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University of North Florida

In research, University of North Florida stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,501 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#2,126 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,521 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,039
of 28,054 · #3,874 all time
Rank in United States
#435
of 4,192
Research works
6.5k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
89k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of North Florida 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 #1,501 of 10,521 29.7%485 #1149
Health SciencesDomain #2,126 of 11,982 18.7%227 #3173
Social SciencesField #1,521 of 6,365 28.3%237 #993
Physical SciencesDomain #3,926 of 12,888 17.0%343 #3733
Computer ScienceField #1,656 of 4,667 22.1%107 #2300
MedicineField #4,288 of 10,443 17.3%160 #5223
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,063 of 2,578 40.1%85 #929
Life SciencesDomain #3,690 of 7,800 15.7%106 #6325
EducationSubfield #899 of 1,892 33.1%68 #718
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,251 of 2,578 30.5%74 #1110

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of North Florida 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#1,149 #1,501
  2. Health Sciences#3,173 #2,126
  3. Social Sciences#993 #1,521
  4. Physical Sciences#3,733 #3,926
  5. Computer Science#2,300 #1,656
  6. Medicine#5,223 #4,288
  7. Business, Management and Accounting#929 #1,063
  8. Life Sciences#6,325 #3,690
  9. Education#718 #899
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,110 #1,251
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: 0.58× its world share, 32 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 51 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 98 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 44 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.24× its world share, 31 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 20 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 58 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 160 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.14× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.28× its world share, 85 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.88× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.39× its world share, 84 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 237 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of North Florida?

Ranked on the composite score, David T. Courtwright, Terence Cavanaugh and Barbara J. Fletcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of North Florida.

  1. 1 David T. Courtwright United States · #83,721 worldwide 123 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Terence Cavanaugh United States · #109,669 worldwide 178 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Barbara J. Fletcher United States · #110,827 worldwide 316 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Adel ElSafty United States · #225,533 worldwide 123 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 J. Mitchell Miller United States · #293,481 worldwide 112 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Thomas M. Leonard United States · #329,292 worldwide 42 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth Lane Furdell United States · #345,233 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 David Waddell United States · #452,877 worldwide 88 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Michael Hough United States · #455,109 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 David Jaffee United States · #455,126 worldwide 80 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of North Florida

Which keywords describe research at University of North Florida?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Social Media, Public Health, Machine Learning, Education, Reflective Practice, Epidemiology and Discrimination.

▲ 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. Mental Health44▲ 2.6×35 topics
  2. Machine Learning42◆ 1.11×62 topics
  3. Epidemiology40◆ 0.88×75 topics
  4. Deep Learning37◆ 0.93×58 topics
  5. Social Media34▲ 2.1×22 topics
  6. Education32▲ 1.62×30 topics
  7. Public Health32▲ 1.89×30 topics
  8. Sustainability28◆ 0.99×40 topics
  9. Globalization26◆ 1.13×45 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management22▲ 2.1×15 topics
  11. Big Data20▲ 1.94×17 topics
  12. Healthcare20▲ 1.55×21 topics
  13. Internet of Things18▲ 1.80×10 topics
  14. Depression17▲ 1.70×19 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior17▲ 2.3×11 topics
  16. Identity15▲ 1.82×22 topics
  17. Obesity15▲ 1.74×20 topics
  18. Reflective Practice15▲ 6.9×6 topics
  19. Physical Activity15▲ 2.6×10 topics
  20. Ethical Considerations14▲ 3.6×12 topics
  21. Adolescents14▲ 3.3×7 topics
  22. Social Capital14▲ 2.3×14 topics
  23. Technology Integration14▲ 3.8×9 topics
  24. Student Engagement13▲ 2.9×10 topics
  25. Discrimination13▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Ethics13▲ 2.4×15 topics
  27. Well-being13▲ 2.9×12 topics
  28. Teacher Professional Development12▲ 6.5×5 topics
  29. Emotion11▲ 4.4×10 topics
  30. Self-Regulation10▲ 5.0×6 topics
  31. Professional Practice10▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Professional Learning Communities10▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Academic Achievement10▲ 4.9×9 topics
  34. Qualitative Research Methods9▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Teacher Identity9▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Settings8▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Social Identity8▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Cosmopolitanism8▲ 6.6×5 topics
  39. Dietetics8▲ 116×1 topic
  40. Nutrition Care Process8▲ 116×1 topic

Which research topics does University of North Florida publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Education and Critical Thinking Development.

Teacher Education and Le…9Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 9 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, an…8Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 8 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…7Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 7 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…6Education and Critical Thinking Development: 6 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 5 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 5 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…5Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 5 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksComplementary and Altern…5Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies: 5 fractional works
EducationHealth Information ManagementInformation SystemsPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 9 works
  2. 2 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 8 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 7 works
  4. 4 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 6 works
  5. 5 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  6. 6 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  7. 7 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 5 works
  8. 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  9. 9 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  10. 10 Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 5 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 available31.8%not open68.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of North Florida's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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