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Dakota State University

In research, Dakota State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,702 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,881 of 12,888 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,841 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,763
of 28,054 · #8,136 all time
Rank in United States
#1,168
of 4,192
Research works
3.2k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Dakota 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 #4,702 of 10,521 16.4%170 #2584
Physical SciencesDomain #6,881 of 12,888 14.8%256 #7194
Computer ScienceField #2,841 of 4,667 18.7%110 #2120
Social SciencesField #3,877 of 6,365 17.3%83 #2771
EngineeringField #5,133 of 6,636 11.4%86 #5716
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,812 of 3,409 10.9%64 #4163
Health SciencesDomain #10,005 of 11,982 11.8%70 #9946
Life SciencesDomain #6,875 of 7,800 10.0%100 #9793

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dakota 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#2,584 #4,702
  2. Physical Sciences#7,194 #6,881
  3. Computer Science#2,120 #2,841
  4. Social Sciences#2,771 #3,877
  5. Engineering#5,716 #5,133
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#4,163 #2,812
  7. Health Sciences#9,946 #10,005
  8. Life Sciences#9,793 #6,875
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: 2.25× its world share, 64 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.36× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.96× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 18 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.96× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.69× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.04× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.73× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 83 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dakota State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bhaskar Prasad Rimal, Omar El-Gayar and Surendra Sarnikar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dakota State University.

  1. 1 Bhaskar Prasad Rimal United States · #375,442 worldwide 109 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Omar El-Gayar United States · #721,202 worldwide 82 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Surendra Sarnikar United States · #778,608 worldwide 13 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Amit V. Deokar United States · #828,830 worldwide 53 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Richard I. Avery United States · #855,389 worldwide 57 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Mark Hawkes United States · #882,936 worldwide 68 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Dean A. Bangsund United States · #891,254 worldwide 93 citations · 86 works
  8. 8 Richard W. Rathge United States · #917,521 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Yong Wang United States · #948,635 worldwide 19 citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Manghui Tu United States · #991,938 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Dakota State University

Which keywords describe research at Dakota State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT Security, Cybersecurity, Security, Data Mining, Anomaly Detection and Surveillance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning59▲ 3.0×60 topics
  2. Deep Learning52▲ 2.5×58 topics
  3. Climate Change21▲ 1.32×53 topics
  4. IoT Security20▲ 10×3 topics
  5. Security16▲ 4.1×20 topics
  6. Data Mining16▲ 3.5×12 topics
  7. Cybersecurity15▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Big Data14▲ 2.6×17 topics
  9. Healthcare14▲ 2.1×14 topics
  10. Neural Networks14▲ 1.51×24 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence14▲ 1.66×24 topics
  12. Social Media12▲ 1.44×18 topics
  13. Internet of Things12▲ 2.3×16 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection11▲ 6.5×4 topics
  15. Risk Management10▲ 3.6×9 topics
  16. Surveillance10▲ 6.3×4 topics
  17. Intrusion Detection9▲ 10×2 topics
  18. Dairy Cattle9▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Network Security9▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Security Analysis9▲ 8.5×3 topics
  21. Botnet Detection9▲ 12×1 topic
  22. DDoS Attacks9▲ 12×1 topic
  23. Higher Education9▲ 2.7×13 topics
  24. Behavioral Analysis8▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Trust8▲ 4.9×9 topics
  26. Detection8▲ 4.5×4 topics
  27. Android Malware7▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Permission Analysis7▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Heat Stress6▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Teacher Preparation6▲ 15×3 topics
  31. Plant Breeding6▲ 9.9×3 topics
  32. Privacy Concerns6▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Energy Balance6▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Information Security6▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Reproductive Loss6▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Uterine Disease6▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Engineering Education5▲ 9.9×4 topics
  38. Livestock Production5▲ 9.2×3 topics
  39. Cybercrime5▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Experiential Learning5▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Dakota State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Information and Cyber Security.

Network Security and Int…9Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…7Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 7 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 6 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 5 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 5 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 5 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…4Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 4 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 4 fractional worksPrivacy, Security, and Data Protection: 4 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing4IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 4 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSignal ProcessingAgronomy and Crop ScienceInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 9 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 7 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 5 works
  5. 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 5 works
  6. 6 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 works
  7. 7 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 4 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 4 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.7%domestic only88.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dakota State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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