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Bowie State University

In research, Bowie State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,806 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,949 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,407 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence — Artificial Intelligence is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,648
of 28,054 · #19,202 all time
Rank in United States
#2,209
of 4,192
Research works
982
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
10k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Bowie 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,806 of 10,521 11.1%104 #8271
Social SciencesField #4,949 of 6,365 12.6%61 #5576
Physical SciencesDomain #10,407 of 12,888 10.0%86 #13872
Computer ScienceField #4,490 of 4,667 6.2%62 #5329

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bowie 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. Social Sciences#8,271 #7,806
  2. Social Sciences#5,576 #4,949
  3. Physical Sciences#13,872 #10,407
  4. Computer Science#5,329 #4,490
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 Bowie State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 26.1 works4.5×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.35× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.29× its world share, 62 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.38× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.12× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bowie State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel F. Littlefield, Sharad Sharma and Carl Dea lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bowie State University.

  1. 1 Daniel F. Littlefield United States · #227,856 worldwide 54 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Sharad Sharma United States · #580,492 worldwide 63 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Carl Dea United States · #920,292 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Jie Yan United States · #1,251,260 worldwide 53 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Bowie State University

Which keywords describe research at Bowie State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Feminism, Social Movements, Cold War, Black Studies, Civil Rights Movement and Security.

▲ 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. Deep Learning30▲ 3.6×41 topics
  2. Machine Learning24▲ 3.0×33 topics
  3. Feminism11▲ 16×6 topics
  4. Social Movements10▲ 13×3 topics
  5. Cold War10▲ 61×2 topics
  6. Black Studies9▲ 165×1 topic
  7. Civil Rights Movement9▲ 165×1 topic
  8. Globalization9▲ 1.89×20 topics
  9. Education8▲ 1.95×16 topics
  10. Security8▲ 5.1×10 topics
  11. Neural Networks8▲ 2.1×12 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks8▲ 4.5×8 topics
  13. Data Mining7▲ 4.0×6 topics
  14. History7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  15. Healthcare6▲ 2.4×9 topics
  16. Classification6▲ 5.8×7 topics
  17. Gender5▲ 4.1×12 topics
  18. IoT Security5▲ 6.6×3 topics
  19. Big Data5▲ 2.2×9 topics
  20. Cybersecurity5▲ 8.3×3 topics
  21. Intersectionality4▲ 10×5 topics
  22. Anomaly Detection4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  23. Deep Neural Networks4▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Feature Extraction4▲ 3.6×6 topics
  25. Medical Image Analysis4▲ 9.1×3 topics
  26. Student Engagement4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  27. Diversity3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  28. Security Analysis3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  29. Cultural Diversity3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  30. Transfer Learning3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  31. Marketing3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Branding3▲ 225×1 topic
  33. Consumer Goods3▲ 225×1 topic
  34. Intrusion Detection3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  35. Academic Performance3▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Behavioral Analysis3▲ 9.9×2 topics
  37. Youth Violence3▲ 26×3 topics
  38. DDoS Attacks3▲ 9.1×1 topic
  39. Ethical Issues3▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Network Security3▲ 8.4×1 topic

Which research topics does Bowie State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, American History and Culture, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI).

Race, History, and Ameri…9Race, History, and American Society: 9 fractional worksAmerican History and Culture: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksExplainable Artificial I…3Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 3 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhan…2Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 2 fractional worksAI in cancer detection2AI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksMigration, Ethnicity, and Economy: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMarketingComputer Networks and CommunicationsArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 American History and Culture Marketing 3 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  4. 4 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  6. 6 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  10. 10 Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy Sociology and Political 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bowie State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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