality13▲ 101×1 topic
  14. Population Dynamics10▲ 9.6×9 topics
  15. DNA Barcoding10▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Gender9▲ 4.1×14 topics
  17. Freshwater9▲ 44×2 topics
  18. Crayfish9▲ 202×1 topic
  19. Global Distribution9▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Invasion9▲ 202×1 topic
  21. Culture9▲ 4.0×10 topics
  22. Molecular Phylogeny8▲ 13×9 topics
  23. History8▲ 2.7×11 topics
  24. Ecology8▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Evolution8▲ 7.5×12 topics
  26. Colonialism7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  27. Religion7▲ 3.4×11 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 4.9×10 topics
  29. Adaptation6▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Elderly6▲ 5.6×3 topics
  31. Inappropriate Medication Use6▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Ocean Acidification6▲ 19×3 topics
  33. Polypharmacy6▲ 32×1 topic
  34. Genetic Analysis5▲ 31×2 topics
  35. Marine Ecosystems5▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Fisheries5▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Toxins5▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Biodiversity Loss5▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Disease Risk4▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Cavefish4▲ 93×1 topic

Which research topics does Georgia College & State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine Biology and Ecology Research, Crustacean biology and ecology, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy.

Marine Biology and Ecolo…13Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 13 fractional worksCrustacean biology and ecology: 9 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 6 fractional worksSubterranean biodiversity and taxonomy: 4 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invasive Species: 4 fractional worksParasite Biology and Hos…4Parasite Biology and Host Interactions: 4 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 3 fractional worksMarine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology: 3 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyGeriatrics and GerontologyPaleontology2 others

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

  1. 1 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 13 works
  2. 2 Crustacean biology and ecology Ecology 9 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  4. 4 Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy Paleontology 4 works
  5. 5 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  6. 6 Parasite Biology and Host Interactions Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 3 works
  10. 10 Marine Invertebrate Physiology and Ecology Paleontology 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.3%domestic only91.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Georgia College & State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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