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Southern Oregon University

In research, Southern Oregon University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,412 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychology — Psychology is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,453
of 28,054 · #13,051 all time
Rank in United States
#2,677
of 4,192
Research works
839
▲ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Southern Oregon 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 #7,412 of 10,521 21.1%69 #2601

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

What does Southern Oregon University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychology takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. PsychologyField · 24.7 works7.0×
← 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: 1.87× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.65× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 7.03× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Oregon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gregory V. Jones, S. C. Abrahams and Melissa S. Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Oregon University.

  1. 1 Gregory V. Jones United States · #30,435 worldwide 354 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 S. C. Abrahams United States · #121,128 worldwide 250 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Melissa S. Anderson United States · #144,353 worldwide 116 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 James Phillips United States · #437,147 worldwide 55 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Vaughn Davis Bornet United States · #484,165 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Darlene Southworth United States · #618,104 worldwide 72 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Federica Gaiotti United States · #663,790 worldwide 69 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Frank A. Lang United States · #715,326 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Robert Domaingue United States · #851,236 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Alan Armstrong United States · #911,130 worldwide 14 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Oregon University

Which keywords describe research at Southern Oregon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Neuroscience, Innovation, Creativity, Personality Traits, Cognitive Processes, Problem Solving and Psychology.

▲ 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. Education13▲ 6.5×11 topics
  2. Neuroscience10▲ 31×5 topics
  3. Innovation10▲ 8.5×4 topics
  4. Creativity10▲ 140×2 topics
  5. Climate Change9▲ 3.0×29 topics
  6. Personality Traits9▲ 60×3 topics
  7. Cognitive Processes9▲ 139×2 topics
  8. Problem Solving9▲ 175×1 topic
  9. Psychology9▲ 60×1 topic
  10. Mental Health7▲ 4.2×19 topics
  11. Gender4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  12. Gender Differences4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  13. Intersectionality4▲ 17×5 topics
  14. Resilience3▲ 5.9×10 topics
  15. Social Justice3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  16. Biodiversity3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  17. Neoliberalism3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  18. Culture3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  19. Identity3▲ 3.5×9 topics
  20. Student Engagement3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  21. Literature3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  22. Conservation Biology3▲ 22×3 topics
  23. History3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  24. Diversity3▲ 13×7 topics
  25. Ecosystem Services2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  26. Invasive Species2▲ 5.1×11 topics
  27. Cultural Competence2▲ 16×5 topics
  28. Health Disparities2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  29. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  30. Colonialism2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  31. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Community Engagement2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  33. Economic Institutions2▲ 114×1 topic
  34. Institutional Economics2▲ 101×1 topic
  35. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  36. Psychological Impact2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  37. Gender Identity2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Community2▲ 15×4 topics
  39. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  40. Shoulder Function2▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern Oregon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Economic Theory and Institutions, Education, Achievement, and Giftedness and Shoulder Injury and Treatment.

Creativity in Education …9Creativity in Education and Neuroscience: 9 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 2 fractional worksEducation, Achievement, and Giftedness: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural History: 1 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 1 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyEconomics and EconometricsSurgerySocial Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 9 works
  2. 2 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Education, Achievement, and Giftedness Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  5. 5 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  7. 7 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Intellectual Property Law Law 1 works
  10. 10 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 1 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern Oregon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% 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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