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Montana State University

In research, Montana State University stands highest in Life Sciences (#545 of 6,403 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,019 of 10,670 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#391 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Hardware and Architecture, Environmental Chemistry and Agronomy and Crop Science (Hardware and Architecture is 12.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#945
of 22,385 · #778 all time
Rank in United States
#209
of 3,332
Research works
19k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
606k
31.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Montana State University

What is Montana 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
Life SciencesDomain #545 of 6,403 9.3%448 #463
Physical SciencesDomain #1,019 of 10,670 8.6%1,072 #979
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #391 of 3,157 10.2%232 #331
Social SciencesDomain #1,327 of 9,585 8.8%384 #938
Health SciencesDomain #1,628 of 9,902 8.3%243 #1009
Environmental ScienceField #589 of 3,334 12.5%270 #407
EngineeringField #1,167 of 5,901 6.9%275 #881
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #613 of 2,964 8.7%164 #517
MedicineField #1,769 of 8,541 8.7%164 #1105
Social SciencesField #1,362 of 5,988 8.5%200 #896

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Montana 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#463 #545
  2. Physical Sciences#979 #1,019
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#331 #391
  4. Social Sciences#938 #1,327
  5. Health Sciences#1,009 #1,628
  6. Environmental Science#407 #589
  7. Engineering#881 #1,167
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#517 #613
  9. Medicine#1,105 #1,769
  10. Social Sciences#896 #1,362
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Montana State University work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Montana State University is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (13%), Environmental Science (13%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,203 fractional works · 49.6% of its workEngineering: 311 fractional works · 12.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 70 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 55 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMedia Technology: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 306 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEcology: 94 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 53 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 188 fractional works · 7.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 52 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 118 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeophysics: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 112 fractional works · 4.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 57 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 28 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 66 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 59 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 514 fractional works · 21.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 262 fractional works · 10.8% of its workPlant Science: 118 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 191 fractional works · 7.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 106 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 37 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 424 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 219 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 70 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 54 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 96 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 32 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 285 fractional works · 11.7% of its workMedicine: 194 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 35 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 63 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMontana StateUniversity2,426fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences21%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences17%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering31112.8%
    2. Environmental Science30612.6%
    3. Computer Science1887.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1184.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1124.6%
    6. Materials Science662.7%
    7. Chemistry592.4%
    8. Mathematics210.9%
    9. Energy160.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering70.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26210.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1917.9%
    3. Neuroscience371.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology220.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.1%
    1. Social Sciences2199.0%
    2. Psychology964.0%
    3. Arts and Humanities401.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance271.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting241.0%
    6. Decision Sciences180.8%
    1. Medicine1948.0%
    2. Health Professions632.6%
    3. Nursing130.5%
    4. Veterinary110.5%
    5. Dentistry30.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Montana State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Hardware and Architecture takes 12.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 32.9 works12×
  2. Environmental ChemistrySubfield · 53.4 works10×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 31.9 works5.6×
← 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: 2.27× its world share, 262 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.48× its world share, 191 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 37 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.54× its world share, 59 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.00× its world share, 188 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.10× its world share, 118 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 311 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.54× its world share, 306 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.78× its world share, 66 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.73× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.07× its world share, 112 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.99× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 194 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 13 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.35× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.31× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 96 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 219 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.35×11 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.10×118 works
  3. Environmental Science2.54×306 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.27×262 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.07×112 works
  6. Chemistry1.54×59 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.48×191 works
  8. Psychology1.30×96 works
  9. Nursing1.09×13 works
  10. Computer Science1.00×188 works
  11. Health Professions0.99×64 works
  12. Neuroscience0.93×37 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×22 works
  14. Engineering0.86×311 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.80×7 works
  16. Materials Science0.78×66 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.78×18 works
  18. Energy0.74×16 works
  19. Mathematics0.73×21 works
  20. Social Sciences0.71×219 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.57×40 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×27 works
  23. Medicine0.42×194 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.34×3 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.31×24 works
  26. Dentistry0.25×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Montana State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Joey Shapiro Key, B. Bécsy and Neil J. Cornish lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Montana State University.

