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North Dakota State University

In research, North Dakota State University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#297 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,482 of 12,888 worldwide) and Plant Science (#173 of 1,395 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agronomy and Crop Science, Plant Science and Animal Science and Zoology — Agronomy and Crop Science is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,517
of 28,054 · #1,276 all time
Rank in United States
#241
of 4,192
Research works
18k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
445k
24.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is North Dakota 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #297 of 3,409 29.4%407 #367
Physical SciencesDomain #1,482 of 12,888 18.4%981 #1085
Plant ScienceSubfield #173 of 1,395 30.6%200 #274
Life SciencesDomain #1,263 of 7,800 25.4%639 #1416
Social SciencesDomain #1,775 of 10,521 22.2%422 #1298
EngineeringField #1,238 of 6,636 16.7%410 #967
Food ScienceSubfield #97 of 492 42.6%66 #154
Social SciencesField #1,337 of 6,365 23.9%170 #1385
Health SciencesDomain #2,521 of 11,982 20.5%359 #2402
Environmental ScienceField #828 of 3,551 24.1%166 #979

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Dakota 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#367 #297
  2. Physical Sciences#1,085 #1,482
  3. Plant Science#274 #173
  4. Life Sciences#1,416 #1,263
  5. Social Sciences#1,298 #1,775
  6. Engineering#967 #1,238
  7. Food Science#154 #97
  8. Social Sciences#1,385 #1,337
  9. Health Sciences#2,402 #2,521
  10. Environmental Science#979 #828
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 Dakota 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 · 41.4 works7.3×
  2. Plant ScienceSubfield · 199.6 works4.8×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 23.1 works4.4×
  4. Food ScienceSubfield · 65.8 works3.6×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 407.1 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: 3.57× its world share, 407 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 177 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.92× its world share, 8 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 43 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 137 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 16 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 410 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.39× its world share, 166 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.56× its world share, 131 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 263 worksMedicineNursing: 2.26× its world share, 26 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.44× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 30 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 46 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 51 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 103 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 170 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at North Dakota State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael D. Robinson, Gordon P. Bierwagen and Samee U. Khan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Dakota State University.

  1. 1 Michael D. Robinson United States · #12,095 worldwide 670 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Gordon P. Bierwagen United States · #43,764 worldwide 372 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Samee U. Khan United States · #47,460 worldwide 905 citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Timothy L. Sellnow United States · #75,011 worldwide 218 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Dong Cao United States · #75,675 worldwide 285 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 Dennis E. Tallman United States · #79,248 worldwide 267 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Bingcan Chen United States · #86,814 worldwide 312 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Joseph Jones United States · #101,907 worldwide 134 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Kendall E. Nygard United States · #120,091 worldwide 234 citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Sreekala G. Bajwa United States · #120,901 worldwide 242 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at North Dakota State University

Which keywords describe research at North Dakota State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Biomedical Applications, Genome Sequencing, QTL Mapping, Quantitative Trait Loci and Genetic Mapping.

▲ 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 Change117▲ 1.81×78 topics
  2. Machine Learning102▲ 1.30×65 topics
  3. Deep Learning90◆ 1.10×64 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications58▲ 2.0×28 topics
  5. Sustainability58◆ 0.99×60 topics
  6. Environmental Impact52▲ 1.26×48 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress48▲ 1.22×47 topics
  8. Nanoparticles46▲ 1.53×30 topics
  9. Nanocomposites44▲ 2.3×21 topics
  10. Mechanical Properties38▲ 1.63×27 topics
  11. Genetics37▲ 2.2×20 topics
  12. Biodiversity36▲ 1.98×23 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity35▲ 3.3×18 topics
  14. Invasive Species34▲ 3.3×20 topics
  15. Image Processing32▲ 3.0×10 topics
  16. Genome Sequencing28▲ 7.5×8 topics
  17. Health Benefits27▲ 3.4×14 topics
  18. QTL Mapping27▲ 9.4×6 topics
  19. Phylogenetic Analysis26▲ 3.6×13 topics
  20. Quantitative Trait Loci26▲ 19×3 topics
  21. Fungal Pathogens25▲ 7.8×5 topics
  22. Genetic Mapping25▲ 13×6 topics
  23. Global Change24▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. Polyphenols24▲ 5.6×6 topics
  25. Dairy Cattle23▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Lipid Oxidation23▲ 9.2×2 topics
  27. Biological Control22▲ 6.2×9 topics
  28. Drought Tolerance22▲ 6.5×9 topics
  29. Biodegradable Polymers22▲ 5.4×4 topics
  30. Rheological Properties21▲ 4.9×5 topics
  31. Metabolic Health21▲ 4.5×3 topics
  32. Hydrocolloids20▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Fermentation20▲ 6.2×6 topics
  34. Plant Breeding20▲ 8.5×4 topics
  35. Host Specificity19▲ 7.0×5 topics
  36. Disease Resistance18▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Emulsions18▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Energy Balance17▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Transcriptome Analysis17▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Crop Improvement16▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Smart Agriculture and AI, Proteins in Food Systems, Reproductive Physiology in Livestock and Food composition and properties.

Smart Agriculture and AI16Smart Agriculture and AI: 16 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems15Proteins in Food Systems: 15 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 15 fractional worksFood composition and pro…14Food composition and properties: 14 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fung…14Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 14 fractional worksPlant Disease Resistance and Genetics: 12 fractional worksNematode management and characterization studies: 11 fractional worksBirth, Development, and …11Birth, Development, and Health: 11 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 11 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 11 fractional works
Plant ScienceFood ScienceAgronomy and Crop ScienceNutrition and Dietetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 16 works
  2. 2 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 15 works
  3. 3 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 15 works
  4. 4 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 14 works
  5. 5 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 14 works
  6. 6 Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics Plant Science 12 works
  7. 7 Nematode management and characterization studies Plant Science 11 works
  8. 8 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  9. 9 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 11 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 11 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 available27.4%not open72.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.4%domestic only87.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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