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Northwestern State University

In research, Northwestern State University stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,500 of 20,462 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,381 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,592 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,426
of 28,054 · #21,423 all time
Rank in United States
#3,982
of 4,192
Research works
964
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
8.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Northwestern State University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Health SciencesDomain #8,500 of 20,462 8.6%127
Social SciencesField #4,381 of 10,206 13.5%284
Social SciencesDomain #7,592 of 16,945 11.8%550
Physical SciencesDomain #17,442 of 21,541 7.8%226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northwestern 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).

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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.93× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 17 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.26× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.71× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.30× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northwestern State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Bach Jensen, Tommy W. Rogers and Sylvie Romanowski lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northwestern State University.

  1. 1 Richard Bach Jensen United States · #513,671 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Tommy W. Rogers United States · #602,467 worldwide 19 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Sylvie Romanowski United States · #620,414 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 H. F. Gregory United States · #1,192,711 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Heather Hettrick United States · #1,266,220 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Northwestern State University

Which keywords describe research at Northwestern State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, History, Innovation, Identity, Model Checking, Colonialism, Knowledge Representation and Philosophy.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.26×18 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.49×13 topics
  3. Innovation4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 2.1×8 topics
  5. History4▲ 5.9×7 topics
  6. Nationalism4▲ 8.5×9 topics
  7. Identity4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  8. Colonialism3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  9. Literature3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  10. Model Checking3▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Philosophy3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  12. Gender2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  13. Knowledge Representation2▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Agent-Based Modeling2▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Engineering Education2▲ 26×4 topics
  16. Modal Logic2▲ 83×2 topics
  17. Risk Management2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  18. Data Mining2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  19. Higher Education2▲ 3.9×4 topics
  20. Professional Skills2▲ 65×2 topics
  21. STEM Education2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  22. Answer Set Programming2▲ 136×1 topic
  23. Belief Revision2▲ 136×1 topic
  24. Non-Communicable Diseases2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  25. Religion2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  26. Science2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  27. Simulation Optimization2▲ 126×1 topic
  28. Society2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Verification and Validation2▲ 126×1 topic
  30. Prevention2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  31. Feminism2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  32. Student Engagement2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  33. Medicine2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Monte Carlo Simulation2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Global Trade2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  36. Bayesian Networks1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Heuristic Search1▲ 133×1 topic
  38. Observations1▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Option Pricing1▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Planning Systems1▲ 133×1 topic

Which research topics does Northwestern State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Simulation Techniques and Applications, Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge, AI-based Problem Solving and Planning and History of Science and Medicine.

Simulation Techniques an…2Simulation Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksLogic, Reasoning, and Kn…2Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge: 2 fractional worksAI-based Problem Solving and Planning: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksStochastic processes and financial applications: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education an…1Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 1 fractional worksImpact of Light on Environment and Health: 1 fractional worksAccounting Education and Careers: 1 fractional worksBayesian Modeling and Ca…1Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference: 1 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchArtificial IntelligenceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceFinance4 others

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

  1. 1 Simulation Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  2. 2 Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 AI-based Problem Solving and Planning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  5. 5 Stochastic processes and financial applications Finance 1 works
  6. 6 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Accounting Education and Careers Accounting 1 works
  10. 10 Bayesian Modeling and Causal Inference Artificial Intelligence 1 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northwestern State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.