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Southern States University

In research, Southern States University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,777 of 14,833 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,551 of 17,446 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,642 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,421
of 22,385 · #9,156 all time
Rank in United States
#1,749
of 3,332
Research works
579
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Southern States University

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 #6,777 of 14,833 11.8%181
Physical SciencesDomain #8,551 of 17,446 11.4%196
Health SciencesDomain #8,642 of 16,688 11.3%150

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Southern States University work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research at Southern States University is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (21%), Medicine (19%), Social Sciences (14%).

Physical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 37.6% of its workComputer Science: 27 fractional works · 21.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 15 fractional works · 12.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 8.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 37 fractional works · 30.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.8% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSouthern StatesUniversity124fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences30%

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. Computer Science2721.4%
    2. Engineering118.6%
    3. Environmental Science43.0%
    4. Mathematics22.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.5%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    7. Materials Science10.5%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1814.3%
    2. Psychology75.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities32.6%
    5. Decision Sciences32.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting21.8%
    1. Medicine2318.6%
    2. Health Professions32.5%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Neuroscience65.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology42.9%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.17× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.75× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.71× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.97× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.51× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.86× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.13× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.17×6 works
  2. Computer Science2.75×27 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.45×3 works
  4. Psychology1.86×7 works
  5. Mathematics1.71×2 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.51×4 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.14×1 works
  8. Social Sciences1.13×18 works
  9. Medicine0.97×23 works
  10. Health Professions0.96×3 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.91×3 works
  12. Nursing0.86×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.67×2 works
  14. Veterinary0.66×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.60×4 works
  16. Engineering0.58×11 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×2 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×4 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×2 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×1 works
  21. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.14×1 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Southern States University?

Ranked on the quality score, Brook A. Niemiec, Dhananjay Ashok and Abolfazl M. Amini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern States University.

  1. 1 Brook A. Niemiec United States · #2,070,490 worldwide 1.2k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Dhananjay Ashok United States · #3,614,252 worldwide 50 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Abolfazl M. Amini United States · #4,866,467 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Southern States University

What are the most cited papers from Southern States University?

The most cited paper from Southern States University is "Preclinical Alzheimer's disease: Definition, natural history, and diagnostic criteria" (Bruno Dubois et al., 2016), with 1,953 citations. Next come "Description Logic Programs: Combining Logic Programs with Description Logic" (806) and "Fast Identification and Removal of Sequence Contamination from Genomic and Metagenomic Datasets" (786).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Preclinical Alzheimer's disease: Definition, natural history, and diagnostic criteria Bruno Dubois et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Open access Mar 2016 1,953
2 Description Logic Programs: Combining Logic Programs with Description Logic Benjamin N. Grosof, Ian Horrocks, Raphael Volz et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2003 806
3 Fast Identification and Removal of Sequence Contamination from Genomic and Metagenomic Datasets Robert Schmieder, Robert Alan Edwards · PLoS ONE Open access 9 Mar 2011 786
4 Development of an extremely wear‐resistant ultra high molecular weight polythylene for total hip replacements Harry A. McKellop, Fu‐Wen Shen, Bin Lu et al. · Journal of Orthopaedic Research® Mar 1999 742
5 A community authorization service for group collaboration Laura Pearlman, Von Welch, Ian Foster et al. Conference paper 25 Jun 2003 665
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Southern States University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Biomarkers, Alzheimer's Disease, Neuroimaging, Neural Networks, Aging and Dementia.

▲ 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 Learning11▲ 2.7×32 topics
  2. Deep Learning10▲ 2.4×34 topics
  3. Neural Networks7▲ 3.5×17 topics
  4. Biomarkers6▲ 6.5×8 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 2.7×15 topics
  6. Aging5▲ 6.9×6 topics
  7. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 14×4 topics
  8. Neuroimaging5▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Big Data4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.1×6 topics
  11. Dementia4▲ 35×2 topics
  12. Mental Health4▲ 2.3×20 topics
  13. Cognitive Decline4▲ 27×1 topic
  14. Mild Cognitive Impairment4▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Neurodegeneration4▲ 9.7×4 topics
  16. Neuroinflammation4▲ 10×5 topics
  17. Healthcare4▲ 2.5×10 topics
  18. Amyloid Hypothesis3▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Social Media3▲ 1.92×11 topics
  20. Tau Pathology3▲ 45×1 topic
  21. Security3▲ 3.7×8 topics
  22. Distributed Systems3▲ 14×3 topics
  23. Cloud Computing2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  24. Text Classification2▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Topic Modeling2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Neurological Disorders2▲ 3.1×11 topics
  27. Cybersecurity2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  28. Natural Language Processing2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  29. Health Disparities2▲ 6.3×7 topics
  30. Machine Translation2▲ 9.9×1 topic
  31. Smart Cities2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  32. Word Representation2▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Neurobiology2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  34. Resource Management2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  35. Semi-Supervised Learning2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. MapReduce2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Social Cognition2▲ 6.8×7 topics
  38. Virtualization2▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Health Care Utilization1▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Neuronal Circuits1▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern States University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Topic Modeling and Cloud Computing and Resource Management.

Dementia and Cognitive I…4Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 4 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 3 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksNatural Language Processing Techniques: 1 fractional worksDown syndrome and intellectual disability research: 1 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional works
Psychiatry and Mental healthPhysiologyArtificial IntelligenceInformation Systems2 others

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

  1. 1 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 4 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 3 works
  3. 3 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  4. 4 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  6. 6 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Natural Language Processing Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Down syndrome and intellectual disability research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  9. 9 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southern States University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% higher 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 Southern States University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00051% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Southern States University0.00057% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Southern States 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%Southern States University11.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.7% in 2025.

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