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Washington State University Spokane

In research, Washington State University Spokane stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,534 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,411 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,989 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,824
of 28,054 · #4,809 all time
Rank in United States
#787
of 4,192
Research works
3k
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Washington State University Spokane 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 #2,534 of 11,982 18.7%335 #1656
MedicineField #2,411 of 10,443 17.9%282 #2700
Life SciencesDomain #2,989 of 7,800 17.6%133 #2717
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,851 of 3,579 14.7%62 #2764
Social SciencesDomain #7,420 of 10,521 23.9%88 #6095
Physical SciencesDomain #10,652 of 12,888 17.2%62 #10663

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Washington State University Spokane 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#1,656 #2,534
  2. Medicine#2,700 #2,411
  3. Life Sciences#2,717 #2,989
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,764 #1,851
  5. Social Sciences#6,095 #7,420
  6. Physical Sciences#10,663 #10,652
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: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.87× its world share, 62 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.39× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 8.55× its world share, 19 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.58× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.37× its world share, 282 worksMedicineNursing: 3.02× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.44× its world share, 46 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Washington State University Spokane?

Ranked on the composite score, John R. White, Hans P. A. Van Dongen and Joshua J. Neumiller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Washington State University Spokane.

  1. 1 John R. White United States · #24,944 worldwide 655 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Hans P. A. Van Dongen United States · #42,755 worldwide 355 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Joshua J. Neumiller United States · #115,646 worldwide 183 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Philip Lazarus United States · #138,144 worldwide 294 citations · 71 works
  5. 5 Mary F. Paine United States · #189,849 worldwide 154 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Solmaz Amiri United States · #456,662 worldwide 50 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 K. Michael Gibson United States · #458,534 worldwide 140 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Hergen Eilers United States · #485,660 worldwide 115 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Celestina Barbosa‐Leiker United States · #498,740 worldwide 82 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Anjali S. Kumar United States · #588,712 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Washington State University Spokane

Which keywords describe research at Washington State University Spokane?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Oxidative Stress, Circadian Rhythms, Metabolic Syndrome, Inflammation, Metabolism, Cardiovascular Disease and Pharmacokinetics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology60▲ 2.5×98 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress32▲ 3.2×44 topics
  3. Inflammation31▲ 2.5×60 topics
  4. Public Health24▲ 2.6×33 topics
  5. Metabolic Syndrome23▲ 4.6×21 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease22▲ 3.2×31 topics
  7. Quality of Life22▲ 2.4×38 topics
  8. Circadian Rhythms19▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Metabolism18▲ 5.9×22 topics
  10. Mental Health18▲ 2.0×27 topics
  11. Biomarkers16▲ 3.9×14 topics
  12. Depression16▲ 3.0×18 topics
  13. Health Effects16▲ 4.2×13 topics
  14. Clinical Trials14▲ 3.5×18 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders14▲ 4.1×15 topics
  16. Pharmacokinetics14▲ 8.7×9 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis14▲ 3.8×9 topics
  18. Health Consequences14▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Genetic Variation13▲ 10×6 topics
  20. Metabolic Disorders12▲ 17×4 topics
  21. Cytochrome P45012▲ 60×2 topics
  22. Diabetes12▲ 4.0×17 topics
  23. Glycemic Control11▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Neuroprotection11▲ 5.2×12 topics
  25. Substance Use Disorders11▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy11▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Drug Metabolism11▲ 67×2 topics
  28. Mortality Risk11▲ 7.5×6 topics
  29. Psychometric Evaluation10▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Memory10▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Enzyme Activities10▲ 83×1 topic
  32. Pharmacogenetics10▲ 83×1 topic
  33. Insomnia10▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Insulin Therapy10▲ 13×3 topics
  35. Sleep Duration10▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Nuclear Receptors10▲ 18×4 topics
  37. Consolidation9▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Sleep9▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Metabolic Regulation9▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. Intestinal Barrier8▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does Washington State University Spokane publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Sleep and related disorders, Sleep and Wakefulness Research and Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms.

Pharmacogenetics and Dru…10Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism: 10 fractional worksSleep and related disord…10Sleep and related disorders: 10 fractional worksSleep and Wakefulness Re…9Sleep and Wakefulness Research: 9 fractional worksDrug Transport and Resis…8Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms: 8 fractional worksSleep and Work-Related Fatigue: 7 fractional worksCircadian rhythm and melatonin: 7 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Trea…6Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 6 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 6 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …5Diabetes Management and Research: 5 fractional works
PharmacologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyCognitive NeuroscienceOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism Pharmacology 10 works
  2. 2 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 10 works
  3. 3 Sleep and Wakefulness Research Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  4. 4 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms Oncology 8 works
  5. 5 Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 7 works
  6. 6 Circadian rhythm and melatonin Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 7 works
  7. 7 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  8. 8 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 6 works
  9. 9 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 5 works
  10. 10 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 5 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 available40.9%not open59.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Washington State University Spokane's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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