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Nevada System of Higher Education

In research, Nevada System of Higher Education stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,854 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,007 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,007
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,210
of 8,685
Research works
573
▲ 204% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
22.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
54%
world 28%

What is Nevada System of Higher Education 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,854 of 21,541 18.4%322
Social SciencesDomain #13,007 of 16,945 11.0%153

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nevada System of Higher Education 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: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.86× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nevada System of Higher Education?

Ranked on the composite score, J. P. Severinghaus and C.L. Douglas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nevada System of Higher Education.

  1. 1 J. P. Severinghaus United States · #1,439,119 worldwide 29 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 C.L. Douglas United States · #1,602,155 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Nevada System of Higher Education

Which keywords describe research at Nevada System of Higher Education?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Air Quality, Remote Sensing, Satellite Observations, Atmospheric Aerosols, Black Carbon, Reactive Transport and Ice Nucleation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Change52▲ 3.4×48 topics
  2. Remote Sensing30▲ 4.8×24 topics
  3. Air Quality27▲ 25×5 topics
  4. Sustainability14▲ 1.38×25 topics
  5. Satellite Observations14▲ 21×3 topics
  6. Mental Health13▲ 2.1×19 topics
  7. Atmospheric Aerosols13▲ 33×1 topic
  8. Black Carbon13▲ 33×1 topic
  9. Environmental Impact12▲ 1.63×23 topics
  10. Reactive Transport12▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Water Quality12▲ 5.0×7 topics
  12. Ice Nucleation12▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Climate12▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Groundwater Flow12▲ 56×1 topic
  15. Inverse Modeling12▲ 27×2 topics
  16. Transport Modeling12▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Health Effects11▲ 3.3×12 topics
  18. Hydrological Cycle11▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Aerosols11▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Atmospheric Dust10▲ 55×1 topic
  21. Radiative Forcing10▲ 55×1 topic
  22. Groundwater9▲ 19×4 topics
  23. Sediment Transport9▲ 9.7×4 topics
  24. Particulate Matter8▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Paleoclimatology8▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Hydraulic Conductivity8▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Hydrology7▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Holocene7▲ 7.5×2 topics
  29. Soil Hydraulic Properties7▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Unsaturated Soil Mechanics7▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Glacial Cycles7▲ 11×1 topic
  32. Sea Level7▲ 8.6×1 topic
  33. Air Pollution7▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Global Burden of Disease7▲ 5.8×3 topics
  35. Electron Beams6▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Laser-Plasma Accelerators6▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Exposure Assessment6▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Fine Particulate Air Pollution6▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Precipitation6▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Sea Level Rise6▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does Nevada System of Higher Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies, Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Botany, Ecology, and Tax…1Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 1 fractional worksTraffic Prediction and Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and…0Atmospheric aerosols and clouds: 0 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…0Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 0 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 0 fractional worksHuman Mobility and Location-Based Analysis: 0 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…0Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 0 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 0 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 0 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 0 fractional works
Plant ScienceBuilding and ConstructionGlobal and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 1 works
  2. 2 Traffic Prediction and Management Techniques Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 0 works
  5. 5 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis Transportation 0 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  8. 8 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  10. 10 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 0 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 available53.9%not open46.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nevada System of Higher Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 204% 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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