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Michigan Technological University

In research, Michigan Technological University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,242 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#950 of 6,636 worldwide) and Civil and Structural Engineering (#189 of 896 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Media Technology — Statistical and Nonlinear Physics is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,754
of 28,054 · #877 all time
Rank in United States
#274
of 4,192
Research works
16k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
380k
24.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Michigan Technological 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,242 of 12,888 17.3%1,419 #648
EngineeringField #950 of 6,636 17.4%627 #419
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #189 of 896 31.1%88 #147
Environmental ScienceField #1,027 of 3,551 19.7%228 #521
Social SciencesDomain #3,567 of 10,521 21.4%228 #1469
Life SciencesDomain #2,788 of 7,800 22.3%165 #2999
Social SciencesField #2,896 of 6,365 20.9%111 #1792
Materials ScienceField #1,138 of 2,468 21.8%105 #457
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,717 of 3,579 23.1%84 #2377
Computer ScienceField #2,244 of 4,667 16.2%189 #705

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Michigan Technological 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. Physical Sciences#648 #1,242
  2. Engineering#419 #950
  3. Civil and Structural Engineering#147 #189
  4. Environmental Science#521 #1,027
  5. Social Sciences#1,469 #3,567
  6. Life Sciences#2,999 #2,788
  7. Social Sciences#1,792 #2,896
  8. Materials Science#457 #1,138
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,377 #1,717
  10. Computer Science#705 #2,244
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 Michigan Technological University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 28.6 works4.7×
  2. Media TechnologySubfield · 23.6 works3.9×
← 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: 0.55× its world share, 50 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 84 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 24 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.27× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.10× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 189 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 65 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.64× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 627 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.39× its world share, 228 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 105 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.39× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.07× its world share, 88 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 38 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 111 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Michigan Technological University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ramy El‐Ganainy, Cynthia L. Selfe and Zhanping You lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Michigan Technological University.

  1. 1 Ramy El‐Ganainy United States · #22,243 worldwide 685 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Cynthia L. Selfe United States · #34,852 worldwide 285 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Zhanping You United States · #48,403 worldwide 1.3k citations · 134 works
  4. 4 Sarah Green United States · #58,637 worldwide 353 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Terry S. Reynolds United States · #72,243 worldwide 198 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Elias C. Aifantis United States · #78,073 worldwide 982 citations · 104 works
  7. 7 Timothy J. Schulz United States · #78,343 worldwide 387 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 A. Hellawell United States · #81,797 worldwide 351 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Shiyan Hu United States · #82,964 worldwide 417 citations · 68 works
  10. 10 David R. Shonnard United States · #100,274 worldwide 227 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Michigan Technological University

Which keywords describe research at Michigan Technological University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Remote Sensing, Life Cycle Assessment, Renewable Energy, Environmental Impact and Engineering Education.

▲ 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 Change112▲ 2.1×70 topics
  2. Deep Learning94▲ 1.43×69 topics
  3. Machine Learning94▲ 1.49×67 topics
  4. Renewable Energy61▲ 2.2×37 topics
  5. Sustainability59▲ 1.26×54 topics
  6. Remote Sensing59▲ 2.5×27 topics
  7. Environmental Impact58▲ 1.76×44 topics
  8. Nanomaterials45▲ 2.2×17 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties40▲ 2.1×32 topics
  10. Neural Networks38▲ 1.27×31 topics
  11. Life Cycle Assessment35▲ 6.6×8 topics
  12. Recycling32▲ 4.3×9 topics
  13. Heat Transfer28▲ 3.0×16 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks28▲ 1.99×13 topics
  15. Image Processing26▲ 3.0×11 topics
  16. Engineering Education25▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks25▲ 2.7×8 topics
  18. Rheology24▲ 6.6×8 topics
  19. Waste Management24▲ 3.1×6 topics
  20. Recycled Materials24▲ 11×2 topics
  21. STEM Education24▲ 2.7×6 topics
  22. Metal Recovery22▲ 5.8×3 topics
  23. Environmental Impacts21▲ 3.9×9 topics
  24. Autonomous Vehicles20▲ 4.8×4 topics
  25. Air Quality19▲ 5.5×5 topics
  26. Smartphones19▲ 30×2 topics
  27. Defect Detection18▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Video Analysis18▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Asphalt18▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Bitumen Modification18▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Accelerometer Sensors18▲ 71×1 topic
  32. Arduino18▲ 45×2 topics
  33. Experimental Tools18▲ 71×1 topic
  34. Ecosystem Resilience18▲ 6.2×5 topics
  35. Emissions18▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Large-Eddy Simulation17▲ 4.6×4 topics
  37. Wave Propagation17▲ 7.9×4 topics
  38. Crack Detection16▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Pavement16▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Control Strategies16▲ 5.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Michigan Technological University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

Asphalt Pavement Perform…18Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 18 fractional worksExperimental and Theoret…18Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies: 18 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…16Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 16 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…12Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 12 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 10 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 9 fractional worksEngineering Education an…8Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 8 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Programming: 8 fractional worksSensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…8Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 8 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Experimental and Theoretical Physics Studies Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 18 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 16 works
  4. 4 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 12 works
  5. 5 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 9 works
  7. 7 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 8 works
  8. 8 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 8 works
  9. 9 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 8 works
  10. 10 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 8 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Michigan Technological University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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