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Texas A&M University – Central Texas

In research, Texas A&M University – Central Texas stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,878 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,485
of 28,054 · #20,269 all time
Rank in United States
#2,189
of 4,192
Research works
426
▲ 93% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.8k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Texas A&M University – Central Texas 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 #4,878 of 10,521 26.4%75 #6201

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas A&M University – Central Texas 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).

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: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.69× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.75× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.53× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.94× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 37 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas A&M University – Central Texas?

Ranked on the composite score, Louis W. Fry and Christopher Thron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas A&M University – Central Texas.

  1. 1 Louis W. Fry United States · #138,411 worldwide 224 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Christopher Thron United States · #1,470,873 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Texas A&M University – Central Texas

Which keywords describe research at Texas A&M University – Central Texas?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Mental Health, Cybersecurity, IoT Security, Anomaly Detection, Big Data and Surveillance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning17▲ 3.5×28 topics
  2. Deep Learning13▲ 2.6×26 topics
  3. Mental Health8▲ 3.8×18 topics
  4. Big Data6▲ 4.7×10 topics
  5. Healthcare6▲ 3.7×9 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.0×10 topics
  7. Cybersecurity6▲ 16×4 topics
  8. IoT Security6▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Anomaly Detection5▲ 12×3 topics
  10. Data Mining5▲ 4.9×5 topics
  11. Globalization5▲ 1.76×15 topics
  12. Surveillance5▲ 12×4 topics
  13. Security4▲ 4.1×12 topics
  14. Student Engagement4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  15. Discrimination4▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Risk Management4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  17. Medical Imaging4▲ 4.7×3 topics
  18. Network Security3▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Well-being3▲ 6.1×9 topics
  20. Precision Medicine3▲ 4.8×2 topics
  21. Religion3▲ 4.8×7 topics
  22. Health Equity3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  23. Intrusion Detection3▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Social Support3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  25. Clinical Decision Support3▲ 16×1 topic
  26. Ethical Challenges3▲ 11×1 topic
  27. Botnet Detection3▲ 16×1 topic
  28. DDoS Attacks3▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Game Theory3▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Organizational Performance3▲ 7.8×5 topics
  31. Security Analysis3▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Firm Performance3▲ 9.7×3 topics
  33. Career Development3▲ 15×4 topics
  34. Information Security3▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Policy Compliance3▲ 46×1 topic
  36. Religiosity2▲ 38×2 topics
  37. Ethical Behavior2▲ 44×2 topics
  38. Critical Thinking2▲ 16×4 topics
  39. Outlier Detection2▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Unsupervised2▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Texas A&M University – Central Texas publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Information and Cyber Security and Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications.

Artificial Intelligence …3Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…3Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…3Information and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…2Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…2Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, …2Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional works
Health InformaticsComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  3. 3 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  4. 4 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 2 works
  6. 6 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  10. 10 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 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 available38.7%not open61.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas A&M University – Central Texas's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 93% 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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