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Langston University

In research, Langston University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#5,044 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#13,072 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 6.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,132
of 28,054 · #29,881 all time
Rank in United States
#3,276
of 4,192
Research works
484
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Langston 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 #5,044 of 6,031 18.9%163
Life SciencesDomain #13,072 of 14,347 18.2%223

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

What does Langston University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 6.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 22.8 works6.2×
← 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: 6.18× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.08× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 15.24× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 15.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Langston University?

Ranked on the composite score, Getachew Animut, A.L. Goetsch and T.A. Gipson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Langston University.

  1. 1 Getachew Animut United States · #463,589 worldwide 77 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 A.L. Goetsch United States · #472,974 worldwide 152 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 T.A. Gipson United States · #587,323 worldwide 38 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 T. Sahlu United States · #649,534 worldwide 103 citations · 47 works
  5. 5 Robert D. Williams United States · #780,461 worldwide 20 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 R.C. Merkel United States · #820,812 worldwide 33 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Steve Hart United States · #1,201,471 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 R. Puchała United States · #1,218,197 worldwide 42 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Langston University

Which keywords describe research at Langston University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microbial Community, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition, Climate Change, Dairy Cattle, Heat Stress, Genetic Diversity and Livestock Production.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 3.3×15 topics
  2. Microbial Community6▲ 106×3 topics
  3. Methane Production6▲ 256×1 topic
  4. Ruminant Nutrition6▲ 256×1 topic
  5. Dairy Cattle4▲ 109×2 topics
  6. Sustainability4▲ 1.99×16 topics
  7. Epidemiology4▲ 1.20×12 topics
  8. Quality of Life4▲ 3.3×5 topics
  9. Heat Stress4▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Genetic Diversity3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  11. Livestock Production3▲ 44×3 topics
  12. Animal Welfare3▲ 42×3 topics
  13. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.1×10 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.1×5 topics
  15. Genomic Selection2▲ 72×1 topic
  16. Plant Breeding2▲ 33×1 topic
  17. Metabolic Adaptations2▲ 119×1 topic
  18. Physiological Responses2▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Self-Determination2▲ 182×1 topic
  20. Universal Design for Learning2▲ 182×1 topic
  21. Energy Balance2▲ 50×2 topics
  22. Social Justice2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  23. Reproductive Loss2▲ 100×1 topic
  24. Sustainable Agriculture2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  25. Uterine Disease2▲ 100×1 topic
  26. Meat Quality2▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Health Promotion2▲ 7.2×6 topics
  28. Pedagogy2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  29. Amino Acids2▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Food Safety2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  31. Community Engagement2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  32. Gut Microbiota2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Nematodes2▲ 41×2 topics
  34. Early-Life Conditions1▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Fetal Programming1▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 5.9×3 topics
  37. Black Studies1▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 75×1 topic
  39. Inclusion1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Diversity1▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Langston University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock, Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock and Disability Education and Employment.

Ruminant Nutrition and D…6Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 6 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 2 fractional worksEffects of Environmental…2Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 2 fractional worksDisability Education and…2Disability Education and Employment: 2 fractional worksReproductive Physiology …2Reproductive Physiology in Livestock: 2 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …1Birth, Development, and Health: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Hea…1Animal Nutrition and Health: 1 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 1 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 1 fractional worksHelminth infection and control: 1 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsAnimal Science and ZoologySafety Research4 others

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

  1. 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  2. 2 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  4. 4 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 2 works
  6. 6 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Health Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 1 works
  10. 10 Helminth infection and control Small Animals 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Langston University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% 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.

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.