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Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

In research, Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,493 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,428 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,402
of 28,054 · #7,414 all time
Rank in United States
#1,689
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
33k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,493 of 12,888 10.4%105 #5044
Social SciencesDomain #7,428 of 10,521 20.9%66 #6773

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical 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: 3.26× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.55× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.09× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.72× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 27 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University?

Ranked on the composite score, E.L. Hove, W. D. Salmon and Scott L. Taylor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.

  1. 1 E.L. Hove United States · #190,749 worldwide 93 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 W. D. Salmon United States · #222,045 worldwide 121 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Scott L. Taylor United States · #282,434 worldwide 79 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 G.M. Jenkins United States · #327,895 worldwide 99 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Salam Khan United States · #722,027 worldwide 139 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Putcha Venkateswarlu United States · #725,049 worldwide 137 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 Padmaja Guggilla United States · #752,280 worldwide 131 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 P. Venkateswarlu United States · #812,410 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Zachary N. Senwo United States · #1,041,310 worldwide 77 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 D. Ila United States · #1,055,590 worldwide 86 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

Which keywords describe research at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Nutritional Quality, Phytochemistry, Antioxidant Properties, Moringa oleifera, Bioactive Compounds, Ecosystem Resilience and Heat Stress.

▲ 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. Climate Change14▲ 2.1×30 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 1.29×23 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 1.63×14 topics
  4. Nanoparticles6▲ 1.88×15 topics
  5. Nutritional Quality5▲ 25×3 topics
  6. Bioactive Compounds5▲ 7.4×3 topics
  7. Phytochemistry5▲ 15×2 topics
  8. Antioxidant Properties4▲ 13×1 topic
  9. Moringa oleifera4▲ 65×1 topic
  10. Invasive Species4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  11. Ecosystem Resilience4▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Metabolism4▲ 3.2×10 topics
  13. Student Engagement4▲ 4.2×8 topics
  14. Heat Stress4▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Experiential Learning4▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  17. Perception4▲ 21×2 topics
  18. Truth4▲ 44×2 topics
  19. Fiber Lasers3▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Meat Quality3▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Student Motivation3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  22. Belief3▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Biomass Estimation3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  24. Dairy Cattle3▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Ecosystem3▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Knowledge3▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Soil Properties3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  28. Solar Cell Efficiency3▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Solid-State Lighting3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Aboveground Biomass3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Biological Invasions3▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Community Ecology3▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Luminescent Materials3▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Teacher Preparation3▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Upconversion Nanoparticles3▲ 23×1 topic
  36. Allometric Models3▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Carbon Stocks3▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Lipid Oxidation3▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Amino Acids2▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Moringa oleifera research and applications, Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials and Forest ecology and management.

Moringa oleifera researc…4Moringa oleifera research and applications: 4 fractional worksEpistemology, Ethics, an…3Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics: 3 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 3 fractional worksForest ecology and management: 3 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…2Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Health: 2 fractional works
Plant SciencePhilosophyMaterials ChemistryNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Moringa oleifera research and applications Plant Science 4 works
  2. 2 Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics Philosophy 3 works
  3. 3 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 3 works
  4. 4 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  5. 5 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  6. 6 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  8. 8 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Health Plant Science 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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