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San Francisco State University

In research, San Francisco State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,645 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,607 of 5,988 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,058 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Safety Research (Safety Research is 5.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,746
of 22,385 · #1,764 all time
Rank in United States
#459
of 3,332
Research works
11k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
267k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
San Francisco State University

What is San Francisco State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #1,645 of 9,585 11.0%632 #844
Social SciencesField #1,607 of 5,988 12.3%307 #745
Life SciencesDomain #2,058 of 6,403 7.9%124 #2327
PsychologyField #898 of 2,121 9.9%126 #663
Health SciencesDomain #4,520 of 9,902 7.2%133 #3218
EngineeringField #3,031 of 5,901 8.0%90 #3146
Physical SciencesDomain #5,676 of 10,670 8.4%337 #1976
Computer ScienceField #2,498 of 4,417 9.7%92 #1394
MedicineField #4,908 of 8,541 7.1%87 #3669
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,170 of 1,896 11.3%90 #708

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Francisco 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#844 #1,645
  2. Social Sciences#745 #1,607
  3. Life Sciences#2,327 #2,058
  4. Psychology#663 #898
  5. Health Sciences#3,218 #4,520
  6. Engineering#3,146 #3,031
  7. Physical Sciences#1,976 #5,676
  8. Computer Science#1,394 #2,498
  9. Medicine#3,669 #4,908
  10. Arts and Humanities#708 #1,170
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does San Francisco State University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at San Francisco State University is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Psychology (10%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 694 fractional works · 51.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 342 fractional works · 25.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 109 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 57 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 42 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSafety Research: 21 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 136 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 45 fractional works · 3.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 97 fractional works · 7.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 20 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 14 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 58 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAccounting: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 39 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 22 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 373 fractional works · 27.6% of its workComputer Science: 100 fractional works · 7.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 34 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 96 fractional works · 7.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 51 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 51 fractional works · 3.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 42 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeometry and Topology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOceanography: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 143 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMedicine: 92 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 47 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 30 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 139 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 48 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 44 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 40 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 35 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSan FranciscoState University1,349fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences51%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences34225.3%
    2. Psychology13610.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities977.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting584.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance392.9%
    6. Decision Sciences221.7%
    1. Computer Science1007.4%
    2. Engineering967.1%
    3. Environmental Science513.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy513.8%
    5. Mathematics423.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences161.2%
    7. Materials Science70.5%
    8. Chemistry60.5%
    9. Energy20.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.0%
    1. Medicine926.8%
    2. Health Professions473.5%
    3. Nursing30.2%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology483.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences443.3%
    3. Neuroscience403.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology70.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does San Francisco State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Safety Research takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Safety ResearchSubfield · 21.4 works5.7×
← 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: 0.68× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.84× its world share, 40 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 100 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 96 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 51 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.66× its world share, 42 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.69× its world share, 51 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 47 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.50× its world share, 97 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 58 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 39 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.30× its world share, 136 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 342 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.30×136 works
  2. Mathematics2.66×42 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.50×97 works
  4. Social Sciences2.00×342 works
  5. Neuroscience1.84×40 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.72×22 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.69×51 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.36×39 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.33×58 works
  10. Health Professions1.32×47 works
  11. Computer Science0.95×100 works
  12. Environmental Science0.76×51 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.75×16 works
  14. Veterinary0.72×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.68×44 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×48 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.51×7 works
  18. Engineering0.48×96 works
  19. Nursing0.47×3 works
  20. Medicine0.35×92 works
  21. Chemistry0.30×6 works
  22. Energy0.20×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.16×7 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.13×1 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at San Francisco State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Neo D. Martinez, Kimberly D. Tanner and Vance T. Vredenburg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Francisco State University.

  1. 1 Neo D. Martinez United States · #25,387 worldwide 19k citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Kimberly D. Tanner United States · #68,301 worldwide 8.1k citations · 101 works
  3. 3 Vance T. Vredenburg United States · #132,738 worldwide 10k citations · 128 works
  4. 4 José R. de la Torre United States · #151,142 worldwide 11k citations · 68 works
  5. 5 Zheng‐Hui He United States · #169,775 worldwide 4k citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Rafael M. Díaz United States · #186,954 worldwide 12k citations · 121 works
  7. 7 L. S. Sklar United States · #187,449 worldwide 9.3k citations · 237 works
  8. 8 Kevin A. Simonin United States · #188,753 worldwide 3.4k citations · 62 works
  9. 9 Ryan T. Howell United States · #201,248 worldwide 5.6k citations · 127 works
  10. 10 David Matsumoto United States · #207,026 worldwide 20k citations · 320 works
All ranked researchers at San Francisco State University

What are the most cited papers from San Francisco State University?

