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Sam Houston State University

In research, Sam Houston State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,665 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,132 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#929 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies and Clinical Psychology — Gender Studies is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,247
of 28,054 · #4,598 all time
Rank in United States
#718
of 4,192
Research works
6.3k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
97k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Sam Houston 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 SciencesDomain #1,665 of 10,521 21.4%769 #1109
Social SciencesField #1,132 of 6,365 22.7%432 #715
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #929 of 2,578 25.1%158 #584
Health SciencesDomain #5,297 of 11,982 13.8%201 #6504
Physical SciencesDomain #6,017 of 12,888 15.5%339 #4235
EducationSubfield #946 of 1,892 23.2%89 #635
PsychologyField #1,179 of 2,181 19.2%171 #1196
Computer ScienceField #2,569 of 4,667 18.1%145 #3261
MedicineField #5,845 of 10,443 12.6%147 #11191
Life SciencesDomain #4,373 of 7,800 14.2%124 #6417

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sam Houston 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#1,109 #1,665
  2. Social Sciences#715 #1,132
  3. Sociology and Political Science#584 #929
  4. Health Sciences#6,504 #5,297
  5. Physical Sciences#4,235 #6,017
  6. Education#635 #946
  7. Psychology#1,196 #1,179
  8. Computer Science#3,261 #2,569
  9. Medicine#11,191 #5,845
  10. Life Sciences#6,417 #4,373
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.

What does Sam Houston State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Gender Studies takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Gender StudiesSubfield · 33.9 works6.5×
  2. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 80.8 works5.4×
← 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: 0.70× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 16 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.95× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.91× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.30× its world share, 145 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 80 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.47× its world share, 25 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 45 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 147 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.46× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.81× its world share, 75 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 42 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 31 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.92× its world share, 171 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.38× its world share, 432 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sam Houston State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie, James S. Olson and Barry Friedman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sam Houston State University.

  1. 1 Anthony J. Onwuegbuzie United States · #953 worldwide 2.6k citations · 110 works
  2. 2 James S. Olson United States · #86,681 worldwide 71 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Barry Friedman United States · #160,833 worldwide 309 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Alessandro Bonanno United States · #203,260 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Jihong Zhao United States · #214,466 worldwide 190 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Jianzhong Wang United States · #286,938 worldwide 176 citations · 68 works
  7. 7 James W. Marquart United States · #303,507 worldwide 95 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Judith A. Nelson United States · #379,629 worldwide 85 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Douglas H. Constance United States · #412,983 worldwide 34 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 William E. Kilbourne United States · #417,433 worldwide 79 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sam Houston State University

Which keywords describe research at Sam Houston State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Criminal Behavior, Developmental Trajectories, Youth Violence, Racial Disparities, Neighborhood Effects, Crime and Social Structure.

▲ 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. Mental Health88▲ 4.2×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning65▲ 1.39×61 topics
  3. Deep Learning62▲ 1.27×56 topics
  4. Globalization49▲ 1.73×51 topics
  5. Public Health44▲ 2.1×31 topics
  6. Criminal Behavior42▲ 69×2 topics
  7. Developmental Trajectories39▲ 22×3 topics
  8. Youth Violence36▲ 57×3 topics
  9. Racial Disparities35▲ 49×3 topics
  10. Neighborhood Effects32▲ 20×3 topics
  11. Social Support30▲ 3.8×12 topics
  12. Student Engagement28▲ 4.9×12 topics
  13. Crime28▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Social Inequality28▲ 7.3×5 topics
  15. Social Structure28▲ 50×1 topic
  16. Criminal Justice26▲ 8.2×2 topics
  17. Prison System26▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Incarceration Effects26▲ 62×1 topic
  19. Mass Incarceration26▲ 62×1 topic
  20. IoT Security24▲ 5.3×3 topics
  21. Resilience24▲ 3.5×11 topics
  22. Psychological Impact22▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Law Enforcement21▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Detection20▲ 4.8×5 topics
  25. Diversity20▲ 8.0×7 topics
  26. Digital Forensics19▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Academic Achievement19▲ 7.9×10 topics
  28. Social Identity18▲ 14×4 topics
  29. Security Analysis18▲ 7.2×3 topics
  30. Psychopathy17▲ 38×2 topics
  31. Behavioral Analysis17▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Mental Disorders17▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Injury Prevention17▲ 9.7×5 topics
  34. Special Education17▲ 20×4 topics
  35. Cybercrime17▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Emotion Recognition16▲ 6.1×4 topics
  37. Android Malware16▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Permission Analysis16▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Teacher Preparation15▲ 16×4 topics
  40. Psychiatric Disorders15▲ 7.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Sam Houston State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Crime Patterns and Interventions, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques and Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending.

Crime Patterns and Interventions: 28 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 26 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…16Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 16 fractional worksPsychopathy, Forensic Ps…14Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending: 14 fractional worksDigital and Cyber Forensics: 12 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 11 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma10Child Abuse and Trauma: 10 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 10 fractional worksSexual Assault and Victimization Studies: 10 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 10 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSignal ProcessingClinical PsychologyInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  3. 3 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 16 works
  4. 4 Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Clinical Psychology 14 works
  5. 5 Digital and Cyber Forensics Information Systems 12 works
  6. 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 11 works
  7. 7 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 10 works
  8. 8 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 10 works
  9. 9 Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies Gender Studies 10 works
  10. 10 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 10 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 available27.9%not open72.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sam Houston State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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.