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Minnesota State University, Mankato

In research, Minnesota State University, Mankato stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,953 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,699 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,634 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Psychology — Social Psychology is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,983
of 28,054 · #8,207 all time
Rank in United States
#1,947
of 4,192
Research works
3.6k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Minnesota State University, Mankato 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 #5,953 of 10,521 14.3%248 #1714
Social SciencesField #4,699 of 6,365 13.8%120 #977
Physical SciencesDomain #9,634 of 12,888 8.5%151 #8690
EngineeringField #6,128 of 6,636 5.3%68 #7174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Minnesota State University, Mankato 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#1,714 #5,953
  2. Social Sciences#977 #4,699
  3. Physical Sciences#8,690 #9,634
  4. Engineering#7,174 #6,128
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 Minnesota State University, Mankato specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Psychology takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social PsychologySubfield · 22.1 works5.1×
← 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: 0.87× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 33 worksMedicineNursing: 1.79× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 25 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 29 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.40× its world share, 51 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 120 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Minnesota State University, Mankato?

Ranked on the composite score, Rebecca Bates, Dean Kelley and Johannes Postma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Minnesota State University, Mankato.

  1. 1 Rebecca Bates United States · #126,382 worldwide 172 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Dean Kelley United States · #261,365 worldwide 69 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Johannes Postma United States · #393,217 worldwide 82 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jon Hakkila United States · #600,102 worldwide 90 citations · 49 works
  5. 5 Bobby Bothmann United States · #774,495 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Kuldeep Agarwal United States · #779,586 worldwide 30 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Don E. Descy United States · #853,095 worldwide 5 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 In‐Jae Kim United States · #889,485 worldwide 10 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Jianwu Zeng United States · #950,046 worldwide 84 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Daniel Cronn-Mills United States · #1,020,355 worldwide 10 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Minnesota State University, Mankato

Which keywords describe research at Minnesota State University, Mankato?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Education, Student Engagement, Curriculum Development, Higher Education, Globalization, Assessment Methods and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Education25▲ 3.0×29 topics
  2. Globalization22▲ 2.2×29 topics
  3. Mental Health19▲ 2.6×25 topics
  4. Engineering Education18▲ 41×4 topics
  5. Deep Learning18◆ 1.05×40 topics
  6. Climate Change16▲ 1.22×38 topics
  7. Curriculum Development16▲ 4.7×7 topics
  8. Machine Learning16◆ 0.99×32 topics
  9. Student Engagement15▲ 7.6×11 topics
  10. Higher Education14▲ 5.5×12 topics
  11. Educational Technology13▲ 2.2×15 topics
  12. STEM Education12▲ 5.4×7 topics
  13. Well-being12▲ 6.2×13 topics
  14. Assessment Methods12▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Social Justice11▲ 3.9×15 topics
  16. Innovation11▲ 2.1×14 topics
  17. Lifelong Learning10▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Professional Skills10▲ 62×2 topics
  19. Resilience9▲ 3.9×13 topics
  20. Social Support9▲ 3.2×10 topics
  21. Reflective Practice9▲ 9.6×7 topics
  22. Job Satisfaction9▲ 4.1×9 topics
  23. Gender8▲ 3.1×14 topics
  24. Motivation8▲ 4.0×8 topics
  25. Accreditation8▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Outcome-Based Education8▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Project-Based Learning8▲ 41×3 topics
  28. Student Perceptions8▲ 8.3×7 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration7▲ 4.4×5 topics
  30. Diversity7▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Power Electronics7▲ 4.3×5 topics
  32. Teaching Strategies7▲ 4.8×4 topics
  33. Academic Performance6▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Active Learning6▲ 6.9×4 topics
  35. Career Development6▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Intersectionality6▲ 6.7×6 topics
  37. Professional Development6▲ 5.8×9 topics
  38. Cultural Competence5▲ 8.6×5 topics
  39. Teacher Education5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  40. Adolescent Development5▲ 8.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Minnesota State University, Mankato publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Engineering Education and Pedagogy, Human auditory perception and evaluation and Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies.

Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 8 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 4 fractional worksHuman auditory perception and evaluation: 4 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 4 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methods: 4 fractional worksEducational Robotics and Engineering: 3 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…3Experimental Learning in Engineering: 3 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…3Education and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional works
Media TechnologyArchitectureAerospace EngineeringEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 8 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 4 works
  3. 3 Human auditory perception and evaluation Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  5. 5 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 4 works
  6. 6 Educational Robotics and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  7. 7 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 3 works
  8. 8 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Research Studies Education 3 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 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 available31.0%not open69.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Minnesota State University, Mankato's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.