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West Chester University

In research, West Chester University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,256 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,792 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,287 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,487
of 28,054 · #4,987 all time
Rank in United States
#869
of 4,192
Research works
4.3k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
15.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is West Chester 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 #2,256 of 10,521 18.9%374 #1574
Social SciencesField #1,792 of 6,365 18.8%191 #1529
Physical SciencesDomain #5,287 of 12,888 13.6%138 #4036
PsychologyField #1,201 of 2,181 16.2%73 #728
Health SciencesDomain #9,132 of 11,982 8.8%116 #4942
MedicineField #8,222 of 10,443 9.8%77 #8657

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Chester 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#1,574 #2,256
  2. Social Sciences#1,529 #1,792
  3. Physical Sciences#4,036 #5,287
  4. Psychology#728 #1,201
  5. Health Sciences#4,942 #9,132
  6. Medicine#8,657 #8,222
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: 0.49× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 38 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.60× its world share, 13 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.03× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 76 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.03× its world share, 59 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.19× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.57× its world share, 73 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.24× its world share, 192 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Chester University?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Boyle, Robert Gallop and Paul Stoller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Chester University.

  1. 1 Michael Boyle United States · #62,069 worldwide 187 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Robert Gallop United States · #75,752 worldwide 386 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Paul Stoller United States · #86,120 worldwide 146 citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Frank E. Fish United States · #92,311 worldwide 207 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Kostas Myrsiades United States · #248,482 worldwide 24 citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Orhan Kara United States · #333,222 worldwide 98 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Dennis G. Grubb United States · #357,263 worldwide 156 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Eleanor D. Brown United States · #446,610 worldwide 112 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Si Chen United States · #448,804 worldwide 97 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Lisa A. Kirschenbaum United States · #495,915 worldwide 2 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at West Chester University

Which keywords describe research at West Chester University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Colonialism, Identity, Reflective Practice, Depression, Cultural Competence and Literature.

▲ 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. Mental Health36▲ 3.7×31 topics
  2. Gender23▲ 6.3×28 topics
  3. Globalization21▲ 1.59×35 topics
  4. Identity20▲ 4.1×30 topics
  5. Climate Change20◆ 1.08×45 topics
  6. Education20▲ 1.69×31 topics
  7. Colonialism18▲ 5.7×21 topics
  8. Depression18▲ 3.0×18 topics
  9. Social Media16▲ 1.70×22 topics
  10. History15▲ 3.1×21 topics
  11. Literature14▲ 3.8×22 topics
  12. Reflective Practice14▲ 11×7 topics
  13. Social Justice13▲ 3.3×16 topics
  14. Culture12▲ 3.5×15 topics
  15. Anxiety11▲ 3.5×10 topics
  16. Student Engagement11▲ 4.2×13 topics
  17. Cultural Studies11▲ 4.4×11 topics
  18. Technology Integration11▲ 5.3×7 topics
  19. Higher Education11▲ 3.0×16 topics
  20. Job Satisfaction11▲ 3.6×9 topics
  21. Cultural Competence10▲ 12×7 topics
  22. Nationalism10▲ 3.3×14 topics
  23. Well-being10▲ 3.7×11 topics
  24. Migration9▲ 4.1×10 topics
  25. Professional Development9▲ 7.0×8 topics
  26. Intersectionality9▲ 7.5×6 topics
  27. Adolescents9▲ 3.5×6 topics
  28. Diversity9▲ 7.5×8 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation8▲ 4.0×8 topics
  30. Feminism8▲ 4.2×10 topics
  31. Student Perceptions8▲ 6.4×7 topics
  32. Academic Achievement8▲ 6.9×7 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice8▲ 9.0×6 topics
  34. Digital Divide8▲ 4.3×5 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers7▲ 4.3×4 topics
  36. Developmental Trajectories7▲ 8.3×3 topics
  37. Teacher Education7▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Self-Regulation6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  39. Cultural Diplomacy6▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Empire6▲ 9.8×5 topics

Which research topics does West Chester University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Language, Metaphor, and Cognition, Critical Race Theory in Education, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Language, Metaphor, and …4Language, Metaphor, and Cognition: 4 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …4Critical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…4Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 4 fractional worksSoviet and Russian History: 4 fractional worksVisual Culture and Art Theory: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…4Higher Education Research Studies: 4 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 3 fractional worksCinema and Media Studies: 3 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 4 works
  5. 5 Soviet and Russian History Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Visual Culture and Art Theory Visual Arts and Performing Arts 4 works
  7. 7 Online and Blended Learning Education 4 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Research Studies Education 4 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 3 works
  10. 10 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Chester University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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