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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

In research, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,453 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,120 of 6,636 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#612 of 3,409 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology and Signal Processing — Animal Science and Zoology is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,710
of 28,054 · #2,943 all time
Rank in United States
#266
of 4,192
Research works
7.8k
▲ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
124k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is North Carolina Agricultural and Technical 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,453 of 12,888 18.1%918 #2489
EngineeringField #1,120 of 6,636 15.0%351 #1630
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #612 of 3,409 34.1%159 #1173
Health SciencesDomain #2,782 of 11,982 20.0%180 #3654
Social SciencesDomain #2,493 of 10,521 26.0%329 #2273
MedicineField #2,486 of 10,443 19.4%120 #5186
Life SciencesDomain #2,238 of 7,800 25.3%306 #3661
Computer ScienceField #1,360 of 4,667 25.2%250 #1538
Social SciencesField #2,452 of 6,365 25.4%153 #2233
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #811 of 1,884 28.3%86 #1313

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Carolina Agricultural and Technical 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. Physical Sciences#2,489 #1,453
  2. Engineering#1,630 #1,120
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,173 #612
  4. Health Sciences#3,654 #2,782
  5. Social Sciences#2,273 #2,493
  6. Medicine#5,186 #2,486
  7. Life Sciences#3,661 #2,238
  8. Computer Science#1,538 #1,360
  9. Social Sciences#2,233 #2,452
  10. Artificial Intelligence#1,313 #811
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 North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 23.0 works6.0×
  2. Signal ProcessingSubfield · 24.1 works4.6×
← 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: 1.93× its world share, 159 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 95 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 27 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.73× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.61× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.67× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.86× its world share, 250 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.39× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.35× its world share, 351 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.30× its world share, 112 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 95 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 20 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 33 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 120 worksMedicineNursing: 2.50× its world share, 21 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.95× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 50 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 23 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 68 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 153 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Lifeng Zhang, Zhigang Xu and Lemuria Carter lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

  1. 1 Lifeng Zhang United States · #20,585 worldwide 786 citations · 60 works
  2. 2 Zhigang Xu United States · #67,896 worldwide 387 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Lemuria Carter United States · #69,662 worldwide 349 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Mahour Mellat Parast United States · #120,937 worldwide 334 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Taher Abu-Lebdeh United States · #143,587 worldwide 201 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 John Kelly United States · #153,263 worldwide 129 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 Jag Sankar United States · #170,307 worldwide 258 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Kofi Obeng United States · #176,386 worldwide 145 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Narayan Bhattarai United States · #283,508 worldwide 202 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 Nail K. Yamaleev United States · #288,838 worldwide 96 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

Which keywords describe research at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT Security, Anomaly Detection, Neural Networks, Health Effects, Data Mining and Autonomous Vehicles.

▲ 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. Deep Learning158▲ 2.7×71 topics
  2. Machine Learning139▲ 2.5×71 topics
  3. Neural Networks55▲ 2.0×31 topics
  4. Climate Change46◆ 0.98×59 topics
  5. Sustainability42◆ 1.00×50 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications40▲ 1.97×33 topics
  7. IoT Security38▲ 6.9×3 topics
  8. Health Effects38▲ 3.6×21 topics
  9. Data Mining38▲ 2.9×8 topics
  10. Nanomaterials34▲ 1.85×15 topics
  11. Anomaly Detection34▲ 6.7×4 topics
  12. Nanoparticles33▲ 1.51×32 topics
  13. Antioxidant32▲ 2.7×38 topics
  14. Security29▲ 2.6×14 topics
  15. Convolutional Neural Networks29▲ 2.3×13 topics
  16. Antioxidant Activity27▲ 2.5×27 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering26▲ 2.4×11 topics
  18. Student Engagement24▲ 3.5×9 topics
  19. Cybersecurity23▲ 5.5×4 topics
  20. Health Benefits23▲ 4.0×13 topics
  21. Autonomous Vehicles22▲ 6.2×4 topics
  22. Gut Microbiota21▲ 3.4×7 topics
  23. Detection20▲ 4.0×9 topics
  24. Behavioral Analysis20▲ 9.8×2 topics
  25. Security Analysis20▲ 6.7×4 topics
  26. Antimicrobial20▲ 4.0×11 topics
  27. Intrusion Detection19▲ 7.6×2 topics
  28. Network Security19▲ 8.4×2 topics
  29. Botnet Detection19▲ 9.0×1 topic
  30. DDoS Attacks19▲ 9.0×1 topic
  31. Collision Avoidance19▲ 6.0×4 topics
  32. Surveillance19▲ 4.1×4 topics
  33. Time Series16▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Dynamic Analysis16▲ 7.5×2 topics
  35. Android Malware16▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Permission Analysis16▲ 11×1 topic
  37. High-Dimensional Data15▲ 5.5×3 topics
  38. Engineering Education14▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Global Distribution14▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Career Development13▲ 6.7×6 topics

Which research topics does North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications and Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data.

Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 16 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…13Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 13 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…11Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 11 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 11 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 9 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product …8Meat and Animal Product Quality: 8 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 8 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…8Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 8 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSignal ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceEnvironmental Chemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 19 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 16 works
  3. 3 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 13 works
  4. 4 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 11 works
  5. 5 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 11 works
  6. 6 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 9 works
  7. 7 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 8 works
  8. 8 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 8 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% 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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