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SUNY Cortland

In research, SUNY Cortland stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,040 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,797 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,614
of 28,054 · #8,397 all time
Rank in United States
#1,146
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is SUNY Cortland 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 #5,040 of 10,521 19.3%189 #1817
Social SciencesField #3,797 of 6,365 21.1%116 #2692

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 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: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.47× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.06× its world share, 34 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.25× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 116 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.

Who are the top researchers at SUNY Cortland?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael D. Berzonsky, Thomas Lickona and John T. Foley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SUNY Cortland.

  1. 1 Michael D. Berzonsky United States · #121,961 worldwide 352 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Thomas Lickona United States · #210,005 worldwide 105 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 John T. Foley United States · #211,192 worldwide 132 citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Richard Hunter United States · #306,466 worldwide 49 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Robert J. Spitzer United States · #327,199 worldwide 19 citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Donald R. Wright United States · #334,436 worldwide 51 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Mechthild Nagel United States · #639,586 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Timothy J. Baroni United States · #650,944 worldwide 101 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Thomas S. Hischak United States · #657,537 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Ralph Adams Brown United States · #671,236 worldwide 16 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at SUNY Cortland

Which keywords describe research at SUNY Cortland?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Education, Feminism, Social Justice, Higher Education, History and Technology Integration.

▲ 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. Globalization30▲ 5.1×32 topics
  2. Education18▲ 3.5×22 topics
  3. Neoliberalism12▲ 12×12 topics
  4. Feminism11▲ 14×10 topics
  5. Social Justice11▲ 6.3×14 topics
  6. Mental Health11▲ 2.5×18 topics
  7. History10▲ 5.0×15 topics
  8. Higher Education10▲ 6.2×10 topics
  9. Public Health9▲ 2.2×18 topics
  10. Gender9▲ 5.8×16 topics
  11. Technology Integration8▲ 9.1×6 topics
  12. Identity7▲ 3.3×16 topics
  13. Literature7▲ 4.3×12 topics
  14. Culture7▲ 4.3×12 topics
  15. Intersectionality7▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Cosmopolitanism6▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Physical Activity6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  18. Social Interaction6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  19. Democracy6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  20. Nationalism6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  21. Pedagogy6▲ 4.1×6 topics
  22. Youth Engagement6▲ 8.7×4 topics
  23. Colonialism6▲ 4.1×9 topics
  24. Physical Education6▲ 16×3 topics
  25. Community Engagement6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Teacher Education5▲ 15×5 topics
  27. Reflective Practice5▲ 9.5×4 topics
  28. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Social Movements5▲ 5.7×2 topics
  30. Democratic Education5▲ 59×2 topics
  31. Language Policy5▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Multilingualism5▲ 9.7×2 topics
  33. Society5▲ 8.4×6 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  35. Lifelong Learning4▲ 7.4×6 topics
  36. Cognitive Development4▲ 11×5 topics
  37. Injury Prevention4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Critical Pedagogy4▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Learning Analytics4▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Citizenship Education4▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does SUNY Cortland publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Critical Race Theory in Education, Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy and Teaching and Learning Programming.

Teacher Education and Le…4Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …4Critical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 3 fractional worksSecond Language Learning and Teaching: 3 fractional worksEducational Theory and Curriculum Studies: 3 fractional worksMathematics and Applications: 3 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violen…3Gun Ownership and Violence Research: 3 fractional worksPolitical Economy and Marxism: 3 fractional worksInclusion and Disability in Education and Sport: 3 fractional works
EducationSociology and Political ScienceComputer Science ApplicationsLiterature and Literary Theory2 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 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 3 works
  5. 5 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  6. 6 Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  7. 7 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 3 works
  8. 8 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 3 works
  9. 9 Political Economy and Marxism Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Inclusion and Disability in Education and Sport Sociology and Political Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SUNY Cortland's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017.

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