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Saginaw Valley State University

In research, Saginaw Valley State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,667 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,701
of 22,385 · #11,580 all time
Rank in United States
#1,318
of 3,332
Research works
1.6k
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
8.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Saginaw Valley State University

What is Saginaw Valley 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,667 of 9,585 6.0%105 #5811

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saginaw Valley 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 fields of science does Saginaw Valley State University work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Saginaw Valley State University is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (19%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 115 fractional works · 45.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 21.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 24 fractional works · 9.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 16 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 67 fractional works · 26.6% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 11.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 3.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 56 fractional works · 22.5% of its workMedicine: 48 fractional works · 19.2% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSaginaw ValleyState University251fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences46%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5421.7%
    2. Psychology249.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities166.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance103.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting93.5%
    6. Decision Sciences31.1%
    1. Engineering2911.5%
    2. Computer Science166.5%
    3. Mathematics83.4%
    4. Environmental Science41.8%
    5. Materials Science31.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy20.9%
    7. Energy20.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    9. Chemistry10.3%
    1. Medicine4819.2%
    2. Health Professions83.1%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.7%
    3. Neuroscience20.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.83× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.77× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.85× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.14× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.14×24 works
  2. Mathematics2.85×8 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.14×16 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.83×10 works
  5. Social Sciences1.71×54 works
  6. Health Professions1.16×8 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.12×3 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×9 works
  9. Medicine1.00×48 works
  10. Computer Science0.83×16 works
  11. Energy0.80×2 works
  12. Engineering0.77×29 works
  13. Veterinary0.73×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.53×2 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.41×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×5 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.39×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.36×4 works
  19. Environmental Science0.36×4 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×1 works
  21. Materials Science0.29×2 works
  22. Nursing0.19×0 works
  23. Chemistry0.18×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saginaw Valley State University?

Ranked on the quality score, David C. Berry, Scott D. Julian and Sara Beth Keough lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saginaw Valley State University.

  1. 1 David C. Berry United States · #1,230,243 worldwide 5.3k citations · 307 works
  2. 2 Scott D. Julian United States · #1,372,369 worldwide 1.4k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Sara Beth Keough United States · #1,856,623 worldwide 231 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Joseph C. Ofori‐Dankwa United States · #1,887,176 worldwide 1.2k citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Yu Zou United States · #1,903,218 worldwide 1k citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Poonam Kumar United States · #2,147,569 worldwide 931 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Kaustav Misra United States · #2,428,070 worldwide 612 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 Thomas J. Renna United States · #2,436,801 worldwide 661 citations · 75 works
  9. 9 Eric Gardner United States · #2,458,281 worldwide 436 citations · 96 works
  10. 10 Robert E. Serfling United States · #2,621,468 worldwide 968 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Saginaw Valley State University

What are the most cited papers from Saginaw Valley State University?

The most cited paper from Saginaw Valley State University is "A Psychometric Toolbox for Testing Validity and Reliability" (Holli A. DeVon, Michelle E. Block, Patricia Moyle‐Wright et al., 2007), with 1,928 citations. Next come "Links between behavioral regulation and preschoolers' literacy, vocabulary, and math skills." (1,556) and "Fitness vs. Fatness on All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis" (680).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Psychometric Toolbox for Testing Validity and Reliability Holli A. DeVon, Michelle E. Block, Patricia Moyle‐Wright et al. · Journal of Nursing Scholarship 23 May 2007 1,928
2 Links between behavioral regulation and preschoolers' literacy, vocabulary, and math skills. Megan M. McClelland, Claire E. Cameron, Carol McDonald Connor et al. · Developmental Psychology 2007 1,556
3 Fitness vs. Fatness on All-Cause Mortality: A Meta-Analysis Vaughn Barry, Meghan Baruth, Michael W. Beets et al. · Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases Review 11 Oct 2013 680
4 Touch your toes! Developing a direct measure of behavioral regulation in early childhood Claire E. Cameron Ponitz, Megan M. McClelland, Abigail M. Jewkes et al. · Early Childhood Research Quarterly 12 Jun 2007 639
5 Current understanding of the molecular mechanisms in Parkinson's disease: Targets for potential treatments Panchanan Maiti, Jayeeta Manna, Gary Leo Dunbar · Translational Neurodegeneration Open access 23 Oct 2017 541
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saginaw Valley State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Engineering Education, Mental Health, Teaching Methods, Reflective Practice, Evidence-Based Practice, Mathematics Education and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Globalization11▲ 2.2×23 topics
  2. Epidemiology10◆ 1.02×55 topics
  3. Mental Health9▲ 2.5×21 topics
  4. Risk Factors6▲ 2.1×18 topics
  5. Education5▲ 1.26×23 topics
  6. Engineering Education5▲ 25×4 topics
  7. Teaching Methods4▲ 11×5 topics
  8. STEM Education4▲ 3.7×4 topics
  9. Security4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  10. Student Engagement4▲ 4.2×9 topics
  11. Social Support4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  12. Nationalism4▲ 3.4×7 topics
  13. Reflective Practice4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  14. Evidence-Based Practice4▲ 11×5 topics
  15. Gender Differences4▲ 3.7×6 topics
  16. Psychological Impact3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  17. Mathematics Education3▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Authentication3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  19. Distance Learning3▲ 3.5×2 topics
  20. Professional Development3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  21. Remote Laboratories3▲ 45×1 topic
  22. Virtual Labs3▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Cultural Competence3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  24. Healthcare Workers3▲ 4.7×4 topics
  25. Historical Sources3▲ 66×1 topic
  26. Mathematical Concepts3▲ 66×1 topic
  27. Pragmatics3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  28. Sociolinguistics3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  29. Neighborhood Effects3▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Academic Achievement3▲ 6.1×8 topics
  31. Piezoelectric Materials2▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Wireless Sensor Nodes2▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Assessment Methods2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Injury Prevention2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  35. Consciousness2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Narrative Analysis2▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Neuropathology2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  38. Perception2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Usability2▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Self-Esteem2▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does Saginaw Valley State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Experimental Learning in Engineering, History and Theory of Mathematics, Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies and User Authentication and Security Systems.

Experimental Learning in…3Experimental Learning in Engineering: 3 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Ma…3History and Theory of Mathematics: 3 fractional worksInnovative Energy Harves…2Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies: 2 fractional worksUser Authentication and …2User Authentication and Security Systems: 2 fractional worksAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation: 2 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 2 fractional worksEnergy Harvesting in Wir…2Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 2 fractional worksPower Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation: 2 fractional worksSports Performance and T…1Sports Performance and Training: 1 fractional works
Media TechnologyTheoretical Computer ScienceMechanical EngineeringInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 3 works
  2. 2 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 3 works
  3. 3 Innovative Energy Harvesting Technologies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 User Authentication and Security Systems Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 2 works
  9. 9 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.1%domestic only92.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saginaw Valley State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Saginaw Valley State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Saginaw Valley State University0.00098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saginaw Valley 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Saginaw Valley State University3.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.6% in 2003.

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