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New Mexico State University

In research, New Mexico State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,326 of 10,521 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#473 of 3,409 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,210 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Soil Science — Agronomy and Crop Science is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,429
of 28,054 · #882 all time
Rank in United States
#371
of 4,192
Research works
21k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
477k
23.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is New Mexico 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 SciencesDomain #1,326 of 10,521 24.1%543 #641
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #473 of 3,409 20.4%284 #645
Physical SciencesDomain #2,210 of 12,888 14.5%1,178 #678
Social SciencesField #1,227 of 6,365 24.5%270 #583
PsychologyField #425 of 2,181 23.6%120 #544
EngineeringField #1,635 of 6,636 14.2%404 #626
Life SciencesDomain #2,158 of 7,800 17.9%438 #2102
Environmental ScienceField #1,126 of 3,551 17.9%242 #669
Computer ScienceField #2,066 of 4,667 14.2%200 #1136
Health SciencesDomain #5,552 of 11,982 14.3%183 #4782

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New Mexico 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#641 #1,326
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#645 #473
  3. Physical Sciences#678 #2,210
  4. Social Sciences#583 #1,227
  5. Psychology#544 #425
  6. Engineering#626 #1,635
  7. Life Sciences#2,102 #2,158
  8. Environmental Science#669 #1,126
  9. Computer Science#1,136 #2,066
  10. Health Sciences#4,782 #5,552
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 New Mexico State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agronomy and Crop Science takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 40.6 works7.3×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 79.7 works6.5×
  3. Soil ScienceSubfield · 33.3 works4.7×
← 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: 2.56× its world share, 284 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 100 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 23 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.10× its world share, 200 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 70 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 404 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 242 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.76× its world share, 49 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.64× its world share, 138 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 119 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.03× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 52 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.62× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 26 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.68× its world share, 120 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 270 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New Mexico State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jon A. Holtzman, Nicole P. Vogt and Dmitry Bizyaev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New Mexico State University.

  1. 1 Jon A. Holtzman United States · #4,736 worldwide 2.2k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Nicole P. Vogt United States · #16,936 worldwide 1.3k citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Dmitry Bizyaev United States · #17,540 worldwide 1.3k citations · 96 works
  4. 4 V. Papavassiliou United States · #19,825 worldwide 817 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Richard L. Oliver United States · #19,889 worldwide 2.6k citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Kaike Pan United States · #21,506 worldwide 1.2k citations · 49 works
  7. 7 David M. Bøje United States · #25,253 worldwide 386 citations · 91 works
  8. 8 Joseph Wang United States · #29,819 worldwide 2.9k citations · 238 works
  9. 9 Zohrab Samani United States · #40,031 worldwide 775 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 R. F. Beebe United States · #40,998 worldwide 397 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at New Mexico State University

Which keywords describe research at New Mexico State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Solar Wind, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Sustainability, Large-Eddy Simulation, Diversity and Ecosystem.

▲ 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 Change185▲ 2.9×77 topics
  2. Sustainability75▲ 1.31×59 topics
  3. Machine Learning66▼ 0.86×65 topics
  4. Biodiversity51▲ 2.9×21 topics
  5. Mental Health51▲ 1.49×31 topics
  6. Invasive Species45▲ 4.5×19 topics
  7. Solar Wind38▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Conservation37▲ 3.6×18 topics
  9. Heat Transfer35▲ 3.0×15 topics
  10. Resilience35▲ 3.1×13 topics
  11. Large-Eddy Simulation30▲ 6.7×5 topics
  12. Diversity29▲ 7.1×8 topics
  13. Hydrological Modeling29▲ 5.2×5 topics
  14. Student Engagement27▲ 2.9×12 topics
  15. Ecosystem26▲ 10×4 topics
  16. Teacher Preparation23▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Experiential Learning22▲ 18×6 topics
  18. Vortex Dynamics22▲ 8.0×4 topics
  19. Coronal Mass Ejections20▲ 24×1 topic
  20. Solar Dynamics Observatory20▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Geodetic Measurements19▲ 7.6×2 topics
  22. Career Development19▲ 7.0×5 topics
  23. Soil Carbon Sequestration19▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Sea Level Rise19▲ 6.3×3 topics
  25. Agricultural Education19▲ 49×1 topic
  26. School Gardens19▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Turbulent Flows18▲ 7.6×2 topics
  28. Electron Acceleration18▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Ionosphere18▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Magnetosphere18▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Sagebrush18▲ 50×1 topic
  32. Wildlife Habitat18▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Boundary Layer Transition17▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Dairy Cattle17▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Particle Image Velocimetry17▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Academic Performance17▲ 8.7×4 topics
  37. GRACE17▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Knowledge Representation17▲ 8.1×4 topics
  39. Microbial Community17▲ 9.0×4 topics
  40. groundwater depletion17▲ 14×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Diverse Educational Innovations Studies, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics and Rangeland and Wildlife Management.

Solar and Space Plasma D…20Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 20 fractional worksDiverse Educational Inno…19Diverse Educational Innovations Studies: 19 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 18 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…18Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 18 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…17Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 17 fractional worksGeophysics and Gravity Measurements: 17 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 16 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…14Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 14 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 13 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 12 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEcologyComputational Mechanics4 others

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 20 works
  2. 2 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 works
  3. 3 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 18 works
  4. 4 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 18 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 17 works
  6. 6 Geophysics and Gravity Measurements Oceanography 17 works
  7. 7 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 16 works
  8. 8 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 14 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Research Studies Education 13 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 12 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 available27.1%not open72.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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