South Dakota State University
In research, South Dakota State University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,974 of 10,670 worldwide), Life Sciences (#2,111 of 6,403 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,145 of 3,334 worldwide), 2022-now. 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 32.3× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #3,963 of 22,385 · #3,836 all time
- Rank in United States
- #564 of 3,332
- Research works
- 10k ▼ 7% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 229k 21.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.86× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 41% world 40%
- International
- 10% world 18%
What is South Dakota State University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,974 of 10,670 | 13.3% | 488 | #3295 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #2,111 of 6,403 | 8.5% | 533 | #3003 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,145 of 3,334 | 13.4% | 166 | #1260 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #1,171 of 3,157 | 8.6% | 381 | #1176 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,770 of 5,901 | 12.6% | 167 | #3307 | |
| Plant ScienceSubfield | #656 of 1,317 | 13.1% | 97 | #1231 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #1,857 of 2,964 | 8.0% | 125 | #2892 | |
| Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield | #92 of 130 | 6.6% | 62 | #208 | |
| Animal Science and ZoologySubfield | #92 of 123 | 3.0% | 103 | #300 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #7,858 of 9,902 | 8.3% | 222 | #7735 |
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 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.
- Physical Sciences#3,295 #2,974
- Life Sciences#3,003 #2,111
- Environmental Science#1,260 #1,145
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,176 #1,171
- Engineering#3,307 #2,770
- Plant Science#1,231 #656
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#2,892 #1,857
- Agronomy and Crop Science#208 #92
- Animal Science and Zoology#300 #92
- Health Sciences#7,735 #7,858
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 South Dakota State University work in?
In 2022-now, 38% of research at South Dakota State University is in Life Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (27%), Engineering (12%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.
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
- Life Sciences63237.7%
- Physical Sciences58434.9%
- Engineering19811.8%
- Environmental Science19811.8%
- Computer Science583.4%
- Materials Science563.3%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences221.3%
- Chemistry201.2%
- Physics and Astronomy90.5%
- Energy90.5%
- Mathematics90.5%
- Chemical Engineering70.4%
- Health Sciences26015.5%
- Medicine1659.9%
- Health Professions372.2%
- Veterinary321.9%
- Nursing251.5%
- Dentistry00.0%
- Social Sciences20112.0%
- Social Sciences985.9%
- Psychology392.4%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance221.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting161.0%
- Arts and Humanities161.0%
- Decision Sciences90.5%
What does South Dakota State University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Animal Science and Zoology takes 32.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 119.1 works32×
- Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 79.1 works20×
- Small AnimalsSubfield · 32.3 works16×
- VeterinaryField · 32.3 works14×
- Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 456.3 works5.7×
- EcologySubfield · 68.2 works5.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary14.17×32 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.73×456 works
- Nursing3.01×25 works
- Environmental Science2.37×198 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.61×144 works
- Chemical Engineering1.13×7 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.99×17 works
- Materials Science0.95×56 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.84×22 works
- Health Professions0.84×37 works
- Engineering0.79×198 works
- Chemistry0.77×20 works
- Psychology0.77×39 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×22 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×4 works
- Energy0.56×9 works
- Decision Sciences0.56×9 works
- Medicine0.51×165 works
- Social Sciences0.46×98 works
- Computer Science0.44×58 works
- Mathematics0.43×8 works
- Neuroscience0.40×11 works
- Arts and Humanities0.33×16 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.30×16 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.25×9 works
- Dentistry0.03×0 works
- Veterinary 14.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5.7×
- Nursing 3.0×
- Environmental Science 2.4×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.6×
- Chemical Engineering 1.1×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Materials Science 0.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.8×
- Health Professions 0.8×
- Engineering 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.6×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.6×
- Energy 0.6×
- Decision Sciences 0.6×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Social Sciences 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Mathematics 0.4×
- Neuroscience 0.4×
- Arts and Humanities 0.3×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.2×
- Dentistry 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at South Dakota State University?
Ranked on the quality score, Xiaoyang Zhang, Sunish K. Sehgal and Ke Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is South Dakota State University.
