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University of Northern Colorado

In research, University of Northern Colorado stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,455 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,083 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#915 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,110
of 28,054 · #4,751 all time
Rank in United States
#707
of 4,192
Research works
5.4k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is University of Northern Colorado 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 #1,455 of 10,521 22.0%318 #965
Social SciencesField #1,083 of 6,365 23.9%156 #696
PsychologyField #915 of 2,181 18.0%91 #657
Physical SciencesDomain #6,636 of 12,888 13.8%117 #7766
Health SciencesDomain #7,671 of 11,982 10.7%87 #4620

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Northern Colorado 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#965 #1,455
  2. Social Sciences#696 #1,083
  3. Psychology#657 #915
  4. Physical Sciences#7,766 #6,636
  5. Health Sciences#4,620 #7,671
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: 0.53× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.60× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.74× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 56 worksMedicineNursing: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.21× its world share, 91 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Northern Colorado?

Ranked on the composite score, William Douglas Woody, Rosemary S. Caffarella and John Loftis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Northern Colorado.

  1. 1 William Douglas Woody United States · #215,607 worldwide 110 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Rosemary S. Caffarella United States · #222,754 worldwide 589 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 John Loftis United States · #225,668 worldwide 74 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Linda Lohr United States · #253,390 worldwide 173 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Kevin J. Pugh United States · #273,199 worldwide 85 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 John L. Luckner United States · #284,475 worldwide 91 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Laura K. Stewart United States · #296,703 worldwide 191 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Christy McConnell United States · #336,028 worldwide 8 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Jeanne Ellis Ormrod United States · #385,547 worldwide 49 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 John M. Ryan United States · #412,098 worldwide 37 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University of Northern Colorado

Which keywords describe research at University of Northern Colorado?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Student Engagement, Well-being, Education, Academic Achievement, Teacher Professional Development, Depression and Educational Technology.

▲ 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 Health30▲ 3.6×30 topics
  2. Education22▲ 2.2×29 topics
  3. Climate Change18▲ 1.17×41 topics
  4. Educational Technology18▲ 2.6×12 topics
  5. Depression16▲ 3.2×15 topics
  6. Quality of Life16▲ 1.93×19 topics
  7. Student Engagement16▲ 6.9×11 topics
  8. Social Media16▲ 1.93×18 topics
  9. Well-being15▲ 6.8×10 topics
  10. Resilience13▲ 4.7×10 topics
  11. Higher Education13▲ 4.2×12 topics
  12. Gender Differences12▲ 5.4×10 topics
  13. Gender11▲ 3.6×19 topics
  14. Academic Achievement11▲ 11×9 topics
  15. Physical Activity11▲ 3.9×9 topics
  16. Social Justice11▲ 3.2×16 topics
  17. Teacher Professional Development11▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Identity11▲ 2.5×20 topics
  19. Technology Integration10▲ 5.8×6 topics
  20. Self-Efficacy10▲ 6.5×8 topics
  21. Reflective Practice10▲ 9.3×6 topics
  22. Coping Strategies10▲ 6.7×4 topics
  23. STEM Education10▲ 3.7×7 topics
  24. Adolescents9▲ 4.4×6 topics
  25. Professional Development8▲ 7.5×6 topics
  26. Emotion Regulation8▲ 4.7×7 topics
  27. Cultural Competence8▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Neuroscience8▲ 4.5×9 topics
  29. Environmental Attitudes8▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Teacher Preparation8▲ 19×4 topics
  31. Special Education7▲ 22×3 topics
  32. Diversity7▲ 7.3×7 topics
  33. Adolescent Development7▲ 10.0×5 topics
  34. Self-Regulation7▲ 6.5×5 topics
  35. Developmental Trajectories6▲ 9.0×3 topics
  36. Career Development6▲ 9.1×5 topics
  37. Cognitive Engagement6▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Mathematics Education6▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Achievement Motivation6▲ 51×1 topic
  40. Language Development6▲ 8.4×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Northern Colorado publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, Achievement, and Giftedness, Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Family and Disability Support Research.

Education, Achievement, …6Education, Achievement, and Giftedness: 6 fractional worksMathematics Education an…6Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 6 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 5 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 5 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 5 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 4 fractional worksScience Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…4Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksCounseling Practices and Supervision: 4 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 4 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyEducationClinical PsychologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law2 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Achievement, and Giftedness Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 6 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 5 works
  6. 6 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 4 works
  7. 7 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 4 works
  8. 8 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  9. 9 Counseling Practices and Supervision Social Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 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 available22.6%not open77.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.6%domestic only93.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Northern Colorado's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower 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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