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Delta State University

In research, Delta State University stands highest in Health Sciences (#7,615 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,994 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,795 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,698
of 28,054 · #14,761 all time
Rank in United States
#2,217
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Delta 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
Health SciencesDomain #7,615 of 11,982 5.9%62 #13125
Social SciencesDomain #7,994 of 10,521 5.9%184 #2926
Social SciencesField #5,795 of 6,365 4.5%86 #1666
Physical SciencesDomain #12,360 of 12,888 3.8%101 #18593

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Delta 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. Health Sciences#13,125 #7,615
  2. Social Sciences#2,926 #7,994
  3. Social Sciences#1,666 #5,795
  4. Physical Sciences#18,593 #12,360
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: 2.07× its world share, 40 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.22× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.38× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.26× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.58× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.53× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.58× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Delta State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Stephen King and Mark Bonta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Delta State University.

  1. 1 Stephen King United States · #725,440 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Mark Bonta United States · #1,195,886 worldwide 26 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Delta State University

Which keywords describe research at Delta State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Gender Equality, Leadership, Sustainable Development, Teacher Education and Development.

▲ 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. Sustainability21▲ 2.1×43 topics
  2. Education20▲ 2.9×32 topics
  3. Sustainable Development15▲ 2.4×30 topics
  4. Renewable Energy15▲ 2.6×22 topics
  5. Climate Change15▲ 1.36×43 topics
  6. Environmental Impact14▲ 1.99×30 topics
  7. Globalization12▲ 1.51×35 topics
  8. Mental Health11▲ 1.80×23 topics
  9. Leadership10▲ 5.3×15 topics
  10. Economic Growth10▲ 2.8×15 topics
  11. Corporate Governance9▲ 3.1×15 topics
  12. COVID-199▲ 1.61×17 topics
  13. Gender Equality9▲ 7.8×7 topics
  14. Development8▲ 5.9×9 topics
  15. Human Rights8▲ 1.99×19 topics
  16. Social Capital8▲ 3.8×12 topics
  17. Teacher Education8▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Genetic Diversity8▲ 4.3×14 topics
  19. Risk Management8▲ 3.9×10 topics
  20. Consumer Behavior8▲ 2.9×7 topics
  21. Antioxidant7▲ 2.5×30 topics
  22. Information Technology7▲ 3.5×8 topics
  23. Nigeria6▲ 91×3 topics
  24. Fiscal Policy6▲ 7.0×4 topics
  25. Governance6▲ 4.2×7 topics
  26. Quality Assurance6▲ 8.3×6 topics
  27. Organizational Culture6▲ 3.5×10 topics
  28. Bioactive Compounds5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  29. Youth Unemployment5▲ 136×1 topic
  30. Postcolonialism5▲ 10×6 topics
  31. Transparency5▲ 10×5 topics
  32. Corruption5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  33. Institutional Quality5▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Financial Markets4▲ 8.0×2 topics
  35. Food Supply Chain4▲ 8.8×2 topics
  36. business impact4▲ 11×1 topic
  37. economic effects4▲ 11×1 topic
  38. ICT4▲ 7.7×4 topics
  39. Institutions4▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Phytochemistry4▲ 7.7×6 topics

Which research topics does Delta State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African Education and Politics, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Economic Growth and Development and Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences.

African Education and Po…5African Education and Politics: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts4COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 4 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Deve…4Economic Growth and Development: 4 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…3Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 3 fractional worksNatural Resources and Economic Development: 3 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Econom…3Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 3 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 3 fractional worksLivestock and Poultry Management: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…2Online and Blended Learning: 2 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsInformation SystemsManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 African Education and Politics Education 5 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  3. 3 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 4 works
  4. 4 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 3 works
  5. 5 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  7. 7 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  8. 8 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Livestock and Poultry Management Animal Science and Zoology 3 works
  10. 10 Online and Blended Learning 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 available68.9%not open31.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Delta State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.

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.