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University of Guam

In research, University of Guam stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,374 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,704 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,008
of 28,054 · #10,450 all time
Rank in Guam
#2
of 2
Research works
1.6k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is University of Guam 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 #7,374 of 10,521 13.0%73 #3375
Physical SciencesDomain #11,704 of 12,888 16.7%69 #9550

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Guam 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: 2.43× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.80× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.71× its world share, 40 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.51× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Guam?

Ranked on the composite score, Kevin K.W. Ho, Jack T. Moyer and Mike T. Carson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Guam.

  1. 1 Kevin K.W. Ho Guam · #171,649 worldwide 148 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Jack T. Moyer Guam · #302,877 worldwide 67 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Mike T. Carson Guam · #455,915 worldwide 87 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 David Frutos Guam · #525,301 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 James D. Sellmann Guam · #622,891 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Donald R. Shuster Guam · #844,982 worldwide 9 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Dirk Anthony Ballendorf Guam · #845,822 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Rebecca A. Stephenson Guam · #874,531 worldwide 30 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Steven G. Nelson Guam · #915,385 worldwide 46 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Swetlana Meier Guam · #968,355 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Guam

Which keywords describe research at University of Guam?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Ocean Acidification, Marine Ecosystems, Bleaching, Coral Reefs, Pacific, Vulnerability and Resilience.

▲ 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 Change33▲ 5.6×33 topics
  2. Ocean Acidification17▲ 109×3 topics
  3. Marine Ecosystems15▲ 130×2 topics
  4. Sustainability14▲ 2.6×16 topics
  5. Epidemiology13▲ 1.47×24 topics
  6. Bleaching12▲ 168×1 topic
  7. Coral Reefs12▲ 168×1 topic
  8. Pacific12▲ 285×2 topics
  9. Globalization11▲ 2.6×9 topics
  10. Vulnerability11▲ 22×5 topics
  11. Public Health11▲ 3.4×15 topics
  12. Conservation10▲ 11×12 topics
  13. Resilience10▲ 9.8×7 topics
  14. Risk Factors10▲ 4.1×10 topics
  15. Biodiversity10▲ 6.0×13 topics
  16. Governance10▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Decolonization9▲ 53×3 topics
  18. Population Dynamics9▲ 17×10 topics
  19. Economic Development9▲ 4.9×2 topics
  20. Islands9▲ 337×1 topic
  21. Small States9▲ 337×1 topic
  22. Health Promotion8▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Genetic Diversity7▲ 7.2×9 topics
  24. Benthic Communities7▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Marine Biodiversity7▲ 53×2 topics
  26. Invasive Species6▲ 7.0×14 topics
  27. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 9.6×9 topics
  28. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 31×2 topics
  29. Coastal Protection6▲ 44×2 topics
  30. Community Health6▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Ecosystem Services6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades6▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Ecosystem Resilience6▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Climate Change Impacts6▲ 21×4 topics
  35. Ecosystem Management6▲ 43×1 topic
  36. Marine Fisheries6▲ 62×1 topic
  37. Global Burden of Disease5▲ 10.0×3 topics
  38. Cancer Incidence5▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Biogeography5▲ 8.7×8 topics
  40. Kelp Forests5▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Guam publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies, Island Studies and Pacific Affairs, Marine and fisheries research and Marine and coastal plant biology.

Coral and Marine Ecosyst…12Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 12 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 9 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant biology: 5 fractional worksCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors: 4 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research4Diatoms and Algae Research: 4 fractional worksPacific and Southeast Asian Studies: 4 fractional worksAsian American and Pacific Histories: 3 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine Biology: 3 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 3 fractional works
EcologyDemographyGlobal and Planetary ChangeOceanography6 others

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

  1. 1 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 12 works
  2. 2 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 9 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  4. 4 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 5 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular Health and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 4 works
  7. 7 Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  8. 8 Asian American and Pacific Histories Cultural Studies 3 works
  9. 9 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  10. 10 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.2%domestic only63.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Guam's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017.

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