The most cited paper from San Francisco State University is "Snowball Sampling: Problems and Techniques of Chain Referral Sampling" (Patrick Biernacki, Dan Waldorf, 1981), with 5,509 citations. Next come "Animal species diversity driven by habitat heterogeneity/diversity: the importance of keystone structures" (3,191) and "Ground water and climate change" (2,643).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Snowball Sampling: Problems and Techniques of Chain Referral Sampling Patrick Biernacki, Dan Waldorf · Sociological Methods & Research Nov 1981 5,509
2 Animal species diversity driven by habitat heterogeneity/diversity: the importance of keystone structures Jörg Tews, Ulrich Brose, Volker Grimm et al. · Journal of Biogeography Open access 22 Dec 2003 3,191
3 Ground water and climate change Richard G. Taylor et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 23 Nov 2012 2,643
4 A Course in Functional Analysis. Theodore W. Gamelin, John B. Conway · American Mathematical Monthly Nov 1986 2,360
5 Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny Andrew G. Clark et al. · Nature Open access415 authors Nov 2007 2,132
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at San Francisco State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Gender, Colonialism, Identity, Feminism, Intersectionality and History.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization76▲ 2.9×77 topics
  2. Mental Health53▲ 2.7×34 topics
  3. Climate Change39◆ 1.06×62 topics
  4. Education37▲ 1.59×47 topics
  5. Gender36▲ 5.0×35 topics
  6. Identity35▲ 3.6×37 topics
  7. Colonialism32▲ 4.9×28 topics
  8. History29▲ 3.1×28 topics
  9. Nationalism25▲ 4.2×18 topics
  10. Feminism24▲ 6.2×18 topics
  11. Human Rights23▲ 1.69×36 topics
  12. Social Justice23▲ 2.9×26 topics
  13. Culture22▲ 3.2×19 topics
  14. Religion21▲ 3.4×24 topics
  15. Social Interaction20▲ 3.8×10 topics
  16. Intersectionality20▲ 7.6×13 topics
  17. Literature19▲ 2.6×21 topics
  18. Emotion18▲ 6.5×11 topics
  19. Neoliberalism18▲ 3.7×20 topics
  20. Ethics18▲ 2.6×17 topics
  21. Social Support18▲ 2.4×11 topics
  22. Student Engagement17▲ 3.2×13 topics
  23. Discrimination17▲ 6.0×6 topics
  24. Health Disparities16▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Well-being16▲ 3.1×12 topics
  26. Politics16▲ 4.5×14 topics
  27. Neuroscience15▲ 3.7×12 topics
  28. Emotion Regulation15▲ 3.5×9 topics
  29. Race13▲ 8.1×13 topics
  30. Society13▲ 4.9×11 topics
  31. Diversity12▲ 5.2×9 topics
  32. Chronic Disease12▲ 5.1×4 topics
  33. Public Opinion12▲ 7.1×4 topics
  34. Career Development11▲ 7.0×5 topics
  35. Stigma11▲ 6.1×4 topics
  36. Ethnic Identity11▲ 7.2×4 topics
  37. Gender Identity11▲ 7.4×4 topics
  38. Acculturation10▲ 9.8×2 topics
  39. Engineering Education10▲ 8.5×4 topics
  40. Social Cognitive Theory10▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does San Francisco State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Career Development and Diversity and Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions.

Food Security and Health…7Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 7 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …7LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 7 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 6 fractional worksQuantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions: 6 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 6 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 6 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 6 fractional worksDisability Education and…6Disability Education and Employment: 6 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 5 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 5 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsSocial PsychologySafety ResearchNuclear and High Energy Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 7 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 6 works
  4. 4 Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions Nuclear and High Energy Physics 6 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 6 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 6 works
  9. 9 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 5 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has San Francisco State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 San Francisco State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0056% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%San Francisco State University0.0047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of San Francisco State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%San Francisco State University11.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.0% in 2003.

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