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Tarleton State University

In research, Tarleton State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,507 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,231 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,095 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,895
of 28,054 · #16,637 all time
Rank in United States
#1,784
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▲ 80% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Tarleton 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 #4,507 of 10,521 20.2%177 #5449
Social SciencesField #4,231 of 6,365 23.4%91 #4150
Physical SciencesDomain #11,095 of 12,888 12.0%138 #15983
Life SciencesDomain #6,854 of 7,800 11.6%69 #12584
Health SciencesDomain #10,899 of 11,982 7.6%60 #12631

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tarleton 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#5,449 #4,507
  2. Social Sciences#4,150 #4,231
  3. Physical Sciences#15,983 #11,095
  4. Life Sciences#12,584 #6,854
  5. Health Sciences#12,631 #10,899
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: 2.19× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.80× its world share, 53 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.12× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.35× its world share, 6 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.05× its world share, 30 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.07× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.34× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 91 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tarleton State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Bertis B. Little, Narayanan Kannan and Colin G. Pennington lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tarleton State University.

  1. 1 Bertis B. Little United States · #98,994 worldwide 201 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Narayanan Kannan United States · #329,875 worldwide 101 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Colin G. Pennington United States · #695,729 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Joe R. Christopher United States · #732,382 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Jorge Muñoz United States · #762,320 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Heather A. Mathewson United States · #1,101,533 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Ali Saleh United States · #1,111,848 worldwide 40 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 B.D. Lambert United States · #1,475,654 worldwide 17 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Edward Osei United States · #1,499,520 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 William B Smith United States · #1,599,368 worldwide 5 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Tarleton State University

Which keywords describe research at Tarleton State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Microbial Community, Mental Health, Religion, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition, Corporate Governance and Heat Stress.

▲ 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. Climate Change27▲ 2.3×50 topics
  2. Mental Health16▲ 2.5×24 topics
  3. Epidemiology15▼ 0.84×30 topics
  4. Sustainability14▲ 1.24×31 topics
  5. Globalization12▲ 1.32×26 topics
  6. Renewable Energy11▲ 1.76×17 topics
  7. Corporate Governance11▲ 3.2×12 topics
  8. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.39×26 topics
  9. Microbial Community10▲ 29×2 topics
  10. Religion10▲ 4.6×11 topics
  11. Resilience8▲ 3.8×9 topics
  12. Student Engagement8▲ 4.2×9 topics
  13. Methane Production7▲ 56×1 topic
  14. Ruminant Nutrition7▲ 56×1 topic
  15. Invasive Species7▲ 3.6×9 topics
  16. Heat Stress6▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Amino Acids6▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Gut Microbiota6▲ 3.6×5 topics
  19. Financial Reporting5▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 4.4×5 topics
  21. Dairy Cattle5▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Teacher Professional Development5▲ 7.3×5 topics
  23. Resistance Training5▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Youth Violence5▲ 25×3 topics
  25. High-Intensity Interval Training5▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Environmental Effects5▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Animal Welfare4▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Law Enforcement4▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Livestock Production4▲ 10×2 topics
  30. NGOs4▲ 9.7×3 topics
  31. Teacher Preparation4▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Neighborhood Effects4▲ 8.7×3 topics
  33. Heart Rate Variability4▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Criminal Behavior4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Experiential Learning4▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Welfare4▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Mergers and Acquisitions4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  38. Audit Committee4▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Earnings Management4▲ 8.6×1 topic
  40. Equine Health4▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does Tarleton State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance, Veterinary Equine Medical Research and Animal Nutrition and Physiology.

Ruminant Nutrition and D…7Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 7 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Manag…4Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 4 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medical Research: 4 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 4 fractional worksCrime Patterns and Inter…3Crime Patterns and Interventions: 3 fractional worksPolicing Practices and Perceptions: 3 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 3 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and …3Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 3 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 3 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceAccountingEquineAnimal Science and Zoology4 others

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

  1. 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 7 works
  2. 2 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 4 works
  3. 3 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 4 works
  4. 4 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 4 works
  5. 5 Crime Patterns and Interventions Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Policing Practices and Perceptions Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  7. 7 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 3 works
  8. 8 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 3 works
  9. 9 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tarleton State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 80% higher 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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