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Delaware State University

In research, Delaware State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,049 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,155 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,093
of 22,385 · #8,597 all time
Rank in United States
#1,385
of 3,332
Research works
1.7k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
20.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Delaware State University

What is Delaware State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #10,049 of 10,670 7.7%99 #10516
Social SciencesDomain #9,155 of 9,585 5.2%60 #8647

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Delaware 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Delaware State University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Delaware State University is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (13%), Social Sciences (12%), Engineering (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 116 fractional works · 37.8% of its workEngineering: 35 fractional works · 11.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 16 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 69 fractional works · 22.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 5.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 65 fractional works · 21.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 34 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 5.2% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 57 fractional works · 18.6% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDelaware StateUniversity308fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences22%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3511.2%
    2. Computer Science217.0%
    3. Environmental Science165.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy144.4%
    5. Materials Science134.3%
    6. Chemistry92.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.0%
    8. Energy30.9%
    9. Mathematics10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Social Sciences3711.9%
    2. Psychology165.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting62.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities30.9%
    6. Decision Sciences20.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3411.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology247.8%
    3. Neuroscience41.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Medicine4013.1%
    2. Health Professions103.1%
    3. Nursing41.4%
    4. Veterinary30.8%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.32× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.82× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 22 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 35 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.24× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.98× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 2.93× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.17× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.17×3 works
  2. Nursing2.93×4 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.32×34 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.98×14 works
  5. Chemistry1.82×9 works
  6. Psychology1.74×16 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.47×24 works
  8. Materials Science1.24×13 works
  9. Health Professions1.17×10 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.08×1 works
  11. Environmental Science1.07×16 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×3 works
  13. Energy0.94×3 works
  14. Social Sciences0.94×37 works
  15. Computer Science0.90×22 works
  16. Neuroscience0.82×4 works
  17. Engineering0.75×35 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×5 works
  19. Medicine0.68×40 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×3 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×6 works
  22. Decision Sciences0.65×2 works
  23. Mathematics0.34×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.30×3 works
  25. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Delaware State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Noureddine Melikechi, Mingxin Guo and Christine J. Charvet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Delaware State University.

  1. 1 Noureddine Melikechi United States · #258,898 worldwide 10k citations · 197 works
  2. 2 Mingxin Guo United States · #486,323 worldwide 8.2k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Christine J. Charvet United States · #716,552 worldwide 2.6k citations · 88 works
  4. 4 Raymond Asare Tutu United States · #999,043 worldwide 851 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Devdeep Maity United States · #1,096,954 worldwide 1.2k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Alberta N. A. Aryee United States · #1,221,064 worldwide 2.3k citations · 91 works
  7. 7 Michael A. Gitcho United States · #1,495,549 worldwide 2.5k citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Jinjie Liu United States · #1,738,145 worldwide 1.3k citations · 122 works
  9. 9 Amaranatha R. Vennapusa United States · #2,077,351 worldwide 778 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Weiping Song United States · #2,102,425 worldwide 4.2k citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Delaware State University

What are the most cited papers from Delaware State University?

The most cited paper from Delaware State University is "MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space" (Fredrik Ronquist, Maxim Teslenko, Paul van der Mark et al., 2012), with 28,705 citations. Next come "Remediation techniques for heavy metal-contaminated soils: Principles and applicability" (1,836) and "Bioenergy and biofuels: History, status, and perspective" (925).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 MrBayes 3.2: Efficient Bayesian Phylogenetic Inference and Model Choice Across a Large Model Space Fredrik Ronquist, Maxim Teslenko, Paul van der Mark et al. · Systematic Biology Open access 22 Feb 2012 28,705
2 Remediation techniques for heavy metal-contaminated soils: Principles and applicability Lianwen Liu, Wei Li, Weiping Song et al. · The Science of The Total Environment Open access 21 Mar 2018 1,836
3 Bioenergy and biofuels: History, status, and perspective Mingxin Guo, Weiping Song, Jeremy Buhain · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 11 Nov 2014 925
4 Soil Sampling and Methods of Analysis Mingxin Guo · Journal of Environmental Quality 2009 810
5 Quality variations of poultry litter biochar generated at different pyrolysis temperatures Weiping Song, Mingxin Guo · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis 11 Dec 2011 693
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Delaware State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Bioavailability, Phenolic Compounds, Circadian Rhythms, Nanocrystals, Psychometric Evaluation and Polyphenols.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology16▲ 1.30×34 topics
  2. Machine Learning10◆ 1.00×26 topics
  3. Deep Learning9◆ 0.89×18 topics
  4. Mental Health7▲ 1.69×19 topics
  5. Public Health7▲ 1.61×19 topics
  6. Nanoparticles6▲ 1.63×13 topics
  7. Social Media6▲ 1.48×12 topics
  8. Genetics6▲ 2.7×9 topics
  9. Antioxidant Activity6▲ 2.9×15 topics
  10. Depression5▲ 1.98×11 topics
  11. Magnetic Resonance Imaging5▲ 6.3×3 topics
  12. Obesity5▲ 2.0×8 topics
  13. Health Benefits4▲ 4.4×8 topics
  14. Anxiety4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  15. Bioavailability4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  16. Nanocrystals4▲ 5.5×3 topics
  17. Well-being4▲ 3.7×6 topics
  18. Phenolic Compounds4▲ 7.7×5 topics
  19. Circadian Rhythms4▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Polyphenols4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Semiconductors4▲ 4.2×4 topics
  22. Psychometric Evaluation4▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Atomic Magnetometer4▲ 38×1 topic
  24. Health Consequences4▲ 4.1×3 topics
  25. Hyperpolarized Gases4▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Medical Image Analysis4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  27. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  28. Cancer Prevention3▲ 4.2×3 topics
  29. Breath Analysis3▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Insomnia3▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Sleep Duration3▲ 15×1 topic
  32. Teacher Professional Development3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  33. DNA Barcoding3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  34. Electromagnetically Induced Transparency3▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Nematodes3▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Slow Light3▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Dietary Fiber3▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Vanadium Oxide3▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Electrochromic2▲ 23×1 topic
  40. Tungsten Oxide2▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Delaware State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research, Sleep and related disorders, Quantum optics and atomic interactions and Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials.

Atomic and Subatomic Phy…4Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 4 fractional worksSleep and related disord…3Sleep and related disorders: 3 fractional worksQuantum optics and atomic interactions: 3 fractional worksTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: 2 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 2 fractional worksPhytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities: 2 fractional worksPhytase and its Applicat…2Phytase and its Applications: 2 fractional worksCold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates: 2 fractional worksHelminth infection and control: 2 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPolymers and PlasticsNutrition and Dietetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  2. 2 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Quantum optics and atomic interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  4. 4 Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  5. 5 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  6. 6 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  7. 7 Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities Biochemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Phytase and its Applications Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Cold Atom Physics and Bose-Einstein Condensates Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  10. 10 Helminth infection and control Small Animals 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Delaware State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Delaware State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Delaware State University0.0013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Delaware State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Delaware State University8.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.8% in 2009.

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