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Tennessee State University

In research, Tennessee State University stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#972 of 3,409 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,141 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,520 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Plant Science — Plant Science is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,123
of 28,054 · #6,287 all time
Rank in United States
#1,086
of 4,192
Research works
3.8k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Tennessee 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #972 of 3,409 24.2%122 #1641
Social SciencesDomain #5,141 of 10,521 19.3%170 #3451
Social SciencesField #3,520 of 6,365 21.7%79 #2576
Life SciencesDomain #4,507 of 7,800 19.9%195 #5255
Physical SciencesDomain #8,229 of 12,888 15.6%212 #5253
Health SciencesDomain #10,159 of 11,982 17.2%69 #11867
EngineeringField #5,792 of 6,636 9.5%72 #5059

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tennessee 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. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,641 #972
  2. Social Sciences#3,451 #5,141
  3. Social Sciences#2,576 #3,520
  4. Life Sciences#5,255 #4,507
  5. Physical Sciences#5,253 #8,229
  6. Health Sciences#11,867 #10,159
  7. Engineering#5,059 #5,792
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 Tennessee State University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Plant Science takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Plant ScienceSubfield · 52.4 works4.7×
← 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: 3.99× its world share, 122 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.63× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.44× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 50 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 72 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 52 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.91× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.61× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.65× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.38× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 28 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 79 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Tennessee State University?

Ranked on the composite score, L.H. Keel, Gregory W. Henry and William A. Wilson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tennessee State University.

  1. 1 L.H. Keel United States · #109,360 worldwide 442 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Gregory W. Henry United States · #110,854 worldwide 846 citations · 139 works
  3. 3 William A. Wilson United States · #118,051 worldwide 74 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 East Tennessee State University University Marketing and Communication United States · #211,071 worldwide 0 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Michael H. Williamson United States · #325,138 worldwide 145 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Anthony J. Blasi United States · #336,767 worldwide 42 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Jianwei Li United States · #367,589 worldwide 169 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Pramir Maharjan United States · #393,899 worldwide 1 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Dafeng Hui United States · #395,672 worldwide 268 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 J. A. Eaton United States · #478,557 worldwide 145 citations · 53 works
All ranked researchers at Tennessee State University

Which keywords describe research at Tennessee State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, Climate Change, Fungal Pathogens, Host Specificity, Machine Learning, Genetic Diversity, Deep Learning and Genomic Characterization.

▲ 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 Change36▲ 2.1×54 topics
  2. Machine Learning31▲ 1.45×45 topics
  3. Deep Learning30▲ 1.34×45 topics
  4. Epidemiology23◆ 0.89×52 topics
  5. Sustainability22▲ 1.42×47 topics
  6. Phylogenetic Analysis20▲ 10×5 topics
  7. Mental Health18▲ 1.85×22 topics
  8. Environmental Impact16▲ 1.42×32 topics
  9. Genetic Diversity15▲ 5.2×14 topics
  10. Fungal Pathogens13▲ 16×3 topics
  11. Microbial Communities13▲ 4.7×7 topics
  12. Host Specificity13▲ 17×3 topics
  13. Genomic Characterization11▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Endophytic Fungi11▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Plant Pathogenesis11▲ 26×1 topic
  16. Species Recognition11▲ 26×1 topic
  17. Genome Sequencing10▲ 10×9 topics
  18. Ecosystem Functioning10▲ 8.3×6 topics
  19. Plant Pathogens10▲ 51×3 topics
  20. Invasive Species10▲ 3.5×9 topics
  21. Soil Fertility10▲ 6.6×6 topics
  22. Student Engagement9▲ 3.6×10 topics
  23. Ecosystem Services9▲ 3.6×9 topics
  24. Food Safety9▲ 4.7×8 topics
  25. Soil Carbon Sequestration9▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Sustainable Agriculture8▲ 4.1×7 topics
  27. Pathogenicity8▲ 19×4 topics
  28. Microbial Inactivation8▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Biological Control7▲ 7.7×7 topics
  30. Biochar Application7▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Foodborne Illness7▲ 32×2 topics
  32. Nitrogen Cycle7▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Potato7▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Academic Achievement7▲ 6.3×9 topics
  35. Statistical Analysis7▲ 6.0×2 topics
  36. Fault Detection6▲ 7.0×1 topic
  37. Oomycetes6▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Process Monitoring6▲ 10×1 topic
  39. Phytophthora6▲ 62×1 topic
  40. late blight resistance6▲ 62×1 topic

Which research topics does Tennessee State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Fault Detection and Control Systems and Plant Pathogens and Resistance.

Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 11 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 7 fractional worksFault Detection and Cont…6Fault Detection and Control Systems: 6 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Resi…6Plant Pathogens and Resistance: 6 fractional worksListeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 5 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 4 fractional worksInsect-Plant Interaction…4Insect-Plant Interactions and Control: 4 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology and Management: 4 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional works
Cell BiologySoil ScienceControl and Systems EngineeringPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 11 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 7 works
  3. 3 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Plant Pathogens and Resistance Plant Science 6 works
  5. 5 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 5 works
  6. 6 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 4 works
  7. 7 Insect-Plant Interactions and Control Insect Science 4 works
  8. 8 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 4 works
  9. 9 Higher Education Research Studies Education 4 works
  10. 10 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 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-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Tennessee State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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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.