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University of West Georgia

In research, University of West Georgia stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,842 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,828 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,247 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,734
of 28,054 · #6,570 all time
Rank in United States
#1,164
of 4,192
Research works
2.8k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
34k
11.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is University of West Georgia 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 #1,842 of 10,521 14.3%237 #1094
Social SciencesField #1,828 of 6,365 17.5%120 #755
Physical SciencesDomain #10,247 of 12,888 8.2%75 #9666

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of West Georgia 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#1,094 #1,842
  2. Social Sciences#755 #1,828
  3. Physical Sciences#9,666 #10,247
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: 0.47× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.20× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.13× its world share, 42 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.28× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of West Georgia?

Ranked on the composite score, M. D. Roblyer, John Ferling and Sunil Hazari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of West Georgia.

  1. 1 M. D. Roblyer United States · #279,658 worldwide 168 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 John Ferling United States · #339,355 worldwide 8 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Sunil Hazari United States · #458,747 worldwide 58 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Colleen A. Vasconcellos United States · #523,310 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Robert Griffin United States · #534,870 worldwide 80 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 John Littlejohn United States · #539,110 worldwide 23 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Vu Kim Tuan United States · #667,676 worldwide 97 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Melissa P. Johnston United States · #693,852 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Lisa M. Osbeck United States · #745,435 worldwide 22 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Michael de Nie United States · #781,988 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at University of West Georgia

Which keywords describe research at University of West Georgia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Identity, Nationalism, Psychology, Feminism, Religion, History and Education.

▲ 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. Education17▲ 2.8×23 topics
  2. Identity16▲ 6.3×20 topics
  3. Gender15▲ 7.9×18 topics
  4. Globalization14▲ 2.1×23 topics
  5. Mental Health14▲ 2.6×24 topics
  6. History14▲ 5.5×19 topics
  7. Nationalism13▲ 8.1×12 topics
  8. Psychology13▲ 28×8 topics
  9. Feminism12▲ 12×10 topics
  10. Religion12▲ 7.2×10 topics
  11. Literature11▲ 5.9×17 topics
  12. Social Media11▲ 2.2×15 topics
  13. Ethics10▲ 5.9×15 topics
  14. Higher Education10▲ 5.1×12 topics
  15. Technology Integration10▲ 8.9×8 topics
  16. Educational Technology10▲ 2.3×13 topics
  17. Colonialism9▲ 5.7×13 topics
  18. Student Engagement9▲ 6.7×13 topics
  19. Meta-Analysis8▲ 4.1×6 topics
  20. Social Justice8▲ 4.0×15 topics
  21. Spirituality8▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Culture7▲ 3.7×11 topics
  23. Digital Literacy7▲ 3.3×5 topics
  24. Teacher Professional Development7▲ 12×4 topics
  25. Neuroscience6▲ 5.8×8 topics
  26. Reflective Practice6▲ 9.0×7 topics
  27. Well-being6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  28. Teaching Strategies5▲ 5.1×3 topics
  29. Diversity5▲ 8.5×4 topics
  30. Digital Divide5▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice5▲ 11×7 topics
  32. Race5▲ 13×8 topics
  33. Academic Achievement5▲ 8.2×9 topics
  34. Critical Thinking5▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Teacher Education5▲ 11×5 topics
  36. Postcolonialism5▲ 11×10 topics
  37. Educational Leadership5▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Youth Violence5▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Teacher Preparation5▲ 19×4 topics
  40. Nursing Education4▲ 9.3×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Education and Critical Thinking Development and Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs.

Academic and Historical …4Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…4Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksParanormal Experiences and Beliefs: 3 fractional worksLiteracy, Media, and Education: 3 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 3 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 3 fractional worksJungian Analytical Psych…3Jungian Analytical Psychology: 3 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksReligious Studies and Spiritual Practices: 3 fractional works
General PsychologyEducationSocial PsychologyLiterature and Literary Theory4 others

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

  1. 1 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  3. 3 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  4. 4 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Literacy, Media, and Education Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  6. 6 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 3 works
  7. 7 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Jungian Analytical Psychology Social Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices Philosophy 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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