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Southeast Missouri State University

In research, Southeast Missouri State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,054 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,470 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,370
of 22,385 · #16,926 all time
Rank in United States
#1,433
of 3,332
Research works
2.3k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.76×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Southeast Missouri State University

What is Southeast Missouri 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 #7,054 of 9,585 5.2%106 #10405
Physical SciencesDomain #9,470 of 10,670 4.7%96 #16848

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southeast Missouri 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 Southeast Missouri State University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Southeast Missouri State University is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (18%), Computer Science (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 118 fractional works · 37.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 18.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 19 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 15 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMarketing: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 113 fractional works · 36.2% of its workComputer Science: 44 fractional works · 14.0% of its workInformation Systems: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 11 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 9.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 51 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMedicine: 35 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 9.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPlant Science: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSoutheastMissouri State…313fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences38%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5718.2%
    2. Psychology196.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities154.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting134.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance72.3%
    6. Decision Sciences72.1%
    1. Computer Science4414.0%
    2. Engineering299.3%
    3. Environmental Science185.8%
    4. Chemistry103.1%
    5. Materials Science41.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.2%
    7. Mathematics20.7%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.6%
    9. Energy10.2%
    1. Medicine3511.1%
    2. Health Professions144.6%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences165.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology72.1%
    3. Neuroscience61.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 1.09× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.96× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.81× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.75× its world share, 14 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 35 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.69× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.31× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.18× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 19 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.18×7 works
  2. Psychology1.99×19 works
  3. Chemistry1.96×10 works
  4. Computer Science1.81×44 works
  5. Health Professions1.75×14 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.69×15 works
  7. Social Sciences1.44×57 works
  8. Nursing1.36×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.31×13 works
  10. Environmental Science1.16×18 works
  11. Neuroscience1.13×6 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×7 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.09×16 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.80×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.75×4 works
  16. Engineering0.62×29 works
  17. Medicine0.58×35 works
  18. Mathematics0.55×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×7 works
  20. Materials Science0.39×4 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.27×2 works
  22. Energy0.18×0 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Southeast Missouri State University?

Ranked on the quality score, William Weber, Sarah E. Shaner and Sandipan S. Sen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southeast Missouri State University.

  1. 1 William Weber United States · #614,460 worldwide 8.1k citations · 262 works
  2. 2 Sarah E. Shaner United States · #1,244,661 worldwide 922 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Sandipan S. Sen United States · #1,996,396 worldwide 578 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Katrina Savitskie United States · #3,210,111 worldwide 915 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Kang H. Park United States · #3,302,792 worldwide 999 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 William E. Snell United States · #3,662,292 worldwide 2.6k citations · 92 works
  7. 7 Sean B. Eom United States · #3,721,629 worldwide 3.5k citations · 148 works
  8. 8 Austin D. Thrower United States · #3,917,278 worldwide 425 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Susan W. Haugland United States · #3,932,985 worldwide 749 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Liu Yang United States · #3,952,518 worldwide 199 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Southeast Missouri State University

What are the most cited papers from Southeast Missouri State University?

The most cited paper from Southeast Missouri State University is "Characteristics of a polluting technology: theory and practice" (Rolf G. Färe, Shawna Grosskopf, Dong-Woon Noh et al., 2004), with 932 citations. Next come "The Determinants of Students' Perceived Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction in University Online Education: An Empirical Investigation*" (881) and "A directional slacks-based measure of technical inefficiency" (850).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Characteristics of a polluting technology: theory and practice Rolf G. Färe, Shawna Grosskopf, Dong-Woon Noh et al. · Journal of Econometrics 16 Jul 2004 932
2 The Determinants of Students' Perceived Learning Outcomes and Satisfaction in University Online Education: An Empirical Investigation* Sean B. Eom, H. Joseph Wen, Nicholas Jeremy Ashill · Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education Jul 2006 881
3 A directional slacks-based measure of technical inefficiency Hirofumi Fukuyama, William Weber · Socio-Economic Planning Sciences 4 Jan 2009 850
4 The Plant Cell Wall–Decomposing Machinery Underlies the Functional Diversity of Forest Fungi Daniel C. Eastwood et al. · Science Open access 14 Jul 2011 624
5 Genome sequence of the model mushroom Schizophyllum commune Robin A. Ohm et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access 11 Jul 2010 561
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Southeast Missouri State University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT Security, Security, Healthcare, Internet of Things and Cybersecurity.

▲ 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. Machine Learning18▲ 1.68×36 topics
  2. Deep Learning16▲ 1.47×43 topics
  3. Mental Health13▲ 2.9×19 topics
  4. Climate Change9◆ 1.07×19 topics
  5. Healthcare9▲ 2.4×13 topics
  6. Globalization8▲ 1.29×19 topics
  7. Social Media8▲ 1.83×17 topics
  8. Internet of Things7▲ 2.7×10 topics
  9. Security7▲ 3.5×12 topics
  10. IoT Security6▲ 5.9×3 topics
  11. Risk Factors6▲ 1.62×10 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management5▲ 1.89×6 topics
  13. Data Mining5▲ 2.1×5 topics
  14. Resilience5▲ 3.2×7 topics
  15. Cybersecurity5▲ 6.1×3 topics
  16. Privacy4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  17. International Law4▲ 4.4×4 topics
  18. Cultural Competence4▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 8.1×4 topics
  20. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  21. Neuroscience4▲ 3.8×6 topics
  22. Adolescent Development3▲ 9.4×5 topics
  23. Monetary Policy3▲ 4.4×5 topics
  24. Reflective Practice3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  25. Injury Prevention3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  26. Marketing3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  27. Cyberbullying3▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  29. Smart Contracts3▲ 5.9×1 topic
  30. Aggression3▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Coordination Chemistry3▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Teacher Preparation3▲ 12×3 topics
  33. Bullying3▲ 31×1 topic
  34. CMOS3▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Peer Victimization3▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Crystal Engineering2▲ 7.1×2 topics
  37. Digital Technology2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  38. Contamination2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Groundwater2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  40. Intimate Partner Violence2▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Southeast Missouri State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Child Development and Digital Technology.

Blockchain Technology Ap…3Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksBullying, Victimization,…3Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 2 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksCrystal structures of chemical compounds: 2 fractional worksAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…2Information and Cyber Security: 2 fractional worksInterpreting and Communication in Healthcare: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsSocial PsychologyComputer Networks and CommunicationsEducation5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression Social Psychology 3 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  4. 4 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 2 works
  5. 5 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 2 works
  6. 6 Crystal structures of chemical compounds Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 2 works
  9. 9 Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare General Health Professions 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southeast Missouri State University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Southeast Missouri State University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00099% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Southeast Missouri State University0.0015% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Southeast Missouri 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 2025Southeast Missouri State University5.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2005.

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