Texas Tech University
In research, Texas Tech University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#464 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#682 of 9,585 worldwide) and Engineering (#572 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music, Small Animals and Veterinary (Music is 4.0× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #562 of 22,385 · #502 all time
- Rank in United States
- #141 of 3,332
- Research works
- 47k ▲ 7% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1M 21.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.5% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.86× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 31% world 40%
- International
- 12% world 18%
What is Texas Tech University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #464 of 10,670 | 9.7% | 2,531 | #361 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #682 of 9,585 | 9.8% | 2,355 | #424 | |
| EngineeringField | #572 of 5,901 | 10.4% | 965 | #469 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #333 of 3,334 | 10.0% | 385 | #394 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,006 of 9,902 | 8.5% | 2,211 | #1402 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #339 of 3,157 | 12.6% | 440 | #361 | |
| MedicineField | #973 of 8,541 | 8.4% | 1,884 | #1322 | |
| Social SciencesField | #689 of 5,988 | 10.4% | 1,089 | #451 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #820 of 6,403 | 10.2% | 1,219 | #921 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #710 of 4,417 | 10.8% | 421 | #747 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas Tech 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.
- Physical Sciences#361 #464
- Social Sciences#424 #682
- Engineering#469 #572
- Environmental Science#394 #333
- Health Sciences#1,402 #1,006
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#361 #339
- Medicine#1,322 #973
- Social Sciences#451 #689
- Life Sciences#921 #820
- Computer Science#747 #710
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 Texas Tech University work in?
In 2022-now, 31% of research at Texas Tech University is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (11%).
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences2,85730.5%
- Engineering1,06811.4%
- Computer Science4825.1%
- Environmental Science4354.6%
- Materials Science2022.2%
- Physics and Astronomy1912.0%
- Chemistry1451.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1441.5%
- Mathematics1121.2%
- Energy490.5%
- Chemical Engineering300.3%
- Social Sciences2,61728.0%
- Social Sciences1,20612.9%
- Psychology5495.9%
- Arts and Humanities3123.3%
- Business, Management and Accounting2452.6%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance2122.3%
- Decision Sciences931.0%
- Health Sciences2,50126.7%
- Medicine2,13622.8%
- Health Professions2522.7%
- Nursing530.6%
- Veterinary490.5%
- Dentistry110.1%
- Life Sciences1,38014.8%
What does Texas Tech University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- MusicSubfield · 30.7 works4.0×
- Small AnimalsSubfield · 44.4 works3.9×
- VeterinaryField · 48.6 works3.8×
- Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 66.1 works3.2×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Veterinary3.82×49 works
- Psychology1.93×549 works
- Neuroscience1.21×184 works
- Medicine1.19×2,136 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.17×584 works
- Nursing1.16×53 works
- Arts and Humanities1.15×312 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.10×489 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.06×212 works
- Decision Sciences1.03×93 works
- Mathematics1.02×112 works
- Health Professions1.02×252 works
- Social Sciences1.02×1,206 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.01×95 works
- Chemistry0.99×145 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.98×144 works
- Environmental Science0.94×435 works
- Chemical Engineering0.93×30 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.92×191 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.90×30 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.81×245 works
- Engineering0.76×1,068 works
- Computer Science0.66×482 works
- Materials Science0.62×202 works
- Energy0.57×49 works
- Dentistry0.25×12 works
- Veterinary 3.8×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Neuroscience 1.2×
- Medicine 1.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.2×
- Nursing 1.2×
- Arts and Humanities 1.1×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 1.0×
- Mathematics 1.0×
- Health Professions 1.0×
- Social Sciences 1.0×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.0×
- Chemistry 1.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.0×
- Environmental Science 0.9×
- Chemical Engineering 0.9×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.9×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Engineering 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Energy 0.6×
- Dentistry 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Texas Tech University?
Ranked on the quality score, Shelby D. Hunt, Nicholas G. Smith and William L. Gardner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas Tech University.
