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Pennsylvania State University

In research, Pennsylvania State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#61 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#88 of 9,585 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#35 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture, Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology and Behavioral Neuroscience (Architecture is 5.5× its share of world research).

psu.eduROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#78
of 22,385 · #70 all time
Rank in United States
#26
of 3,332
Research works
201k
▼ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.6M
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Pennsylvania State University

What is Pennsylvania 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 #61 of 10,670 11.1%8,972 #66
Social SciencesDomain #88 of 9,585 12.4%5,945 #57
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #35 of 3,157 12.8%831 #50
EngineeringField #74 of 5,901 10.5%3,746 #72
Social SciencesField #82 of 5,988 12.8%2,768 #35
Computer ScienceField #79 of 4,417 11.3%1,481 #69
Life SciencesDomain #120 of 6,403 10.8%2,877 #96
Health SciencesDomain #213 of 9,902 9.5%4,944 #200
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #58 of 2,526 13.6%959 #41
MedicineField #218 of 8,541 9.1%4,136 #198

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pennsylvania 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#66 #61
  2. Social Sciences#57 #88
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#50 #35
  4. Engineering#72 #74
  5. Social Sciences#35 #82
  6. Computer Science#69 #79
  7. Life Sciences#96 #120
  8. Health Sciences#200 #213
  9. Sociology and Political Science#41 #58
  10. Medicine#198 #218
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 Pennsylvania State University work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Pennsylvania State University is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 10k fractional works · 39.6% of its workEngineering: 4,109 fractional works · 16.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 739 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 678 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 537 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 386 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 241 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 225 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 213 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 188 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 181 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 180 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 178 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 138 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 113 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 58 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArchitecture: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,697 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 694 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 228 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 213 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 155 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 108 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 83 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1,099 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 233 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 171 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 154 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 121 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 91 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 73 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 62 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 66 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 952 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 560 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 143 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 82 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 88 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 887 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 248 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 241 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 144 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 117 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 87 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 491 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 167 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 128 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 69 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 127 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 369 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 107 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 51 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 99 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 230 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 133 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 144 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 127 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 76 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6,546 fractional works · 25.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3,043 fractional works · 12.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,052 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 530 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 290 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 187 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 163 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 136 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 101 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 82 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 71 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 54 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 199 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 1,552 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 512 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 414 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 314 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 195 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 676 fractional works · 2.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 168 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 90 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 84 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 72 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 142 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 582 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 145 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 102 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 94 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 86 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 80 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 400 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 288 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 293 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 148 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 70 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 67 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 5,527 fractional works · 21.8% of its workMedicine: 4,640 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSurgery: 551 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 436 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEpidemiology: 392 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 348 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 288 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 288 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 243 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 183 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 157 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 156 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 147 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 120 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 104 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 98 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 93 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 85 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 78 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 64 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 56 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 537 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 708 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 415 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 59 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 55 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 180 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 122 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 32 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 24 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3,280 fractional works · 12.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,498 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 899 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 243 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 110 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 75 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 172 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 943 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPlant Science: 365 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 134 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 100 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 97 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 81 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 57 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 109 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 625 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 315 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 121 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 61 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 128 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 172 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 118 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 53 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 43 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPennsylvaniaState University25kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences26%

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. Engineering4,10916.2%
    2. Computer Science1,6976.7%
    3. Environmental Science1,0994.3%
    4. Materials Science9523.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy8873.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences4911.9%
    7. Mathematics3691.5%
    8. Chemistry2300.9%
    9. Energy1440.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering760.3%
  2. Social Sciences6,54625.8%
    1. Social Sciences3,04312.0%
    2. Psychology1,5526.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities6762.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting5822.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4001.6%
    6. Decision Sciences2931.2%
  3. Health Sciences5,52721.8%
    1. Medicine4,64018.3%
    2. Health Professions7082.8%
    3. Nursing1220.5%
    4. Veterinary320.1%
    5. Dentistry240.1%
  4. Life Sciences3,28012.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,4985.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences9433.7%
    3. Neuroscience6252.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1720.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics430.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Pennsylvania State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Architecture takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 54.0 works5.5×
  2. Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologySubfield · 25.0 works3.0×
  3. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 28.1 works2.8×
  4. Experimental and Cognitive PsychologySubfield · 314.4 works2.6×
  5. Applied PsychologySubfield · 90.1 works2.5×
  6. Safety ResearchSubfield · 163.5 works2.3×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 943 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 1,498 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 172 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 625 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 43 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 76 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 230 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 1,697 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 491 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.62× its world share, 144 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.08× its world share, 4,109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 1,099 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 952 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 369 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.57× its world share, 887 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 24 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 708 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 4,640 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 122 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 32 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.92× its world share, 676 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 582 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 293 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 400 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 1,552 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 3,043 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology2.00×1,552 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy1.57×887 works
  3. Neuroscience1.52×625 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.23×491 works
  5. Mathematics1.23×369 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.19×293 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.11×1,498 works
  8. Engineering1.08×4,109 works
  9. Materials Science1.07×952 works
  10. Health Professions1.06×708 works
  11. Nursing0.98×122 works
  12. Medicine0.95×4,640 works
  13. Social Sciences0.95×3,043 works
  14. Veterinary0.93×32 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.92×676 works
  16. Environmental Science0.87×1,099 works
  17. Computer Science0.86×1,697 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.85×76 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×943 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×400 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.71×582 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.67×172 works
  23. Energy0.62×144 works
  24. Chemistry0.58×230 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×43 works
  26. Dentistry0.20×24 works

Who are the top researchers at Pennsylvania State University?

Ranked on the quality score, Donald C. Hambrick, S. Sachdev and Jonathan Paul Lynch lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pennsylvania State University.

