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Black Hills State University

In research, Black Hills State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,610 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,485
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,891
of 8,685
Research works
417
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Black Hills State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #10,610 of 16,945 24.5%199

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Black Hills 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).

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: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.90× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.81× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.86× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Black Hills State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Wei Song, B. J. Mount and Cynthia Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Black Hills State University.

  1. 1 Wei Song United States · #1,120,082 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 B. J. Mount United States · #1,426,313 worldwide 32 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Cynthia Anderson United States · #1,568,839 worldwide 8 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Black Hills State University

Which keywords describe research at Black Hills State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Preparation, Pore Structure, Shale Gas, Consumer Behavior, Sustainability, Mental Health, Support Vector Machines and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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 37 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability3▲ 2.1×7 topics
  2. Mental Health2▲ 2.9×8 topics
  3. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.7×2 topics
  4. Machine Learning2▲ 1.17×7 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.30×6 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  7. Teacher Preparation2▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Pore Structure2▲ 24×1 topic
  9. Shale Gas2▲ 23×1 topic
  10. Education1▲ 1.59×5 topics
  11. Conservation1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  12. Curriculum Development1▲ 3.7×3 topics
  13. Technology1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  14. Innovation1▲ 2.3×5 topics
  15. Proteasome1▲ 65×1 topic
  16. Support Vector Machines1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  17. Ubiquitin1▲ 65×1 topic
  18. Asset Allocation1▲ 47×2 topics
  19. Diagnosis1▲ 2.4×2 topics
  20. Higher Education1▲ 3.9×5 topics
  21. Investment Decisions1▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Celiac Disease1▲ 139×1 topic
  23. Educational Technology1▲ 1.68×6 topics
  24. Environmental Movement1▲ 247×1 topic
  25. Financial Literacy1▲ 23×1 topic
  26. Globalization1◆ 1.04×5 topics
  27. Gluten Sensitivity1▲ 139×1 topic
  28. Industrial Agriculture1▲ 247×1 topic
  29. Invasive Species1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  30. Mineral Prospectivity1▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Oil and Gas1▲ 53×1 topic
  32. RNA Interference1▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Remote Sensing1▲ 1.59×1 topic
  34. Retirement Planning1▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Social Media1▲ 1.43×5 topics
  36. Subsea1▲ 211×1 topic
  37. siRNA Delivery1▲ 33×1 topic

Which research topics does Black Hills State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery and Celiac Disease Research and Management.

Hydrocarbon exploration …2Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome…1Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksCeliac Disease Research and Management: 1 fractional worksOffshore Engineering and Technologies: 1 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 1 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…1American Environmental and Regional History: 1 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMolecular BiologyGastroenterologyOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  2. 2 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Celiac Disease Research and Management Gastroenterology 1 works
  5. 5 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 1 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Black Hills State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.