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Fisk University

In research, Fisk University stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#1,947 of 2,917 worldwide), Materials Science (#2,824 of 3,771 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#13,337 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 8.2× its share of world research).

fisk.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#15,530
of 22,385 · #16,856 all time
Rank in United States
#2,228
of 3,332
Research works
1k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Fisk University

What is Fisk 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
Physics and AstronomyField #1,947 of 2,917 8.5%160
Materials ScienceField #2,824 of 3,771 8.0%136
Physical SciencesDomain #13,337 of 17,446 7.2%621
Social SciencesDomain #12,693 of 14,833 7.1%272
EngineeringField #8,165 of 9,532 7.8%181

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fisk 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 Fisk University work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Fisk University is in Social Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Economics, Econometrics and Finance (18%), Social Sciences (17%), Physics and Astronomy (10%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 57 fractional works · 49.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 20 fractional works · 17.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 12 fractional works · 10.0% of its workFinance: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 16.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 4.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 31.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 7.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 11.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 7.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFisk University116fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences49%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2017.6%
    2. Social Sciences1916.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting64.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities54.2%
    5. Decision Sciences43.2%
    6. Psychology32.8%
    1. Physics and Astronomy119.8%
    2. Engineering87.3%
    3. Computer Science65.2%
    4. Materials Science54.6%
    5. Environmental Science21.4%
    6. Chemistry11.3%
    7. Mathematics11.0%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology109.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    1. Medicine65.1%
    2. Health Professions32.3%
    3. Nursing00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Fisk University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 20.4 works8.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.41× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8.25× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8.25×20 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy4.41×11 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.33×4 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.68×10 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.48×6 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.45×5 works
  7. Materials Science1.31×5 works
  8. Social Sciences1.31×19 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.20×1 works
  10. Psychology0.93×3 works
  11. Health Professions0.86×3 works
  12. Mathematics0.85×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.81×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.67×6 works
  15. Engineering0.49×8 works
  16. Energy0.47×0 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.41×0 works
  18. Nursing0.35×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.28×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.28×2 works
  21. Medicine0.27×6 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Fisk University?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven M. Damo, Oghenovo A. Obrimah and Nelson Fuson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fisk University.

  1. 1 Steven M. Damo United States · #792,699 worldwide 2.3k citations · 105 works
  2. 2 Oghenovo A. Obrimah United States · #1,711,944 worldwide 432 citations · 147 works
  3. 3 Nelson Fuson United States · #2,043,651 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Lorenzo Dow Turner United States · #2,195,343 worldwide 738 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Richard R. Mu United States · #2,254,024 worldwide 3.2k citations · 214 works
  6. 6 Carroll J. Bourg United States · #2,294,087 worldwide 1k citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Emmanuel Rowe United States · #2,305,793 worldwide 914 citations · 54 works
  8. 8 Ivan A. Curtis United States · #2,439,148 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  9. 9 Jitsuichi Masuoka United States · #2,685,693 worldwide 148 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 William H. Connor United States · #2,797,261 worldwide 424 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Fisk University

What are the most cited papers from Fisk University?

The most cited paper from Fisk University is "Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite" (George R. Ricker et al., 2014), with 4,102 citations. Next come "THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH DATA RELEASES OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA FROM SDSS-III" (2,476) and "SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS" (2,231).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite George R. Ricker et al. · Journal of Astronomical Telescopes Instruments and Systems Open access 24 Oct 2014 4,102
2 THE ELEVENTH AND TWELFTH DATA RELEASES OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FINAL DATA FROM SDSS-III Shadab Alam et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access304 authors 27 Jul 2015 2,476
3 SDSS-III: MASSIVE SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEYS OF THE DISTANT UNIVERSE, THE MILKY WAY, AND EXTRA-SOLAR PLANETARY SYSTEMS Daniel J. Eisenstein et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access244 authors 9 Aug 2011 2,231
4 THE NINTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST SPECTROSCOPIC DATA FROM THE SDSS-III BARYON OSCILLATION SPECTROSCOPIC SURVEY Christopher P. Ahn et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access236 authors 19 Nov 2012 1,482
5 THE TENTH DATA RELEASE OF THE SLOAN DIGITAL SKY SURVEY: FIRST SPECTROSCOPIC DATA FROM THE SDSS-III APACHE POINT OBSERVATORY GALACTIC EVOLUTION EXPERIMENT Christopher P. Ahn et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access238 authors 18 Mar 2014 1,009
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fisk University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Asset Pricing, Economic Growth, Liquidity, Competitive Economy, Market Efficiency, Monetary Equilibrium, Stock Returns and Crystal Growth.

▲ 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. Asset Pricing8▲ 83×2 topics
  2. Economic Growth6▲ 6.8×7 topics
  3. Education6▲ 2.8×15 topics
  4. Liquidity5▲ 56×2 topics
  5. Competitive Economy4▲ 170×1 topic
  6. Market Efficiency4▲ 51×1 topic
  7. Monetary Equilibrium4▲ 170×1 topic
  8. Stock Returns4▲ 81×1 topic
  9. Crystal Growth4▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Globalization4▲ 1.57×9 topics
  11. Literature3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  12. Narrative3▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Risk Management3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  14. Agent-Based Modeling3▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Neoliberalism2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  16. Econophysics2▲ 69×1 topic
  17. Multifractal Analysis2▲ 69×1 topic
  18. Technology Integration2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  19. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  20. Feminism2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  21. Innate Immunity2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  22. Luminescent Materials2▲ 26×2 topics
  23. Medical Imaging2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  24. Solid-State Lighting2▲ 24×2 topics
  25. Black Holes2▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Genomics2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  27. Solar Cell Efficiency2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Gravitational Waves2▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Nanocrystal Synthesis2▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Upconversion Nanoparticles2▲ 36×1 topic
  31. Social Movements2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  32. Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  33. Race2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Radiation Detection2▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Stability2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  36. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  37. Game Theory2▲ 7.6×4 topics
  38. Option Pricing2▲ 55×1 topic
  39. Stochastic Calculus2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Fisk University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Economic theories and models, Financial Markets and Investment Strategies, Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis and Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials.

Economic theories and models: 4 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 4 fractional worksComplex Systems and Time Series Analysis: 2 fractional worksLuminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 2 fractional worksStochastic processes and financial applications: 2 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 1 fractional worksDecision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 1 fractional worksDigital Storytelling and Education: 1 fractional worksRisk and Portfolio Optimization: 1 fractional worksS100 Proteins and Annexins: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsFinanceMaterials ChemistryAstronomy and Astrophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 4 works
  3. 3 Complex Systems and Time Series Analysis Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Stochastic processes and financial applications Finance 2 works
  6. 6 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  7. 7 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 1 works
  9. 9 Risk and Portfolio Optimization Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  10. 10 S100 Proteins and Annexins Molecular Biology 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Fisk University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Fisk University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Fisk University0.00045% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fisk 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%Fisk University13.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2010.

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