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Grand Valley State University

In research, Grand Valley State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#535 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,009 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#2,241 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,404
of 28,054 · #4,915 all time
Rank in United States
#620
of 4,192
Research works
6.3k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
90k
14.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Grand Valley 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 SciencesField #535 of 6,365 16.9%261 #728
Social SciencesDomain #1,009 of 10,521 18.3%466 #1092
Health SciencesDomain #2,241 of 11,982 12.2%169 #1835
PsychologyField #1,106 of 2,181 22.2%64 #1204
Physical SciencesDomain #7,243 of 12,888 10.5%295 #7592
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,567 of 2,578 14.6%91 #1165
EducationSubfield #1,217 of 1,892 21.0%61 #860
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,451 of 1,998 18.0%70 #1374
Computer ScienceField #3,433 of 4,667 12.7%98 #2550
MedicineField #8,028 of 10,443 9.9%104 #7225

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Grand Valley 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#728 #535
  2. Social Sciences#1,092 #1,009
  3. Health Sciences#1,835 #2,241
  4. Psychology#1,204 #1,106
  5. Physical Sciences#7,592 #7,243
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,165 #1,567
  7. Education#860 #1,217
  8. Arts and Humanities#1,374 #1,451
  9. Computer Science#2,550 #3,433
  10. Medicine#7,225 #8,028
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.

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: 0.43× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 27 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 11 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 98 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 75 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.27× its world share, 63 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.17× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 70 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.12× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.06× its world share, 261 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Grand Valley State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Lane, Alan D. Steinman and Jaideep Motwani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grand Valley State University.

  1. 1 Paul Lane United States · #81,486 worldwide 116 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Alan D. Steinman United States · #86,954 worldwide 299 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Jaideep Motwani United States · #175,337 worldwide 280 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Thomas Herzog United States · #188,120 worldwide 171 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Robert D. Hollister United States · #191,968 worldwide 640 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Charles R. Standridge United States · #193,483 worldwide 168 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 David Clark United States · #198,537 worldwide 111 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Ram Subramanian United States · #304,886 worldwide 66 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Carol M. Sánchez United States · #336,096 worldwide 67 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Wolfgang Friedlmeier United States · #342,856 worldwide 102 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Grand Valley State University

Which keywords describe research at Grand Valley State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Globalization, Engineering Education, Education, History, Mental Health, Religion and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Globalization40▲ 2.0×54 topics
  2. Climate Change36▲ 1.35×55 topics
  3. Machine Learning35◆ 1.08×49 topics
  4. Epidemiology33▼ 0.84×58 topics
  5. Education33▲ 1.92×37 topics
  6. Mental Health30▲ 2.0×32 topics
  7. Deep Learning29▼ 0.84×46 topics
  8. Nationalism24▲ 5.3×17 topics
  9. History23▲ 3.3×23 topics
  10. Social Justice21▲ 3.5×23 topics
  11. Social Media20▲ 1.41×21 topics
  12. Religion20▲ 4.2×17 topics
  13. Higher Education20▲ 3.6×15 topics
  14. Quality of Life19▲ 1.35×27 topics
  15. Student Engagement18▲ 4.4×12 topics
  16. Engineering Education17▲ 19×4 topics
  17. Identity16▲ 2.2×29 topics
  18. STEM Education16▲ 3.5×7 topics
  19. Gender15▲ 2.8×22 topics
  20. Philosophy15▲ 3.3×13 topics
  21. Social Support14▲ 2.6×14 topics
  22. Reflective Practice14▲ 7.7×7 topics
  23. Ethics14▲ 2.9×17 topics
  24. Colonialism13▲ 2.8×20 topics
  25. Resilience13▲ 2.8×11 topics
  26. IoT Security12▲ 3.9×3 topics
  27. Society12▲ 6.1×10 topics
  28. Community Engagement12▲ 3.5×8 topics
  29. Professional Development11▲ 5.7×10 topics
  30. Student Perceptions10▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Diversity10▲ 5.5×7 topics
  32. Control System9▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Remote Laboratories9▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Virtual Labs9▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Eutrophication8▲ 8.2×4 topics
  36. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 6.6×7 topics
  37. Nursing Education8▲ 6.1×3 topics
  38. Stakeholder Engagement8▲ 9.1×3 topics
  39. Second Language Acquisition8▲ 8.6×3 topics
  40. Experiential Learning8▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does Grand Valley State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Chinese history and philosophy, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Online and Blended Learning.

Experimental Learning in…9Experimental Learning in Engineering: 9 fractional worksChinese history and phil…6Chinese history and philosophy: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 6 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 6 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 6 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 5 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…5Higher Education Research Studies: 5 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional works
Media TechnologySociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 9 works
  2. 2 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 6 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 6 works
  6. 6 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 6 works
  7. 7 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Research Studies Education 5 works
  9. 9 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  10. 10 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 4 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Grand Valley State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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.

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.