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University of West Florida

In research, University of West Florida stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,217 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,204 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,420 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science and Computer Networks and Communications — Plant Science is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,970
of 28,054 · #7,351 all time
Rank in United States
#1,203
of 4,192
Research works
4.6k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of West 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 #4,217 of 10,521 17.1%279 #1893
Social SciencesField #3,204 of 6,365 17.8%123 #1868
Physical SciencesDomain #7,420 of 12,888 18.0%277 #7494
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,040 of 3,409 27.7%69 #2810
Computer ScienceField #2,797 of 4,667 24.1%121 #1775
Life SciencesDomain #5,870 of 7,800 25.5%107 #7434
Health SciencesDomain #9,166 of 11,982 14.9%90 #9123
MedicineField #9,352 of 10,443 12.0%70 #12285
EngineeringField #5,947 of 6,636 10.7%70 #7154

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of West 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#1,893 #4,217
  2. Social Sciences#1,868 #3,204
  3. Physical Sciences#7,494 #7,420
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,810 #2,040
  5. Computer Science#1,775 #2,797
  6. Life Sciences#7,434 #5,870
  7. Health Sciences#9,123 #9,166
  8. Medicine#12,285 #9,352
  9. Engineering#7,154 #5,947
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 West Florida specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 45.9 works3.5×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 22.2 works3.3×
← 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: 1.94× its world share, 69 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.07× its world share, 121 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.29× its world share, 48 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 70 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.87× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.21× its world share, 54 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.42× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 123 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of West Florida?

Ranked on the composite score, James C. Bezdek, Frank Andrasik and Raid Amin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of West Florida.

  1. 1 James C. Bezdek United States · #949 worldwide 3.7k citations · 129 works
  2. 2 Frank Andrasik United States · #90,183 worldwide 219 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Raid Amin United States · #160,274 worldwide 216 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Norman Wilde United States · #180,416 worldwide 141 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 June Wei United States · #255,141 worldwide 186 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 R. F. Yeager United States · #261,922 worldwide 46 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Stephen A. Bortone United States · #297,990 worldwide 156 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Julie A. Gray United States · #314,454 worldwide 73 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Stephen J. Vodanovich United States · #331,431 worldwide 253 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Klaus J. Meyer‐Arendt United States · #381,339 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of West Florida

Which keywords describe research at University of West Florida?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Anomaly Detection, IoT Security, Cybersecurity, Intrusion Detection, DDoS Attacks and Network Security.

▲ 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 Learning68▲ 2.6×58 topics
  2. Machine Learning58▲ 2.3×52 topics
  3. Climate Change25▲ 1.25×54 topics
  4. Neural Networks24▲ 2.0×24 topics
  5. Anomaly Detection22▲ 10×3 topics
  6. IoT Security21▲ 8.5×3 topics
  7. Data Mining17▲ 3.0×8 topics
  8. Cybersecurity17▲ 9.2×4 topics
  9. Supply Chain Management14▲ 2.0×10 topics
  10. Intrusion Detection14▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Student Engagement14▲ 4.5×13 topics
  12. DDoS Attacks13▲ 15×1 topic
  13. Network Security13▲ 13×1 topic
  14. Security13▲ 2.7×14 topics
  15. Social Capital13▲ 3.3×11 topics
  16. Risk Management13▲ 3.5×10 topics
  17. Resilience12▲ 3.5×10 topics
  18. Biological Control11▲ 9.7×8 topics
  19. Evidence-Based Practice10▲ 11×6 topics
  20. Surveillance10▲ 4.8×5 topics
  21. High-Dimensional Data10▲ 8.2×3 topics
  22. Special Education10▲ 22×4 topics
  23. Security Analysis9▲ 6.9×4 topics
  24. Outlier Detection9▲ 8.4×2 topics
  25. Time Series8▲ 6.3×3 topics
  26. Climate Change Adaptation8▲ 6.4×3 topics
  27. Collision Avoidance8▲ 6.1×3 topics
  28. Autonomous Vehicles8▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Vulnerability8▲ 4.9×5 topics
  30. Fruit Quality8▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Reflective Practice8▲ 5.5×5 topics
  32. Video Analysis8▲ 8.1×2 topics
  33. Novelty Detection8▲ 8.8×1 topic
  34. Unsupervised8▲ 8.8×1 topic
  35. Community7▲ 8.6×4 topics
  36. Behavioral Interventions7▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Functional Analysis7▲ 27×1 topic
  38. Positive Behavior Support7▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Genetic Mapping7▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Instructional Design7▲ 11×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications, Behavioral and Psychological Studies and Disaster Management and Resilience.

Network Security and Int…13Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 13 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 8 fractional worksBehavioral and Psychological Studies: 7 fractional worksDisaster Management and Resilience: 6 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 6 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…5Online and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 5 fractional worksPlant Disease Management Techniques: 4 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 4 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial IntelligenceDevelopmental and Educational PsychologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  2. 2 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 8 works
  3. 3 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 7 works
  4. 4 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  5. 5 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 6 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 6 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 5 works
  9. 9 Plant Disease Management Techniques Plant Science 4 works
  10. 10 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.5%domestic only90.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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