- 1
Xiaoyang Zhang
United States · #47,438 worldwide 19k citations · 251 works
- 2
Sunish K. Sehgal
United States · #111,486 worldwide 9k citations · 101 works
- 3
Ke Chen
United States · #117,940 worldwide 6.5k citations · 159 works
- 4
Ashim Gurung
United States · #121,037 worldwide 4k citations · 64 works
- 5
Qiquan Qiao
United States · #121,716 worldwide 17k citations · 416 works
- 6
Rajesh Pathak
United States · #149,663 worldwide 4.4k citations · 115 works
- 7
Mark A. Cochrane
United States · #179,249 worldwide 23k citations · 218 works
- 8
Michael C. Wimberly
United States · #194,932 worldwide 6.9k citations · 254 works
- 9
Behzad Bahrami
United States · #194,997 worldwide 4.2k citations · 51 works
- 10
Donald P. Evenson
United States · #200,146 worldwide 11k citations · 116 works
Which keywords describe research at South Dakota State University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Stress, Climate Change, Probiotics, Gut Microbiota, Amino Acids, Intestinal Barrier, Antibiotic Alternatives and Poultry Production.
- Genomic Sequencing
- Animal Breeding
- Genome-Wide Association
- Metabolic Adaptations
- Meat Quality
- Stress Indicators
- Lipid Oxidation
- Marker-Assisted Selection
- Plant Breeding
- Genetic Diversity
- Ruminant Nutrition
- Invasive Species
- Dairy Cattle
- Fatty Acid Composition
- Animal Welfare
- Environmental Impact
- Poultry Production
- Intestinal Barrier
- Gut Microbiota
- Heat Stress
- Climate Change
- Probiotics
- Amino Acids
- Antibiotic Alternatives
- Machine Learning
- Remote Sensing
- Milk Composition
- Microbial Community
- Biodiversity
- Methane Production
- Livestock Production
- Health Effects
- Global Change
- Environmental Effects
- Emotional State
- Biomass Estimation
- Population Genetics
- Physiological Responses
- Quantitative Genetics
- Genomic Selection
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
- Climate Change134▲ 2.9×70 topics
- Heat Stress87▲ 65×2 topics
- Probiotics77▲ 19×6 topics
- Gut Microbiota77▲ 13×6 topics
- Amino Acids68▲ 43×4 topics
- Intestinal Barrier65▲ 50×2 topics
- Antibiotic Alternatives64▲ 71×1 topic
- Poultry Production64▲ 71×1 topic
- Machine Learning64◆ 1.14×50 topics
- Environmental Impact50▲ 1.77×37 topics
- Remote Sensing50▲ 2.4×27 topics
- Animal Welfare49▲ 32×3 topics
- Milk Composition40▲ 54×2 topics
- Fatty Acid Composition40▲ 22×2 topics
- Microbial Community40▲ 28×5 topics
- Dairy Cattle39▲ 44×2 topics
- Biodiversity38▲ 3.0×25 topics
- Invasive Species37▲ 5.2×19 topics
- Methane Production36▲ 74×1 topic
- Ruminant Nutrition36▲ 74×1 topic
- Livestock Production36▲ 23×3 topics
- Genetic Diversity35▲ 4.8×19 topics
- Health Effects32▲ 3.2×19 topics
- Plant Breeding30▲ 19×4 topics
- Global Change28▲ 6.2×5 topics
- Marker-Assisted Selection26▲ 20×2 topics
- Environmental Effects25▲ 14×2 topics
- Lipid Oxidation24▲ 14×2 topics
- Emotional State24▲ 47×1 topic
- Stress Indicators24▲ 47×1 topic
- Biomass Estimation24▲ 9.2×3 topics
- Meat Quality23▲ 19×3 topics
- Population Genetics23▲ 10.0×4 topics
- Metabolic Adaptations23▲ 53×1 topic
- Physiological Responses23▲ 25×1 topic
- Genome-Wide Association22▲ 17×2 topics
- Quantitative Genetics22▲ 25×2 topics
- Animal Breeding22▲ 31×1 topic
- Genomic Selection22▲ 31×1 topic
- Genomic Sequencing20▲ 10×4 topics
Which research topics does South Dakota State University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 64 works
- 2 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 36 works
- 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 24 works
- 4 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 23 works
- 5 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 22 works
- 6 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 17 works
- 7 Reproductive Physiology in Livestock Agronomy and Crop Science 16 works
- 8 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 14 works
- 9 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 14 works
- 10 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 13 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has South Dakota State University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 South Dakota State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0067% in 2024.
Fractional works of South Dakota 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.0% in 2007.
Other research institutions in Brookings
- Dakota Rural Action (United States)
- Brookings Public Library
- Medgene Labs (United States)
- RTI (United States)
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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