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University of Alaska Anchorage

In research, University of Alaska Anchorage stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,920 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,426 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,511 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science — Atmospheric Science is 8.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,670
of 28,054 · #5,715 all time
Rank in United States
#890
of 4,192
Research works
3.3k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
17.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Alaska Anchorage 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,920 of 12,888 13.6%192 #4470
Social SciencesDomain #4,426 of 10,521 13.9%245 #2638
Social SciencesField #4,511 of 6,365 16.9%117 #2904
Health SciencesDomain #9,749 of 11,982 12.6%88 #6318

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Alaska Anchorage 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. Physical Sciences#4,470 #3,920
  2. Social Sciences#2,638 #4,426
  3. Social Sciences#2,904 #4,511
  4. Health Sciences#6,318 #9,749
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 University of Alaska Anchorage specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 8.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 20.9 works8.6×
← 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: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.48× its world share, 39 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 59 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.92× its world share, 53 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.59× its world share, 38 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.91× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.41× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.46× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 117 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Alaska Anchorage?

Ranked on the composite score, Zhaohui Yang, John R. Nofsinger and J. M. Welker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Alaska Anchorage.

  1. 1 Zhaohui Yang United States · #69,620 worldwide 328 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 John R. Nofsinger United States · #76,849 worldwide 311 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 J. M. Welker United States · #80,392 worldwide 763 citations · 93 works
  4. 4 Janet M. Johnston United States · #139,279 worldwide 133 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Heather E. Hudson United States · #167,226 worldwide 44 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Andrew Kliskey United States · #179,688 worldwide 155 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 J. Pantaleone United States · #217,218 worldwide 284 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Helen Barrett United States · #232,087 worldwide 134 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Patrick F. Sullivan United States · #258,631 worldwide 247 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Jennifer M. Burns United States · #358,986 worldwide 113 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at University of Alaska Anchorage

Which keywords describe research at University of Alaska Anchorage?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Arctic, Mental Health, Remote Sensing, Vulnerability, Sustainability, Hydrology and Nutrition Transition.

▲ 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 Change68▲ 4.5×54 topics
  2. Sustainability26▲ 1.95×34 topics
  3. Mental Health26▲ 3.2×29 topics
  4. Remote Sensing23▲ 3.3×18 topics
  5. Arctic20▲ 31×4 topics
  6. Vulnerability14▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Social Justice14▲ 4.3×14 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management13▲ 2.6×11 topics
  9. Social Support13▲ 4.3×15 topics
  10. Public Health13▲ 1.59×27 topics
  11. Hydrology12▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Food Security12▲ 3.9×4 topics
  13. Resilience11▲ 4.2×13 topics
  14. Arctic Indigenous Peoples11▲ 112×1 topic
  15. Nutrition Transition11▲ 62×2 topics
  16. Traditional Knowledge11▲ 49×1 topic
  17. Health Equity10▲ 6.5×5 topics
  18. International Relations8▲ 6.2×6 topics
  19. Permafrost8▲ 35×2 topics
  20. Community Engagement8▲ 4.4×6 topics
  21. Neuroscience8▲ 4.8×7 topics
  22. Digital Divide8▲ 5.3×6 topics
  23. Methane Emissions8▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Psychological Adjustment8▲ 9.5×4 topics
  25. Settler Colonialism7▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Carbon Feedback7▲ 39×1 topic
  27. Decolonization7▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Thawing7▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Historical Trauma7▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Indigenous Health7▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Oil and Gas7▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Shipping7▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Geopolitics7▲ 7.8×2 topics
  34. Maritime Transport6▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Northern Sea Route6▲ 41×1 topic
  36. Knowledge Sharing6▲ 6.9×5 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  38. Psychology6▲ 8.2×6 topics
  39. Ocean Circulation6▲ 7.9×3 topics
  40. Acculturation5▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Alaska Anchorage publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Climate change and permafrost, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Arctic and Russian Policy Studies.

Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 11 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 7 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…7Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 7 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…6Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 6 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 5 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 5 fractional worksUrban and Freight Transp…4Urban and Freight Transport Logistics: 4 fractional worksFood Security and Health…4Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 4 fractional worksService-Learning and Com…4Service-Learning and Community Engagement: 4 fractional worksOutsourcing and Supply C…4Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management: 4 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsAtmospheric ScienceHealthSociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 11 works
  2. 2 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 7 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 7 works
  4. 4 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 5 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 5 works
  7. 7 Urban and Freight Transport Logistics Building and Construction 4 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 4 works
  9. 9 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 4 works
  10. 10 Outsourcing and Supply Chain Management Management Information Systems 4 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Alaska Anchorage's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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.

Other research institutions in Anchorage

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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.