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Auburn University

In research, Auburn University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#891 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#728 of 10,521 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#623 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Animal Science and Zoology — Veterinary is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#804
of 28,054 · #602 all time
Rank in United States
#151
of 4,192
Research works
46k
▲ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
974k
21.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Auburn 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 #891 of 12,888 16.1%3,022 #612
Social SciencesDomain #728 of 10,521 21.7%1,511 #353
Life SciencesDomain #623 of 7,800 20.8%1,163 #765
Health SciencesDomain #1,148 of 11,982 14.6%971 #954
EngineeringField #697 of 6,636 14.9%1,333 #393
Computer ScienceField #499 of 4,667 18.6%440 #473
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #380 of 3,409 22.6%578 #285
MedicineField #1,330 of 10,443 13.9%714 #1629
Environmental ScienceField #466 of 3,551 17.9%530 #426
Social SciencesField #1,062 of 6,365 21.0%625 #367

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Auburn 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#612 #891
  2. Social Sciences#353 #728
  3. Life Sciences#765 #623
  4. Health Sciences#954 #1,148
  5. Engineering#393 #697
  6. Computer Science#473 #499
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#285 #380
  8. Medicine#1,629 #1,330
  9. Environmental Science#426 #466
  10. Social Sciences#367 #1,062
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 Auburn University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 65.2 works7.2×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 56.5 works6.9×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 84.4 works5.8×
  4. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 62.4 works4.0×
  5. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 26.0 works3.6×
← 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: 1.82× its world share, 578 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 391 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.03× its world share, 69 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.97× its world share, 105 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 27 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 73 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 440 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 125 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 45 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 1,333 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 530 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 189 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 96 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 166 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 156 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 714 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 31 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.20× its world share, 65 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.80× its world share, 153 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 197 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 64 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.92× its world share, 132 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 340 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 625 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Auburn University?

Ranked on the composite score, Alice E. Smith, Shiwen Mao and Joseph W. Kloepper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Auburn University.

  1. 1 Alice E. Smith · #4,864 worldwide 1.1k citations · 83 works
  2. 2 Shiwen Mao · #6,794 worldwide 2k citations · 191 works
  3. 3 Joseph W. Kloepper · #9,851 worldwide 1.2k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 James R. Barth · #12,273 worldwide 741 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 James H. Cross · #15,785 worldwide 621 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Salman Azhar · #20,339 worldwide 753 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 David J. Ketchen · #20,430 worldwide 933 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 John E. Bates · #27,629 worldwide 788 citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Xuyu Wang · #30,953 worldwide 406 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 O. C. Ferrell · #31,308 worldwide 606 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Auburn University

Which keywords describe research at Auburn University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Additive Manufacturing, High-Temperature Electronics, Electromigration, Rare Earth Elements, Thermal Behavior and Gut Microbiota.

▲ 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 Change299▲ 1.67×97 topics
  2. Sustainability236▲ 1.45×90 topics
  3. Epidemiology208▼ 0.79×114 topics
  4. Machine Learning183▼ 0.84×79 topics
  5. Deep Learning176▼ 0.77×73 topics
  6. Mental Health139▲ 1.42×39 topics
  7. Nanoparticles128▲ 1.52×37 topics
  8. Environmental Impact113◆ 1.00×60 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties109▲ 1.68×35 topics
  10. Remote Sensing100▲ 1.22×34 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing87▲ 4.2×7 topics
  12. Biodiversity87▲ 1.74×31 topics
  13. Gut Microbiota82▲ 3.5×7 topics
  14. Invasive Species81▲ 2.8×20 topics
  15. Aquaculture68▲ 3.9×8 topics
  16. Microstructure68▲ 1.95×19 topics
  17. Polymer Composites66▲ 3.7×7 topics
  18. Applications64▲ 3.5×7 topics
  19. Rare Earth Elements63▲ 6.5×4 topics
  20. Water Quality62▲ 2.3×14 topics
  21. Probiotics62▲ 3.9×6 topics
  22. High-Temperature Electronics61▲ 15×2 topics
  23. 3D Printing60▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. Electromigration58▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Biomedical Engineering57▲ 5.7×2 topics
  26. Thermal Behavior57▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Interfacial Reactions56▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Lead-free Solders56▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Materials54▲ 3.4×5 topics
  30. Ceramics51▲ 5.0×3 topics
  31. Challenges51▲ 6.4×2 topics
  32. Fused Deposition Modeling51▲ 6.7×1 topic
  33. Amino Acids46▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Heat Stress43▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Animal Welfare41▲ 6.9×4 topics
  36. Intestinal Barrier38▲ 7.2×2 topics
  37. Teacher Preparation38▲ 8.2×5 topics
  38. Feed Additives37▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Antibiotic Alternatives37▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Poultry Production37▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Auburn University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Animal Nutrition and Physiology and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes.

Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 56 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 51 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…37Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 37 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…28Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 28 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 25 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 23 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices…23Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 23 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…22Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 22 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…21Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 21 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 20 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringAnimal Science and ZoologyMechanical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Electronic Packaging and Soldering TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 56 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 51 works
  3. 3 Animal Nutrition and PhysiologyAnimal Science and Zoology 37 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesMechanical Engineering 28 works
  5. 5 Diverse Educational Innovations StudiesGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences 25 works
  6. 6 Aquaculture Nutrition and GrowthAquatic Science 23 works
  7. 7 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient OutcomesGeriatrics and Gerontology 23 works
  8. 8 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive PhysiologyAgronomy and Crop Science 22 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional DevelopmentClinical Psychology 21 works
  10. 10 3D IC and TSV technologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 20 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.5%domestic only88.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Auburn University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% 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.

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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.