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Tennessee Technological University

In research, Tennessee Technological University stands highest in Engineering (#1,807 of 5,901 worldwide), Computer Science (#1,983 of 4,417 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,324 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Automotive Engineering and Computer Networks and Communications (Automotive Engineering is 7.2× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#5,239
of 22,385 · #5,147 all time
Rank in United States
#711
of 3,332
Research works
6.1k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
80k
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%

What is Tennessee Technological University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #1,807 of 5,901 10.1%357 #1966
Computer ScienceField #1,983 of 4,417 13.1%175 #2802
Physical SciencesDomain #5,324 of 10,670 10.0%677 #3758
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,263 of 2,176 10.9%108 #1678
Social SciencesDomain #8,017 of 9,585 7.4%198 #9053
Social SciencesField #5,415 of 5,988 6.2%98 #6757

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Tennessee Technological 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

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

  1. Engineering#1,966 #1,807
  2. Computer Science#2,802 #1,983
  3. Physical Sciences#3,758 #5,324
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,678 #1,263
  5. Social Sciences#9,053 #8,017
  6. Social Sciences#6,757 #5,415
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

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

Which fields of science does Tennessee Technological University work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Tennessee Technological University is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Computer Science (18%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 771 fractional works · 68.5% of its workEngineering: 400 fractional works · 35.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 118 fractional works · 10.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 43 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 43 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 33 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 31 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 24 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedia Technology: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 201 fractional works · 17.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 66 fractional works · 5.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 51 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSignal Processing: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 61 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 34 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 27 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 22 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 227 fractional works · 20.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 110 fractional works · 9.8% of its workEducation: 33 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 33 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 12 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 32 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHistory: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 70 fractional works · 6.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 31 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 58 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMedicine: 41 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTennesseeTechnological…1,125fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering40035.5%
    2. Computer Science20117.8%
    3. Environmental Science615.4%
    4. Materials Science343.0%
    5. Chemistry222.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy171.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences141.2%
    8. Energy100.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering60.5%
    10. Mathematics60.5%
    1. Social Sciences1109.8%
    2. Psychology403.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities322.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting201.7%
    5. Decision Sciences151.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance100.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences312.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology252.2%
    3. Neuroscience100.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Medicine413.7%
    2. Health Professions131.2%
    3. Nursing20.2%
    4. Dentistry10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Tennessee Technological University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Automotive Engineering takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 43.2 works7.2×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 51.0 works5.1×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 6 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.25× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.29× its world share, 201 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 14 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.00× its world share, 10 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.37× its world share, 400 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 61 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.87× its world share, 34 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 17 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 41 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 15 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 40 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 110 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.37×400 works
  2. Computer Science2.29×201 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.56×6 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.35×15 works
  5. Chemistry1.25×22 works
  6. Psychology1.16×40 works
  7. Environmental Science1.09×61 works
  8. Energy1.00×10 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.00×32 works
  10. Materials Science0.87×34 works
  11. Social Sciences0.78×110 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.77×14 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.69×17 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.58×31 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.54×20 works
  16. Neuroscience0.52×10 works
  17. Health Professions0.45×13 works
  18. Mathematics0.44×6 works
  19. Nursing0.43×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×25 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×10 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.28×3 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.20×1 works
  24. Medicine0.19×41 works
  25. Dentistry0.17×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Tennessee Technological University?

Ranked on the quality score, Maanak Gupta, Mahmoud Abdelsalam and Ling Tang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Tennessee Technological University.

  1. 1 Maanak Gupta United States · #527,773 worldwide 4k citations · 171 works
  2. 2 Mahmoud Abdelsalam United States · #589,475 worldwide 1.6k citations · 44 works
  3. 3 Ling Tang United States · #803,601 worldwide 825 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Houman B. Rokni United States · #856,614 worldwide 3.4k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Duck Bong Kim United States · #863,221 worldwide 1.9k citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Mahdi Sadeqi Bajestani United States · #910,976 worldwide 323 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Suhas Alkunte United States · #958,593 worldwide 853 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Jian He Hong United States · #1,083,871 worldwide 1.2k citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Scott H. Northrup United States · #1,087,664 worldwide 4.6k citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Robert C. Qiu United States · #1,226,431 worldwide 7.6k citations · 482 works
All ranked researchers at Tennessee Technological University

What are the most cited papers from Tennessee Technological University?

