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University of Washington Tacoma

In research, University of Washington Tacoma stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,713 of 11,982 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,975 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,782 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,371
of 28,054 · #6,544 all time
Rank in United States
#615
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
47k
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of Washington Tacoma 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 #1,713 of 11,982 25.1%64 #2004
Physical SciencesDomain #3,975 of 12,888 18.1%183 #7816
Social SciencesDomain #3,782 of 10,521 21.3%258 #2463
Social SciencesField #3,009 of 6,365 21.0%140 #1908
Computer ScienceField #3,196 of 4,667 20.0%78 #3080

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Washington Tacoma 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#2,004 #1,713
  2. Physical Sciences#7,816 #3,975
  3. Social Sciences#2,463 #3,782
  4. Social Sciences#1,908 #3,009
  5. Computer Science#3,080 #3,196
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: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 7 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 78 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 3.08× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.58× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 140 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Washington Tacoma?

Ranked on the composite score, Eyhab Al‐Masri, Michael H. Allen and Michael Honey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Washington Tacoma.

  1. 1 Eyhab Al‐Masri United States · #103,265 worldwide 163 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Michael H. Allen United States · #157,093 worldwide 123 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Michael Honey United States · #157,899 worldwide 70 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Katie Anne Adamson United States · #271,274 worldwide 132 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Josh Tenenberg United States · #374,227 worldwide 119 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Ruth Sessler Bernstein United States · #416,843 worldwide 40 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Lisa Hoffman United States · #497,020 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Altaf Merchant United States · #504,948 worldwide 89 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Janelle Guirguis‐Blake United States · #625,233 worldwide 38 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Carolyn M. West United States · #655,754 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at University of Washington Tacoma

Which keywords describe research at University of Washington Tacoma?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Big Data, Deep Learning, Distributed Systems, Machine Learning, Globalization, Healthcare and Intersectionality.

▲ 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. Deep Learning30▲ 1.63×45 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 1.41×39 topics
  3. Mental Health23▲ 2.9×29 topics
  4. Globalization20▲ 1.92×42 topics
  5. Big Data19▲ 3.9×18 topics
  6. Sustainability18▲ 1.38×34 topics
  7. Education16▲ 1.81×26 topics
  8. Healthcare16▲ 2.7×12 topics
  9. Public Health14▲ 1.87×29 topics
  10. Distributed Systems13▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Social Support11▲ 3.8×13 topics
  12. Innovation11▲ 1.96×17 topics
  13. Social Justice10▲ 3.4×19 topics
  14. Intersectionality9▲ 9.8×8 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction9▲ 4.0×8 topics
  16. Cloud Computing9▲ 6.2×6 topics
  17. Neoliberalism9▲ 4.8×14 topics
  18. Resource Management9▲ 10×5 topics
  19. Consumer Behavior9▲ 2.6×8 topics
  20. Resilience9▲ 3.4×12 topics
  21. IoT Security9▲ 5.1×3 topics
  22. Feminism8▲ 5.4×7 topics
  23. Discrimination8▲ 7.5×6 topics
  24. Psychological Impact7▲ 4.3×7 topics
  25. Teaching Methods7▲ 8.7×4 topics
  26. 5G Networks6▲ 6.0×3 topics
  27. Clinical Practice6▲ 7.7×4 topics
  28. Virtualization6▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Data Centers6▲ 20×1 topic
  30. MapReduce6▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Stigma6▲ 8.4×4 topics
  32. Stereotypes6▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Mobile Edge Computing6▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Security and Privacy6▲ 5.9×2 topics
  35. Bioinformatics6▲ 9.8×3 topics
  36. Complex Systems6▲ 10×5 topics
  37. Mathematics Education6▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Edge Computing6▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Fog Computing5▲ 8.7×1 topic
  40. Cultural Transmission5▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Washington Tacoma publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cloud Computing and Resource Management, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing, History and Theory of Mathematics and Complex Systems and Decision Making.

Cloud Computing and Reso…6Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 6 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing5IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…5History and Theory of Mathematics: 5 fractional worksComplex Systems and Deci…5Complex Systems and Decision Making: 5 fractional worksNursing education and management: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …4LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 4 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 3 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 3 fractional worksDesign Education and Pra…3Design Education and Practice: 3 fractional works
Information SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsTheoretical Computer ScienceManagement Science and Operations Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 6 works
  2. 2 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  3. 3 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 5 works
  4. 4 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 5 works
  5. 5 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 4 works
  6. 6 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  7. 7 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 4 works
  8. 8 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 3 works
  9. 9 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  10. 10 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 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 available25.7%not open74.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Washington Tacoma's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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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