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San Jose State University

In research, San Jose State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#476 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#820 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#1,994 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Library and Information Sciences, Signal Processing and Communication — Library and Information Sciences is 50.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,391
of 28,054 · #1,457 all time
Rank in United States
#366
of 4,192
Research works
15k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
227k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is San Jose 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 SciencesField #476 of 6,365 24.1%441 #182
Social SciencesDomain #820 of 10,521 22.7%857 #292
Health SciencesDomain #1,994 of 11,982 13.3%236 #2369
Physical SciencesDomain #2,619 of 12,888 13.2%1,007 #1699
Health ProfessionsField #403 of 1,928 16.1%84 #993
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #750 of 2,578 23.4%150 #558
Computer ScienceField #1,604 of 4,667 15.2%438 #1071
EngineeringField #2,753 of 6,636 10.9%298 #1397
MedicineField #4,720 of 10,443 11.7%144 #4866
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #923 of 1,884 14.2%172 #1107

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where San Jose 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#182 #476
  2. Social Sciences#292 #820
  3. Health Sciences#2,369 #1,994
  4. Physical Sciences#1,699 #2,619
  5. Health Professions#993 #403
  6. Sociology and Political Science#558 #750
  7. Computer Science#1,071 #1,604
  8. Engineering#1,397 #2,753
  9. Medicine#4,866 #4,720
  10. Artificial Intelligence#1,107 #923
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 San Jose State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Library and Information Sciences takes 50.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Library and Information SciencesSubfield · 21.7 works51×
  2. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 35.0 works5.2×
  3. CommunicationSubfield · 31.3 works5.1×
  4. Safety ResearchSubfield · 21.4 works3.5×
← 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: 0.47× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.52× its world share, 438 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 298 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 24 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.54× its world share, 77 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 89 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.27× its world share, 92 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 55 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.15× its world share, 147 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 441 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at San Jose State University?

Ranked on the composite score, James Leigh, Richard O. Duda and William H. Shaw lead among researchers whose main affiliation is San Jose State University.

  1. 1 James Leigh United States · #33,216 worldwide 2.9k citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Richard O. Duda United States · #55,476 worldwide 289 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 William H. Shaw United States · #84,886 worldwide 210 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Juliet Corbin United States · #92,467 worldwide 8.6k citations · 22 works
  5. 5 B. Kumaravadivelu United States · #97,266 worldwide 459 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Frances L. Edwards United States · #119,319 worldwide 147 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Robert Bornstein United States · #123,673 worldwide 212 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Dustin Mulvaney United States · #131,974 worldwide 229 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Guna S Selvaduray United States · #159,291 worldwide 328 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Constantine P. Danopoulos United States · #173,237 worldwide 50 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at San Jose State University

Which keywords describe research at San Jose State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Quantum Information, Neural Networks, Mental Health, IoT Security, Social Media and Quantum Simulation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning167▲ 2.3×82 topics
  2. Deep Learning160▲ 2.1×71 topics
  3. Neural Networks76▲ 2.2×34 topics
  4. Mental Health74▲ 2.3×35 topics
  5. Globalization65▲ 1.49×74 topics
  6. Social Media65▲ 2.0×26 topics
  7. Climate Change58◆ 0.95×77 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence44▲ 1.43×35 topics
  9. Security44▲ 3.0×19 topics
  10. Quantum Information43▲ 17×3 topics
  11. IoT Security42▲ 5.9×3 topics
  12. Healthcare40▲ 1.58×23 topics
  13. Big Data39▲ 1.92×21 topics
  14. Data Mining38▲ 2.2×17 topics
  15. Gender32▲ 2.6×31 topics
  16. Social Capital32▲ 2.7×15 topics
  17. Digital Divide31▲ 5.4×8 topics
  18. Anomaly Detection30▲ 4.6×5 topics
  19. Quantum Simulation30▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Quantum Algorithms28▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Quantum Computation28▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Entanglement27▲ 8.1×4 topics
  23. Behavioral Analysis26▲ 9.9×2 topics
  24. Trust25▲ 4.0×7 topics
  25. Autonomous Vehicles24▲ 5.1×4 topics
  26. Diversity24▲ 6.2×9 topics
  27. Video Analysis24▲ 8.2×2 topics
  28. Cybersecurity23▲ 4.2×5 topics
  29. Cultural Competence22▲ 7.9×6 topics
  30. Driver Behavior22▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Intersectionality22▲ 5.4×10 topics
  32. Intrusion Detection19▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Dynamic Analysis18▲ 6.6×2 topics
  34. Parallel Computing18▲ 7.0×5 topics
  35. Race18▲ 7.4×13 topics
  36. Android Malware18▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Permission Analysis18▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Statistical Modeling17▲ 19×3 topics
  39. Visualization17▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Automation17▲ 11×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Computational Physics and Python Applications.

Quantum Computing Algori…28Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 28 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…18Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 18 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 18 fractional worksComputational Physics and Python Applications: 17 fractional worksExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 15 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 15 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 14 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Ap…14Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 14 fractional worksTopic Modeling13Topic Modeling: 13 fractional worksMatrix Theory and Algorithms: 12 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSignal ProcessingComputer Networks and CommunicationsStatistical and Nonlinear Physics4 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 28 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 18 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 18 works
  4. 4 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 17 works
  5. 5 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 15 works
  6. 6 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 15 works
  7. 7 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 14 works
  8. 8 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 14 works
  9. 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  10. 10 Matrix Theory and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 12 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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.

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