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New Mexico Highlands University

In research, New Mexico Highlands University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,116 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#12,571 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,644
of 28,054 · #16,660 all time
Rank in United States
#3,554
of 4,192
Research works
778
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
9k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is New Mexico Highlands University 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 #9,116 of 21,541 10.4%391
Social SciencesDomain #12,571 of 16,945 14.0%223

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New Mexico Highlands 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).

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: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.04× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.56× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.50× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.12× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.40× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.64× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.92× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New Mexico Highlands University?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Dyer, Kate Kirkpatrick and Michael Petronis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New Mexico Highlands University.

  1. 1 Joseph Dyer United States · #462,952 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Kate Kirkpatrick United States · #471,988 worldwide 31 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Michael Petronis United States · #628,206 worldwide 76 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 J. A. Schufle United States · #882,187 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Clark S. Knowlton United States · #1,028,405 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Tatiana V. Timofeeva United States · #1,152,427 worldwide 48 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Ronald D. Clark United States · #1,193,365 worldwide 20 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at New Mexico Highlands University

Which keywords describe research at New Mexico Highlands University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Literature, Culture, Invasive Species, Remote Sensing, Adaptation, Gender and Society.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 3.9×23 topics
  2. Literature7▲ 10×7 topics
  3. Machine Learning7▲ 1.64×22 topics
  4. Remote Sensing6▲ 4.0×7 topics
  5. Culture6▲ 8.5×4 topics
  6. Globalization5▲ 2.1×9 topics
  7. Education4▲ 2.2×11 topics
  8. Mental Health4▲ 2.5×12 topics
  9. Invasive Species4▲ 8.5×6 topics
  10. Biodiversity4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  11. Gender4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  12. Identity4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  13. Adaptation4▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Depression4▲ 3.3×5 topics
  15. History3▲ 3.7×3 topics
  16. Resilience3▲ 5.4×4 topics
  17. Society3▲ 13×3 topics
  18. Well-being3▲ 6.9×6 topics
  19. Conservation3▲ 5.6×3 topics
  20. Anxiety3▲ 5.0×3 topics
  21. Ecosystem3▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Art3▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Habitat Fragmentation3▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Politics3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  25. Psychological Impact3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  26. Cinema3▲ 77×2 topics
  27. Media3▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Soil Properties3▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Feminism2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  31. Forest Fires2▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Wildfire Activity2▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Crystal Engineering2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Film2▲ 136×1 topic
  35. Holocene2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Sea Level2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Social Movements2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  38. Theory2▲ 120×1 topic
  39. Sagebrush2▲ 118×1 topic
  40. Wildlife Habitat2▲ 118×1 topic

Which research topics does New Mexico Highlands University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Giambattista Vico and Joyce, Fire effects on ecosystems, Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Giambattista Vico and Jo…2Giambattista Vico and Joyce: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksShakespeare, Adaptation,…2Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…2Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksSexuality, Behavior, and Technology: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 1 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and environmental…1Marine and environmental studies: 1 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeLiterature and Literary TheoryEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Giambattista Vico and Joyce History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  2. 2 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  8. 8 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Marine and environmental studies Oceanography 1 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New Mexico Highlands University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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