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Pacific Coast University

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Research works
23
▲ 1295% vs 2018-21
Citations
259
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Pacific Coast University

Not ranked overall: Pacific Coast University is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Pacific Coast University work in?

In all years, 37% of research at Pacific Coast University is in Health Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 8 fractional works · 36.8% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 27.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 29.7% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 11.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 25.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 12.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKPacific CoastUniversity23fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences25%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine627.0%
    2. Health Professions16.1%
    3. Dentistry13.4%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    1. Engineering311.7%
    2. Computer Science27.4%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences15.8%
    4. Environmental Science14.4%
    5. Materials Science00.5%
    1. Social Sciences312.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities27.3%
    3. Psychology13.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology26.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
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.

Earth and Planetary Sciences: 3.30× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 21.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.96× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 21.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry21.32×1 works
  2. Psychology4.24×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.30×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.42×0 works
  5. Environmental Science2.08×1 works
  6. Health Professions1.96×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.64×1 works
  8. Engineering0.90×1 works
  9. Medicine0.87×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Pacific Coast University?

Ranked on the quality score, W. C. Kunzmann and Newton Barris Pierce lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific Coast University.

  1. 1 W. C. Kunzmann United States · #2,626,395 worldwide 4 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Newton Barris Pierce United States · #2,930,734 worldwide 79 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific Coast University

What are the most cited papers from Pacific Coast University?

The most cited paper from Pacific Coast University is "Treatment of anorexia and weight loss with megestrol acetate in patients with cancer or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome." (N Simon Tchekmedyian, M. Anne Hickman, David Heber, 1991), with 39 citations. Next come "Clinical Aspects of Nutrition in Advanced Cancer" (29) and "Nutrition in Advanced Cancer: Anorexia as an Outcome Variable and Target of Therapy" (17).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Treatment of anorexia and weight loss with megestrol acetate in patients with cancer or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. N Simon Tchekmedyian, M. Anne Hickman, David Heber · PubMed Feb 1991 39
2 Clinical Aspects of Nutrition in Advanced Cancer Simon Tchekmedyian, Donna Zahyna, Cynthia Halpert et al. · Oncology 26 Jun 2009 29
3 Nutrition in Advanced Cancer: Anorexia as an Outcome Variable and Target of Therapy Nerses Simon Tchekmedyian, Cynthia Halpert, Judith M. Ashley et al. · Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Nov 1992 17
4 Beyond the individuality of fingerprints: a measure of simulated computer latent print source attribution accuracy Simon A. Cole, Max Welling, Rachel Dioso‐Villa et al. · Law Probability and Risk 11 Jan 2008 15
5 The Correlation Between Anxiety Levels and Foreign Language Learning Among University Students Sirui Wang · Pacific International Journal Open access Jul 2023 5
All 23 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Coast University?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Culture, Technology, Ethical Considerations, Adolescent Health, Biomedical Ontologies, Continuous Queries, Data Stream Management and End-of-Life.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Culture1▲ 12×2 topics
  2. Globalization1▲ 3.2×2 topics
  3. Risk Factors1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  4. Ethical Considerations1▲ 14×2 topics
  5. Quality of Life1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  6. Technology1▲ 11×2 topics
  7. Adolescent Health1▲ 53×1 topic
  8. Biomedical Ontologies1▲ 160×1 topic
  9. Continuous Queries1▲ 108×1 topic
  10. Data Stream Management1▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Education1▲ 3.4×2 topics
  12. End-of-Life1▲ 53×1 topic
  13. Innovation1▲ 4.8×1 topic
  14. Multilingualism1▲ 31×1 topic
  15. Music1▲ 96×1 topic
  16. Palliative Care1▲ 27×1 topic
  17. Sexual Behavior1▲ 109×1 topic
  18. Sustainable Development1▲ 3.8×1 topic
  19. Text Mining1▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Translanguaging1▲ 120×1 topic
  21. Youth1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Pacific Coast University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Educational Practices and Challenges, Urban Green Space and Health, Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies and Dental Trauma and Treatments.

Educational Practices an…1Educational Practices and Challenges: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 0 fractional worksDental Trauma and Treatments: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 0 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health0COVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 0 fractional worksDental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques: 0 fractional worksDermatologic Treatments …0Dermatologic Treatments and Research: 0 fractional works
EducationHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisOcean EngineeringEmergency Medical Services5 others

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

  1. 1 Educational Practices and Challenges Education 1 works
  2. 2 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  3. 3 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Dental Trauma and Treatments Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 0 works
  9. 9 Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques Oral Surgery 0 works
  10. 10 Dermatologic Treatments and Research Dermatology 0 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.6%domestic only84.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Coast University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1295% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pacific Coast University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Pacific Coast University0.000027% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Pacific Coast University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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