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Sonoma State University

In research, Sonoma State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,481 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,531 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,071
of 28,054 · #4,314 all time
Rank in United States
#1,073
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
27.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Sonoma 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 #2,481 of 10,521 21.4%121 #934
Social SciencesField #2,531 of 6,365 19.1%66 #1221

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

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: 0.72× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.85× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.79× its world share, 19 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.55× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 66 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sonoma State University?

Ranked on the composite score, L. R. Cominsky, Kathy Charmaz and Jon M. Fukuto lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sonoma State University.

  1. 1 L. R. Cominsky United States · #6,446 worldwide 845 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Kathy Charmaz United States · #18,803 worldwide 796 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Jon M. Fukuto United States · #77,709 worldwide 347 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Carolyn Saarni United States · #253,497 worldwide 142 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Daniel E. Crocker United States · #261,024 worldwide 158 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Steve Estes United States · #288,087 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 John P. Sullins United States · #292,918 worldwide 166 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Heather J. Smith United States · #354,503 worldwide 113 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Richard Paul United States · #390,605 worldwide 51 citations · 32 works
  10. 10 Liz Thach United States · #524,671 worldwide 60 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Sonoma State University

Which keywords describe research at Sonoma State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Intersectionality, Feminism, History, Gender, Globalization, Social Justice and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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 Change17▲ 2.9×32 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 2.3×25 topics
  3. Intersectionality8▲ 21×9 topics
  4. Feminism7▲ 12×8 topics
  5. History7▲ 4.7×14 topics
  6. Gender6▲ 5.5×14 topics
  7. Social Justice6▲ 5.0×15 topics
  8. Innovation6▲ 2.7×12 topics
  9. Education6▲ 1.60×11 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior6▲ 4.2×7 topics
  11. Ethics5▲ 5.0×9 topics
  12. Conservation5▲ 5.6×9 topics
  13. Identity5▲ 3.3×13 topics
  14. Colonialism5▲ 5.0×13 topics
  15. Corporate Governance5▲ 3.2×12 topics
  16. Social Capital5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  17. Population Dynamics4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  18. Literature4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  19. Nationalism4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  20. Acoustic Communication4▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Neoliberalism3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  22. Resilience3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  23. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Marine Mammals3▲ 52×1 topic
  26. Wine Choice3▲ 92×1 topic
  27. Wine Tourism3▲ 92×1 topic
  28. Teacher Education3▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Cold War3▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Organizational Performance3▲ 5.2×3 topics
  31. Discrimination2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  32. Academic Achievement2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 7.6×3 topics
  34. Geological Mapping2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Institutional Theory2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Voting Behavior2▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Citizenship Education2▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Feminist Theory2▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Geological Modeling2▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Uncertainty Analysis2▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Sonoma State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Wine Industry and Tourism, Geological Modeling and Analysis and Race, History, and American Society.

Marine animal studies ov…3Marine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksWine Industry and Tourism3Wine Industry and Tourism: 3 fractional worksGeological Modeling and …2Geological Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 2 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional works
EcologyTourism, Leisure and Hospitality ManagementGeochemistry and PetrologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Wine Industry and Tourism Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management 3 works
  3. 3 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 2 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 2 works
  9. 9 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 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 available24.8%not open75.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sonoma State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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