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La Sierra University

In research, La Sierra University stands highest in Social Sciences (#11,950 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#19,702 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,410 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,652
of 28,054 · #25,908 all time
Rank in United States
#4,012
of 4,192
Research works
526
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is La Sierra University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #11,950 of 16,945 15.3%248
Physical SciencesDomain #19,702 of 21,541 12.6%148
Social SciencesField #9,410 of 10,206 10.9%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where La Sierra 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: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.88× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.65× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.77× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.17× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at La Sierra University?

Ranked on the composite score, George R. Famini, Gary Chartier and L. Lee Grismer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is La Sierra University.

  1. 1 George R. Famini United States · #438,170 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Gary Chartier United States · #990,347 worldwide 14 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 L. Lee Grismer United States · #1,006,708 worldwide 87 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Chang-Ho C. Ji United States · #1,099,328 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Perry L. Wood United States · #1,215,551 worldwide 38 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Thy Neang United States · #1,266,619 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Jesse L. Grismer United States · #1,415,004 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at La Sierra University

Which keywords describe research at La Sierra University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Climate Change, Conservation Biology, Religion, Population Dynamics, Phylogenetic Analysis, Biodiversity and Secularism.

▲ 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. Climate Change10▲ 4.6×15 topics
  2. Nationalism9▲ 23×5 topics
  3. Conservation Biology7▲ 85×3 topics
  4. Religion6▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Globalization6▲ 3.7×8 topics
  6. Population Dynamics6▲ 28×6 topics
  7. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 23×6 topics
  8. Biodiversity5▲ 9.0×8 topics
  9. Secularism5▲ 58×2 topics
  10. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 26×3 topics
  11. Democracy4▲ 16×2 topics
  12. Politics4▲ 21×2 topics
  13. Amphibian Declines4▲ 228×1 topic
  14. Chytridiomycosis4▲ 228×1 topic
  15. Atheism4▲ 200×1 topic
  16. Public Sphere4▲ 90×1 topic
  17. Evolution3▲ 16×9 topics
  18. Federalism3▲ 63×2 topics
  19. American founding3▲ 128×1 topic
  20. Constitutional government3▲ 128×1 topic
  21. Social Support3▲ 6.5×8 topics
  22. Human Rights3▲ 3.4×9 topics
  23. Ecological Niche3▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Quality of Life3▲ 2.2×6 topics
  26. DNA Barcoding2▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Palestine2▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Urban Development2▲ 6.3×6 topics
  29. Conservation2▲ 4.9×8 topics
  30. Genomics2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  31. Phylogeny2▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Self-Efficacy2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  33. International Law2▲ 6.3×5 topics
  34. Lepidoptera2▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Molecular Phylogenetics2▲ 106×1 topic
  36. Taxonomy2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Health Care Utilization1▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Theology1▲ 18×2 topics
  39. African Diaspora1▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Health Locus of Control1▲ 52×1 topic

Which research topics does La Sierra University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Religion and Society Interactions, American Constitutional Law and Politics and Species Distribution and Climate Change.

Amphibian and Reptile Biology: 4 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 3 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksHealth and Wellbeing Res…1Health and Wellbeing Research: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksJewish and Middle Eastern Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEcological Modeling5 others

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

  1. 1 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  4. 4 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  5. 5 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Health and Wellbeing Research General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  9. 9 Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 1 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 available35.7%not open64.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has La Sierra University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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