Delta State University
In research, Delta State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,684 of 9,585 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,426 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,976 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #6,894 of 22,385 · #11,018 all time
- Rank in United States
- #927 of 3,332
- Research works
- 1.2k ▲ 114% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 8.5k 6.8 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 4.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.81× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 69% world 40%
- International
- 42% world 18%
What is Delta State University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #6,684 of 9,585 | 4.0% | 184 | #5420 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #8,426 of 10,670 | 2.6% | 101 | #13730 | |
| Social SciencesField | #4,976 of 5,988 | 4.0% | 86 | #5723 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #8,352 of 9,902 | 4.8% | 62 | #14277 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#5,420 #6,684
- Physical Sciences#13,730 #8,426
- Social Sciences#5,723 #4,976
- Health Sciences#14,277 #8,352
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Delta State University work in?
In 2022-now, 45% of research at Delta State University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences25144.7%
- Social Sciences11620.6%
- Business, Management and Accounting478.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance335.8%
- Psychology234.0%
- Arts and Humanities203.5%
- Decision Sciences132.4%
- Physical Sciences14826.3%
- Engineering457.9%
- Computer Science386.7%
- Environmental Science346.1%
- Energy112.0%
- Materials Science61.1%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences40.8%
- Mathematics40.7%
- Chemistry40.6%
- Physics and Astronomy20.4%
- Chemical Engineering00.0%
- Health Sciences8314.8%
- Medicine6010.8%
- Health Professions152.7%
- Nursing50.9%
- Dentistry20.4%
- Veterinary10.1%
- Life Sciences8014.2%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.70×32 works
- Business, Management and Accounting2.59×47 works
- Decision Sciences2.44×13 works
- Energy2.22×12 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.06×4 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.94×52 works
- Nursing1.80×5 works
- Social Sciences1.63×116 works
- Psychology1.32×23 works
- Environmental Science1.23×34 works
- Arts and Humanities1.21×20 works
- Health Professions1.01×15 works
- Computer Science0.86×38 works
- Veterinary0.84×1 works
- Dentistry0.78×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.74×4 works
- Mathematics0.58×4 works
- Medicine0.56×60 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×16 works
- Engineering0.53×45 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×4 works
- Chemistry0.41×4 works
- Neuroscience0.35×3 works
- Materials Science0.31×6 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.16×2 works
- Chemical Engineering0.04×0 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 2.6×
- Decision Sciences 2.4×
- Energy 2.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 2.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.9×
- Nursing 1.8×
- Social Sciences 1.6×
- Psychology 1.3×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Arts and Humanities 1.2×
- Health Professions 1.0×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Veterinary 0.8×
- Dentistry 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.7×
- Mathematics 0.6×
- Medicine 0.6×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.6×
- Engineering 0.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Chemical Engineering 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Delta State University?
Ranked on the quality score, Ernest Jebolise Chukwuka, Alan W. Barton and Shahin Sultana lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Delta State University.
- 1
Ernest Jebolise Chukwuka
United States · #1,944,670 worldwide 156 citations · 64 works
- 2
Alan W. Barton
United States · #2,511,332 worldwide 207 citations · 27 works
- 3
Shahin Sultana
United States · #2,818,017 worldwide 429 citations · 53 works
- 4
Alfred Young
United States · #2,886,541 worldwide 312 citations · 43 works
- 5
Eyad M. Youssef
United States · #3,258,461 worldwide 207 citations · 17 works
- 6
Guozhen Zhao
United States · #3,435,939 worldwide 173 citations · 26 works
- 7
Bernadotte Perrin
United States · #3,498,262 worldwide 178 citations · 49 works
- 8
Kary Cadmus Davis
United States · #3,506,041 worldwide 35 citations · 34 works
- 9
H. Morse Stephens
United States · #3,557,036 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
- 10
Byron Farwell
United States · #3,658,024 worldwide 282 citations · 40 works
Which keywords describe research at Delta State University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Sustainability, Nigeria, Gender Equality, Development, Sustainable Development, Leadership and Teacher Education.
- Financial Markets
- Institutions
- Mobile Phones
- Transparency
- Genetic Diversity
- ICT
- Institutional Quality
- Youth Unemployment
- Governance
- Social Capital
- Quality Assurance
- Corporate Governance
- Economic Development
- Information Technology
- Economic Growth
- Nigeria
- Globalization
- Renewable Energy
- Environmental Impact
- Education
- Sustainability
- Sustainable Development
- Machine Learning
- Climate Change
- Leadership
- Gender Equality
- Development
- Mental Health
- Teacher Education
- Curriculum Development
- Fiscal Policy
- Consumer Behavior
- Health Effects
- Corruption
- Inequality
- Political Economy
- Democracy
- Knowledge Economy
- financial access
- Bioactive Compounds
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
- Sustainability33▲ 2.4×51 topics
- Education30▲ 3.1×37 topics
- Sustainable Development23▲ 2.6×38 topics
- Environmental Impact22▲ 2.3×32 topics
- Machine Learning21◆ 1.12×46 topics
- Renewable Energy21▲ 2.5×25 topics
- Climate Change18▲ 1.19×50 topics
- Globalization17▲ 1.51×41 topics
- Leadership15▲ 5.6×21 topics
- Nigeria15▲ 124×3 topics
- Gender Equality15▲ 9.4×10 topics
- Economic Growth15▲ 3.2×16 topics
- Development14▲ 7.1×9 topics
- Information Technology14▲ 5.3×9 topics
- Mental Health14▲ 1.73×28 topics
- Economic Development14▲ 3.0×18 topics
- Teacher Education13▲ 18×5 topics
- Corporate Governance12▲ 3.0×17 topics
- Curriculum Development12▲ 3.1×5 topics
- Quality Assurance10▲ 11×7 topics
- Fiscal Policy10▲ 9.0×5 topics
- Social Capital10▲ 3.5×13 topics
- Consumer Behavior10▲ 2.9×8 topics
- Governance10▲ 5.5×7 topics
- Health Effects10▲ 2.8×16 topics
- Youth Unemployment10▲ 145×1 topic
- Corruption9▲ 11×6 topics
- Institutional Quality9▲ 16×2 topics
- Inequality8▲ 6.7×3 topics
- ICT8▲ 11×5 topics
- Political Economy8▲ 5.7×5 topics
- Genetic Diversity8▲ 3.3×16 topics
- Democracy8▲ 4.0×8 topics
- Transparency8▲ 9.8×5 topics
- Knowledge Economy8▲ 12×2 topics
- Mobile Phones7▲ 28×1 topic
- financial access7▲ 32×1 topic
- Institutions7▲ 16×3 topics
- Bioactive Compounds7▲ 4.8×10 topics
- Financial Markets5▲ 7.6×3 topics
Which research topics does Delta State University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: African Education and Politics, Economic Growth and Development, Natural Resources and Economic Development and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 African Education and Politics Education 10 works
- 2 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 7 works
- 3 Natural Resources and Economic Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
- 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 5 works
- 5 Oil, Gas, and Environmental Issues Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
- 6 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 4 works
- 7 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 4 works
- 8 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 4 works
- 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
- 10 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 3 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Delta State University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 114% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Delta State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0017% in 2024.
Fractional works of Delta 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.9% in 2011.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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