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Missouri State University

In research, Missouri State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,108 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,966 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,566 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics — Geophysics is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,414
of 28,054 · #5,024 all time
Rank in United States
#738
of 4,192
Research works
6.2k
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Missouri 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 #2,108 of 10,521 18.7%429 #1421
Social SciencesField #1,966 of 6,365 17.8%222 #1446
Physical SciencesDomain #4,566 of 12,888 7.5%380 #4337
PsychologyField #1,230 of 2,181 18.3%77 #1303
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,809 of 2,578 17.5%69 #1352
Health SciencesDomain #8,446 of 11,982 7.6%91 #6430
Life SciencesDomain #5,817 of 7,800 17.6%87 #6906
Computer ScienceField #3,531 of 4,667 10.6%96 #4324
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,050 of 1,209 6.2%65 #2119
EngineeringField #6,044 of 6,636 6.4%62 #7183

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Missouri 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#1,421 #2,108
  2. Social Sciences#1,446 #1,966
  3. Physical Sciences#4,337 #4,566
  4. Psychology#1,303 #1,230
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,352 #1,809
  6. Health Sciences#6,430 #8,446
  7. Life Sciences#6,906 #5,817
  8. Computer Science#4,324 #3,531
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences#2,119 #1,050
  10. Engineering#7,183 #6,044
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 Missouri State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 25.0 works7.2×
← 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: 0.79× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 32 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.72× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.15× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 96 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.17× its world share, 65 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 62 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 58 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.34× its world share, 16 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.07× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 60 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.03× its world share, 58 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.38× its world share, 44 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.56× its world share, 77 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 222 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Missouri State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Victor H. Matthews, Linda Humphrey and Sheryl Brahnam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Missouri State University.

  1. 1 Victor H. Matthews United States · #74,547 worldwide 91 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Linda Humphrey United States · #76,633 worldwide 197 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Sheryl Brahnam United States · #114,281 worldwide 238 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 John T. Pardeck United States · #197,176 worldwide 113 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Shouchuan Hu United States · #220,101 worldwide 164 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 David M. Mitchell United States · #266,270 worldwide 107 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Juris Zariņš United States · #294,169 worldwide 76 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 David W. Gutzke United States · #330,690 worldwide 28 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Eric Nelson United States · #357,424 worldwide 10 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 K. Ghosh United States · #363,225 worldwide 222 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Missouri State University

Which keywords describe research at Missouri State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Gender, Mental Health, Geological Mapping, Machine Learning, Compositional Data Analysis, Mineral Prospectivity 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 2022–2025 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 Change44▲ 1.66×57 topics
  2. Machine Learning38▲ 1.19×52 topics
  3. Deep Learning33◆ 0.99×52 topics
  4. Mental Health32▲ 2.2×27 topics
  5. Globalization30▲ 1.53×44 topics
  6. Gender25▲ 4.6×23 topics
  7. Remote Sensing22▲ 1.82×21 topics
  8. Social Media22▲ 1.52×22 topics
  9. Education20▲ 1.17×30 topics
  10. History19▲ 2.8×16 topics
  11. Healthcare18▲ 1.60×16 topics
  12. Identity17▲ 2.4×20 topics
  13. Nationalism17▲ 3.7×13 topics
  14. Social Justice16▲ 2.8×16 topics
  15. Geological Mapping16▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Support Vector Machines15▲ 4.9×6 topics
  17. Neoliberalism15▲ 4.3×15 topics
  18. Hyperspectral Imaging14▲ 5.2×6 topics
  19. Compositional Data Analysis13▲ 19×1 topic
  20. Mineral Prospectivity13▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Leadership12▲ 2.7×9 topics
  22. Diversity12▲ 6.9×8 topics
  23. Groundwater12▲ 15×6 topics
  24. Student Engagement12▲ 3.0×10 topics
  25. Intersectionality11▲ 6.2×6 topics
  26. Subduction11▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Reflective Practice11▲ 5.9×5 topics
  28. Feminism10▲ 3.7×9 topics
  29. Tectonics10▲ 8.8×3 topics
  30. Politics10▲ 3.7×11 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice9▲ 7.1×6 topics
  32. Holocene8▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Special Education8▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Sea Level8▲ 8.2×2 topics
  35. Authoritarianism8▲ 8.7×3 topics
  36. Medicine8▲ 9.2×5 topics
  37. Seismicity8▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Academic Performance7▲ 9.0×5 topics
  39. Metal Complexes7▲ 10×4 topics
  40. Tectonic Evolution7▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does Missouri State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research, Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America and Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods.

Geochemistry and Geologi…13Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 13 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 6 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 6 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 6 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 6 fractional worksTurkey's Politics and Society: 6 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…5Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 5 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 5 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Re…4Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes: 4 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceAtmospheric ScienceGeophysicsEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  2. 2 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 6 works
  4. 4 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 6 works
  6. 6 Turkey's Politics and Society Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  7. 7 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 5 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes History 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Missouri State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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