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Golden Gate University

In research, Golden Gate University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,486 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,613 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,472
of 22,385 · #7,539 all time
Rank in United States
#1,447
of 3,332
Research works
2.9k
▲ 81% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
72%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Golden Gate University

What is Golden Gate 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 #7,486 of 9,585 6.2%118 #6173
Physical SciencesDomain #8,613 of 10,670 5.7%63 #10638

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Golden Gate 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 Golden Gate University work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Golden Gate University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Business, Management and Accounting (13%), Computer Science (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 214 fractional works · 59.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 113 fractional works · 31.3% of its workEducation: 53 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 46 fractional works · 12.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness and International Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 6.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 94 fractional works · 25.8% of its workComputer Science: 43 fractional works · 12.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 28 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 4.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 26 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGolden GateUniversity362fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences59%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences11331.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting4612.6%
    3. Psychology226.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance143.8%
    5. Decision Sciences133.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities71.9%
    1. Computer Science4312.0%
    2. Engineering185.0%
    3. Environmental Science143.8%
    4. Mathematics41.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy41.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.1%
    7. Materials Science30.8%
    8. Energy20.7%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine174.6%
    2. Health Professions113.2%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences164.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.4%
    3. Neuroscience41.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.91× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.33× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.20× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.92× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.76× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 114 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting3.92×46 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.65×13 works
  3. Social Sciences2.47×114 works
  4. Psychology1.97×22 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.76×14 works
  6. Computer Science1.54×43 works
  7. Health Professions1.20×12 works
  8. Mathematics1.02×4 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.91×16 works
  10. Environmental Science0.77×14 works
  11. Energy0.73×2 works
  12. Neuroscience0.72×4 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×4 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.65×7 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.52×4 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.39×0 works
  17. Engineering0.33×18 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×5 works
  19. Materials Science0.24×3 works
  20. Medicine0.24×17 works
  21. Veterinary0.23×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.20×1 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.09×0 works
  24. Nursing0.07×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Golden Gate University?

Ranked on the quality score, Wan Chong Choi, Shalini Sabharwal Gopalkrishnan and Allan Brotsky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Golden Gate University.

  1. 1 Wan Chong Choi United States · #1,802,627 worldwide 249 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Shalini Sabharwal Gopalkrishnan United States · #2,421,926 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Allan Brotsky United States · #2,719,250 worldwide 8 citations · 65 works
  4. 4 W. A. Manda United States · #2,795,415 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Godber W. Tumushabe United States · #2,950,708 worldwide 169 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Lila K. Barrera-HernÁndez United States · #3,105,146 worldwide 74 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Tom Wooldridge United States · #3,114,047 worldwide 326 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Ali Sadhik Shaik United States · #3,146,038 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Helen Elizabeth Hartnell United States · #3,200,114 worldwide 737 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Vijay Kumar Varadi United States · #3,206,368 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Golden Gate University

What are the most cited papers from Golden Gate University?

The most cited paper from Golden Gate University is "A Resource-Based Perspective On Corporate Environmental Performance And Profitability" (Michael V. Russo, Paul A. Fouts, 1997), with 3,509 citations. Next come "The evolution of human skin coloration" (1,237) and "International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: Fourth Edition" (611).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Resource-Based Perspective On Corporate Environmental Performance And Profitability Michael V. Russo, Paul A. Fouts · Academy of Management Journal Jun 1997 3,509
2 The evolution of human skin coloration Nina G. Jablonski, George Chaplin · Journal of Human Evolution Jul 2000 1,237
3 International Code of Zoological Nomenclature: Fourth Edition Carl J. Ferraris, William N. Eschmeyer · Copeia Aug 2000 611
4 Phylogeny as a Central Principle in Taxonomy: Phylogenetic Definitions of Taxon Names Kevin de Queiroz, Jacques Henri Maurice Gauthier · Systematic Zoology Dec 1990 585
5 MITOCHONDRIAL DNA PHYLOGEOGRAPHY OF THE POLYTYPIC NORTH AMERICAN RAT SNAKE (ELAPHE OBSOLETA): A CRITIQUE OF THE SUBSPECIES CONCEPT Frank T. Burbrink, Robin Lawson, Joseph B. Slowinski · Evolution 2000 502
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Golden Gate University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, Technology Integration, E-Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Inclusive Education, Digital Transformation, Distance Learning and Big Data.

▲ 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. Educational Technology30▲ 7.0×17 topics
  2. Machine Learning25▲ 2.1×37 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence22▲ 4.3×21 topics
  4. E-Learning20▲ 5.6×8 topics
  5. Technology Integration19▲ 17×7 topics
  6. Big Data18▲ 5.1×12 topics
  7. Education17▲ 2.7×26 topics
  8. Inclusive Education16▲ 13×6 topics
  9. Digital Transformation16▲ 8.2×9 topics
  10. Globalization15▲ 2.1×28 topics
  11. Sustainability15▲ 1.70×24 topics
  12. Distance Learning14▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Online Learning14▲ 4.8×10 topics
  14. Professional Development13▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Health Education13▲ 8.0×5 topics
  16. Online Education13▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Healthcare12▲ 3.0×11 topics
  18. Innovation12▲ 3.2×27 topics
  19. Sustainable Development12▲ 2.0×18 topics
  20. Microlearning11▲ 135×1 topic
  21. Gender Differences11▲ 8.0×5 topics
  22. Supply Chain Management11▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Mobile Learning10▲ 8.2×5 topics
  24. Technology9▲ 4.7×9 topics
  25. STEM Education8▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Biogeography8▲ 7.9×13 topics
  27. Parental Involvement8▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Medical Imaging7▲ 3.9×5 topics
  29. Student Motivation7▲ 9.6×6 topics
  30. Learning6▲ 5.8×4 topics
  31. Teaching6▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Sociolinguistics6▲ 9.1×2 topics
  33. Discrimination6▲ 7.5×2 topics
  34. Accountability6▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Ethical Challenges5▲ 6.9×2 topics
  36. Clinical Decision Support5▲ 9.3×1 topic
  37. Radiology5▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Swearing5▲ 124×1 topic
  39. Taboo Language5▲ 124×1 topic
  40. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 8.9×5 topics

Which research topics does Golden Gate University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: E-Learning and COVID-19, Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

E-Learning and COVID-1911E-Learning and COVID-19: 11 fractional worksSwearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism: 5 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …5Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 5 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…5Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 5 fractional worksLanguage Acquisition and Education: 4 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 4 fractional worksBig Data and Business In…4Big Data and Business Intelligence: 4 fractional worksOnline Learning Methods and Innovations: 3 fractional worksParental Involvement in Education: 3 fractional worksTechnology-Enhanced Education Studies: 3 fractional works
EducationCommunicationHealth InformaticsSafety Research3 others

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

  1. 1 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 11 works
  2. 2 Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism Communication 5 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 5 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 5 works
  5. 5 Language Acquisition and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  6. 6 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 4 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 4 works
  8. 8 Online Learning Methods and Innovations Education 3 works
  9. 9 Parental Involvement in Education Education 3 works
  10. 10 Technology-Enhanced Education Studies Education 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 available72.5%not open27.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Golden Gate University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 81% higher 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 Golden Gate University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00076% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Golden Gate University0.00072% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Golden Gate 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 2025Golden Gate University7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.1% in 1994.

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