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Kentucky State University

In research, Kentucky State University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,764 of 6,031 worldwide), Life Sciences (#5,105 of 14,347 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,824 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,211
of 28,054 · #12,296 all time
Rank in United States
#1,372
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
16.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Kentucky 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,764 of 6,031 17.3%314
Life SciencesDomain #5,105 of 14,347 17.0%442
Environmental ScienceField #4,824 of 6,208 17.1%142
Social SciencesDomain #14,010 of 16,945 13.2%211
Physical SciencesDomain #18,689 of 21,541 13.6%268

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kentucky 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: 7.80× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.66× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 2.03× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.57× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kentucky State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Louise Chawla, Wasim A. Al-Hamdani and Carl D. Webster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kentucky State University.

  1. 1 Louise Chawla United States · #218,493 worldwide 102 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Wasim A. Al-Hamdani United States · #321,637 worldwide 66 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Carl D. Webster United States · #351,457 worldwide 158 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Kenneth R. Thompson United States · #367,079 worldwide 59 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 James H. Tidwell United States · #372,463 worldwide 150 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Robert J. Barney United States · #489,191 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Boris Gomelsky United States · #1,169,198 worldwide 43 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 J. L. Warner United States · #1,325,888 worldwide 22 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 George F. Antonįous United States · #1,475,898 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Kirk W. Pomper United States · #1,504,665 worldwide 11 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Kentucky State University

Which keywords describe research at Kentucky State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Aquaculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Ecosystem Services, Food Security, Water Quality and Biodiversity Conservation.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 4.1×33 topics
  2. Sustainability11▲ 3.8×17 topics
  3. Aquaculture7▲ 22×7 topics
  4. Sustainable Agriculture6▲ 16×9 topics
  5. Ecosystem Services6▲ 13×8 topics
  6. Food Security6▲ 8.9×10 topics
  7. Water Quality6▲ 12×8 topics
  8. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 12×8 topics
  9. Microbial Communities5▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Remote Sensing5▲ 3.4×9 topics
  11. Urban Agriculture5▲ 96×2 topics
  12. Soil Fertility4▲ 15×7 topics
  13. Land Use Change4▲ 10×6 topics
  14. Hydroponics4▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Biodiversity3▲ 3.8×12 topics
  16. Nutrition3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  17. Aquaponics3▲ 201×1 topic
  18. Nutrient Recycling3▲ 201×1 topic
  19. Smallholder Farmers3▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Toxicity3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  21. Fatty Acids3▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Genetic Diversity3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  23. Social Networks3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  24. Antioxidants3▲ 4.9×3 topics
  25. Heavy Metals3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  26. Fish Feed2▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Plant Growth2▲ 19×5 topics
  28. Sustainable Feeds2▲ 40×1 topic
  29. Drought Tolerance2▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Agricultural Innovation2▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Environmental Policy2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  32. Genetic Improvement2▲ 22×4 topics
  33. Livelihood Diversification2▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Phytochemicals2▲ 18×3 topics
  35. Biological Activities2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Crop Management2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Biomass Estimation2▲ 11×3 topics
  38. Methane Production2▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Ruminant Nutrition2▲ 58×1 topic
  40. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Kentucky State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Agricultural Innovations and Practices and Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology.

Innovations in Aquaponic…3Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems: 3 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…2Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 2 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…2Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 2 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…2Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 2 fractional worksTraditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem S…2Land Use and Ecosystem Services: 2 fractional worksSoybean genetics and cultivation: 2 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 2 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Su…1Urban Agriculture and Sustainability: 1 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop ScienceBiochemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Aquaponics and Hydroponics Systems Aquatic Science 3 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 2 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  4. 4 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  5. 5 Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae Biochemistry 2 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  7. 7 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Soybean genetics and cultivation Plant Science 2 works
  9. 9 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  10. 10 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kentucky State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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