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Metropolitan State University

In research, Metropolitan State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,469 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,354 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,008
of 22,385 · #8,929 all time
Rank in United States
#1,368
of 3,332
Research works
971
▲ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Metropolitan State University

What is Metropolitan State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,469 of 9,585 12.8%120 #3648
Social SciencesField #3,354 of 5,988 13.7%64 #3346

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metropolitan 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Metropolitan State University work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Metropolitan State University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (35%), Computer Science (16%), Business, Management and Accounting (14%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 133 fractional works · 66.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 70 fractional works · 34.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 27 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 28 fractional works · 14.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMarketing: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 20 fractional works · 10.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 24.2% of its workComputer Science: 33 fractional works · 16.4% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMetropolitanState University200fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences67%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences7034.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2814.2%
    3. Psychology2010.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance73.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities42.2%
    6. Decision Sciences42.1%
    1. Computer Science3316.4%
    2. Engineering84.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy42.1%
    4. Environmental Science21.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Chemistry00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Medicine73.6%
    2. Health Professions52.7%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.40× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.54× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.28× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.76× its world share, 70 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting4.40×28 works
  2. Psychology3.28×20 works
  3. Social Sciences2.76×70 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.15×4 works
  5. Computer Science2.11×33 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.54×7 works
  7. Nursing1.42×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.03×5 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.93×4 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.75×4 works
  11. Engineering0.26×8 works
  12. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.22×2 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.19×1 works
  16. Medicine0.19×7 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.09×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.08×0 works
  23. Energy0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metropolitan State University?

Ranked on the quality score, James A. Densley, Sanghamitra Chaudhuri and Sue Fitzgerald lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metropolitan State University.

  1. 1 James A. Densley United States · #33,456 worldwide 3k citations · 235 works
  2. 2 Sanghamitra Chaudhuri United States · #569,195 worldwide 956 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Sue Fitzgerald United States · #590,576 worldwide 2.3k citations · 77 works
  4. 4 Jillian Peterson United States · #795,744 worldwide 2k citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Glen I. Spielmans United States · #1,044,333 worldwide 2.7k citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Marcia S. Hagen United States · #1,308,877 worldwide 697 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Ramin G. Daghigh United States · #1,523,880 worldwide 428 citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Rebecca S. Lowen United States · #1,742,965 worldwide 311 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Doug Rossinow United States · #1,781,647 worldwide 433 citations · 57 works
  10. 10 Jodin C. Morey United States · #1,829,776 worldwide 80 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Metropolitan State University

What are the most cited papers from Metropolitan State University?

The most cited paper from Metropolitan State University is "Historical Trends in Lake and River Ice Cover in the Northern Hemisphere" (John J. Magnuson, Dale M. Robertson, Barbara J. Benson et al., 2000), with 1,404 citations. Next come "Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities" (955) and "A multi-national study of reading and tracing skills in novice programmers" (546).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Historical Trends in Lake and River Ice Cover in the Northern Hemisphere John J. Magnuson, Dale M. Robertson, Barbara J. Benson et al. · Science 8 Sep 2000 1,404
2 Invasion biology of spotted wing Drosophila (Drosophila suzukii): a global perspective and future priorities Mark K. Asplen et al. · Journal of Pest Science 28 Jul 2015 955
3 A multi-national study of reading and tracing skills in novice programmers Raymond Lister, Elizabeth S. Adams, Sue Fitzgerald et al. · ACM SIGCSE Bulletin Open access 28 Jun 2004 546
4 A design thinking framework for healthcare management and innovation Jess Roberts, Thomas R. Fisher, Matthew Trowbridge et al. · Healthcare 14 Jan 2016 542
5 An exploratory study of the effects of supplier relationships on new product development outcomes Marcos André Mendes Primo, Susan D. Amundson · Journal of Operations Management 29 Nov 2001 457
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metropolitan State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Machine Learning, Higher Education, IoT Security, Mental Health, Youth Violence, Diversity and Globalization.

▲ 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-now 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. Machine Learning13▲ 2.0×19 topics
  2. Student Engagement10▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Deep Learning9▲ 1.33×16 topics
  4. Globalization9▲ 2.3×16 topics
  5. Mental Health9▲ 3.1×17 topics
  6. Higher Education7▲ 6.5×15 topics
  7. Public Health6▲ 2.1×9 topics
  8. Innovation6▲ 2.8×15 topics
  9. IoT Security6▲ 9.3×3 topics
  10. Online Learning6▲ 3.3×4 topics
  11. Youth Violence5▲ 58×3 topics
  12. Diversity5▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Economic Growth5▲ 3.0×7 topics
  14. Social Capital5▲ 4.7×9 topics
  15. Learning Outcomes5▲ 5.8×4 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior5▲ 3.7×6 topics
  17. Ethics4▲ 4.1×6 topics
  18. Teaching Methods4▲ 13×5 topics
  19. Leadership4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  20. Law Enforcement4▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Instructional Design4▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Security Analysis4▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Academic Achievement4▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Detection4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  25. Career Development3▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Organizational Performance3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  27. Discrimination3▲ 7.9×4 topics
  28. Experiential Learning3▲ 31×4 topics
  29. Institutional Theory3▲ 16×3 topics
  30. Injury Prevention3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Behavioral Analysis3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Android Malware3▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Cognitive Engagement3▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Permission Analysis3▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Blended Learning3▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Distance Education3▲ 7.3×1 topic
  38. Business Ethics3▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Firearm Violence3▲ 117×1 topic
  40. Racial Disparities3▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does Metropolitan State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Online and Blended Learning, Gun Ownership and Violence Research and Management and Marketing Education.

Advanced Malware Detecti…3Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 3 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learn…3Online and Blended Learning: 3 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 3 fractional worksManagement and Marketing…2Management and Marketing Education: 2 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…2Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 2 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Interventions: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 2 fractional worksDiverse Aspects of Touri…2Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 2 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional works
Signal ProcessingEducationHealthManagement of Technology and Innovation3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 3 works
  2. 2 Online and Blended Learning Education 3 works
  3. 3 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 3 works
  4. 4 Management and Marketing Education Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  5. 5 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Research Studies Education 2 works
  8. 8 Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 2 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 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 available29.3%not open70.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.7%domestic only89.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Metropolitan State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Metropolitan State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00065% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Metropolitan State University0.00086% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Metropolitan State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Metropolitan State University14.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2012.

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