  1. 1 Joey Shapiro Key United States · #222 worldwide 87k citations · 301 works
  2. 2 B. Bécsy United States · #516 worldwide 34k citations · 161 works
  3. 3 Neil J. Cornish United States · #3,510 worldwide 87k citations · 582 works
  4. 4 J. B. Kanner United States · #28,559 worldwide 17k citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Scott Creel United States · #31,351 worldwide 18k citations · 188 works
  6. 6 Raina K. Plowright United States · #34,060 worldwide 11k citations · 205 works
  7. 7 S. J. Kimbrell United States · #34,193 worldwide 21k citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Philip Shook Stewart United States · #37,343 worldwide 51k citations · 340 works
  9. 9 Roland Hatzenpichler United States · #48,331 worldwide 6.9k citations · 99 works
  10. 10 Blake Wiedenheft United States · #50,841 worldwide 12k citations · 189 works
All ranked researchers at Montana State University

What are the most cited papers from Montana State University?

The most cited paper from Montana State University is "Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger" (B. P. Abbott et al., 2016), with 14,545 citations. Next come "Model Evaluation Guidelines for Systematic Quantification of Accuracy in Watershed Simulations" (13,590) and "Bacterial Biofilms: A Common Cause of Persistent Infections" (12,236).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Black Hole Merger B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,011 authors 11 Feb 2016 14,545
2 Model Evaluation Guidelines for Systematic Quantification of Accuracy in Watershed Simulations Daniel N. Moriasi, Jeffery G. Arnold, Mike W. Van Liew et al. · Transactions of the ASABE 2007 13,590
3 Bacterial Biofilms: A Common Cause of Persistent Infections John William Costerton, Philip Shook Stewart, Everett Peter Greenberg · Science 21 May 1999 12,236
4 GW170817: Observation of Gravitational Waves from a Binary Neutron Star Inspiral B. P. Abbott et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access1,124 authors 16 Oct 2017 9,794
5 Bacterial biofilms: from the Natural environment to infectious diseases Luanne Hall‐Stoodley, John William Costerton, Paul Stoodley · Nature Reviews Microbiology Review 14 Jan 2004 7,252
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Montana State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Microbial Communities, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Conservation, Anaerobic, Methane Oxidation 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-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. Climate Change182▲ 2.8×77 topics
  2. Machine Learning75◆ 0.93×60 topics
  3. Biodiversity74▲ 4.0×28 topics
  4. Epidemiology72▼ 0.74×85 topics
  5. Microbial Communities64▲ 6.1×8 topics
  6. Invasive Species61▲ 6.0×19 topics
  7. Remote Sensing58▲ 1.94×32 topics
  8. Conservation50▲ 4.8×19 topics
  9. Mental Health50▲ 1.43×31 topics
  10. Anaerobic37▲ 24×1 topic
  11. Methane Oxidation37▲ 20×1 topic
  12. Engineering Education33▲ 16×4 topics
  13. Habitat Fragmentation33▲ 6.3×4 topics
  14. Resilience32▲ 2.6×13 topics
  15. Global Change31▲ 4.8×6 topics
  16. Phylogenetic Analysis31▲ 4.0×15 topics
  17. Population Dynamics27▲ 4.4×12 topics
  18. Genomics27▲ 3.8×11 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity26▲ 2.5×16 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services25▲ 2.6×10 topics
  21. Ecosystem25▲ 9.5×4 topics
  22. Biogeography24▲ 3.6×17 topics
  23. Tomography24▲ 5.7×4 topics
  24. Evolution23▲ 3.5×16 topics
  25. Sea Level Rise23▲ 7.5×3 topics
  26. Microbial Ecology22▲ 5.0×5 topics
  27. FPGA21▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Seismic Noise21▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Surface Wave21▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Solar Wind19▲ 8.8×2 topics
  31. Embedded Systems19▲ 17×5 topics
  32. High-Performance Computing18▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. Breeding17▲ 9.4×5 topics
  34. Nitrogen Fixation17▲ 9.8×3 topics
  35. Plant Breeding16▲ 7.2×4 topics
  36. Microbial Community15▲ 7.5×5 topics
  37. Habitat Selection15▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Marine Microbes15▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Microbial Biogeography15▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Species Richness15▲ 9.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Montana State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena, Seismic Waves and Analysis, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and Embedded Systems Design Techniques.

Methane Hydrates and Rel…37Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 37 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 21 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 15 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design Techniques: 14 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 14 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 14 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity M…13Geophysics and Gravity Measurements: 13 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 12 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 12 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…12Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 12 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryGeophysicsEcologyHardware and Architecture3 others

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

  1. 1 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 37 works
  2. 2 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 21 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 15 works
  4. 4 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 14 works
  5. 5 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  6. 6 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 14 works
  7. 7 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 13 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 12 works
  9. 9 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 12 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 12 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Montana State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Montana State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0100% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Montana State University0.0082% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Montana 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Montana State University8.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.6% in 1994.

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