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Utah Tech University

In research, Utah Tech University stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,410 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,997
of 28,054 · #31,746 all time
Rank in United States
#3,434
of 4,192
Research works
371
▲ 109% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.1k
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Utah Tech University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #12,410 of 16,945 16.3%206

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Utah Tech University 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).

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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.53× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.86× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.75× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.15× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Utah Tech University?

Ranked on the composite score, Douglas D. Alder, Cam Caldwell and Verl Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Utah Tech University.

  1. 1 Douglas D. Alder United States · #629,137 worldwide 29 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Cam Caldwell United States · #1,151,969 worldwide 41 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Verl Anderson United States · #1,507,697 worldwide 5 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Utah Tech University

Which keywords describe research at Utah Tech University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Control System, Climate Change, Educational Technology, IEEE 1451, Smart Sensors, Subduction, Public Discourse and Engineering 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. Climate Change5▲ 1.69×14 topics
  2. Educational Technology4▲ 2.8×12 topics
  3. Globalization4▲ 1.61×9 topics
  4. Mental Health3▲ 1.94×16 topics
  5. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  7. Control System2▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Social Justice2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  9. Democracy2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  10. IEEE 14512▲ 81×1 topic
  11. STEM Education2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  12. Smart Sensors2▲ 23×1 topic
  13. Public Discourse2▲ 85×2 topics
  14. Subduction2▲ 26×3 topics
  15. Emotion Regulation2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  16. Engineering Education2▲ 21×2 topics
  17. Population Dynamics2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  18. Remote Laboratories2▲ 63×1 topic
  19. Virtual Labs2▲ 63×1 topic
  20. Conservation Biology2▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Financial Reporting2▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Information Asymmetry2▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Student Engagement2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Activism2▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Phylogenetic Analysis2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  26. Rhetoric2▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Tectonics2▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Customer Experience2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  29. Geological Mapping2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Tectonic Evolution2▲ 67×2 topics
  31. Violence2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  32. Andean Geodynamics2▲ 192×1 topic
  33. Attachment2▲ 15×1 topic
  34. Caribbean Plate Boundary2▲ 192×1 topic
  35. Discrimination2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  36. Marketing2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Neural Plasticity2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  38. Relationships2▲ 34×1 topic
  39. Targeted Therapy2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  40. Teacher Professional Development1▲ 8.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Utah Tech University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems, Experimental Learning in Engineering, Rhetoric and Communication Studies and Attachment and Relationship Dynamics.

Sensor Technology and Me…2Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…2Experimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksRhetoric and Communicati…2Rhetoric and Communication Studies: 2 fractional worksAttachment and Relations…2Attachment and Relationship Dynamics: 2 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksEvolution and Paleontolo…1Evolution and Paleontology Studies: 1 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 1 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 1 fractional worksLung Cancer Treatments a…1Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations: 1 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsMedia TechnologyPhilosophySocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  2. 2 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  3. 3 Rhetoric and Communication Studies Philosophy 2 works
  4. 4 Attachment and Relationship Dynamics Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 2 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Paleontology Studies Paleontology 1 works
  8. 8 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 1 works
  9. 9 Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Utah Tech University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 109% 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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