The most cited paper from Tennessee Technological University is "Nano- and bulk-silicon-based insertion anodes for lithium-ion secondary cells" (Uday S. Kasavajjula, Chunsheng Wang, A. John Appleby, 2006), with 2,483 citations. Next come "The forms of alkalis in the biochar produced from crop residues at different temperatures" (2,021) and "Application of nonlocal continuum models to nanotechnology" (1,372).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nano- and bulk-silicon-based insertion anodes for lithium-ion secondary cells Uday S. Kasavajjula, Chunsheng Wang, A. John Appleby · Journal of Power Sources 10 Nov 2006 2,483
2 The forms of alkalis in the biochar produced from crop residues at different temperatures Jin-Hua Yuan, Ren‐kou Xu, Zhang Hong · Bioresource Technology 13 Nov 2010 2,021
3 Application of nonlocal continuum models to nanotechnology John Peddieson, George R. Buchanan, Richard Paul Mcnitt · International Journal of Engineering Science 30 Dec 2002 1,372
4 Information Technology Assimilation in Firms: The Influence of Senior Leadership and IT Infrastructures Curtis P. Armstrong, Vallabh Sambamurthy · Information Systems Research Dec 1999 1,012
5 Land use/land cover changes and climate: modeling analysis and observational evidence Roger A. Pielke, A. J. Pitman, Dev Niyogi et al. · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Climate Change Open access 28 Oct 2011 928
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Tennessee Technological University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Security, Smart Grid, Renewable Energy Integration, Electric Vehicles, Privacy and IoT Security.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning100▲ 2.7×56 topics
  2. Deep Learning89▲ 2.3×59 topics
  3. Security50▲ 6.7×20 topics
  4. Sustainability40▲ 1.44×33 topics
  5. Smart Grid39▲ 9.6×9 topics
  6. Neural Networks35▲ 2.0×25 topics
  7. Renewable Energy Integration32▲ 8.7×5 topics
  8. Electric Vehicles31▲ 9.5×4 topics
  9. Healthcare30▲ 2.4×19 topics
  10. Privacy29▲ 9.0×7 topics
  11. IoT Security28▲ 8.2×3 topics
  12. Renewable Energy28▲ 1.72×27 topics
  13. Power Electronics26▲ 7.1×8 topics
  14. Internet of Things25▲ 2.6×14 topics
  15. Anomaly Detection24▲ 7.6×4 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency24▲ 2.3×20 topics
  17. Data Mining24▲ 2.9×7 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing21▲ 6.0×5 topics
  19. Cyber-Physical Systems20▲ 6.7×6 topics
  20. Thermal Management19▲ 5.2×7 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries19▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. Engineering Education18▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Cybersecurity18▲ 6.3×4 topics
  24. Battery Technology17▲ 5.4×3 topics
  25. Model Predictive Control17▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Materials17▲ 6.3×3 topics
  27. Attack Detection15▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Electric Vehicle Charging15▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Energy Management15▲ 8.1×3 topics
  30. Wireless Power Transfer15▲ 15×2 topics
  31. Intrusion Detection14▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Communication Networks14▲ 23×1 topic
  33. False Data Injection Attacks14▲ 23×1 topic
  34. Security Analysis14▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Battery Management Systems14▲ 8.3×1 topic
  36. Thermal Runaway14▲ 8.3×1 topic
  37. DDoS Attacks13▲ 9.9×1 topic
  38. Network Security13▲ 9.2×1 topic
  39. Energy Storage Systems12▲ 7.9×2 topics
  40. Biomedical Engineering12▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Tennessee Technological University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Smart Grid Security and Resilience, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure.

  1. 1 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  4. 4 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  6. 6 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 10 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 10 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 8 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 8 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 available19.9%not open80.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Tennessee Technological University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tennessee Technological University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0047% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Tennessee Technological University0.0049% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Tennessee Technological University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Tennessee Technological University11.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.8% in 2015.

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