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University of the Pacific

In research, University of the Pacific stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,020 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,481 of 10,443 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,680 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Dentistry — Dentistry is 18.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,826
of 28,054 · #4,047 all time
Rank in United States
#670
of 4,192
Research works
4.4k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
86k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of the Pacific 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,020 of 11,982 18.8%232 #1501
MedicineField #2,481 of 10,443 18.5%145 #2643
Social SciencesDomain #3,680 of 10,521 21.3%117 #2311
Physical SciencesDomain #7,012 of 12,888 16.7%117 #4611
Life SciencesDomain #4,344 of 7,800 16.9%86 #4371

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Pacific 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. Health Sciences#1,501 #2,020
  2. Medicine#2,643 #2,481
  3. Social Sciences#2,311 #3,680
  4. Physical Sciences#4,611 #7,012
  5. Life Sciences#4,371 #4,344
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 the Pacific specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Dentistry takes 18.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DentistryField · 50.2 works19×
← 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: 0.50× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 40 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.76× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.21× its world share, 20 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.06× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 42 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 18.72× its world share, 50 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 145 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.89× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 59 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 18.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Pacific?

Ranked on the composite score, George H. Lewis, Stephen C. McCaffrey and Adam M. Kaye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Pacific.

  1. 1 George H. Lewis United States · #190,615 worldwide 49 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Stephen C. McCaffrey United States · #197,088 worldwide 67 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Adam M. Kaye United States · #263,370 worldwide 67 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Douglas A. Young United States · #268,381 worldwide 103 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 John E. B. Myers United States · #297,317 worldwide 62 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Nejat Düzgüneş United States · #299,969 worldwide 262 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 L.R. Eversole United States · #324,480 worldwide 174 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 O. David Sparkman United States · #325,894 worldwide 89 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Lewis R. Eversole United States · #365,540 worldwide 104 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Robert L. Boyd United States · #369,802 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Pacific

Which keywords describe research at University of the Pacific?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quality of Life, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Dental Caries, Reflective Practice, Psychological Factors, Machine Learning and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Epidemiology34▲ 1.56×69 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 1.31×34 topics
  3. Quality of Life24▲ 3.0×30 topics
  4. Inflammation22▲ 1.95×52 topics
  5. Deep Learning22▲ 1.18×46 topics
  6. COVID-1917▲ 2.2×16 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence15▲ 1.92×12 topics
  8. Cancer14▲ 1.89×29 topics
  9. Risk Factors11▲ 1.87×17 topics
  10. Virtual Reality11▲ 4.1×7 topics
  11. Dental Caries10▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Reflective Practice10▲ 9.5×3 topics
  13. Psychological Factors10▲ 8.2×5 topics
  14. High-Intensity Interval Training9▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Assessment Methods8▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Competency-Based Education8▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Infection Control8▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Diagnostic Criteria8▲ 6.7×8 topics
  19. Prevention8▲ 3.4×8 topics
  20. Aerosols8▲ 20×2 topics
  21. Dental Practice8▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Transmission Routes8▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Faculty Development7▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Resistance Training7▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Continuing Medical Education7▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Diabetes Mellitus7▲ 6.3×4 topics
  27. Osteoporosis7▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Professional Identity Formation7▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Orthognathic Surgery7▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Periodontal Disease7▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Performance Analysis6▲ 5.4×1 topic
  32. Training Load6▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Dental Esthetics6▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Orthodontic Tooth Movement6▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Cone-Beam CT6▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Dental Imaging6▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Bacterial Diversity6▲ 9.3×2 topics
  38. Microbial Ecology6▲ 6.2×2 topics
  39. Oral Microbiome6▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Periodontal Diseases6▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the Pacific publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Research and COVID-19, Innovations in Medical Education, Sports Performance and Training and Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.

Dental Research and COVI…8Dental Research and COVID-19: 8 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…7Innovations in Medical Education: 7 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksOrthodontics and Dentofa…6Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics: 6 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…6Dental Radiography and Imaging: 6 fractional worksOral microbiology and periodontitis research: 6 fractional worksEndodontics and Root Canal Treatments: 5 fractional worksDental Health and Care U…4Dental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 4 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 4 fractional works
General DentistryPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthOrthopedics and Sports MedicineOrthodontics3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 8 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  3. 3 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics Orthodontics 6 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 6 works
  6. 6 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 6 works
  7. 7 Endodontics and Root Canal Treatments Oral Surgery 5 works
  8. 8 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  9. 9 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 4 works
  10. 10 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.3%domestic only87.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of the Pacific's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.