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Western Governors University

In research, Western Governors University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,086 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,342
of 28,054 · #21,696 all time
Rank in United States
#3,147
of 4,192
Research works
385
▲ 78% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.4k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is Western Governors 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 #9,086 of 10,521 16.8%70 #11563

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Governors 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: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.94× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 2.49× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.32× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.86× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.79× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.71× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 30 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Western Governors University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Machine Learning, Student Engagement, Supply Chain Management, Predictive Analytics, Higher Education, Data Science and Ethics.

▲ 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. Big Data14▲ 13×10 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 2.9×22 topics
  3. Supply Chain Management7▲ 5.9×4 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 2.3×7 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.8×7 topics
  6. Student Engagement6▲ 12×6 topics
  7. Predictive Analytics6▲ 43×2 topics
  8. Data Science6▲ 43×2 topics
  9. Higher Education6▲ 8.6×10 topics
  10. Ethics6▲ 9.4×6 topics
  11. Online Learning6▲ 5.3×5 topics
  12. Analytics5▲ 44×1 topic
  13. Business Intelligence5▲ 44×1 topic
  14. Education5▲ 2.5×13 topics
  15. Leadership5▲ 8.3×7 topics
  16. Mental Health5▲ 2.7×11 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  18. Risk Management4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  19. Biopolitics3▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Emotion3▲ 13×6 topics
  21. Informal Learning3▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Stress3▲ 6.6×2 topics
  23. Surveillance3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  24. Distributed Systems3▲ 15×3 topics
  25. Accountability3▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Cloud Computing3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  27. Discrimination3▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Educational Data Mining3▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Learning Analytics3▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Lifelong Learning3▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Algorithmic Bias3▲ 31×1 topic
  32. Fairness3▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Transparency3▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Validation2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Competency-Based Education2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Adult Education2▲ 54×2 topics
  37. MapReduce2▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Virtualization2▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Experiential Learning2▲ 36×3 topics
  40. Market Dynamics2▲ 22×3 topics

Which research topics does Western Governors University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Big Data and Business Intelligence, Online Learning and Analytics, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Cloud Computing and Resource Management.

Big Data and Business In…5Big Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 3 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…3Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…2Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Learning Practices: 2 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 2 fractional worksGlobal Security and Publ…2Global Security and Public Health: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…2Geographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional worksIntelligent Tutoring Sys…2Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning: 2 fractional works
Management Information SystemsComputer Science ApplicationsSafety ResearchInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  2. 2 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 3 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 3 works
  4. 4 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 2 works
  6. 6 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Global Security and Public Health Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 2 works
  10. 10 Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning Artificial Intelligence 2 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 available42.3%not open57.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Governors University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 78% 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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