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Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

In research, Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,591 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#8,202 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,139
of 28,054 · #9,199 all time
Rank in United States
#1,651
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▲ 63% vs 2013–17
Citations
26k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,591 of 12,888 10.4%166 #6532
Social SciencesDomain #8,202 of 10,521 9.1%106 #11254

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College 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: 0.88× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.91× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 51 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.76× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.83× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.33× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College?

Ranked on the composite score, Victor Mbarika, Diola Bagayoko and Shizhong Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College.

  1. 1 Victor Mbarika United States · #281,932 worldwide 126 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Diola Bagayoko United States · #818,992 worldwide 138 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Shizhong Yang United States · #921,078 worldwide 47 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Augustine Adu Frimpong United States · #1,079,530 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Guang–Lin Zhao United States · #1,164,279 worldwide 62 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Habib Mohamadian United States · #1,404,992 worldwide 61 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Zhengmao Ye United States · #1,418,967 worldwide 23 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 J. D. Fan United States · #1,482,709 worldwide 20 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Yuriy Malozovsky United States · #1,556,524 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Y. M. Malozovsky United States · #1,603,210 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College

Which keywords describe research at Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Colonialism, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Climate Change, Cultural Studies, Nationalism and Engineering Education.

▲ 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 Learning15▲ 1.46×36 topics
  2. Deep Learning14▲ 1.25×41 topics
  3. Climate Change13▲ 1.54×39 topics
  4. Sustainability13▲ 1.67×26 topics
  5. Mental Health12▲ 2.5×17 topics
  6. Globalization9▲ 1.47×22 topics
  7. Remote Sensing9▲ 2.3×15 topics
  8. Public Health9▲ 1.82×16 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties8▲ 2.7×19 topics
  10. Colonialism8▲ 5.3×9 topics
  11. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.39×20 topics
  12. Nationalism7▲ 4.5×3 topics
  13. Cultural Studies7▲ 5.4×6 topics
  14. Risk Factors7▲ 1.85×7 topics
  15. Ecosystem Services6▲ 4.9×4 topics
  16. Internet of Things6▲ 2.1×13 topics
  17. Biodiversity Conservation6▲ 4.8×6 topics
  18. Data Mining6▲ 2.3×7 topics
  19. Land Use Change6▲ 5.7×5 topics
  20. Polymer Composites6▲ 6.5×6 topics
  21. Gender5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  22. Social Impact5▲ 4.1×4 topics
  23. Engineering Education5▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Anomaly Detection4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  25. Cybersecurity4▲ 5.6×3 topics
  26. Health Consequences4▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. African History4▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Post-Colonial Africa4▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Lifelong Learning4▲ 5.7×4 topics
  30. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 6.8×4 topics
  31. Gender-based Violence3▲ 19×1 topic
  32. Intimate Partner Violence3▲ 26×1 topic
  33. Biomass Estimation3▲ 6.5×3 topics
  34. Health Care Utilization3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Political Philosophy3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Network Security3▲ 7.3×1 topic
  37. Stigma3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  38. Assessment Methods3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Mental Illness3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Shape Memory Polymers3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: African history and culture studies, Intimate Partner and Family Violence, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Land Use and Ecosystem Services.

African history and cult…4African history and culture studies: 4 fractional worksIntimate Partner and Fam…3Intimate Partner and Family Violence: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Ecosystem Services: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 3 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 2 fractional works
AnthropologyHealthComputer Networks and CommunicationsGlobal and Planetary Change5 others

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

  1. 1 African history and culture studies Anthropology 4 works
  2. 2 Intimate Partner and Family Violence Health 3 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Ecosystem Services Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  5. 5 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  6. 6 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  7. 7 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 2 works
  8. 8 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 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 available38.2%not open61.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 63% higher than in 2013–2017.

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