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Marshall University

In research, Marshall University stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,155 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,328 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,091 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,499
of 28,054 · #4,632 all time
Rank in United States
#495
of 4,192
Research works
7.2k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Marshall 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,155 of 11,982 6.4%659 #2894
MedicineField #2,328 of 10,443 5.9%600 #2971
Life SciencesDomain #2,091 of 7,800 15.1%195 #3455
Social SciencesDomain #4,942 of 10,521 15.3%219 #2195
Physical SciencesDomain #6,297 of 12,888 13.3%241 #6094
Computer ScienceField #2,419 of 4,667 19.3%64 #2935
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,091 of 3,579 13.8%114 #3010
EngineeringField #4,020 of 6,636 12.6%99 #5204
Social SciencesField #4,630 of 6,365 16.2%82 #1981
SurgerySubfield #1,546 of 1,816 4.6%95 #2173

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Marshall 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. Health Sciences#2,894 #2,155
  2. Medicine#2,971 #2,328
  3. Life Sciences#3,455 #2,091
  4. Social Sciences#2,195 #4,942
  5. Physical Sciences#6,094 #6,297
  6. Computer Science#2,935 #2,419
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#3,010 #2,091
  8. Engineering#5,204 #4,020
  9. Social Sciences#1,981 #4,630
  10. Surgery#2,173 #1,546
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 Marshall University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 59.8 works4.3×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 114 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 15 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 40 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 64 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 99 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.22× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.37× its world share, 600 worksMedicineNursing: 1.48× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 44 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 53 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Marshall University?

Ranked on the composite score, David Charles, Keith W. Beard and George J. Hill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Marshall University.

  1. 1 David Charles United States · #67,944 worldwide 176 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 Keith W. Beard United States · #178,935 worldwide 296 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 George J. Hill United States · #200,273 worldwide 59 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Victor Fet United States · #222,986 worldwide 102 citations · 37 works
  5. 5 Pier Paolo Claudio United States · #232,033 worldwide 123 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Maurice A. Mufson United States · #282,848 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Zijian Xie United States · #357,070 worldwide 128 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Michael E. Woods United States · #416,449 worldwide 36 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Alberto Coustasse United States · #458,901 worldwide 63 citations · 43 works
  10. 10 John K. Young United States · #459,872 worldwide 23 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Marshall University

Which keywords describe research at Marshall University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Inflammation, Treatment, Insulin Resistance, Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology120▲ 2.3×109 topics
  2. Inflammation61▲ 2.2×66 topics
  3. Diagnosis48▲ 4.0×35 topics
  4. Treatment47▲ 2.9×41 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease40▲ 2.7×32 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress36▲ 1.65×45 topics
  7. Risk Factors34▲ 2.4×28 topics
  8. Insulin Resistance31▲ 5.2×8 topics
  9. Metabolic Syndrome31▲ 2.9×20 topics
  10. Cancer29▲ 1.65×39 topics
  11. Obesity29▲ 2.9×20 topics
  12. Complications26▲ 4.0×16 topics
  13. Public Health25▲ 1.33×33 topics
  14. Management24▲ 2.3×26 topics
  15. Neurological Disorders22▲ 2.9×15 topics
  16. Guidelines21▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Mortality21▲ 2.8×12 topics
  18. Hypertension21▲ 5.5×12 topics
  19. Surgical Management19▲ 3.6×19 topics
  20. Echocardiography17▲ 4.9×7 topics
  21. Pathophysiology17▲ 4.3×9 topics
  22. Metabolism17▲ 2.5×18 topics
  23. Clinical Practice Guidelines17▲ 2.3×12 topics
  24. Heart Failure16▲ 2.9×12 topics
  25. Mitochondrial Dysfunction16▲ 4.1×10 topics
  26. Neuroprotection15▲ 3.3×14 topics
  27. Genetic Mutations15▲ 2.6×22 topics
  28. Genetic Variation15▲ 5.2×7 topics
  29. Rehabilitation15▲ 2.8×12 topics
  30. Surgery14▲ 3.1×9 topics
  31. Metabolic Regulation14▲ 6.4×4 topics
  32. Children13▲ 4.2×6 topics
  33. Health Outcomes13▲ 3.6×8 topics
  34. Hepatocellular Carcinoma12▲ 4.3×3 topics
  35. Prophylaxis12▲ 7.0×4 topics
  36. Exercise12▲ 7.2×3 topics
  37. Disease11▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Brown Adipose Tissue10▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Thermogenesis10▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Catheter Ablation10▲ 6.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Marshall University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior and Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research.

Adipose Tissue and Metab…10Adipose Tissue and Metabolism: 10 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis …8Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 8 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 7 fractional worksObstructive Sleep Apnea …7Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research: 7 fractional worksIon Transport and Channe…7Ion Transport and Channel Regulation: 7 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 6 fractional worksInfective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management: 6 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…6Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 6 fractional worksNeuroscience of respiration and sleep: 5 fractional worksLiver Disease and Transplantation: 5 fractional works
PhysiologyEpidemiologyCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 10 works
  2. 2 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 8 works
  3. 3 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 7 works
  4. 4 Obstructive Sleep Apnea Research Physiology 7 works
  5. 5 Ion Transport and Channel Regulation Molecular Biology 7 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  7. 7 Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management Epidemiology 6 works
  8. 8 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Endocrine and Autonomic Systems 5 works
  10. 10 Liver Disease and Transplantation Hepatology 5 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.6%domestic only91.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Marshall University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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