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North Carolina State University

In research, North Carolina State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#121 of 10,670 worldwide), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#43 of 3,157 worldwide) and Engineering (#118 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Equine, Veterinary and Small Animals (Equine is 14.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#205
of 22,385 · #190 all time
Rank in United States
#57
of 3,332
Research works
97k
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.9M
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
North Carolina State University

What is North Carolina 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
Physical SciencesDomain #121 of 10,670 10.8%5,944 #151
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #43 of 3,157 11.6%1,062 #53
EngineeringField #118 of 5,901 11.0%2,305 #108
Social SciencesDomain #198 of 9,585 12.7%2,099 #200
Life SciencesDomain #167 of 6,403 10.6%2,147 #167
Social SciencesField #202 of 5,988 11.0%919 #226
Computer ScienceField #174 of 4,417 11.5%1,028 #180
Environmental ScienceField #132 of 3,334 9.4%833 -
Decision SciencesField #32 of 751 22.0%180 #102
Plant ScienceSubfield #62 of 1,317 9.4%434 #48

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Carolina 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. Physical Sciences#151 #121
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#53 #43
  3. Engineering#108 #118
  4. Social Sciences#200 #198
  5. Life Sciences#167 #167
  6. Social Sciences#226 #202
  7. Computer Science#180 #174
  8. Decision Sciences#102 #32
  9. Plant Science#48 #62
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 North Carolina State University work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at North Carolina State University is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (20%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 6,644 fractional works · 52.0% of its workEngineering: 2,545 fractional works · 19.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 706 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 425 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 232 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 224 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 166 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 161 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 143 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 98 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 77 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,161 fractional works · 9.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 410 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems: 174 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 133 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 102 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 85 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 950 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 195 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 174 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 106 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 86 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 59 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 628 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 316 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomaterials: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 473 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 181 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 70 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 255 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 104 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematical Physics: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 64 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 248 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 94 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 238 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 77 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 2,418 fractional works · 18.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,194 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPlant Science: 493 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 158 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 119 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 112 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 54 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 911 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 506 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGenetics: 170 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCell Biology: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiotechnology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 93 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 162 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 117 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 33 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,288 fractional works · 17.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,006 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 302 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 289 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety Research: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCommunication: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 166 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 490 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 222 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 105 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 212 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 114 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 197 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 101 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 196 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 40 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 186 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 151 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,418 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMedicine: 1,046 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSurgery: 98 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 93 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 88 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 79 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 60 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 28 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 311 fractional works · 2.4% of its workVeterinary: 154 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmall Animals: 130 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 145 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 50 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 63 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNorth CarolinaState University13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences52%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences18%

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. Engineering2,54519.9%
    2. Computer Science1,1619.1%
    3. Environmental Science9507.4%
    4. Materials Science6284.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy4733.7%
    6. Mathematics2552.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences2481.9%
    8. Chemistry2381.9%
    9. Energy770.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering690.5%
  2. Life Sciences2,41818.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,1949.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9117.1%
    3. Neuroscience1621.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1170.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics350.3%
  3. Social Sciences2,28817.9%
    1. Social Sciences1,0067.9%
    2. Psychology4903.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities2121.7%
    4. Decision Sciences1971.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting1961.5%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1861.5%
  4. Health Sciences1,41811.1%
    1. Medicine1,0468.2%
    2. Veterinary1541.2%
    3. Health Professions1451.1%
    4. Nursing650.5%
    5. Dentistry80.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does North Carolina State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Equine takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EquineSubfield · 23.9 works14×
  2. VeterinaryField · 153.9 works8.9×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 130.0 works8.3×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 158.4 works5.6×
  5. Statistics and ProbabilitySubfield · 104.3 works3.8×
  6. SoftwareSubfield · 29.6 works3.6×
← 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: 1.97× its world share, 1,194 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.34× its world share, 911 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 117 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 162 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 35 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 69 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 238 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.17× its world share, 1,161 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 248 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 77 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.33× its world share, 2,545 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.50× its world share, 950 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.41× its world share, 628 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 255 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.67× its world share, 473 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 145 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 1,046 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 65 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.87× its world share, 154 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 212 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 196 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 197 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 186 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 490 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1,006 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary8.87×154 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.97×1,194 works
  3. Mathematics1.70×255 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.67×473 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.60×197 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.54×69 works
  7. Environmental Science1.50×950 works
  8. Materials Science1.41×628 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.34×911 works
  10. Engineering1.33×2,545 works
  11. Psychology1.26×490 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.24×248 works
  13. Chemistry1.19×238 works
  14. Computer Science1.17×1,161 works
  15. Nursing1.04×65 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.91×117 works
  17. Neuroscience0.78×162 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.77×35 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.68×186 works
  20. Energy0.65×77 works
  21. Social Sciences0.62×1,006 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.58×212 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×196 works
  24. Health Professions0.43×145 works
  25. Medicine0.43×1,046 works
  26. Dentistry0.13×8 works

Who are the top researchers at North Carolina State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Michael David Dickey, Bingzi Jin and S. König lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Carolina State University.

