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Montana Technological University

In research, Montana Technological University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,863 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,206 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 6.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,046
of 28,054 · #13,831 all time
Rank in United States
#2,120
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Montana Technological 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,863 of 12,888 5.7%175 #8080
EngineeringField #6,206 of 6,636 4.7%76 #6033

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

What does Montana Technological University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 6.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.7 works6.9×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.20× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.86× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.69× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.40× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.65× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.43× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Montana Technological University?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel Trudnowski, Christopher H. Gammons and Roger C. Jensen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Montana Technological University.

  1. 1 Daniel Trudnowski United States · #68,578 worldwide 389 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Christopher H. Gammons United States · #317,317 worldwide 214 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Roger C. Jensen United States · #344,553 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Xiaobing Zhou United States · #777,259 worldwide 126 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Ronald J. White United States · #932,448 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 David Westine United States · #1,034,754 worldwide 0 citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Curtis A. Link United States · #1,110,825 worldwide 29 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Richard J. Douglass United States · #1,318,001 worldwide 56 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Evan Barrett United States · #1,337,127 worldwide 0 citations · 105 works
  10. 10 M. A. Speece United States · #1,349,411 worldwide 45 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Montana Technological University

Which keywords describe research at Montana Technological University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Hamiltonian Systems, Differential Equations, Numerical Integration, Machine Learning, Geochemistry and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 2.7×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 1.90×30 topics
  3. Remote Sensing11▲ 4.1×17 topics
  4. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.2×20 topics
  5. Mechanical Properties8▲ 3.9×14 topics
  6. Renewable Energy8▲ 2.6×19 topics
  7. Hamiltonian Systems7▲ 114×2 topics
  8. Differential Equations7▲ 140×1 topic
  9. Numerical Integration7▲ 112×1 topic
  10. Optimization6▲ 6.3×7 topics
  11. Geochemistry6▲ 45×3 topics
  12. Geological Mapping6▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Hyperspectral Imaging5▲ 8.9×4 topics
  14. Support Vector Machines5▲ 7.7×5 topics
  15. Tectonics5▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Compositional Data Analysis5▲ 33×1 topic
  17. Microstructure5▲ 4.2×6 topics
  18. Mineral Prospectivity5▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impacts4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  20. Water Quality4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  21. Plate Tectonics4▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Control Systems4▲ 10×3 topics
  23. Hydraulic Fracturing4▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Uncertainty Quantification4▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Power Electronics4▲ 5.3×6 topics
  27. Risk Perception4▲ 6.2×4 topics
  28. Smart Grid Applications4▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Metal Recovery3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  30. Shale Gas3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Data Assimilation3▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Closed-Loop Control3▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Ensemble Kalman Filter3▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Geochronology3▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Sintering3▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Well Placement3▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Zircon3▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Fracture Propagation3▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Gas Permeability3▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Shale Gas Reservoirs3▲ 23×1 topic

Which research topics does Montana Technological University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Numerical methods for differential equations, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods.

Numerical methods for di…7Numerical methods for differential equations: 7 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 5 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 3 fractional worksReservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 3 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 3 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksPower System Optimizatio…2Power System Optimization and Stability: 2 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksMineralogy and Gemology Studies: 2 fractional works
Numerical AnalysisArtificial IntelligenceGeophysicsOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Numerical methods for differential equations Numerical Analysis 7 works
  2. 2 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  7. 7 Power System Optimization and Stability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Mineralogy and Gemology Studies Geochemistry and Petrology 2 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Montana Technological University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower 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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