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Grand Canyon University

In research, Grand Canyon University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,411 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,737 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,166 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Education — Education is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,960
of 28,054 · #14,983 all time
Rank in United States
#1,629
of 4,192
Research works
984
▲ 169% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.7k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Grand Canyon 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 #3,411 of 10,521 10.6%222 #4224
Health SciencesDomain #6,737 of 11,982 13.9%60 #6432
Social SciencesField #4,166 of 6,365 11.9%121 #3457
EducationSubfield #1,426 of 1,892 15.1%62 #1380

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Grand Canyon 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#4,224 #3,411
  2. Health Sciences#6,432 #6,737
  3. Social Sciences#3,457 #4,166
  4. Education#1,380 #1,426
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 Grand Canyon University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Education takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EducationSubfield · 61.8 works6.0×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 28 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.88× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.68× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.43× its world share, 45 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 121 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Grand Canyon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Harold C. Bryant and Mopelola Fatile lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grand Canyon University.

  1. 1 Harold C. Bryant United States · #1,079,763 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Mopelola Fatile United States · #1,562,048 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Grand Canyon University

Which keywords describe research at Grand Canyon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Online Learning, Machine Learning, Student Engagement, E-Learning, Student Satisfaction, Instructional Design, Blended Learning and Distance Education.

▲ 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. Machine Learning31▲ 2.9×23 topics
  2. Online Learning26▲ 9.4×4 topics
  3. E-Learning21▲ 6.3×4 topics
  4. Student Engagement19▲ 14×8 topics
  5. Student Satisfaction19▲ 30×2 topics
  6. Mental Health18▲ 3.8×23 topics
  7. Instructional Design18▲ 68×2 topics
  8. Blended Learning18▲ 38×1 topic
  9. Distance Education18▲ 26×1 topic
  10. Artificial Intelligence18▲ 3.9×13 topics
  11. Educational Technology17▲ 4.4×11 topics
  12. Big Data17▲ 5.5×7 topics
  13. Higher Education16▲ 8.9×11 topics
  14. Healthcare13▲ 3.5×13 topics
  15. Education13▲ 2.3×18 topics
  16. Well-being12▲ 9.7×8 topics
  17. Ethics12▲ 7.3×11 topics
  18. Pedagogy11▲ 6.7×6 topics
  19. Religion11▲ 6.9×10 topics
  20. 21st Century Skills10▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Fairness10▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Leadership10▲ 6.2×9 topics
  23. Discrimination10▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Technology Integration9▲ 9.2×8 topics
  25. Professional Development9▲ 14×7 topics
  26. Accountability9▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Surveillance8▲ 9.4×4 topics
  28. Reflective Practice8▲ 13×6 topics
  29. Algorithmic Bias8▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Transparency8▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Lifelong Learning8▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Educational Data Mining7▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Learning Analytics7▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Academic Achievement7▲ 13×7 topics
  35. Diversity7▲ 12×5 topics
  36. Psychological Distress6▲ 7.7×2 topics
  37. Career Development6▲ 16×5 topics
  38. Spirituality6▲ 19×5 topics
  39. Student Participation6▲ 61×2 topics
  40. Ethical Challenges6▲ 9.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Grand Canyon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Online Learning and Analytics and Educational Leadership and Innovation.

Online and Blended Learn…18Online and Blended Learning: 18 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…8Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 8 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…7Online Learning and Analytics: 7 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Innovation: 6 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 4 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 4 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 3 fractional works
EducationSafety ResearchComputer Science ApplicationsHealth Informatics4 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 18 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 8 works
  3. 3 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 7 works
  4. 4 Educational Leadership and Innovation Education 6 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 6 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  7. 7 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 4 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 4 works
  10. 10 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Grand Canyon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 169% higher 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.

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