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Albany State University

In research, Albany State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,209 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,909 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,610 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science — Atmospheric Science is 9.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,681
of 28,054 · #1,554 all time
Rank in United States
#393
of 4,192
Research works
8.4k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
274k
32.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Albany State 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 #2,209 of 12,888 20.6%309 #1830
Social SciencesDomain #1,909 of 10,521 26.5%412 #584
Social SciencesField #1,610 of 6,365 26.6%219 #507
Health SciencesDomain #3,987 of 11,982 19.1%100 #2960
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,120 of 2,578 30.0%88 #408
Life SciencesDomain #3,688 of 7,800 20.8%111 #2105
PsychologyField #1,180 of 2,181 24.3%86 #436
Environmental ScienceField #2,003 of 3,551 24.7%72 #1433
Computer ScienceField #2,731 of 4,667 24.5%65 #2324
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,304 of 3,579 21.7%64 #1713

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Albany State 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. Physical Sciences#1,830 #2,209
  2. Social Sciences#584 #1,909
  3. Social Sciences#507 #1,610
  4. Health Sciences#2,960 #3,987
  5. Sociology and Political Science#408 #1,120
  6. Life Sciences#2,105 #3,688
  7. Psychology#436 #1,180
  8. Environmental Science#1,433 #2,003
  9. Computer Science#2,324 #2,731
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,713 #2,304
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.

What does Albany State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 9.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 39.3 works9.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.27× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 64 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.69× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.12× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.59× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 65 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.29× its world share, 48 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.39× its world share, 54 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 72 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.03× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 26 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 69 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.56× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.13× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.02× its world share, 86 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 219 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Albany State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard B. Felson, Frank M. Hauser and Walter M. Ensel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Albany State University.

  1. 1 Richard B. Felson United States · #55,712 worldwide 404 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Frank M. Hauser United States · #183,646 worldwide 109 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Walter M. Ensel United States · #216,538 worldwide 1k citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Douglas C. Strohmer United States · #412,583 worldwide 66 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Donald J. Kagay United States · #437,052 worldwide 0 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Thomas Caraco United States · #500,458 worldwide 128 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Alex L. Pieterse United States · #653,927 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Matthew E. Stanley United States · #835,571 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Devi Akella United States · #1,160,518 worldwide 31 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Howard P. Alvir United States · #1,168,445 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Albany State University

Which keywords describe research at Albany State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Cycle, Mental Health, Data Assimilation, Social Media and Greenhouse Gas Emissions.

▲ 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 Change51▲ 2.0×57 topics
  2. Mental Health31▲ 2.3×32 topics
  3. Globalization28▲ 1.55×50 topics
  4. Deep Learning28◆ 0.87×60 topics
  5. Social Media28▲ 2.1×22 topics
  6. Global Warming27▲ 7.0×10 topics
  7. Public Health25▲ 1.84×31 topics
  8. Ocean Circulation19▲ 16×3 topics
  9. Depression17▲ 2.1×17 topics
  10. Social Capital17▲ 3.4×15 topics
  11. Health Effects17▲ 3.0×18 topics
  12. Hydrological Cycle17▲ 19×2 topics
  13. Greenhouse Gas Emissions16▲ 6.2×5 topics
  14. Data Assimilation15▲ 10×4 topics
  15. History15▲ 2.3×19 topics
  16. Social Interaction14▲ 3.8×9 topics
  17. Extreme Events14▲ 17×2 topics
  18. Social Support14▲ 2.7×12 topics
  19. Climate Modeling14▲ 20×1 topic
  20. Precipitation Extremes14▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Gender13▲ 2.6×24 topics
  22. Resilience12▲ 2.8×10 topics
  23. Boundary Layer12▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Probabilistic Forecasting12▲ 6.5×3 topics
  25. Air Quality11▲ 6.7×4 topics
  26. Emotion Regulation11▲ 3.9×8 topics
  27. Neuroscience11▲ 4.0×13 topics
  28. Convective Parameterization11▲ 22×1 topic
  29. Ensemble Kalman Filter11▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Mesoscale Modeling11▲ 22×1 topic
  31. Sea Level Rise10▲ 8.0×3 topics
  32. Vulnerability10▲ 4.5×7 topics
  33. Cognition9▲ 6.8×6 topics
  34. Community9▲ 8.0×8 topics
  35. Neighborhood Effects9▲ 8.4×3 topics
  36. Global Distribution8▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Tropical Cyclones8▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Neural Basis8▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Developmental Trajectories8▲ 7.0×3 topics
  40. Satellite Observations8▲ 8.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Albany State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Climate variability and models: 14 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 11 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 7 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 7 fractional worksLanguage, Metaphor, and Cognition: 6 fractional worksDisaster Management and …6Disaster Management and Resilience: 6 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 5 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 5 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl…5Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 5 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceMolecular BiologyExperimental and Cognitive Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 14 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 11 works
  3. 3 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 7 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 7 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 7 works
  6. 6 Language, Metaphor, and Cognition Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 5 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 5 works
  10. 10 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Albany State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Other research institutions in Albany

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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.