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Murray State University

In research, Murray State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#634 of 6,365 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,073 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,625 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,711
of 28,054 · #3,934 all time
Rank in United States
#771
of 4,192
Research works
3.6k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Murray 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
Social SciencesField #634 of 6,365 24.8%99 #664
Social SciencesDomain #1,073 of 10,521 27.8%225 #1065
Physical SciencesDomain #9,625 of 12,888 9.5%131 #3396

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Murray 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. Social Sciences#664 #634
  2. Social Sciences#1,065 #1,073
  3. Physical Sciences#3,396 #9,625
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.

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: 1.06× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.56× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.36× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.23× its world share, 47 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.10× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 99 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Murray State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel L. Wann, Bommanna G. Loganathan and Melvin E. Page lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Murray State University.

  1. 1 Daniel L. Wann United States · #44,806 worldwide 403 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Bommanna G. Loganathan United States · #193,939 worldwide 154 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Melvin E. Page United States · #255,774 worldwide 22 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Cemil Kuzey United States · #499,765 worldwide 223 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Gary E. Stinchcomb United States · #604,567 worldwide 50 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Donald W. Whisenhunt United States · #712,250 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Mi‐Hwa Park United States · #736,783 worldwide 54 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 W. Whitaker United States · #783,414 worldwide 26 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Michael Bowman United States · #900,138 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Kenneth C. Carstens United States · #912,718 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Murray State University

Which keywords describe research at Murray State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Mental Health, Climate Change, Firm Performance, Financial Constraints, Institutional Theory, Shareholder Value and Corporate Social Responsibility.

▲ 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 Change21▲ 1.71×41 topics
  2. Mental Health18▲ 2.8×29 topics
  3. Corporate Governance15▲ 4.6×12 topics
  4. Machine Learning14◆ 0.96×40 topics
  5. Social Media12▲ 1.92×17 topics
  6. Economic Growth12▲ 3.1×12 topics
  7. Financial Performance10▲ 3.8×6 topics
  8. Higher Education10▲ 4.1×10 topics
  9. Firm Performance9▲ 10×4 topics
  10. Consumer Behavior8▲ 3.0×8 topics
  11. Financial Constraints8▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Depression8▲ 2.1×13 topics
  13. Institutional Theory8▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Well-being8▲ 4.7×10 topics
  15. Shareholder Value8▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Corporate Social Responsibility8▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Mergers and Acquisitions8▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Investor Protection8▲ 21×1 topic
  19. Ownership Structure8▲ 21×1 topic
  20. Business Ethics7▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Gender7▲ 3.0×11 topics
  22. Literature7▲ 2.9×11 topics
  23. Social Capital7▲ 2.9×11 topics
  24. Sustainability Reporting7▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Environmental Disclosure6▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Stakeholder Theory6▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Student Engagement6▲ 3.5×9 topics
  28. Technology Integration6▲ 4.5×6 topics
  29. Financial Reporting6▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Student Motivation6▲ 6.8×2 topics
  31. COVID-19 Impact5▲ 7.0×3 topics
  32. Earnings Management5▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Reflective Practice5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  34. Information Asymmetry5▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Student Perceptions5▲ 5.8×6 topics
  36. Accounting Quality5▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Audit Committee5▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Conservation Biology4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  39. Experiential Learning4▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Teacher Preparation4▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Murray State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Corporate Finance and Governance, Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies.

Corporate Finance and Governance: 8 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 6 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…5Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 5 fractional worksDiverse Educational Inno…4Diverse Educational Innovations Studies: 4 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Lea…3EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability in Business: 3 fractional worksConsumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification: 3 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 3 fractional works
AccountingStrategy and ManagementGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesClinical Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 8 works
  2. 2 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 6 works
  3. 3 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 5 works
  4. 4 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  6. 6 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 3 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability in Business Marketing 3 works
  9. 9 Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification Marketing 3 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Murray State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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