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Morgan State University

In research, Morgan State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,482 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,088 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#5,629 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science — Atmospheric Science is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,726
of 28,054 · #4,947 all time
Rank in United States
#526
of 4,192
Research works
4.2k
▲ 59% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Morgan 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,482 of 12,888 14.4%456 #3513
Social SciencesDomain #3,088 of 10,521 14.6%410 #2480
Health SciencesDomain #5,629 of 11,982 16.3%136 #6105
EngineeringField #3,205 of 6,636 13.0%156 #4925
MedicineField #5,626 of 10,443 16.7%96 #5803
Social SciencesField #3,730 of 6,365 12.5%235 #2788
Computer ScienceField #2,927 of 4,667 17.5%102 #3285
Environmental ScienceField #2,464 of 3,551 16.7%79 #3280
Life SciencesDomain #5,584 of 7,800 11.7%69 #9493
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,003 of 2,578 12.2%70 #1738

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Morgan 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. Physical Sciences#3,513 #2,482
  2. Social Sciences#2,480 #3,088
  3. Health Sciences#6,105 #5,629
  4. Engineering#4,925 #3,205
  5. Medicine#5,803 #5,626
  6. Social Sciences#2,788 #3,730
  7. Computer Science#3,285 #2,927
  8. Environmental Science#3,280 #2,464
  9. Life Sciences#9,493 #5,584
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,738 #2,003
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 Morgan State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 23.3 works4.9×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 102 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.09× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.97× its world share, 156 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 79 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.65× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.21× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 96 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 52 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 235 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Morgan State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Farin Kamangar, Jiangnan Peng and Manoj K. Jha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Morgan State University.

  1. 1 Farin Kamangar · #11,113 worldwide 707 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Jiangnan Peng · #139,104 worldwide 199 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Manoj K. Jha · #157,096 worldwide 459 citations · 91 works
  4. 4 Benjamin Quarles · #192,038 worldwide 36 citations · 43 works
  5. 5 Yucheng Lan · #300,009 worldwide 145 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 R. G. Lawford · #306,591 worldwide 132 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Krishna Bista · #312,666 worldwide 60 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Ganesh D. Bhatt · #395,215 worldwide 79 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Gaston M. N’Guérékata · #418,825 worldwide 156 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Arthur J. Goldberg · #467,998 worldwide 8 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Morgan State University

Which keywords describe research at Morgan State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Machine Learning, Engineering Education, Mental Health, Student Engagement, Deep Learning, Diversity and Feminism.

▲ 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. Machine Learning56▲ 1.60×63 topics
  2. Globalization51▲ 2.4×53 topics
  3. Deep Learning50▲ 1.37×54 topics
  4. Mental Health39▲ 2.5×27 topics
  5. Climate Change33◆ 1.14×51 topics
  6. Sustainability29◆ 1.11×47 topics
  7. Public Health25▲ 1.63×27 topics
  8. Student Engagement24▲ 5.5×10 topics
  9. Engineering Education24▲ 25×4 topics
  10. Higher Education21▲ 3.6×15 topics
  11. Remote Sensing21▲ 1.58×21 topics
  12. Social Support20▲ 3.4×9 topics
  13. Healthcare20▲ 1.68×15 topics
  14. Curriculum Development19▲ 2.6×7 topics
  15. Social Capital19▲ 3.3×13 topics
  16. Social Justice18▲ 3.0×21 topics
  17. Gender18▲ 3.2×18 topics
  18. Feminism18▲ 5.9×10 topics
  19. Neoliberalism17▲ 4.3×16 topics
  20. Diversity16▲ 8.6×5 topics
  21. STEM Education16▲ 3.3×7 topics
  22. Social Movements14▲ 4.4×6 topics
  23. Air Quality13▲ 6.5×4 topics
  24. Driver Behavior12▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Healthcare Workers12▲ 4.7×3 topics
  26. Lifelong Learning12▲ 5.6×6 topics
  27. Black Studies11▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Civil Rights Movement11▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Aggression11▲ 19×3 topics
  30. Assessment Methods11▲ 9.0×3 topics
  31. Satellite Observations11▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Educational Inequality10▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Career Development10▲ 8.2×5 topics
  34. Spatial Analysis10▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Pedestrian Safety10▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Traffic Accidents10▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Academic Performance9▲ 10×2 topics
  38. College Retention9▲ 44×1 topic
  39. First-Generation Students9▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Injury Severity9▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Morgan State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, Higher Education Research Studies, Traffic and Road Safety and Engineering Education and Curriculum Development.

Race, History, and Ameri…11Race, History, and American Society: 11 fractional worksHigher Education Researc…9Higher Education Research Studies: 9 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 9 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 9 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 8 fractional worksWorkplace Violence and Bullying: 7 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 7 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…7Urban Transport and Accessibility: 7 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 6 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEducationSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityMedia Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  2. 2 Higher Education Research Studies Education 9 works
  3. 3 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 9 works
  4. 4 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 9 works
  5. 5 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 8 works
  6. 6 Workplace Violence and Bullying Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  7. 7 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 7 works
  8. 8 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 7 works
  9. 9 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 6 works
  10. 10 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 6 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Morgan State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 59% 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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