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University of Georgia

In research, University of Georgia stands highest in Social Sciences (#104 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#173 of 10,521 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#99 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Equine, Veterinary and Animal Science and Zoology — Equine is 17.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#399
of 28,054 · #238 all time
Rank in United States
#79
of 4,192
Research works
77k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1M
39.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Georgia 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 SciencesField #104 of 6,365 31.8%1,208 #80
Social SciencesDomain #173 of 10,521 28.7%2,512 #95
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #99 of 2,578 34.0%398 #82
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #131 of 3,409 27.1%1,321 #46
Life SciencesDomain #303 of 7,800 24.8%2,543 #200
Plant ScienceSubfield #66 of 1,395 29.4%559 #26
EducationSubfield #93 of 1,892 38.2%218 #42
Physical SciencesDomain #670 of 12,888 20.1%2,292 #317
Health SciencesDomain #745 of 11,982 19.1%1,662 #328
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #237 of 3,579 23.2%869 #145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Georgia 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#80 #104
  2. Social Sciences#95 #173
  3. Sociology and Political Science#82 #99
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#46 #131
  5. Life Sciences#200 #303
  6. Plant Science#26 #66
  7. Education#42 #93
  8. Physical Sciences#317 #670
  9. Health Sciences#328 #745
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#145 #237
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 Georgia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Equine takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EquineSubfield · 20.6 works18×
  2. VeterinaryField · 115.8 works9.5×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 176.4 works8.9×
  4. Small AnimalsSubfield · 95.2 works8.6×
  5. Insect ScienceSubfield · 141.7 works5.5×
  6. EndocrinologySubfield · 33.3 works4.7×
  7. ParasitologySubfield · 44.1 works4.6×
  8. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 84.8 works4.0×
← 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: 3.09× its world share, 1,321 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 869 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.87× its world share, 170 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 165 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 17 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.97× its world share, 137 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 381 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 138 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 19 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 504 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.64× its world share, 735 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 136 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.31× its world share, 139 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 89 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.84× its world share, 199 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 1,267 worksMedicineNursing: 1.59× its world share, 70 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.46× its world share, 116 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 248 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 245 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 90 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 215 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.85× its world share, 507 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1,208 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Georgia?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert T. Golembiewski, C. A. Knox Lovell and Andrew Belasco lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Georgia.

  1. 1 Robert T. Golembiewski · #1,852 worldwide 2.4k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 C. A. Knox Lovell · #4,673 worldwide 2.7k citations · 60 works
  3. 3 Andrew Belasco · #9,403 worldwide 328 citations · 60 works
  4. 4 R. S. Hussey · #11,043 worldwide 612 citations · 57 works
  5. 5 Richard T. Watson · #11,590 worldwide 1k citations · 118 works
  6. 6 Andrew H. Paterson · #15,357 worldwide 765 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Eugene P. Odum · #18,981 worldwide 569 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 E. Paul Torrance · #19,709 worldwide 554 citations · 79 works
  9. 9 Alan P. Covich · #21,937 worldwide 763 citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Rod K. Dishman · #22,967 worldwide 682 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at University of Georgia

Which keywords describe research at University of Georgia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Invasive Species, Gut Microbiota, Genetic Diversity, Mental Health, Biodiversity and Heat Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology528▲ 1.48×124 topics
  2. Climate Change494▲ 2.0×93 topics
  3. Mental Health238▲ 1.81×42 topics
  4. Machine Learning207▼ 0.70×79 topics
  5. Public Health203▲ 1.55×50 topics
  6. Globalization197◆ 1.12×103 topics
  7. Sustainability193◆ 0.88×85 topics
  8. Biodiversity181▲ 2.7×31 topics
  9. Invasive Species172▲ 4.5×21 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity165▲ 4.1×21 topics
  11. Gut Microbiota161▲ 5.1×7 topics
  12. Pathogenesis134▲ 2.9×24 topics
  13. Genomics122▲ 4.6×13 topics
  14. Ecosystem Services113▲ 3.2×12 topics
  15. Probiotics110▲ 5.2×6 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation104▲ 3.1×12 topics
  17. Vaccine Development103▲ 4.5×11 topics
  18. Global Change100▲ 4.2×7 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation98▲ 4.9×5 topics
  20. Heat Stress96▲ 13×2 topics
  21. Biological Control96▲ 7.1×10 topics
  22. Vaccine92▲ 2.5×11 topics
  23. Immune System91▲ 4.2×9 topics
  24. Amino Acids88▲ 10×2 topics
  25. Intestinal Barrier84▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Phylogenetic Analysis84▲ 3.1×15 topics
  27. Population Dynamics83▲ 3.6×13 topics
  28. Marker-Assisted Selection82▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Feed Additives81▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Antibiotic Alternatives80▲ 16×1 topic
  31. Poultry Production80▲ 16×1 topic
  32. QTL Mapping71▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Drought Tolerance69▲ 5.4×9 topics
  34. Genetic Mapping67▲ 9.5×6 topics
  35. Genome Sequencing64▲ 4.5×10 topics
  36. Climate Change Impacts61▲ 5.8×6 topics
  37. Animal Welfare60▲ 7.6×5 topics
  38. Pathogenicity56▲ 9.3×5 topics
  39. Plant-Animal Interactions55▲ 7.2×1 topic
  40. Pollinator Decline55▲ 7.2×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Georgia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Plant and animal studies, Insect and Pesticide Research and Insect-Plant Interactions and Control.

Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 80 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 55 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 42 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interactions and Control: 39 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 36 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 33 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycop…31Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 31 fractional worksForest Management and Policy: 30 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 29 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Dive…27Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 27 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsInsect ScienceGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAnimal Science and Zoology 80 works
  2. 2 Plant and animal studiesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 55 works
  3. 3 Insect and Pesticide ResearchInsect Science 42 works
  4. 4 Insect-Plant Interactions and ControlInsect Science 39 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestockGenetics 36 works
  6. 6 Influenza Virus Research StudiesEpidemiology 33 works
  7. 7 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins ResearchMolecular Biology 31 works
  8. 8 Forest Management and PolicyGlobal and Planetary Change 30 works
  9. 9 Plant Virus Research StudiesPlant Science 29 works
  10. 10 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and AnimalsGenetics 27 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Georgia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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