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University of Central Oklahoma

In research, University of Central Oklahoma stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,416 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,603 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,764 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,081
of 28,054 · #13,675 all time
Rank in United States
#1,808
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
9.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of Central Oklahoma 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 #5,416 of 10,521 10.3%246 #3746
Social SciencesField #4,603 of 6,365 11.8%101 #5160
Physical SciencesDomain #9,764 of 12,888 9.8%114 #12936

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Central Oklahoma 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#3,746 #5,416
  2. Social Sciences#5,160 #4,603
  3. Physical Sciences#12,936 #9,764
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.

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: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.79× its world share, 47 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.60× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 101 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Central Oklahoma?

Ranked on the composite score, Linh Pham, Zhen Zhu and Xiaobing Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Central Oklahoma.

  1. 1 Linh Pham United States · #203,347 worldwide 218 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Zhen Zhu United States · #247,304 worldwide 160 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Xiaobing Li United States · #348,762 worldwide 25 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Feifan Zhou United States · #444,196 worldwide 103 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 John Tresch United States · #467,047 worldwide 27 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Kevin J. Hayes United States · #647,767 worldwide 29 citations · 78 works
  7. 7 Wei R. Chen United States · #747,505 worldwide 138 citations · 84 works
  8. 8 Tomas Hode United States · #1,182,278 worldwide 15 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Melville B. Vaughan United States · #1,218,245 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 William Caire United States · #1,223,190 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Central Oklahoma

Which keywords describe research at University of Central Oklahoma?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Religion, Gender, Nationalism, Identity, Mental Health, Philosophy and Literature.

▲ 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. History30▲ 9.9×22 topics
  2. Religion25▲ 12×14 topics
  3. Mental Health24▲ 3.7×26 topics
  4. Gender22▲ 9.4×19 topics
  5. Globalization19▲ 2.3×32 topics
  6. Identity19▲ 6.1×16 topics
  7. Nationalism18▲ 9.1×10 topics
  8. Philosophy16▲ 8.5×12 topics
  9. Literature16▲ 6.9×13 topics
  10. Culture15▲ 6.4×13 topics
  11. Colonialism14▲ 6.8×11 topics
  12. Sustainability14▲ 1.31×24 topics
  13. Society12▲ 15×6 topics
  14. Regulation12▲ 5.0×6 topics
  15. Stigma10▲ 18×4 topics
  16. China10▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Politics10▲ 8.2×6 topics
  18. Christianity9▲ 36×1 topic
  19. Confucianism9▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Thermal Analysis9▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Gender Differences8▲ 5.3×6 topics
  22. Optimization8▲ 4.2×6 topics
  23. Electric Motor Drives8▲ 46×1 topic
  24. Permanent Magnet Machines8▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Mathematical Modeling8▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Psychological Impact7▲ 5.3×4 topics
  27. Nanotechnology7▲ 9.4×3 topics
  28. Control Systems7▲ 8.4×2 topics
  29. Electric Drives7▲ 37×1 topic
  30. Reliability7▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Feminism6▲ 5.4×8 topics
  32. International Law6▲ 4.9×6 topics
  33. Intersectionality6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  34. Gender Identity6▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Social Cognition6▲ 7.7×3 topics
  36. Testosterone6▲ 31×2 topics
  37. Hypersexual Disorder5▲ 45×1 topic
  38. Pornography Consumption5▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Cosmopolitanism5▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Medieval5▲ 32×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Central Oklahoma publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Chinese history and philosophy, Electric Motor Design and Analysis, Electric Power Systems and Control and Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology.

Chinese history and philosophy: 9 fractional worksElectric Motor Design and Analysis: 8 fractional worksElectric Power Systems a…7Electric Power Systems and Control: 7 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and…5Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 5 fractional worksEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 5 fractional worksMarriage and Sexual Relationships: 4 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …4American Constitutional Law and Politics: 4 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 4 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 3 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringClinical PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Electric Power Systems and Control Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 5 works
  6. 6 Marriage and Sexual Relationships Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 4 works
  9. 9 Medieval Literature and History Classics 3 works
  10. 10 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Central Oklahoma's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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