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Southern States University

In research, Southern States University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,134 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#10,750 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,284 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,118
of 28,054 · #16,623 all time
Rank in United States
#2,282
of 4,192
Research works
579
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Southern States University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,134 of 16,945 28.7%181
Health SciencesDomain #10,750 of 20,462 18.6%150
Physical SciencesDomain #15,284 of 21,541 21.9%196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern States 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).

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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.66× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.64× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Southern States University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomarkers, Machine Learning, Alzheimer's Disease, Neuroimaging, Deep Learning, Aging, Dementia and Cognitive Decline.

▲ 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. Machine Learning7▲ 2.4×27 topics
  2. Deep Learning7▲ 2.1×30 topics
  3. Biomarkers4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  4. Alzheimer's Disease4▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Neuroimaging4▲ 15×6 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 2.9×14 topics
  7. Neural Networks4▲ 2.6×13 topics
  8. Aging4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  9. Big Data4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  10. Mental Health4▲ 2.5×20 topics
  11. Dementia3▲ 39×2 topics
  12. Cognitive Decline3▲ 29×1 topic
  13. Mild Cognitive Impairment3▲ 41×1 topic
  14. Healthcare3▲ 3.0×10 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.0×6 topics
  16. Distributed Systems3▲ 19×3 topics
  17. Social Media3▲ 2.1×10 topics
  18. Neurodegeneration3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  19. Neuroinflammation3▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Amyloid Hypothesis2▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Tau Pathology2▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Cloud Computing2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  23. Community Engagement2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  24. Cybersecurity2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  25. Health Disparities2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  26. Natural Language Processing2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Smart Cities2▲ 6.9×2 topics
  28. Resource Management2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  29. Topic Modeling2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Anomaly Detection2▲ 5.5×2 topics
  31. MapReduce2▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Virtualization2▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Fiscal Policy1▲ 6.9×4 topics
  34. Data Science1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Informed Consent1▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Log Analysis1▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Machine Translation1▲ 8.2×1 topic
  38. Performance Prediction1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Research Participation1▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Word Representation1▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Southern States University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Software System Performance and Reliability.

Dementia and Cognitive I…3Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 3 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksTopic Modeling1Topic Modeling: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing1IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 1 fractional worksHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyInformation SystemsComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 3 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 2 works
  3. 3 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 Legal and Policy Issues Law 1 works
  9. 9 Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern States University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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