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McNeese State University

In research, McNeese State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,994 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,761 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,964 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,438
of 28,054 · #18,393 all time
Rank in United States
#3,161
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is McNeese 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,994 of 16,945 17.3%458
Social SciencesField #4,761 of 10,206 19.5%197
Physical SciencesDomain #12,964 of 21,541 9.1%451
Life SciencesDomain #12,942 of 14,347 15.4%137
Environmental ScienceField #5,694 of 6,208 9.9%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where McNeese 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: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.02× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.96× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at McNeese State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Sneddon, Philippe R. Girard and Jack D. L. Holmes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McNeese State University.

  1. 1 Joseph Sneddon United States · #204,822 worldwide 182 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Philippe R. Girard United States · #432,611 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Jack D. L. Holmes United States · #753,650 worldwide 6 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 James N. Beck United States · #812,225 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Mark Merchant United States · #826,972 worldwide 43 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Russell Eisenman United States · #990,484 worldwide 59 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Michael Thomas Smith United States · #1,166,465 worldwide 13 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 James D. Edmonds United States · #1,245,879 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at McNeese State University

Which keywords describe research at McNeese State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Climate Change, Innovation, Population Dynamics, Identity, Globalization, R&D and Distance Learning.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 2.8×18 topics
  2. Innovation5▲ 5.0×6 topics
  3. Engineering Education5▲ 55×4 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 2.4×9 topics
  5. Sustainability4▲ 1.65×10 topics
  6. Identity4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  7. Renewable Energy3▲ 2.1×6 topics
  8. Population Dynamics3▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Remote Sensing3▲ 2.4×3 topics
  10. STEM Education3▲ 6.1×3 topics
  11. Distance Learning2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  12. R&D2▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Corporate Governance2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  14. Curriculum Development2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  15. Remote Laboratories2▲ 86×1 topic
  16. Virtual Labs2▲ 86×1 topic
  17. Leadership2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  18. Colonialism2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  19. Sea-Level Rise2▲ 20×5 topics
  20. Technological Change2▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Culture2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  22. Employment2▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Firm Survival2▲ 95×1 topic
  24. Gender2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  25. Job Satisfaction2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  26. Sediment Transport2▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  28. Satellite Imagery2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Student Engagement2▲ 4.7×4 topics
  30. Postcolonialism2▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Project-Based Learning2▲ 46×3 topics
  32. Simulation2▲ 6.6×2 topics
  33. Information Systems2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  34. Quality Assurance2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  35. Economy2▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Mediation Analysis2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Race2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Habitat Selection1▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Lifelong Learning1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  40. Patient Flow1▲ 70×2 topics

Which research topics does McNeese State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Firm Innovation and Growth, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Flood Risk Assessment and Management.

Experimental Learning in…2Experimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksFirm Innovation and Growth2Firm Innovation and Growth: 2 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…1Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…1Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksAmphibian and Reptile Biology: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologyEconomics and EconometricsOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  2. 2 Firm Innovation and Growth Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  3. 3 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  4. 4 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  9. 9 Amphibian and Reptile Biology Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 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 available20.0%not open80.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.9%domestic only94.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has McNeese State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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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