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Fort Hays State University

In research, Fort Hays State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,139 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,475 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,650 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,565
of 28,054 · #17,227 all time
Rank in United States
#2,197
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 112% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is Fort Hays 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,139 of 10,521 7.5%238 #5173
Social SciencesField #4,475 of 6,365 6.6%122 #5283
Physical SciencesDomain #11,650 of 12,888 5.6%106 #15042
Health SciencesDomain #10,847 of 11,982 3.4%80 #16360
Life SciencesDomain #7,218 of 7,800 12.6%67 #10990

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fort Hays 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. Social Sciences#5,173 #6,139
  2. Social Sciences#5,283 #4,475
  3. Physical Sciences#15,042 #11,650
  4. Health Sciences#16,360 #10,847
  5. Life Sciences#10,990 #7,218
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: 1.76× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.21× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.95× its world share, 28 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.82× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fort Hays State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Markley, Myron Boor and S. J. Sackett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fort Hays State University.

  1. 1 Robert Markley United States · #45,264 worldwide 109 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Myron Boor United States · #227,133 worldwide 55 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 S. J. Sackett United States · #599,297 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Zdeslav Hrepić United States · #729,953 worldwide 14 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Harold Miles United States · #771,732 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Michael J. Everhart United States · #1,069,217 worldwide 41 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Leo E. Oliva United States · #1,083,955 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Jian Xu United States · #1,140,788 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Chapman Rackaway United States · #1,215,535 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Eugene D. Fleharty United States · #1,274,865 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Fort Hays State University

Which keywords describe research at Fort Hays State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Medical Education, Higher Education, Climate Change, Mental Health, Student Engagement, Conservation and Leadership.

▲ 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. Climate Change24▲ 1.85×45 topics
  2. Education23▲ 2.7×27 topics
  3. Mental Health19▲ 2.7×26 topics
  4. Higher Education14▲ 5.4×14 topics
  5. Globalization14▲ 1.47×21 topics
  6. Public Health14▲ 1.94×15 topics
  7. Medical Education12▲ 9.5×6 topics
  8. Leadership12▲ 5.0×15 topics
  9. Conservation12▲ 5.5×13 topics
  10. Educational Technology12▲ 1.98×14 topics
  11. Student Engagement11▲ 5.8×9 topics
  12. Social Support11▲ 4.1×8 topics
  13. Meta-Analysis10▲ 3.4×7 topics
  14. 21st Century Skills10▲ 6.6×3 topics
  15. Nursing Education9▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Invasive Species9▲ 4.5×16 topics
  17. Biodiversity9▲ 2.5×15 topics
  18. Population Dynamics9▲ 7.3×9 topics
  19. Diversity9▲ 10×8 topics
  20. Patient Safety8▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis8▲ 5.4×9 topics
  22. Reflective Practice8▲ 8.7×7 topics
  23. Simulation8▲ 6.2×2 topics
  24. Well-being8▲ 4.1×8 topics
  25. Clinical Judgment8▲ 48×1 topic
  26. Debriefing8▲ 48×1 topic
  27. Teaching Strategies7▲ 5.0×2 topics
  28. Critical Thinking Skills7▲ 7.3×1 topic
  29. Instructional Interventions7▲ 16×1 topic
  30. Technology Integration7▲ 4.5×6 topics
  31. Student Perceptions6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  32. Ecology6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  33. Genetic Improvement6▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Positive Psychology6▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Biological Control6▲ 8.1×8 topics
  36. Racial Disparities6▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Phylogeny6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  38. Youth Violence6▲ 25×3 topics
  39. Mass Incarceration5▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Developmental Trajectories5▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Fort Hays State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Education and Critical Thinking Development, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 8 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 7 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…5Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 5 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…4Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 4 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 4 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…4Crime Patterns and Interventions: 4 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 4 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …3Homelessness and Social Issues: 3 fractional works
PhysiologyEducationSociology and Political ScienceNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 8 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 7 works
  3. 3 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  5. 5 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 4 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Research Studies Education 4 works
  7. 7 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  9. 9 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  10. 10 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 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.

openly available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fort Hays State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 112% 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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