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Utah Valley University

In research, Utah Valley University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,875 of 10,521 worldwide), Engineering (#3,221 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,103 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,881
of 28,054 · #10,279 all time
Rank in United States
#1,186
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▲ 73% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Utah Valley University 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 #3,875 of 10,521 18.4%293 #3015
EngineeringField #3,221 of 6,636 18.9%111 #7209
Physical SciencesDomain #7,103 of 12,888 15.5%255 #10594
Social SciencesField #3,920 of 6,365 19.8%136 #3010
Health SciencesDomain #7,701 of 11,982 10.3%71 #6659
Computer ScienceField #4,031 of 4,667 13.2%75 #4635

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

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#3,015 #3,875
  2. Engineering#7,209 #3,221
  3. Physical Sciences#10,594 #7,103
  4. Social Sciences#3,010 #3,920
  5. Health Sciences#6,659 #7,701
  6. Computer Science#4,635 #4,031
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: 0.56× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.34× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 111 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 19 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.39× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.45× its world share, 50 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 136 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Utah Valley University?

Ranked on the composite score, Abdennour Seibi, Sheldon R. Smith and William E. Evenson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Utah Valley University.

  1. 1 Abdennour Seibi United States · #352,201 worldwide 84 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Sheldon R. Smith United States · #482,106 worldwide 85 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 William E. Evenson United States · #824,389 worldwide 58 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Jonathan Westover United States · #1,011,159 worldwide 54 citations · 76 works
  5. 5 Maureen Snow Andrade United States · #1,023,376 worldwide 48 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Frederick H. White United States · #1,032,173 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Susan R. Madsen United States · #1,090,249 worldwide 46 citations · 137 works
  8. 8 Russell T. Warne United States · #1,250,640 worldwide 20 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Afsaneh Minaie United States · #1,478,455 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Mohammad Shekaramiz United States · #1,491,736 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Utah Valley University

Which keywords describe research at Utah Valley University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Machine Learning, Engineering Education, Deep Learning, Educational Technology, Student Perceptions, Job Satisfaction and Learning Analytics.

▲ 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. Machine Learning35▲ 1.60×49 topics
  2. Deep Learning30▲ 1.34×38 topics
  3. Student Engagement19▲ 7.2×12 topics
  4. Globalization18▲ 1.39×35 topics
  5. Educational Technology18▲ 2.2×19 topics
  6. Climate Change18◆ 0.98×36 topics
  7. Neural Networks17▲ 1.62×21 topics
  8. Mental Health14▲ 1.48×26 topics
  9. Corporate Governance13▲ 2.7×12 topics
  10. Online Learning13▲ 2.3×8 topics
  11. Engineering Education12▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Job Satisfaction12▲ 4.1×9 topics
  13. Ethics12▲ 3.6×15 topics
  14. Higher Education12▲ 3.2×12 topics
  15. Leadership12▲ 3.6×12 topics
  16. STEM Education11▲ 3.8×7 topics
  17. Religion10▲ 3.2×14 topics
  18. Motivation10▲ 3.5×6 topics
  19. Student Perceptions9▲ 7.7×6 topics
  20. Social Capital9▲ 2.6×10 topics
  21. Learning Analytics8▲ 10×2 topics
  22. Computer Vision7▲ 4.1×3 topics
  23. Driver Behavior7▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Self-Regulation7▲ 6.1×5 topics
  25. Empathy7▲ 9.4×6 topics
  26. Lifelong Learning7▲ 5.2×6 topics
  27. Career Development7▲ 9.0×5 topics
  28. Emotion7▲ 4.9×11 topics
  29. Language Policy6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. Gender Roles6▲ 7.7×5 topics
  31. Educational Data Mining6▲ 10.0×1 topic
  32. Massive Open Online Courses6▲ 10.0×1 topic
  33. Work Engagement6▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Assessment Methods6▲ 7.6×3 topics
  35. Visual Culture6▲ 15×4 topics
  36. Mediation Analysis5▲ 10×2 topics
  37. Cooperative Learning5▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Instructional Design5▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Professional Skills5▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Project-Based Learning5▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Utah Valley University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online Learning and Analytics, Traffic and Road Safety, Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods and Engineering Education and Curriculum Development.

Online Learning and Anal…6Online Learning and Analytics: 6 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety5Traffic and Road Safety: 5 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksEngineering Education an…5Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…5Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 4 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…4Experimental Learning in Engineering: 4 fractional worksWork-Family Balance Challenges: 4 fractional worksHigher Education and Employability: 3 fractional works
Computer Science ApplicationsSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyMedia Technology5 others

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

  1. 1 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 6 works
  2. 2 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 5 works
  3. 3 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  4. 4 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 5 works
  5. 5 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  6. 6 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  7. 7 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 4 works
  8. 8 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 4 works
  9. 9 Work-Family Balance Challenges Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Higher Education and Employability Education 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 available32.1%not open67.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Utah Valley University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 73% 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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