  1. 1 Donald C. Hambrick United States · #150 worldwide 79k citations · 222 works
  2. 2 S. Sachdev United States · #364 worldwide 75k citations · 231 works
  3. 3 Jonathan Paul Lynch United States · #1,551 worldwide 42k citations · 395 works
  4. 4 Suresh Canagarajah United States · #1,893 worldwide 21k citations · 258 works
  5. 5 Huanyu Cheng United States · #2,091 worldwide 28k citations · 266 works
  6. 6 Bruce E. Logan United States · #2,245 worldwide 99k citations · 727 works
  7. 7 B. J. Owen United States · #2,328 worldwide 96k citations · 408 works
  8. 8 Joel Leja United States · #2,608 worldwide 12k citations · 327 works
  9. 9 Linda Klebe Treviño United States · #3,172 worldwide 57k citations · 214 works
  10. 10 Robert C. Nichol United States · #3,467 worldwide 45k citations · 91 works
All ranked researchers at Pennsylvania State University

What are the most cited papers from Pennsylvania State University?

The most cited paper from Pennsylvania State University is "Basic local alignment search tool" (Stephen F. Altschul, Warren R. Gish, Webb Miller et al., 1990), with 95,803 citations. Next come "MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods" (40,453) and "Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences" (35,478).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Basic local alignment search tool Stephen F. Altschul, Warren R. Gish, Webb Miller et al. · Journal of Molecular Biology Oct 1990 95,803
2 MEGA5: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis Using Maximum Likelihood, Evolutionary Distance, and Maximum Parsimony Methods Koichiro Tamura, Daniel Gunnar Peterson, Nora Peterson et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution Open access 4 May 2011 40,453
3 Nonparametric Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences Henri Guitton, Sidney Siegel · Revue économique Jul 1958 35,478
4 MEGA4: Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis (MEGA) Software Version 4.0 Koichiro Tamura, Joel T. Dudley, M Nei et al. · Molecular Biology and Evolution Open access 18 Apr 2007 28,894
5 An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome Ian Dunham et al. · Nature Open access442 authors Sep 2012 19,751
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pennsylvania State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Deep Learning, Public Health, Depression and Globalization.

▲ 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. Epidemiology1,073◆ 1.06×133 topics
  2. Machine Learning844◆ 1.00×89 topics
  3. Deep Learning721▼ 0.82×84 topics
  4. Climate Change675◆ 0.98×111 topics
  5. Mental Health616▲ 1.70×45 topics
  6. Sustainability520▼ 0.84×109 topics
  7. Globalization497◆ 1.00×132 topics
  8. Public Health460▲ 1.24×60 topics
  9. Inflammation449▼ 0.83×82 topics
  10. Neural Networks385◆ 0.98×40 topics
  11. Depression373▲ 1.67×24 topics
  12. Quality of Life372◆ 1.01×57 topics
  13. Social Media361◆ 1.03×32 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress344▼ 0.82×63 topics
  15. Risk Factors344▲ 1.23×37 topics
  16. Education330▼ 0.76×99 topics
  17. Treatment291◆ 0.94×52 topics
  18. Cardiovascular Disease289◆ 1.00×39 topics
  19. Biomedical Applications273◆ 0.91×36 topics
  20. Meta-Analysis270▲ 1.81×21 topics
  21. Mechanical Properties260◆ 1.05×39 topics
  22. Big Data249◆ 1.02×25 topics
  23. Social Support248▲ 1.81×19 topics
  24. Emotion Regulation234▲ 2.9×9 topics
  25. Genetics232▲ 1.29×27 topics
  26. Adolescents222▲ 2.4×10 topics
  27. Heat Transfer215▲ 1.73×19 topics
  28. Gender209▲ 1.53×49 topics
  29. Resilience198▲ 1.59×18 topics
  30. Prevalence189▲ 1.82×15 topics
  31. Additive Manufacturing186▲ 2.4×8 topics
  32. Psychopathology163▲ 3.6×3 topics
  33. Large-Eddy Simulation147▲ 3.1×5 topics
  34. Self-Regulation145▲ 3.2×6 topics
  35. Engineering Education145▲ 6.6×4 topics
  36. Children144▲ 2.5×7 topics
  37. Developmental Trajectories139▲ 4.5×3 topics
  38. Psychiatric Disorders133▲ 3.9×4 topics
  39. Anxiety Disorders121▲ 4.3×2 topics
  40. Substance Use Disorders101▲ 5.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Pennsylvania State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Sleep and related disorders and Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials.

Child and Adolescent Psy…96Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 96 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…77Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 77 fractional worksSleep and related disorders: 75 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 60 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 58 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 58 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 55 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…54Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 54 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 54 fractional worksMental Health Research Topics: 54 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyAutomotive EngineeringExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyMaterials Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 96 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 77 works
  3. 3 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 75 works
  4. 4 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 60 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 58 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 58 works
  7. 7 Health disparities and outcomes Health 55 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 54 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 54 works
  10. 10 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 54 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pennsylvania State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% 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 Pennsylvania State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.10% in 2024.

still counting0.20%0.40%0.60%Pennsylvania State University0.091% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pennsylvania 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%Pennsylvania State University11.1% 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 15.6% in 2007.

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Which institutions have research most like Pennsylvania State University's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Delaware has the research profile closest to Pennsylvania State University's, with both strong in Psychology.

  1. 1 University of DelawareUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience 0.78 Compare
  2. 2 Arizona State UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience 0.77 Compare
  3. 3 University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience 0.77 Compare
  4. 4 University of Maryland, College ParkUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience 0.77 Compare
  5. 5 Florida State UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Psychology, Physics and Astronomy, Neuroscience 0.77 Compare

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