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Norfolk State University

In research, Norfolk State University stands highest in Engineering (#4,430 of 5,901 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,282 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,114 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,489
of 22,385 · #33,547 all time
Rank in United States
#1,597
of 3,332
Research works
2.8k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Norfolk State University

What is Norfolk State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,430 of 5,901 4.3%76 #9055
Social SciencesDomain #7,282 of 9,585 5.2%125 #13971
Social SciencesField #5,114 of 5,988 4.3%75 #8452
Physical SciencesDomain #9,876 of 10,670 3.0%166 #17191

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Norfolk 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#9,055 #4,430
  2. Social Sciences#13,971 #7,282
  3. Social Sciences#8,452 #5,114
  4. Physical Sciences#17,191 #9,876
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Norfolk State University work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Norfolk State University is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Social Sciences (22%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 184 fractional works · 50.7% of its workEngineering: 83 fractional works · 22.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 9.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 17 fractional works · 4.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 45 fractional works · 12.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 19 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 135 fractional works · 37.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 82 fractional works · 22.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 24 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 14 fractional works · 4.0% of its workDevelopment: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 6.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAccounting: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 29 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKNorfolk StateUniversity364fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences37%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8322.8%
    2. Computer Science4512.3%
    3. Materials Science195.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy154.2%
    5. Mathematics82.1%
    6. Environmental Science72.0%
    7. Chemistry20.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.6%
    9. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    10. Energy20.5%
    1. Social Sciences8222.5%
    2. Psychology256.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting112.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities71.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.8%
    6. Decision Sciences41.1%
    1. Medicine154.1%
    2. Health Professions123.4%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences71.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology61.6%
    3. Neuroscience30.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.38× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.58× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 83 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.46× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.77× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.87× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 25 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 82 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.25×25 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.87×15 works
  3. Mathematics1.77×8 works
  4. Social Sciences1.77×82 works
  5. Computer Science1.58×45 works
  6. Engineering1.52×83 works
  7. Materials Science1.46×19 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.33×2 works
  9. Health Professions1.30×12 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.10×4 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.91×11 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×6 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.67×7 works
  14. Neuroscience0.56×3 works
  15. Energy0.50×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.43×2 works
  17. Environmental Science0.41×8 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.38×6 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×2 works
  20. Nursing0.38×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.31×6 works
  22. Veterinary0.28×0 works
  23. Medicine0.22×15 works
  24. Dentistry0.11×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  26. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Norfolk State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Guohua Zhu, T. U. Tumkur and Mikhail A. Noginov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Norfolk State University.

  1. 1 Guohua Zhu United States · #339,381 worldwide 8.6k citations · 189 works
  2. 2 T. U. Tumkur United States · #1,166,952 worldwide 1.3k citations · 65 works
  3. 3 Mikhail A. Noginov United States · #2,356,745 worldwide 8.7k citations · 325 works
  4. 4 Gengzeng Zhu United States · #2,812,032 worldwide 934 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Cephas E. Small United States · #3,057,070 worldwide 3k citations · 24 works
  6. 6 E. Arnold Modlin United States · #3,290,826 worldwide 412 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Vina A. Punjabi United States · #3,669,281 worldwide 1.6k citations · 52 works
  8. 8 Brandon D. Mitchell United States · #3,838,085 worldwide 218 citations · 39 works
  9. 9 Makarand Deo United States · #4,314,358 worldwide 1.4k citations · 49 works
  10. 10 R. Mundle United States · #4,577,002 worldwide 1.2k citations · 59 works
All ranked researchers at Norfolk State University

What are the most cited papers from Norfolk State University?

The most cited paper from Norfolk State University is "The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectroscopic database" (Laurence S. Rothman et al., 2009), with 3,563 citations. Next come "Demonstration of a spaser-based nanolaser" (2,110) and "Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM" (787).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The HITRAN 2008 molecular spectroscopic database Laurence S. Rothman et al. · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer Open access 27 Feb 2009 3,563
2 Demonstration of a spaser-based nanolaser Mikhail A. Noginov, Guohua Zhu, Akeisha M. Belgrave et al. · Nature Aug 2009 2,110
3 Improving Underrepresented Minority Student Persistence in STEM Mica Estrada, Myra N. Burnett, Andrew G. Campbell et al. · CBE—Life Sciences Education Open access 19 Aug 2016 787
4 ProvChain: A Blockchain-Based Data Provenance Architecture in Cloud Environment with Enhanced Privacy and Availability Xueping Liang, Sachin S. Shetty, Deepak K. Tosh et al. Conference paper May 2017 740
5 G E p / G M p Ratio by Polarization Transfer in e → p → e p → M. Jones et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access108 authors 14 Feb 2000 737
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Norfolk State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Biosensors, Metamaterials, Security and International Law.

▲ 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-now 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. Deep Learning23▲ 1.87×34 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 1.83×33 topics
  3. Mental Health18▲ 3.5×23 topics
  4. Security10▲ 4.2×12 topics
  5. Healthcare10▲ 2.4×12 topics
  6. Biosensors10▲ 5.6×9 topics
  7. Cybersecurity9▲ 9.8×3 topics
  8. Graphene8▲ 3.4×6 topics
  9. International Law8▲ 7.0×4 topics
  10. Social Support8▲ 4.1×9 topics
  11. Metamaterials8▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Economic Growth7▲ 2.4×5 topics
  13. Stress7▲ 5.3×5 topics
  14. Nanophotonics7▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Wireless Sensor Networks7▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Optical Modulators7▲ 13×2 topics
  17. Plasmonics7▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Risk Management7▲ 3.9×3 topics
  19. Game Theory6▲ 10×2 topics
  20. Photonic Crystals6▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Information Security6▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Governance6▲ 5.1×3 topics
  23. IoT6▲ 4.4×9 topics
  24. Policy Compliance6▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Security Awareness6▲ 41×1 topic
  26. IoT Security6▲ 5.2×3 topics
  27. NGOs6▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Nanoantennas6▲ 43×1 topic
  29. Surface Plasmons6▲ 43×1 topic
  30. Poverty Reduction6▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Security Council5▲ 29×2 topics
  32. Development Policies5▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Foreign Aid5▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Reflective Practice5▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Humanitarian Intervention5▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Responsibility to Protect5▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Solar Cells4▲ 6.0×5 topics
  38. Optical Sensors4▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Neighborhood Effects4▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Positive Emotions4▲ 9.6×2 topics

Which research topics does Norfolk State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Information and Cyber Security, Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research, International Development and Aid and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Information and Cyber Se…6Information and Cyber Security: 6 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Pl…6Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 6 fractional worksInternational Developmen…5International Development and Aid: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…5Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 5 fractional worksPhotonic Crystals and Applications: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 3 fractional worksMachine Learning in Heal…3Machine Learning in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 3 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsBiomedical EngineeringDevelopmentPolitical Science and International Relations6 others

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

  1. 1 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 6 works
  2. 2 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 International Development and Aid Development 5 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  5. 5 Photonic Crystals and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 3 works
  7. 7 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Research Studies Education 3 works
  9. 9 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  10. 10 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 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 available24.2%not open75.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Norfolk State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Norfolk State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Norfolk State University0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Norfolk State University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Norfolk State University5.5% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.9% in 2007.

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