- 1
Shelby D. Hunt
United States · #27,895 worldwide 59k citations · 249 works
- 2
Nicholas G. Smith
United States · #53,785 worldwide 8.1k citations · 220 works
- 3
William L. Gardner
United States · #58,625 worldwide 27k citations · 153 works
- 4
Kendra P. Rumbaugh
United States · #67,458 worldwide 11k citations · 158 works
- 5
Fred D. Davis
United States · #74,198 worldwide 153k citations · 150 works
- 6
Pojsakorn Danpanichkul
United States · #81,536 worldwide 5.7k citations · 309 works
- 7
P. Hemachandra Reddy
United States · #92,802 worldwide 36k citations · 345 works
- 8
Huazhong Shi
United States · #105,350 worldwide 13k citations · 113 works
- 9
Volker Neugebauer
United States · #125,705 worldwide 13k citations · 216 works
- 10
G. Tyge Payne
United States · #125,804 worldwide 5.8k citations · 99 works
Which keywords describe research at Texas Tech University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Inflammation, Risk Factors, Depression and Globalization.
- Heat Stress
- Cognitive Therapy
- Psychological Impact
- Well-being
- Student Engagement
- Adolescents
- Gene Expression
- Meta-Analysis
- Resilience
- Social Support
- Obesity
- Cancer
- Quality of Life
- Depression
- Treatment
- Risk Factors
- Sustainability
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Mental Health
- Inflammation
- Deep Learning
- Oxidative Stress
- Public Health
- Social Media
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Education
- Diagnosis
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Identity
- Gender
- Genetics
- Neurological Disorders
- Prevalence
- Emotion Regulation
- Neuroscience
- Animal Welfare
- Amino Acids
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
- Epidemiology474▲ 1.27×135 topics
- Machine Learning295◆ 0.95×82 topics
- Mental Health260▲ 1.94×42 topics
- Climate Change256◆ 1.01×99 topics
- Inflammation227◆ 1.14×81 topics
- Globalization202◆ 1.10×105 topics
- Deep Learning199▼ 0.62×76 topics
- Sustainability192▼ 0.84×97 topics
- Oxidative Stress179▲ 1.16×60 topics
- Risk Factors170▲ 1.65×37 topics
- Public Health170▲ 1.24×61 topics
- Treatment157▲ 1.38×50 topics
- Social Media150▲ 1.16×30 topics
- Depression148▲ 1.80×25 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease133▲ 1.24×38 topics
- Quality of Life132◆ 0.98×55 topics
- Education130▼ 0.81×88 topics
- Cancer126◆ 1.00×56 topics
- Diagnosis118▲ 1.35×41 topics
- Obesity115▲ 1.59×27 topics
- Metabolic Syndrome114▲ 1.51×23 topics
- Social Support105▲ 2.1×18 topics
- Identity98▲ 1.44×58 topics
- Resilience96▲ 2.1×15 topics
- Gender89▲ 1.76×44 topics
- Meta-Analysis84▲ 1.52×19 topics
- Genetics82▲ 1.25×27 topics
- Gene Expression79▲ 1.34×20 topics
- Neurological Disorders78▲ 1.46×20 topics
- Adolescents77▲ 2.2×11 topics
- Prevalence72▲ 1.89×15 topics
- Student Engagement72▲ 1.94×15 topics
- Emotion Regulation68▲ 2.3×9 topics
- Well-being65▲ 1.79×14 topics
- Neuroscience64▲ 2.2×17 topics
- Psychological Impact60▲ 2.0×10 topics
- Animal Welfare41▲ 4.9×4 topics
- Cognitive Therapy41▲ 3.9×4 topics
- Amino Acids40▲ 4.6×3 topics
- Heat Stress38▲ 5.0×2 topics
Which research topics does Texas Tech University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Diet and metabolism studies, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 25 works
- 2 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 23 works
- 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 23 works
- 4 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 22 works
- 5 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 22 works
- 6 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 22 works
- 7 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 21 works
- 8 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 20 works
- 9 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 20 works
- 10 Psychological Treatments and Disorders Clinical Psychology 19 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Texas Tech University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 Texas Tech University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.041% in 2024.
Fractional works of Texas Tech 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 11.0% in 2008.
Other research institutions in Lubbock
- University Medical Center
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Lubbock Christian University
- III-N Technology (United States)
- HEM Technologies (United States)
- Covenant Medical Center
- Texas Tech University System
- Covenant Health System
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