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Kennesaw State University

In research, Kennesaw State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#880 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#815 of 6,365 worldwide) and Sociology and Political Science (#609 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Media Technology and Computer Science Applications — Media Technology is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,351
of 28,054 · #4,044 all time
Rank in United States
#478
of 4,192
Research works
8.9k
▲ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
121k
13.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Kennesaw 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 #880 of 10,521 22.8%1,031 #872
Social SciencesField #815 of 6,365 24.1%550 #745
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #609 of 2,578 26.8%188 #782
Business, Management and AccountingField #620 of 2,578 27.9%128 #614
Physical SciencesDomain #3,399 of 12,888 13.6%1,047 #4608
Computer ScienceField #1,253 of 4,667 17.6%424 #1455
PsychologyField #627 of 2,181 18.1%166 #772
EducationSubfield #650 of 1,892 27.1%151 #570
Health SciencesDomain #4,559 of 11,982 14.0%259 #3950
EngineeringField #2,531 of 6,636 9.6%395 #4297

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kennesaw 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#872 #880
  2. Social Sciences#745 #815
  3. Sociology and Political Science#782 #609
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#614 #620
  5. Physical Sciences#4,608 #3,399
  6. Computer Science#1,455 #1,253
  7. Psychology#772 #627
  8. Education#570 #650
  9. Health Sciences#3,950 #4,559
  10. Engineering#4,297 #2,531
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.

What does Kennesaw State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Media Technology takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Media TechnologySubfield · 34.7 works4.5×
  2. Computer Science ApplicationsSubfield · 23.8 works3.9×
← 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: 0.32× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 46 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.21× its world share, 424 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.57× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.07× its world share, 395 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 29 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.24× its world share, 68 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 67 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 184 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.37× its world share, 98 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.62× its world share, 128 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 38 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.97× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 166 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 550 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kennesaw State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ulf Zimmermann, Dana R. Hermanson and Reza M. Parizi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kennesaw State University.

  1. 1 Ulf Zimmermann United States · #11,391 worldwide 241 citations · 64 works
  2. 2 Dana R. Hermanson United States · #42,448 worldwide 472 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Reza M. Parizi United States · #49,615 worldwide 479 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Rajaram Veliyath United States · #74,978 worldwide 445 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Tu N. Nguyen United States · #118,700 worldwide 253 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Max M. North United States · #148,771 worldwide 276 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 James A. Chu United States · #185,777 worldwide 159 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Joseph H. Astrachan United States · #194,216 worldwide 137 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Nikolaos Kidonakis United States · #208,803 worldwide 387 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 David Parker United States · #217,871 worldwide 77 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Kennesaw State University

Which keywords describe research at Kennesaw State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Security, Globalization, Student Engagement, Engineering Education, Neural Networks and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Deep Learning180▲ 2.1×76 topics
  2. Machine Learning155▲ 1.92×74 topics
  3. Globalization86▲ 1.77×70 topics
  4. Neural Networks75▲ 1.97×35 topics
  5. Mental Health69▲ 1.91×34 topics
  6. Sustainability67◆ 1.12×47 topics
  7. Education67▲ 1.58×50 topics
  8. Security63▲ 4.0×21 topics
  9. Social Media61▲ 1.73×23 topics
  10. Healthcare55▲ 1.99×21 topics
  11. Internet of Things49▲ 2.3×19 topics
  12. Big Data49▲ 2.2×21 topics
  13. Student Engagement48▲ 4.9×11 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence45▲ 1.32×32 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management42▲ 1.84×18 topics
  16. Educational Technology40▲ 1.37×21 topics
  17. Engineering Education38▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Higher Education37▲ 2.8×16 topics
  19. Corporate Governance33▲ 1.84×15 topics
  20. Gender33▲ 2.5×29 topics
  21. IoT Security33▲ 4.2×3 topics
  22. Social Justice33▲ 2.3×28 topics
  23. Social Support33▲ 2.4×14 topics
  24. Convolutional Neural Networks33▲ 1.83×14 topics
  25. STEM Education33▲ 2.9×8 topics
  26. Risk Management32▲ 2.7×14 topics
  27. Privacy30▲ 4.2×7 topics
  28. Teacher Education29▲ 9.3×5 topics
  29. Academic Achievement28▲ 6.7×10 topics
  30. Neoliberalism26▲ 3.0×19 topics
  31. Technology Integration25▲ 3.4×9 topics
  32. Diversity25▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Student Perceptions23▲ 5.1×6 topics
  34. Cybersecurity23▲ 3.9×4 topics
  35. Intersectionality23▲ 5.2×9 topics
  36. Lifelong Learning23▲ 4.6×7 topics
  37. 5G Networks22▲ 4.4×5 topics
  38. Cultural Competence19▲ 6.1×7 topics
  39. Instructional Design18▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Project-Based Learning16▲ 18×4 topics

Which research topics does Kennesaw State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Critical Race Theory in Education, Experimental Learning in Engineering, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy.

Critical Race Theory in …15Critical Race Theory in Education: 15 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…14Experimental Learning in Engineering: 14 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 14 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 13 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 12 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 12 fractional worksEngineering Education an…11Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 11 fractional worksTopic Modeling11Topic Modeling: 11 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 11 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMedia TechnologyInformation SystemsEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 15 works
  2. 2 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 14 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 14 works
  4. 4 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 13 works
  5. 5 Online and Blended Learning Education 12 works
  6. 6 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 12 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 11 works
  9. 9 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 11 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 available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kennesaw State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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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.