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SUNY Cortland

In research, SUNY Cortland stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,192 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,831 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,352
of 22,385 · #5,396 all time
Rank in United States
#1,124
of 3,332
Research works
2.4k
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
SUNY Cortland

What is SUNY Cortland 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 #4,192 of 9,585 7.5%189 #2550
Social SciencesField #2,831 of 5,988 7.3%116 #2180

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where SUNY Cortland 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 fields of science does SUNY Cortland work in?

In 2022-now, 64% of research at SUNY Cortland is in Social Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (39%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Medicine (11%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 208 fractional works · 64.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 127 fractional works · 39.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 44 fractional works · 13.6% of its workEducation: 31 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGender Studies: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCommunication: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 38 fractional works · 11.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 29 fractional works · 9.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 52 fractional works · 16.1% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 48 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 10.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSUNY Cortland324fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences64%

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 Sciences12739.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities3811.9%
    3. Psychology299.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance82.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Computer Science164.9%
    2. Engineering92.7%
    3. Mathematics92.7%
    4. Environmental Science82.6%
    5. Physics and Astronomy41.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.0%
    7. Chemistry20.5%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine3410.7%
    2. Health Professions123.6%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences61.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.7%
    3. Neuroscience31.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.28× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.12× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.95× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.09× its world share, 127 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.12×38 works
  2. Social Sciences3.09×127 works
  3. Psychology2.95×29 works
  4. Mathematics2.28×9 works
  5. Health Professions1.38×12 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.20×8 works
  7. Nursing0.84×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.68×2 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×3 works
  10. Neuroscience0.64×3 works
  11. Computer Science0.64×16 works
  12. Medicine0.55×34 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.53×4 works
  14. Environmental Science0.52×8 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×6 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×6 works
  17. Chemistry0.30×2 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×0 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×3 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×1 works
  21. Engineering0.18×9 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  25. Energy0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SUNY Cortland?

Ranked on the quality score, Louis A. Gatto, Michael D. Berzonsky and Tiantian Zheng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SUNY Cortland.

  1. 1 Louis A. Gatto United States · #332,708 worldwide 5.6k citations · 159 works
  2. 2 Michael D. Berzonsky United States · #630,319 worldwide 7.9k citations · 128 works
  3. 3 Tiantian Zheng United States · #950,380 worldwide 1.4k citations · 183 works
  4. 4 Judith A. Ouellette United States · #1,139,402 worldwide 5.2k citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Brian D. Barrett United States · #1,146,382 worldwide 658 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Nance S. Wilson United States · #1,153,750 worldwide 1.8k citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Charles H. Spink United States · #1,170,316 worldwide 1.9k citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Jeffrey Radloff United States · #1,231,996 worldwide 459 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Herbert H. Haines United States · #1,254,650 worldwide 1.2k citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Larissa K. True United States · #1,281,441 worldwide 1.3k citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at SUNY Cortland

What are the most cited papers from SUNY Cortland?

The most cited paper from SUNY Cortland is "Habit and intention in everyday life: The multiple processes by which past behavior predicts future behavior." (Judith A. Ouellette, Wendy Wood, 1998), with 3,390 citations. Next come "A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity" (2,968) and "Host Remodeling of the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Changes during Pregnancy" (2,259).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Habit and intention in everyday life: The multiple processes by which past behavior predicts future behavior. Judith A. Ouellette, Wendy Wood · Psychological Bulletin Jul 1998 3,390
2 A communal catalogue reveals Earth’s multiscale microbial diversity Luke Thompson et al. · Nature Open access303 authors 30 Oct 2017 2,968
3 Host Remodeling of the Gut Microbiome and Metabolic Changes during Pregnancy Omry Koren, Julia K. Goodrich, Tyler C. Cullender et al. · Cell Open access Aug 2012 2,259
4 Capturing ruminative exploration: Extending the four-dimensional model of identity formation in late adolescence Koen Luyckx, Seth J. Schwartz, Michael D. Berzonsky et al. · Journal of Research in Personality 23 Apr 2007 909
5 The Johnson-Neyman Technique, its Theory and Application Palmer O. Johnson, Leo C. Fay · Psychometrika Dec 1950 733
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SUNY Cortland?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Feminism, Education, Social Justice, Technology Integration, Higher Education and Gender.

▲ 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. Globalization31▲ 4.9×34 topics
  2. Education18▲ 3.2×24 topics
  3. Neoliberalism14▲ 12×13 topics
  4. Feminism12▲ 13×11 topics
  5. Social Justice12▲ 6.2×15 topics
  6. Mental Health11▲ 2.4×19 topics
  7. Public Health11▲ 2.3×22 topics
  8. History10▲ 4.7×16 topics
  9. Higher Education10▲ 5.8×11 topics
  10. Gender10▲ 5.6×18 topics
  11. Technology Integration9▲ 8.8×6 topics
  12. Identity8▲ 3.3×18 topics
  13. Literature8▲ 4.4×15 topics
  14. Physical Education8▲ 20×5 topics
  15. Youth Engagement8▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Intersectionality7▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Culture7▲ 4.1×13 topics
  18. Physical Activity7▲ 4.3×9 topics
  19. Democracy7▲ 5.8×7 topics
  20. Community Engagement6▲ 6.2×6 topics
  21. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 18×5 topics
  22. Social Interaction6▲ 5.0×8 topics
  23. Colonialism6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  24. Nationalism6▲ 4.2×9 topics
  25. Reflective Practice6▲ 9.1×4 topics
  26. Well-being6▲ 4.5×7 topics
  27. Health Promotion6▲ 5.4×8 topics
  28. Teacher Education5▲ 13×5 topics
  29. Social Movements5▲ 5.6×2 topics
  30. Society5▲ 8.5×8 topics
  31. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Democratic Education5▲ 57×2 topics
  33. Gender Dynamics5▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Language Policy5▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Multilingualism5▲ 9.4×2 topics
  36. Capitalism5▲ 23×4 topics
  37. Cognitive Development5▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Critical Pedagogy5▲ 17×3 topics
  39. Ecological Economics4▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Injury Prevention4▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does SUNY Cortland publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Physical Education and Pedagogy, Critical Race Theory in Education and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy.

Teacher Education and Le…4Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksPhysical Education and P…4Physical Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…4Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksInclusion and Disability…4Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport: 4 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 4 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 3 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…3Second Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional worksLiteracy, Media, and Education: 3 fractional worksMathematics and Applications: 3 fractional works
EducationPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationSociology and Political ScienceComputer Science Applications2 others

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  2. 2 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 4 works
  3. 3 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 3 works
  8. 8 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  9. 9 Literacy, Media, and Education Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  10. 10 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 3 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 available17.4%not open82.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SUNY Cortland's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher 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 SUNY Cortland as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%SUNY Cortland0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of SUNY Cortland 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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025SUNY Cortland7.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.8% in 2020.

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