Question 1

What is Sonoma State University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Sonoma State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,678 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,266 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Sonoma State University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Sonoma State University ranks #10,279 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#7,254 all time), and #1,414 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Sonoma State University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Sonoma State University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Sonoma State University is "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger" (B. P. Abbott et al., 2016), with 14,545 citations. Next come "GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral" (9,794) and "The Swift Gamma‐Ray Burst Mission" (4,258).

Question 5

Which research topics does Sonoma State University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Marine animal studies overview, Wine Industry and Tourism, Geological Modeling and Analysis and Critical Race Theory in Education.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Sonoma State University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Sonoma State University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Sonoma State University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (31%), Business, Management and Accounting (9%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Sonoma State University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% lower than in 2018-2021.