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Southwest Minnesota State University

In research, Southwest Minnesota State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,667 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,564 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,596 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Development and General Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Development is 37.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,197
of 28,054 · #19,840 all time
Rank in United States
#1,832
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 132% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
63%
world 28%

What is Southwest Minnesota State University 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
Social SciencesDomain #4,667 of 10,521 6.5%438 #6332
Social SciencesField #3,564 of 6,365 6.9%261 #4940
Physical SciencesDomain #9,596 of 12,888 2.2%293 #13632
Business, Management and AccountingField #2,315 of 2,578 3.6%68 #3410
EngineeringField #6,236 of 6,636 1.9%142 #9820
Computer ScienceField #4,575 of 4,667 2.4%74 #6532
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,744 of 1,775 5.2%64 #3171

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Southwest Minnesota 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#6,332 #4,667
  2. Social Sciences#4,940 #3,564
  3. Physical Sciences#13,632 #9,596
  4. Business, Management and Accounting#3,410 #2,315
  5. Engineering#9,820 #6,236
  6. Computer Science#6,532 #4,575
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#3,171 #1,744
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Southwest Minnesota State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Development takes 37.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. DevelopmentSubfield · 30.6 works37×
  2. General Economics, Econometrics and FinanceSubfield · 36.3 works18×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 142 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.57× its world share, 68 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.65× its world share, 64 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 261 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southwest Minnesota State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Irina Ershova and Е. В. Агеева lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwest Minnesota State University.

  1. 1 Irina Ershova United States · #602,719 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Е. В. Агеева United States · #1,440,573 worldwide 11 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Southwest Minnesota State University

Which keywords describe research at Southwest Minnesota State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Development, Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, Regional Development, Economic Development, Globalization and Digital Economy.

▲ 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. Sustainable Development124▲ 9.5×37 topics
  2. Digital Transformation103▲ 24×13 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence99▲ 8.8×22 topics
  4. Innovation86▲ 10×32 topics
  5. Regional Development83▲ 28×11 topics
  6. Globalization80▲ 5.0×28 topics
  7. Economic Development67▲ 10×16 topics
  8. Climate Change59▲ 2.7×30 topics
  9. Digital Economy53▲ 35×13 topics
  10. Legal Regulation51▲ 28×7 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency46▲ 6.0×15 topics
  12. Blockchain Technology45▲ 100×2 topics
  13. Global Economy37▲ 33×3 topics
  14. Digitalization34▲ 21×8 topics
  15. Food Security32▲ 7.1×9 topics
  16. Digital Technologies30▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Information Security30▲ 39×2 topics
  18. Knowledge Clusters30▲ 86×2 topics
  19. Language30▲ 15×6 topics
  20. Macroeconomic Assessment30▲ 92×1 topic
  21. Russian Economy30▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Economic Security28▲ 16×7 topics
  23. Cybersecurity28▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Fiscal Policy28▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Constitutional Reform27▲ 96×1 topic
  26. Legal Modernization27▲ 107×1 topic
  27. Geographical Analysis27▲ 72×2 topics
  28. Industrial Policy27▲ 30×4 topics
  29. Knowledge Management26▲ 5.8×11 topics
  30. Pedagogy26▲ 6.5×10 topics
  31. Innovation Development25▲ 39×2 topics
  32. Migration25▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Cyber-Physical Systems25▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Agriculture24▲ 7.3×5 topics
  35. Labor Market23▲ 9.7×4 topics
  36. Environmental Management23▲ 7.0×7 topics
  37. Spatial Patterns23▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Demographic Dynamics23▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Rural Transformation23▲ 74×1 topic
  40. International Relations21▲ 11×9 topics

Which research topics does Southwest Minnesota State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic and Technological Developments in Russia, Legal and Policy Issues, Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends and Regional Economic Development and Innovation.

Economic and Technologic…30Economic and Technological Developments in Russia: 30 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues27Legal and Policy Issues: 27 fractional worksRegional Socio-Economic …23Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends: 23 fractional worksRegional Economic Develo…20Regional Economic Development and Innovation: 20 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Law: 18 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Russia: 14 fractional worksEducational Innovations …14Educational Innovations and Challenges: 14 fractional worksDiscourse Analysis and Cultural Communication: 13 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 12 fractional worksLanguage, Communication, and Linguistic Studies: 12 fractional works
DevelopmentLawDemographyStrategy and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Economic and Technological Developments in Russia Development 30 works
  2. 2 Legal and Policy Issues Law 27 works
  3. 3 Regional Socio-Economic Development Trends Demography 23 works
  4. 4 Regional Economic Development and Innovation Strategy and Management 20 works
  5. 5 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 18 works
  6. 6 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  7. 7 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 14 works
  8. 8 Discourse Analysis and Cultural Communication Cultural Studies 13 works
  9. 9 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 12 works
  10. 10 Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies Communication 12 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 available62.8%not open37.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southwest Minnesota State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 132% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.