  1. 1 Michael David Dickey United States · #5,172 worldwide 39k citations · 442 works
  2. 2 Bingzi Jin United States · #5,452 worldwide 6.5k citations · 78 works
  3. 3 S. König United States · #6,992 worldwide 45k citations · 341 works
  4. 4 José M. Alonso United States · #7,711 worldwide 34k citations · 153 works
  5. 5 Yuntian T. Zhu United States · #15,889 worldwide 67k citations · 726 works
  6. 6 Xiaojie Xu United States · #16,135 worldwide 17k citations · 222 works
  7. 7 Bradley L. Kirkman United States · #16,685 worldwide 20k citations · 153 works
  8. 8 Rodolphe Barrangou United States · #18,374 worldwide 47k citations · 326 works
  9. 9 Shuijin Hu United States · #18,964 worldwide 19k citations · 291 works
  10. 10 J. Brown United States · #20,563 worldwide 34k citations · 458 works
All ranked researchers at North Carolina State University

What are the most cited papers from North Carolina State University?

The most cited paper from North Carolina State University is "Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2" (Evan K Bolyen et al., 2019), with 25,165 citations. Next come "The empirical mode decomposition and the Hilbert spectrum for nonlinear and non-stationary time series analysis" (23,779) and "Distribution of the Estimators for Autoregressive Time Series with a Unit Root" (23,250).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2 Evan K Bolyen et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access112 authors 24 Jul 2019 25,165
2 The empirical mode decomposition and the Hilbert spectrum for nonlinear and non-stationary time series analysis Norden Eh Huang, Zhengwei Shen, Steven Long et al. · Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences Open access 8 Mar 1998 23,779
3 Distribution of the Estimators for Autoregressive Time Series with a Unit Root David Alan Dickey, Wayne Arthur Fuller · Journal of the American Statistical Association Open access Jun 1979 23,250
4 ESTIMATING F -STATISTICS FOR THE ANALYSIS OF POPULATION STRUCTURE Bruce S Weir, C. Clark Cockerham · Evolution Nov 1984 17,021
5 Hierarchical Linear Models: Applications and Data Analysis Methods Marie Davidian · Journal of the American Statistical Association Sep 2003 13,916
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at North Carolina State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Biomedical Applications, Gut Microbiota, Deep Learning, Heat Stress, Power Electronics and Consumer Preferences.

▲ 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. Climate Change549▲ 1.58×99 topics
  2. Machine Learning470◆ 1.10×84 topics
  3. Deep Learning394◆ 0.90×80 topics
  4. Epidemiology311▼ 0.61×126 topics
  5. Sustainability290◆ 0.93×89 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications283▲ 1.87×35 topics
  7. Neural Networks257▲ 1.30×37 topics
  8. Environmental Impact211◆ 0.97×54 topics
  9. Remote Sensing172◆ 1.10×34 topics
  10. Gut Microbiota170▲ 3.9×7 topics
  11. Power Electronics147▲ 3.6×8 topics
  12. Nanocomposites143▲ 1.42×21 topics
  13. Student Engagement125▲ 2.5×14 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration124▲ 3.0×6 topics
  15. Emotion124▲ 4.6×11 topics
  16. Heat Transfer121▲ 1.94×18 topics
  17. Probiotics121▲ 4.0×6 topics
  18. Invasive Species120▲ 2.2×21 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity118▲ 2.1×21 topics
  20. Thermal Management110▲ 2.6×8 topics
  21. User Satisfaction106▲ 4.4×4 topics
  22. Heat Stress106▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Genomics102▲ 2.7×12 topics
  24. Consumer Preferences100▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Product Design94▲ 5.4×4 topics
  26. Amino Acids94▲ 7.8×4 topics
  27. Intestinal Barrier92▲ 9.2×2 topics
  28. Cognitive Performance90▲ 7.1×4 topics
  29. Feed Additives89▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Antibiotic Alternatives89▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Poultry Production89▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Animal Welfare87▲ 7.7×4 topics
  33. Color Psychology84▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Kansei Engineering84▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Learning Analytics79▲ 5.1×2 topics
  36. Engineering Education64▲ 5.9×4 topics
  37. Power Devices63▲ 7.3×2 topics
  38. Spectral Imaging58▲ 8.9×2 topics
  39. Color Constancy56▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Colorimetry56▲ 40×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Color perception and design, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Color Science and Applications.

Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 89 fractional worksColor perception and design: 84 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…61Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 61 fractional worksColor Science and Applic…56Color Science and Applications: 56 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 52 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 44 fractional worksTeaching and Learning Pr…44Teaching and Learning Programming: 44 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and …41Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 41 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters37Advanced DC-DC Converters: 37 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Res…37Software Engineering Research: 37 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologySocial PsychologyBiomedical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics5 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 89 works
  2. 2 Color perception and design Social Psychology 84 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 61 works
  4. 4 Color Science and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 56 works
  5. 5 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 52 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 44 works
  7. 7 Teaching and Learning Programming Computer Science Applications 44 works
  8. 8 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 41 works
  9. 9 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 37 works
  10. 10 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 37 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 available31.0%not open69.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.8%domestic only88.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 North Carolina State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.050% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%North Carolina State University0.047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of North Carolina 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 counting10%20%North Carolina State University11.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.5% in 2019.

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Which institutions have research most like North Carolina State University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, Iowa State University has the research profile closest to North Carolina State University's, with both strong in Veterinary.

  1. 1 Iowa State UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Physics and Astronomy 0.93 Compare
  2. 2 University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Physics and Astronomy, Chemical Engineering 0.87 Compare
  3. 3 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy 0.87 Compare
  4. 4 Virginia TechUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Decision Sciences, Environmental Science 0.86 Compare
  5. 5 Texas A&M UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Mathematics, Chemical Engineering 0.86 Compare

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