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Montana State University Billings

In research, Montana State University Billings stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,872 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,789 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#20,574 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,963
of 28,054 · #26,776 all time
Rank in United States
#2,907
of 4,192
Research works
517
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
11.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Montana State University Billings known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,872 of 16,945 19.0%269
Social SciencesField #5,789 of 10,206 20.8%141
Physical SciencesDomain #20,574 of 21,541 10.1%132

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Montana State University Billings 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).

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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.75× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.69× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.19× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Montana State University Billings?

Ranked on the composite score, James Friguglietti, Lisa Kemmerer and Braden Burkholder lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Montana State University Billings.

  1. 1 James Friguglietti United States · #669,915 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Lisa Kemmerer United States · #960,911 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Braden Burkholder United States · #1,581,762 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Montana State University Billings

Which keywords describe research at Montana State University Billings?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender, Sustainability, Literature, Culture, Identity, High-Intensity Interval Training, Conservation and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 3.1×17 topics
  2. Gender5▲ 10×8 topics
  3. Literature4▲ 9.1×6 topics
  4. Culture4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  5. Globalization4▲ 2.4×9 topics
  6. Identity4▲ 6.5×9 topics
  7. High-Intensity Interval Training3▲ 37×2 topics
  8. Conservation3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  9. Nationalism3▲ 7.5×7 topics
  10. Adaptation3▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Cinema3▲ 116×2 topics
  12. Public Policy3▲ 6.7×2 topics
  13. Resistance Training3▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Animal Movement2▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Occupancy Rates2▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Risk Factors2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  17. Injury Prevention2▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Performance Analysis2▲ 13×1 topic
  19. Training Load2▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Cultural Studies2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Film2▲ 191×1 topic
  22. History2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  23. Theory2▲ 169×1 topic
  24. Muscle Injuries2▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Sports Injury2▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Ethics2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  27. Entrepreneurship2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  28. Environmental Management2▲ 5.6×4 topics
  29. Gender Differences2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  30. Environmental Movement2▲ 258×1 topic
  31. Industrial Agriculture2▲ 258×1 topic
  32. Socioeconomic Factors2▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Advertising2▲ 47×2 topics
  34. Feminism2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  35. Academic Achievement2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Experiential Learning1▲ 35×4 topics
  37. Self-Regulation1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  38. Youth1▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Capitalism1▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Citizenship Education1▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does Montana State University Billings publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Sports Performance and Training, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism and Sports injuries and prevention.

Wildlife Ecology and Con…2Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…2Sports Performance and Training: 2 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation,…2Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prev…2Sports injuries and prevention: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksEducator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksCritical Theory and Phil…1Critical Theory and Philosophy: 1 fractional worksMigration, Racism, and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and Ethics: 1 fractional worksDental Education, Practice, Research: 1 fractional works
EcologyOrthopedics and Sports MedicineLiterature and Literary TheoryManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law3 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 2 works
  5. 5 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Critical Theory and Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Migration, Racism, and Human Rights Health 1 works
  9. 9 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Dental Education, Practice, Research General Health Professions 1 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 available28.1%not open71.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Montana State University Billings's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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