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Western Oregon University

In research, Western Oregon University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,674 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,092
of 28,054 · #18,598 all time
Rank in United States
#2,128
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Western Oregon 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 #4,674 of 10,521 27.2%71 #3912

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Oregon 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: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.02× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.18× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.62× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Oregon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Don Olcott, Narasingha P. Sil and Richard E. Meyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Oregon University.

  1. 1 Don Olcott United States · #157,177 worldwide 155 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Narasingha P. Sil United States · #647,058 worldwide 9 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Richard E. Meyer United States · #838,672 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Liu . United States · #880,612 worldwide 148 citations · 621 works
All ranked researchers at Western Oregon University

Which keywords describe research at Western Oregon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Culture, Teacher Education, Education, Religion, History, Language Policy and Bilingual 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. Mental Health9▲ 5.5×19 topics
  2. Education7▲ 3.8×13 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 3.1×16 topics
  4. Culture6▲ 9.5×6 topics
  5. History5▲ 7.0×5 topics
  6. Teacher Education5▲ 38×4 topics
  7. Religion5▲ 9.8×5 topics
  8. Language Policy5▲ 31×4 topics
  9. Bilingual Education4▲ 34×3 topics
  10. Intersectionality4▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Public Health4▲ 2.6×10 topics
  12. Buddhism4▲ 249×1 topic
  13. South Asia4▲ 249×1 topic
  14. Multilingualism4▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Colonialism4▲ 7.4×8 topics
  16. Nationalism4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  17. Identity4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  18. Critical Race Theory3▲ 212×1 topic
  19. Cultural Competence3▲ 24×5 topics
  20. Higher Education3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  21. Racism3▲ 115×1 topic
  22. Acculturation3▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Social Support3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  24. Diversity3▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Clinical Practice3▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Sociolinguistics3▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Ethnicity3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  28. Health Disparities3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  29. Race3▲ 22×7 topics
  30. Cultural Sustaining Pedagogy3▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Translanguaging3▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Motivation2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  33. Social Relationships2▲ 24×2 topics
  34. Coping Strategies2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  35. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Feminism2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  37. Health Inequities2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Racial Discrimination2▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Social Movements2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  40. Emotion2▲ 8.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Western Oregon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Critical Race Theory in Education, Multilingual Education and Policy and Racial and Ethnic Identity Research.

Indian and Buddhist Studies: 4 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 3 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 3 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 2 fractional worksSecond Language Learning…1Second Language Learning and Teaching: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 1 fractional worksFamily and Disability Support Research: 1 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 1 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 1 fractional works
Religious studiesSociology and Political ScienceLinguistics and LanguageNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology5 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 4 works
  2. 2 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 3 works
  4. 4 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Second Language Learning and Teaching Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Family and Disability Support Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 1 works
  10. 10 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.1%domestic only94.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Oregon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.