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Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

In research, Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,253 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,149 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,881 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography, Earth and Planetary Sciences and Ecology — Oceanography is 13.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,858
of 28,054 · #5,934 all time
Rank in United States
#790
of 4,192
Research works
4.7k
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
69k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi 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 #3,253 of 10,521 24.3%287 #2001
Physical SciencesDomain #4,149 of 12,888 17.2%450 #5541
Social SciencesField #2,881 of 6,365 23.5%128 #1633
Environmental ScienceField #1,868 of 3,551 17.5%126 #2039
EngineeringField #3,513 of 6,636 18.1%122 #4147
Computer ScienceField #3,199 of 4,667 18.9%84 #3112
Health SciencesDomain #8,980 of 11,982 11.3%91 #4530
Life SciencesDomain #6,552 of 7,800 16.6%71 #7809
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,034 of 1,209 14.4%71 #1720
MedicineField #9,322 of 10,443 9.9%68 #9609

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,001 #3,253
  2. Physical Sciences#5,541 #4,149
  3. Social Sciences#1,633 #2,881
  4. Environmental Science#2,039 #1,868
  5. Engineering#4,147 #3,513
  6. Computer Science#3,112 #3,199
  7. Health Sciences#4,530 #8,980
  8. Life Sciences#7,809 #6,552
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences#1,720 #1,034
  10. Medicine#9,609 #9,322
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 13.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 34.9 works14×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 71.2 works5.0×
  3. EcologySubfield · 35.1 works5.0×
← 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: 0.97× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.20× its world share, 84 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.05× its world share, 71 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.82× its world share, 126 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.78× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 17 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 28 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 128 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi?

Ranked on the composite score, Hua Zhang, Mehdi Sookhak and Nigel Wilkins lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi.

  1. 1 Hua Zhang United States · #260,847 worldwide 121 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Mehdi Sookhak United States · #271,735 worldwide 163 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Nigel Wilkins United States · #308,554 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 J. H. Benedict United States · #317,266 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Paul V. Zimba United States · #350,367 worldwide 99 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Mário Garcia United States · #354,696 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Katherine Taken Smith United States · #365,103 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Darek J. Bogucki United States · #396,775 worldwide 133 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Patrick M. Crowley United States · #416,100 worldwide 99 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Chuntao Liu United States · #470,885 worldwide 172 citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi

Which keywords describe research at Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Ocean Acidification, Fisheries Sustainability, Benthic Communities, Marine Biodiversity, Machine Learning and Terrestrial Laser Scanning.

▲ 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 Change78▲ 3.2×57 topics
  2. Machine Learning36▲ 1.23×46 topics
  3. Deep Learning35◆ 1.15×50 topics
  4. Remote Sensing31▲ 2.8×25 topics
  5. Environmental Impact22▲ 1.42×26 topics
  6. Mental Health19▲ 1.46×35 topics
  7. Social Media19▲ 1.50×22 topics
  8. Ocean Acidification16▲ 25×3 topics
  9. Ecosystem Services15▲ 4.4×7 topics
  10. Gender14▲ 2.9×20 topics
  11. Fisheries Sustainability14▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Global Warming14▲ 3.7×8 topics
  13. Benthic Communities13▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Invasive Species13▲ 3.5×12 topics
  15. Marine Biodiversity13▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Global Change13▲ 5.4×6 topics
  17. Terrestrial Laser Scanning13▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Aquaculture12▲ 5.3×6 topics
  19. Biomass Estimation12▲ 8.8×3 topics
  20. Climate Change Impacts11▲ 11×4 topics
  21. Marine Environment11▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Sea-Level Rise11▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Coastal Protection11▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Population Dynamics10▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 5.9×7 topics
  26. Trophic Cascades10▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Data Assimilation10▲ 7.0×4 topics
  28. Ecosystem Management9▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Eutrophication9▲ 9.9×3 topics
  30. Harmful Algal Blooms9▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Marine Fisheries9▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Engineering Education9▲ 11×4 topics
  33. Aboveground Biomass8▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Forest Carbon Stocks8▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Lidar Remote Sensing8▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Sea Level Rise8▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Phylogenetic Relationships8▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Deep-Sea Ecology8▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Estuarine Quality8▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Marine Ecosystems8▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications, Marine Biology and Ecology Research and Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies.

Marine and fisheries res…9Marine and fisheries research: 9 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…8Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 8 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecology Research: 8 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquac…7Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 7 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…7Marine and coastal ecosystems: 7 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 7 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 6 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosyst…6Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 6 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 6 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeEnvironmental EngineeringOceanographySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 9 works
  2. 2 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 8 works
  4. 4 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 7 works
  6. 6 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 6 works
  8. 8 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 6 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 6 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 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 available31.7%not open68.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas A&M University – Corpus Christi's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.