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St. Cloud State University

In research, St. Cloud State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,776 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,225 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,942 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,614
of 28,054 · #8,118 all time
Rank in United States
#2,053
of 4,192
Research works
3.1k
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
50k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is St. Cloud 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 #4,776 of 10,521 20.0%125 #1598
Social SciencesField #5,225 of 6,365 19.5%62 #1686
Physical SciencesDomain #11,942 of 12,888 7.7%88 #9105

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Cloud 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#1,598 #4,776
  2. Social Sciences#1,686 #5,225
  3. Physical Sciences#9,105 #11,942
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.

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: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.57× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.23× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.23× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 62 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at St. Cloud State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Hauptman, Michael Shaffer and Kevin S. McGrew lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Cloud State University.

  1. 1 Robert Hauptman United States · #38,752 worldwide 214 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Michael Shaffer United States · #258,238 worldwide 92 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Kevin S. McGrew United States · #467,745 worldwide 127 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Yi Zheng United States · #480,640 worldwide 111 citations · 53 works
  5. 5 John Kelly United States · #537,714 worldwide 44 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 John H. Hoover United States · #613,700 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Matthew L. Julius United States · #745,026 worldwide 45 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 David W. Bacharach United States · #761,938 worldwide 15 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 George E. Yoos United States · #800,863 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Rachel S. Wexelbaum United States · #826,778 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at St. Cloud State University

Which keywords describe research at St. Cloud State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT Security, Social Support, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Emotion and Social Relationships.

▲ 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. Deep Learning20▲ 2.5×33 topics
  2. Machine Learning18▲ 2.2×35 topics
  3. Globalization11▲ 2.4×21 topics
  4. Social Support9▲ 6.7×8 topics
  5. IoT Security9▲ 11×3 topics
  6. Big Data9▲ 3.9×10 topics
  7. Education8▲ 1.96×15 topics
  8. Cloud Computing8▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Mental Health8▲ 2.1×18 topics
  10. Cybersecurity7▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Security7▲ 4.6×13 topics
  12. Emotion7▲ 14×6 topics
  13. Healthcare7▲ 2.5×12 topics
  14. Social Relationships6▲ 28×2 topics
  15. Diversity6▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Internet of Things6▲ 3.0×11 topics
  17. Distributed Systems6▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Data Mining6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  19. Motivation6▲ 5.8×4 topics
  20. Anomaly Detection6▲ 8.0×3 topics
  21. Aging6▲ 4.3×3 topics
  22. Resource Management5▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Ageism5▲ 83×1 topic
  24. Successful Aging5▲ 83×1 topic
  25. Higher Education5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  26. Student Engagement5▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Risk Management5▲ 4.1×6 topics
  28. Virtualization5▲ 25×2 topics
  29. 5G Networks4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  31. Student Perceptions4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  32. Data Centers4▲ 29×1 topic
  33. MapReduce4▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Career Development4▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Intrusion Detection4▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Labor Force Participation4▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Network Security4▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Teacher Education4▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  40. Reflective Practice4▲ 7.8×3 topics

Which research topics does St. Cloud State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aging and Gerontology Research, Cloud Computing and Resource Management, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Aging and Gerontology Re…5Aging and Gerontology Research: 5 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…4Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…4Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing3IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, and Employment: 3 fractional worksCloud Data Security Solu…3Cloud Data Security Solutions: 3 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 3 fractional worksBehavioral and Psycholog…2Behavioral and Psychological Studies: 2 fractional works
Neuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyInformation SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsDemography2 others

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

  1. 1 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 4 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  5. 5 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  6. 6 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 3 works
  7. 7 Cloud Data Security Solutions Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Research Studies Education 3 works
  10. 10 Behavioral and Psychological Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology 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 available20.3%not open79.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.0%domestic only92.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Cloud State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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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