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Pacific University

In research, Pacific University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,163 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,401 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,545 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,000
of 28,054 · #5,773 all time
Rank in United States
#1,496
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Pacific 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 #5,163 of 10,521 15.3%203 #5897
Physical SciencesDomain #8,401 of 12,888 28.4%84 #5981
Social SciencesField #4,545 of 6,365 16.3%107 #5267

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pacific 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#5,897 #5,163
  2. Physical Sciences#5,981 #8,401
  3. Social Sciences#5,267 #4,545
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: 0.74× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 42 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.39× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 27 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.44× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.71× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.81× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.35× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 108 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Pacific University?

Ranked on the composite score, Barbara A. Block, Sara M. Maxwell and David Boersema lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific University.

  1. 1 Barbara A. Block United States · #84,462 worldwide 256 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Sara M. Maxwell United States · #394,180 worldwide 181 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 David Boersema United States · #594,149 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 César Guadalupe United States · #737,189 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 A. R. Moore United States · #766,926 worldwide 56 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Fernando Armas Asín United States · #788,957 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Pablo Lavado United States · #1,038,385 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Gustavo Yamada United States · #1,105,214 worldwide 5 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Isabella A. Abbott United States · #1,303,756 worldwide 57 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Christine Guenther United States · #1,517,360 worldwide 20 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific University

Which keywords describe research at Pacific University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Education, Identity, Economic Impact, Small and Medium Enterprises, Urban Development and Gender.

▲ 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 Change32▲ 3.2×41 topics
  2. Globalization27▲ 3.8×51 topics
  3. Education22▲ 3.5×38 topics
  4. Identity16▲ 6.0×19 topics
  5. Mental Health15▲ 2.8×26 topics
  6. Economic Impact14▲ 6.5×6 topics
  7. Sustainability14▲ 1.54×31 topics
  8. Gender12▲ 6.2×14 topics
  9. Small and Medium Enterprises12▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Urban Development12▲ 8.7×6 topics
  11. Digital Marketing11▲ 7.4×2 topics
  12. Human Rights11▲ 3.0×23 topics
  13. History11▲ 4.2×19 topics
  14. Innovation11▲ 2.8×16 topics
  15. Conservation11▲ 6.8×10 topics
  16. Latin America10▲ 15×13 topics
  17. Social Responsibility10▲ 12×5 topics
  18. Population Dynamics10▲ 11×8 topics
  19. Literature9▲ 4.8×17 topics
  20. Innovation Ecosystems9▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Social Justice9▲ 4.3×18 topics
  22. Psychopharmacology Education9▲ 38×1 topic
  23. Tourism Management9▲ 34×1 topic
  24. Knowledge Management9▲ 4.5×12 topics
  25. Politics9▲ 8.9×6 topics
  26. Ocean Acidification8▲ 31×3 topics
  27. Competitiveness8▲ 27×6 topics
  28. Invasive Species7▲ 4.6×12 topics
  29. Religion7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  30. Society7▲ 10×9 topics
  31. Fisheries Sustainability7▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Marine Ecosystems7▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Migration7▲ 5.6×8 topics
  34. Governance7▲ 5.6×7 topics
  35. Economy7▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Acoustic Communication6▲ 35×2 topics
  37. Community Development6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  38. Predator-Prey Interactions6▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Trophic Cascades6▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Anthropogenic Noise5▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Pacific University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business, Innovation, and Economy, Marine animal studies overview, Marine and fisheries research and Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies.

Business, Innovation, an…9Business, Innovation, and Economy: 9 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 5 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…5Marine and fisheries research: 5 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…5Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 5 fractional worksHistory and Politics in Latin America: 4 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 4 fractional worksSport and Mega-Event Imp…4Sport and Mega-Event Impacts: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 3 fractional worksBusiness, Education, Mathematics Research: 3 fractional worksComparative Literary Analysis and Criticism: 3 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEcologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeDemography4 others

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

  1. 1 Business, Innovation, and Economy Economics and Econometrics 9 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 5 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 5 works
  4. 4 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 History and Politics in Latin America Demography 4 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 4 works
  7. 7 Sport and Mega-Event Impacts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  9. 9 Business, Education, Mathematics Research Accounting 3 works
  10. 10 Comparative Literary Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 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 available49.6%not open50.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pacific University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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