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Buffalo State University

In research, Buffalo State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,741 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,915 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,961 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,883
of 28,054 · #2,835 all time
Rank in United States
#917
of 4,192
Research works
5.7k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
149k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Buffalo 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 #4,741 of 12,888 14.5%185 #3195
Social SciencesDomain #6,915 of 10,521 13.6%149 #919
Social SciencesField #4,961 of 6,365 14.1%75 #1060

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Buffalo 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#3,195 #4,741
  2. Social Sciences#919 #6,915
  3. Social Sciences#1,060 #4,961
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.

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: 0.38× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 13 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.68× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.19× its world share, 17 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.63× its world share, 23 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.05× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.13× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 11 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Buffalo State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald J. Treffinger, Sidney J. Parnes and Gerard J. Puccio lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Buffalo State University.

  1. 1 Donald J. Treffinger United States · #158,740 worldwide 221 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Sidney J. Parnes United States · #178,177 worldwide 215 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Gerard J. Puccio United States · #262,874 worldwide 123 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Madeleine B. Stern United States · #273,268 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 M. C. Reinhard United States · #499,516 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 William F. Wieczorek United States · #504,980 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Christopher T. Espenshade United States · #529,096 worldwide 14 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Harold F. Peterson United States · #532,387 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Kevin Miller United States · #650,086 worldwide 48 citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Tae‐Hee Jo United States · #710,556 worldwide 19 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Buffalo State University

Which keywords describe research at Buffalo State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Climate Change, Habitat Fragmentation, Mental Health, Education, Innovation, Relativity and Neuroscience.

▲ 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 Change18▲ 1.56×40 topics
  2. Deep Learning15◆ 1.05×50 topics
  3. Machine Learning14◆ 1.03×47 topics
  4. Education12▲ 1.72×28 topics
  5. Invasive Species12▲ 6.6×13 topics
  6. Mental Health12▲ 1.91×24 topics
  7. Innovation10▲ 2.3×16 topics
  8. Depression7▲ 1.88×18 topics
  9. Identity7▲ 2.2×13 topics
  10. Ethics6▲ 3.2×13 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 6.8×4 topics
  12. Neuroscience6▲ 5.1×10 topics
  13. Religion6▲ 2.8×12 topics
  14. Relativity5▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Electronic Structure5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  16. Professional Development5▲ 5.9×6 topics
  17. Teaching Methods5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  18. Mathematics Education4▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Cultural Transmission4▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Magnetic Resonance Imaging4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  21. Ecosystem Engineering4▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Geometry4▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Historical Sources4▲ 59×1 topic
  24. Hyperbolic4▲ 63×1 topic
  25. Mathematical Concepts4▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Special Education4▲ 18×4 topics
  27. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Number Theory4▲ 41×3 topics
  29. Superconductivity4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  30. Conservation Genetics4▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Phase Separation4▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Arduino4▲ 43×2 topics
  33. Conservation Challenges4▲ 19×1 topic
  34. Flow Regulation4▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Biodiversity Loss4▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Modular Forms4▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Python3▲ 38×1 topic
  38. Scientific Computing3▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Aquatic Invasions3▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Freshwater Mussels3▲ 43×1 topic

Which research topics does Buffalo State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mathematics and Applications, History and Theory of Mathematics, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Computational Physics and Python Applications.

Mathematics and Applicat…4Mathematics and Applications: 4 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…4History and Theory of Mathematics: 4 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksComputational Physics an…3Computational Physics and Python Applications: 3 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Eco…3Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 3 fractional worksMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 3 fractional worksExperimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques …3Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 3 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional works
Geometry and TopologyTheoretical Computer ScienceNature and Landscape ConservationArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 4 works
  2. 2 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 4 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  4. 4 Computational Physics and Python Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  5. 5 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 3 works
  7. 7 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 3 works
  8. 8 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  9. 9 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 3 works
  10. 10 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Buffalo State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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.

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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.