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Middle Tennessee State University

In research, Middle Tennessee State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,307 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,287 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,060 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,595
of 28,054 · #4,857 all time
Rank in United States
#762
of 4,192
Research works
5.8k
▲ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
15.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Middle Tennessee State 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,307 of 10,521 20.9%468 #1113
Social SciencesField #1,287 of 6,365 23.2%212 #808
PsychologyField #1,060 of 2,181 22.6%63 #826
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,270 of 2,578 14.7%61 #1461
Physical SciencesDomain #6,937 of 12,888 11.5%248 #5544
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,538 of 2,578 24.5%66 #1214
Health SciencesDomain #8,025 of 11,982 14.6%93 #4521
Computer ScienceField #3,576 of 4,667 15.1%74 #3510
Life SciencesDomain #6,136 of 7,800 17.1%90 #6961
EngineeringField #5,748 of 6,636 9.9%64 #6071

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

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. Social Sciences#1,113 #1,307
  2. Social Sciences#808 #1,287
  3. Psychology#826 #1,060
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#1,461 #1,270
  5. Physical Sciences#5,544 #6,937
  6. Sociology and Political Science#1,214 #1,538
  7. Health Sciences#4,521 #8,025
  8. Computer Science#3,510 #3,576
  9. Life Sciences#6,961 #6,136
  10. Engineering#6,071 #5,748
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.

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: 0.83× its world share, 35 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 18 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.05× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.19× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 59 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.66× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.22× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.09× its world share, 61 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.30× its world share, 20 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.81× its world share, 54 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.31× its world share, 63 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 212 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Middle Tennessee State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Li‐Ping Tang, Charles L. Baum and Andrew V. Z. Brower lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Middle Tennessee State University.

  1. 1 Thomas Li‐Ping Tang United States · #144,461 worldwide 462 citations · 65 works
  2. 2 Charles L. Baum United States · #231,855 worldwide 108 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Andrew V. Z. Brower United States · #279,740 worldwide 78 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Michael J. Sanger United States · #296,850 worldwide 130 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 W. M. Robertson United States · #343,057 worldwide 94 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Lei Miao United States · #350,852 worldwide 73 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 A.Q.M. Khaliq United States · #376,995 worldwide 155 citations · 37 works
  8. 8 Bichaka Fayissa United States · #389,762 worldwide 132 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Debra Rose Wilson United States · #499,194 worldwide 58 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 John Vile United States · #561,664 worldwide 4 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Middle Tennessee State University

Which keywords describe research at Middle Tennessee State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Innovation, Social Media, Gender, Teacher Professional Development, Deep Learning and Culture.

▲ 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. Globalization43▲ 2.5×54 topics
  2. Deep Learning34◆ 1.12×51 topics
  3. Machine Learning30◆ 1.03×50 topics
  4. Climate Change29▲ 1.19×48 topics
  5. Social Media26▲ 2.0×18 topics
  6. Innovation24▲ 2.6×29 topics
  7. Education24▲ 1.57×32 topics
  8. Identity23▲ 3.5×28 topics
  9. Mental Health22▲ 1.70×27 topics
  10. Educational Technology21▲ 1.94×16 topics
  11. Neural Networks18▲ 1.33×21 topics
  12. Economic Growth18▲ 2.3×19 topics
  13. Gender17▲ 3.5×25 topics
  14. Corporate Governance17▲ 2.6×14 topics
  15. History17▲ 2.7×17 topics
  16. Culture16▲ 3.5×11 topics
  17. Technology14▲ 2.9×12 topics
  18. Student Engagement13▲ 3.7×11 topics
  19. Higher Education13▲ 2.7×12 topics
  20. Colonialism13▲ 3.0×17 topics
  21. Risk Management12▲ 2.8×11 topics
  22. Teacher Professional Development12▲ 8.1×4 topics
  23. Religion11▲ 2.7×14 topics
  24. Health11▲ 3.1×13 topics
  25. Technology Integration11▲ 4.0×10 topics
  26. Neoliberalism11▲ 3.4×13 topics
  27. Risk Perception10▲ 4.0×6 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 3.5×10 topics
  29. Monetary Policy9▲ 4.3×9 topics
  30. Self-Regulation9▲ 5.5×6 topics
  31. Lifelong Learning9▲ 4.7×6 topics
  32. Student Perceptions9▲ 5.2×7 topics
  33. Career Development8▲ 8.1×5 topics
  34. Firm Performance8▲ 4.9×3 topics
  35. Language Development8▲ 7.5×4 topics
  36. Market Efficiency8▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Engineering Education8▲ 9.8×4 topics
  38. Metacognition8▲ 5.6×5 topics
  39. Reading Comprehension7▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Teacher Knowledge6▲ 24×2 topics

Which research topics does Middle Tennessee State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Reading and Literacy Development, Occupational Health and Safety Research, Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques and Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior.

Reading and Literacy Dev…6Reading and Literacy Development: 6 fractional worksOccupational Health and …5Occupational Health and Safety Research: 5 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 5 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…5Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 5 fractional worksFinancial Markets and In…5Financial Markets and Investment Strategies: 5 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 5 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 5 fractional worksEngineering Education an…4Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 4 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 4 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyEducationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 5 works
  3. 3 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 5 works
  4. 4 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 5 works
  5. 5 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 5 works
  6. 6 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 5 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 5 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 4 works
  9. 9 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 4 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Middle Tennessee State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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