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Oklahoma State University

In research, Oklahoma State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#666 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,478 of 12,888 worldwide) and Business, Management and Accounting (#343 of 2,578 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Parasitology and Small Animals — Veterinary is 7.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,287
of 28,054 · #705 all time
Rank in United States
#212
of 4,192
Research works
28k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
739k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Oklahoma 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
Social SciencesDomain #666 of 10,521 29.9%722 #458
Physical SciencesDomain #1,478 of 12,888 17.6%1,497 #672
Business, Management and AccountingField #343 of 2,578 37.2%90 #306
Life SciencesDomain #1,214 of 7,800 21.4%724 #948
Environmental ScienceField #576 of 3,551 18.8%323 #485
PsychologyField #368 of 2,181 21.1%184 #444
Social SciencesField #1,206 of 6,365 34.2%271 #711
Health SciencesDomain #2,350 of 11,982 18.0%495 #1570
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #686 of 3,409 24.1%374 #298
EngineeringField #1,482 of 6,636 14.5%572 #731

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Oklahoma 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. Social Sciences#458 #666
  2. Physical Sciences#672 #1,478
  3. Business, Management and Accounting#306 #343
  4. Life Sciences#948 #1,214
  5. Environmental Science#485 #576
  6. Psychology#444 #368
  7. Social Sciences#711 #1,206
  8. Health Sciences#1,570 #2,350
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#298 #686
  10. Engineering#731 #1,482
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 Oklahoma State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 7.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 32.8 works7.0×
  2. ParasitologySubfield · 24.0 works6.6×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 25.3 works6.0×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 36.8 works4.9×
  5. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 38.9 works4.7×
← 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: 2.29× its world share, 374 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.23× its world share, 225 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.74× its world share, 60 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 58 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.60× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.91× its world share, 11 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 63 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 216 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 68 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 572 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 323 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 77 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.51× its world share, 61 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.10× its world share, 84 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 77 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 364 worksMedicineNursing: 1.09× its world share, 18 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.02× its world share, 33 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 56 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 90 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 40 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 81 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 184 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 271 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Oklahoma State University?

Ranked on the composite score, R. Komanduri, G. B. Wallace and Gary G. Yen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Oklahoma State University.

  1. 1 R. Komanduri United States · #11,801 worldwide 724 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 G. B. Wallace United States · #19,875 worldwide 568 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Gary G. Yen United States · #22,461 worldwide 1.1k citations · 114 works
  4. 4 D. Grischkowsky United States · #23,242 worldwide 629 citations · 73 works
  5. 5 R. R. Rios United States · #26,031 worldwide 941 citations · 44 works
  6. 6 F. N. Owens United States · #28,259 worldwide 454 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 W. A. Sibley United States · #28,575 worldwide 468 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 K. S. Babu United States · #29,771 worldwide 1.1k citations · 76 works
  9. 9 Dursun Delen United States · #36,444 worldwide 503 citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Brown United States · #51,386 worldwide 272 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Oklahoma State University

Which keywords describe research at Oklahoma State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Epidemiology, Habitat Fragmentation, Ecosystem, Conservation and Mental Health.

▲ 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 Change203▲ 2.2×81 topics
  2. Epidemiology152◆ 1.12×98 topics
  3. Deep Learning110◆ 0.93×71 topics
  4. Machine Learning102◆ 0.91×77 topics
  5. Biodiversity89▲ 3.5×26 topics
  6. Mental Health80▲ 1.59×34 topics
  7. Invasive Species77▲ 5.2×20 topics
  8. Sustainability75◆ 0.89×63 topics
  9. Public Health69▲ 1.37×40 topics
  10. Environmental Impact65◆ 1.11×47 topics
  11. Conservation52▲ 3.5×18 topics
  12. Resilience52▲ 3.1×13 topics
  13. Remote Sensing48◆ 1.13×29 topics
  14. Nanoparticles48◆ 1.10×34 topics
  15. Habitat Fragmentation46▲ 6.1×5 topics
  16. Pathogenesis44▲ 2.5×21 topics
  17. Global Change42▲ 4.7×6 topics
  18. Ecosystem39▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Genetic Diversity38▲ 2.5×18 topics
  20. Gut Microbiota38▲ 3.1×7 topics
  21. Heat Transfer38▲ 2.2×13 topics
  22. Water Quality35▲ 2.6×14 topics
  23. Microbial Communities35▲ 2.4×10 topics
  24. Population Dynamics34▲ 3.9×12 topics
  25. Host-Pathogen Interactions30▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Genomics28▲ 2.7×12 topics
  27. High-Intensity Interval Training27▲ 7.3×2 topics
  28. Microbiota26▲ 3.6×8 topics
  29. Resistance Training24▲ 7.5×2 topics
  30. Conservation Biology24▲ 6.7×4 topics
  31. Community Ecology22▲ 7.7×2 topics
  32. Biological Invasions21▲ 6.8×3 topics
  33. Pathogen Transmission20▲ 8.9×3 topics
  34. Species Richness19▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. Habitat Selection18▲ 7.3×2 topics
  36. Physiological Demands18▲ 8.4×1 topic
  37. Training Load18▲ 8.4×1 topic
  38. Functional Diversity18▲ 9.2×1 topic
  39. Sagebrush16▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Wildlife Habitat16▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Oklahoma State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sports Performance and Training, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Vector-borne infectious diseases.

Sports Performance and T…18Sports Performance and Training: 18 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation D…18Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 18 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 16 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 16 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 14 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 14 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 13 fractional worksMuscle activation and el…13Muscle activation and electromyography studies: 13 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 12 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 12 fractional works
Orthopedics and Sports MedicineNature and Landscape ConservationEcologyParasitology6 others

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

  1. 1 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 18 works
  2. 2 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 18 works
  3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 16 works
  4. 4 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 16 works
  5. 5 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 14 works
  6. 6 Plant and animal studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 14 works
  7. 7 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 13 works
  8. 8 Muscle activation and electromyography studies Biomedical Engineering 13 works
  9. 9 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 12 works
  10. 10 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 12 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 available28.8%not open71.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.7%domestic only87.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Oklahoma State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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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.