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South Dakota State University

In research, South Dakota State University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#535 of 3,409 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#2,268 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#766 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science and Small Animals — Animal Science and Zoology is 32.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,335
of 28,054 · #2,047 all time
Rank in United States
#354
of 4,192
Research works
10k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
228k
21.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is South 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 #535 of 3,409 18.5%381 #438
Physical SciencesDomain #2,268 of 12,888 25.4%488 #2070
Environmental ScienceField #766 of 3,551 28.2%166 #552
Life SciencesDomain #1,916 of 7,800 17.9%532 #2060
EngineeringField #1,993 of 6,636 23.8%167 #1542
Plant ScienceSubfield #463 of 1,395 28.9%97 #608
Health SciencesDomain #4,653 of 11,982 12.4%222 #1576
MedicineField #4,144 of 10,443 13.2%144 #2473
Social SciencesDomain #4,430 of 10,521 20.9%178 #1935
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,861 of 3,579 15.8%125 #1823

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where South 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#438 #535
  2. Physical Sciences#2,070 #2,268
  3. Environmental Science#552 #766
  4. Life Sciences#2,060 #1,916
  5. Engineering#1,542 #1,993
  6. Plant Science#608 #463
  7. Health Sciences#1,576 #4,653
  8. Medicine#2,473 #4,144
  9. Social Sciences#1,935 #4,430
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,823 #1,861
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 South Dakota State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 32.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 102.8 works33×
  2. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 62.0 works18×
  3. Small AnimalsSubfield · 24.2 works14×
  4. VeterinaryField · 24.2 works13×
  5. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 380.9 works5.7×
  6. EcologySubfield · 57.3 works5.1×
← 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: 5.65× its world share, 381 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.65× its world share, 125 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 43 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 167 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 166 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.96× its world share, 48 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.86× its world share, 32 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 144 worksMedicineNursing: 3.10× its world share, 22 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.52× its world share, 24 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.68× its world share, 21 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.75× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 88 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at South Dakota State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Dennis Helder, Xiaoyang Zhang and Carol A. Johnston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Dakota State University.

  1. 1 Dennis Helder United States · #24,924 worldwide 606 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Xiaoyang Zhang United States · #28,048 worldwide 762 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Carol A. Johnston United States · #50,838 worldwide 412 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Mark A. Cochrane United States · #58,697 worldwide 496 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Reinaldo Tonkoski United States · #69,343 worldwide 397 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Bonny Specker United States · #76,063 worldwide 292 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Zhen Ni United States · #85,589 worldwide 270 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 D.J. Schingoethe United States · #144,061 worldwide 207 citations · 62 works
  9. 9 O. E. Olson United States · #178,082 worldwide 122 citations · 22 works
  10. 10 A. R. Hippen United States · #184,686 worldwide 121 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at South Dakota State University

Which keywords describe research at South Dakota State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Stress, Climate Change, Gut Microbiota, Probiotics, Amino Acids, Intestinal Barrier, Antibiotic Alternatives and Poultry Production.

▲ 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 Change114▲ 3.0×69 topics
  2. Heat Stress77▲ 67×2 topics
  3. Gut Microbiota70▲ 14×6 topics
  4. Probiotics70▲ 21×6 topics
  5. Amino Acids62▲ 46×4 topics
  6. Intestinal Barrier59▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Antibiotic Alternatives58▲ 75×1 topic
  8. Poultry Production58▲ 75×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology52◆ 0.93×65 topics
  10. Environmental Impact43▲ 1.76×34 topics
  11. Remote Sensing40▲ 2.3×27 topics
  12. Animal Welfare39▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Genetic Diversity32▲ 5.1×19 topics
  14. Biodiversity32▲ 3.0×25 topics
  15. Livestock Production31▲ 23×3 topics
  16. Fatty Acid Composition31▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Dairy Cattle31▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Microbial Community31▲ 27×5 topics
  19. Invasive Species31▲ 5.0×19 topics
  20. Milk Composition29▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Health Effects28▲ 3.3×17 topics
  22. Methane Production28▲ 68×1 topic
  23. Ruminant Nutrition28▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Plant Breeding28▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Marker-Assisted Selection25▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Health Benefits23▲ 4.9×11 topics
  27. Global Change22▲ 6.1×5 topics
  28. Lipid Oxidation22▲ 15×2 topics
  29. Population Genetics22▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Genome-Wide Association21▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Animal Breeding21▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Genomic Selection21▲ 32×1 topic
  33. Environmental Effects21▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Biomass Estimation20▲ 9.4×3 topics
  35. Metabolic Adaptations19▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Physiological Responses19▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Meat Quality18▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Emotional State18▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Stress Indicators18▲ 42×1 topic
  40. Genomic Sequencing17▲ 10×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…58Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 58 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and D…28Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 28 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic t…21Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 21 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 19 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 18 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agricu…13Remote Sensing in Agriculture: 13 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 13 fractional worksReproductive Physiology in Livestock: 12 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 12 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 10 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologyAgronomy and Crop ScienceGeneticsSmall Animals3 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 58 works
  2. 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 28 works
  3. 3 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 21 works
  4. 4 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 19 works
  5. 5 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 18 works
  6. 6 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 13 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 13 works
  8. 8 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 12 works
  9. 9 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 12 works
  10. 10 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 10 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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.

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