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Fairmont State University

In research, Fairmont State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,256 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,601 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,532
of 28,054 · #37,577 all time
Rank in United States
#3,993
of 4,192
Research works
469
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.2k
6.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Fairmont State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #15,256 of 16,945 12.3%152
Physical SciencesDomain #20,601 of 21,541 4.7%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fairmont 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).

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: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.26× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.86× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.22× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.76× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fairmont State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Walter Barnes and Saeed Ahmad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fairmont State University.

  1. 1 Walter Barnes United States · #378,479 worldwide 25 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Saeed Ahmad United States · #870,891 worldwide 21 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Fairmont State University

Which keywords describe research at Fairmont State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Age Estimation, Sex Determination, STEM Education, Biomonitoring, Nanotechnology, Ethics, Literature and High-Intensity Interval Training.

▲ 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. Age Estimation5▲ 85×1 topic
  2. Sex Determination5▲ 144×1 topic
  3. STEM Education4▲ 9.7×5 topics
  4. Education3▲ 2.1×5 topics
  5. Biomonitoring3▲ 44×2 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 1.70×6 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.0×5 topics
  8. Ethics3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  9. Nanotechnology3▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Literature3▲ 5.6×7 topics
  11. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.2×4 topics
  12. High-Intensity Interval Training2▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  14. Career Development2▲ 20×1 topic
  15. DNA Damage2▲ 29×2 topics
  16. History2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  17. Lead Exposure2▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Metal Toxicity2▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Social Cognitive Theory2▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Identity2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  21. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Resistance Training2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Student Engagement2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  24. Engineering Education2▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Gait Analysis2▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Performance Analysis2▲ 9.0×1 topic
  27. Philosophy2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  28. Training Load2▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Amino Acids2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Chemical Imaging2▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Environmental Impacts2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Fingermark Residue2▲ 280×1 topic
  33. Heavy Metals2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  34. Medicine2▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Remediation2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Lifelong Learning1▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Polymer Composites1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  38. Materials Science1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Nanoscale Science1▲ 132×1 topic
  40. Perception1▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Fairmont State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies, Career Development and Diversity, Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity and Sports Performance and Training.

Forensic Anthropology an…5Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies: 5 fractional worksCareer Development and D…2Career Development and Diversity: 2 fractional worksHeavy Metal Exposure and…2Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksForensic Fingerprint Detection Methods: 2 fractional worksNanotechnology research …1Nanotechnology research and applications: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 1 fractional worksMuscle activation and electromyography studies: 1 fractional worksCollaborative Teaching and Inclusion: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional works
ArcheologySafety ResearchHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies Archeology 5 works
  2. 2 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 2 works
  3. 3 Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 Forensic Fingerprint Detection Methods Safety Research 2 works
  6. 6 Nanotechnology research and applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Collaborative Teaching and Inclusion Education 1 works
  10. 10 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 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 available48.5%not open51.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fairmont State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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