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Governors State University

In research, Governors State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,537 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,857 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,625
of 28,054 · #13,860 all time
Rank in United States
#2,528
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Governors 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 #5,537 of 10,521 17.7%143 #3154
Social SciencesField #4,857 of 6,365 18.0%76 #1925

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Governors 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).

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: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.06× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.56× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.51× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 76 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Governors State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric Blom, Giesela Grumbach and Joseph Addison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Governors State University.

  1. 1 Eric Blom United States · #120,150 worldwide 71 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Giesela Grumbach United States · #748,901 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Joseph Addison United States · #1,011,594 worldwide 44 citations · 357 works
  4. 4 Carlos Ferrán United States · #1,058,601 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Natalia Ermasova United States · #1,392,139 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Eman Tadros United States · #1,451,445 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Roberta K. O’Shea United States · #1,494,586 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Catherine Elliott United States · #1,617,176 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Governors State University

Which keywords describe research at Governors State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Support, Gender, Racial Disparities, Political Economy, Resilience, Emotion Regulation and Globalization.

▲ 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. Mental Health18▲ 5.6×20 topics
  2. Social Support10▲ 7.7×7 topics
  3. Globalization9▲ 1.95×22 topics
  4. Climate Change8▲ 1.34×23 topics
  5. Gender7▲ 5.8×13 topics
  6. Social Media7▲ 2.2×14 topics
  7. Healthcare7▲ 2.6×12 topics
  8. Resilience6▲ 5.4×7 topics
  9. Racial Disparities5▲ 46×3 topics
  10. Emotion Regulation5▲ 7.1×5 topics
  11. Political Economy5▲ 8.6×5 topics
  12. Higher Education5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  13. Student Engagement4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  14. Social Justice4▲ 3.2×9 topics
  15. Well-being4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  16. Health4▲ 4.6×2 topics
  17. Criminal Justice4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  18. Feminism4▲ 6.3×6 topics
  19. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  20. Gender Differences4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  21. Mass Incarceration4▲ 58×1 topic
  22. Prison System4▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Psychiatric Disorders4▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Neuroscience4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Intersectionality3▲ 8.5×6 topics
  26. Professional Development3▲ 7.7×4 topics
  27. Attachment3▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Health Care Utilization3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Relationships3▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Social Constructionism3▲ 42×2 topics
  31. Gender Roles3▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Mental Illness3▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Parenting3▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Trauma3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  35. Psychological Adjustment3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. Adult Attachment3▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Homelessness3▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Marital Quality3▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Substance Abuse3▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Transition3▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does Governors State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Attachment and Relationship Dynamics, Homelessness and Social Issues and Child Abuse and Trauma.

Criminal Justice and Cor…4Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 4 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…3Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 3 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …3Homelessness and Social Issues: 3 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma2Child Abuse and Trauma: 2 fractional worksFamily Dynamics and Relationships: 2 fractional worksRussia and Soviet political economy: 2 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculosk…2Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 2 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 2 fractional worksReflective Practices in Education: 2 fractional worksFeminist Epistemology an…2Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyGeneral Health ProfessionsClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Family Dynamics and Relationships Demography 2 works
  6. 6 Russia and Soviet political economy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 2 works
  9. 9 Reflective Practices in Education Education 2 works
  10. 10 Feminist Epistemology and Gender Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available35.2%not open64.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Governors State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.