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Morehead State University

In research, Morehead State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,012 of 10,670 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,069 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,478
of 22,385 · #9,618 all time
Rank in United States
#1,449
of 3,332
Research works
1.4k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Morehead State University

What is Morehead 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,012 of 10,670 4.1%96 #8031
Social SciencesDomain #8,069 of 9,585 5.8%62 #5263

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Morehead 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 fields of science does Morehead State University work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Morehead State University is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (13%), Environmental Science (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 105 fractional works · 47.0% of its workEngineering: 30 fractional works · 13.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 22 fractional works · 10.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 21 fractional works · 9.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 70 fractional works · 31.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEducation: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 6.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 11.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 6.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMorehead StateUniversity223fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences32%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3013.3%
    2. Environmental Science2210.1%
    3. Computer Science219.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences114.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy114.9%
    6. Chemistry31.5%
    7. Mathematics31.4%
    8. Materials Science21.0%
    9. Energy10.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences3616.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities146.4%
    3. Psychology104.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting52.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.3%
    6. Decision Sciences20.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology114.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences114.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    4. Neuroscience20.7%
    1. Medicine156.8%
    2. Health Professions52.4%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.02× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.14× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.89× its world share, 30 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.02× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.19× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.20× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.49× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.14×11 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.20×14 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.19×11 works
  4. Environmental Science2.02×22 works
  5. Psychology1.49×10 works
  6. Nursing1.47×2 works
  7. Veterinary1.37×0 works
  8. Social Sciences1.29×36 works
  9. Computer Science1.23×21 works
  10. Mathematics1.23×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.02×11 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.98×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.94×3 works
  14. Health Professions0.92×5 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.91×11 works
  16. Engineering0.89×30 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×2 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.65×5 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×3 works
  20. Neuroscience0.45×2 works
  21. Medicine0.36×15 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.28×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.28×2 works
  24. Energy0.27×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Morehead State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Jennifer M.K. O’Keefe, Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer and Charles L. Whitfield lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Morehead State University.

  1. 1 Jennifer M.K. O’Keefe United States · #1,040,823 worldwide 4k citations · 138 works
  2. 2 Mónica I. Feliú-Mójer United States · #1,175,445 worldwide 1k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Charles L. Whitfield United States · #1,370,247 worldwide 5.4k citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Edna O. Schack United States · #1,444,680 worldwide 744 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Katy Carlson United States · #1,796,004 worldwide 2.2k citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Kristina DuRocher United States · #2,366,098 worldwide 156 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Timothy S. Hare United States · #2,425,801 worldwide 622 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 David R. Rudy United States · #2,432,759 worldwide 1.6k citations · 47 works
  9. 9 Ingrid Romero United States · #2,474,367 worldwide 434 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Bernadette Barton United States · #2,645,862 worldwide 585 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Morehead State University

What are the most cited papers from Morehead State University?

The most cited paper from Morehead State University is "The Development and Validation of a New Machiavellianism Scale" (Jason J. Dahling, Brian G. Whitaker, Paul E. Levy, 2008), with 801 citations. Next come "Prosodic phrasing is central to language comprehension" (467) and "Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review" (453).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Development and Validation of a New Machiavellianism Scale Jason J. Dahling, Brian G. Whitaker, Paul E. Levy · Journal of Management 5 Feb 2008 801
2 Prosodic phrasing is central to language comprehension L FRAZIER, Katy Carlson, CHARLES E. CLIFTON · Trends in Cognitive Sciences 5 May 2006 467
3 Recognition of peat depositional environments in coal: A review Shifeng Dai, Achim Bechtel, Cortland F. Eble et al. · International Journal of Coal Geology Open access 7 Jan 2020 453
4 On the fundamental difference between coal rank and coal type Jennifer M.K. O’Keefe, Achim Bechtel, Kimon Christanis et al. · International Journal of Coal Geology 2 Sep 2013 379
5 Imageability ratings for 3,000 monosyllabic words Michael J. Cortese, April D. Fugett · Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers Open access Aug 2004 341
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Morehead State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Student Engagement, Gender, Conservation, Holocene, Engineering Education and Design.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 2.1×32 topics
  2. Deep Learning11▲ 1.48×26 topics
  3. Machine Learning8◆ 1.14×30 topics
  4. Globalization7▲ 1.59×13 topics
  5. Education6▲ 1.51×15 topics
  6. Student Engagement5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  7. Gender5▲ 4.2×10 topics
  8. Remote Sensing5▲ 1.75×14 topics
  9. Conservation5▲ 4.9×11 topics
  10. Ethics4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  11. Literature4▲ 3.3×10 topics
  12. Biomechanics4▲ 5.7×2 topics
  13. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  14. Holocene4▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Feminism4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  16. Biogeography4▲ 5.6×8 topics
  17. Design4▲ 9.6×3 topics
  18. Engineering Education4▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Distance Learning3▲ 4.3×2 topics
  20. Environmental Impacts3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  21. Real-time Tracking3▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Simulation3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  23. Molecular Phylogeny3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  24. Aquaculture3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  25. Extravehicular Activity3▲ 162×1 topic
  26. Space Suit3▲ 162×1 topic
  27. Academic Achievement3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  28. Mars3▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Martian Surface3▲ 38×1 topic
  30. Sea Level3▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Environmental Education3▲ 7.4×2 topics
  32. Professional Skills3▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Satellite Imagery3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Light Pollution2▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Nighttime Light Data2▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Environmental Attitudes2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Mediterranean2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Chemistry Education2▲ 83×1 topic
  39. Laboratory Techniques2▲ 83×1 topic
  40. Teacher Preparation2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Morehead State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Space Exploration and Technology, Planetary Science and Exploration, Impact of Light on Environment and Health and Various Chemistry Research Topics.

Space Exploration and Te…3Space Exploration and Technology: 3 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…3Planetary Science and Exploration: 3 fractional worksImpact of Light on Envir…2Impact of Light on Environment and Health: 2 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Resear…2Various Chemistry Research Topics: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Education and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 2 fractional worksHand Gesture Recognition…2Hand Gesture Recognition Systems: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsGlobal and Planetary ChangePhysical and Theoretical Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  3. 3 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Environmental Education and Sustainability Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  6. 6 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  9. 9 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Hand Gesture Recognition Systems Human-Computer Interaction 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Morehead State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Morehead State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Morehead State University0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Morehead 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 2025Morehead State University5.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.5% in 2001.

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