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Pacific University Oregon

In research, Pacific University Oregon stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,589 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,289
of 28,054 · #14,316 all time
Rank in United States
#2,971
of 4,192
Research works
2.6k
▼ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Pacific University Oregon 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 #8,589 of 10,521 10.8%86 #5033

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

What does Pacific University Oregon specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 32.7 works5.5×
← 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: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.70× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.60× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.16× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.11× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.47× its world share, 33 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 33 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pacific University Oregon?

Ranked on the composite score, Jeffrey Barlow, Martín Camps and Catherine Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific University Oregon.

  1. 1 Jeffrey Barlow United States · #133,228 worldwide 90 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Martín Camps United States · #363,631 worldwide 1 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Catherine Miller United States · #447,776 worldwide 62 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Jules Boykoff United States · #689,015 worldwide 44 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Fawzy Elbarbry United States · #748,566 worldwide 43 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Isaac Gilman United States · #809,756 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Michael Christopher United States · #961,800 worldwide 47 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Glenda Moss United States · #973,786 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 James Kundart United States · #1,256,960 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 William R. Baldwin United States · #1,289,155 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific University Oregon

Which keywords describe research at Pacific University Oregon?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Aging, Well-being, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Emotion Regulation and Alzheimer's Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology20▲ 2.6×39 topics
  2. Mental Health14▲ 4.9×25 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 2.7×20 topics
  4. Risk Factors7▲ 3.4×12 topics
  5. Aging7▲ 6.9×8 topics
  6. Well-being6▲ 8.6×9 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management6▲ 3.3×11 topics
  8. Depression6▲ 3.2×12 topics
  9. Resilience5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  10. Emotion Regulation5▲ 7.6×5 topics
  11. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 8.1×6 topics
  12. Stress4▲ 6.0×9 topics
  13. Biomarkers4▲ 3.1×4 topics
  14. Adolescents4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  15. Cognitive Training4▲ 23×2 topics
  16. Neuroimaging4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  17. Cognitive Therapy4▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Job Satisfaction4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  19. Prevalence4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  20. Cognitive Decline4▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Trauma4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  22. Dementia4▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Caregiver Burden3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Elderly3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  25. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Neuroscience3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  27. Vascular Risk Factors3▲ 21×1 topic
  28. Health Disparities3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  29. Psychological Impact3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  30. Reflective Practice3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 12×6 topics
  32. Memory3▲ 6.3×4 topics
  33. Mindfulness3▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Self-Compassion3▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Work-Life Balance3▲ 7.6×3 topics
  36. Assessment Methods3▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Gender Inequality3▲ 9.8×2 topics
  38. Mental Disorders3▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Prevention Strategies3▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Subjective Well-Being3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Pacific University Oregon publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Suicide and Self-Harm Studies and Traumatic Brain Injury Research.

Dementia and Cognitive I…3Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…3Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 3 fractional worksSuicide and Self-Harm Studies: 2 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 2 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksWork-Family Balance Challenges: 2 fractional worksOphthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies: 2 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Fam…2Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 2 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 2 fractional worksOptimization and Mathematical Programming: 2 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthClinical PsychologyEpidemiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  2. 2 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Suicide and Self-Harm Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 2 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  6. 6 Work-Family Balance Challenges Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Ophthalmology and Visual Impairment Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 2 works
  9. 9 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Optimization and Mathematical Programming Control and Systems Engineering 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 available20.1%not open79.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pacific University Oregon's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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.

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