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University of Alabama in Huntsville

In research, University of Alabama in Huntsville stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,209 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,241 of 6,636 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,646 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics, Aerospace Engineering and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 16.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,987
of 28,054 · #1,410 all time
Rank in United States
#559
of 4,192
Research works
13k
▲ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
210k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is University of Alabama in Huntsville 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,209 of 12,888 16.9%835 #1056
EngineeringField #2,241 of 6,636 18.4%356 #734
Health SciencesDomain #4,646 of 11,982 9.7%131 #4591
Social SciencesDomain #4,223 of 10,521 16.5%239 #1965
Computer ScienceField #2,053 of 4,667 18.5%135 #1098
Life SciencesDomain #5,277 of 7,800 19.1%95 #4372
MedicineField #7,211 of 10,443 8.5%102 #8263
Social SciencesField #4,433 of 6,365 18.6%84 #2039
Environmental ScienceField #2,486 of 3,551 18.5%72 #1545
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #325 of 443 16.4%114 #185

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Alabama in Huntsville 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. Physical Sciences#1,056 #3,209
  2. Engineering#734 #2,241
  3. Health Sciences#4,591 #4,646
  4. Social Sciences#1,965 #4,223
  5. Computer Science#1,098 #2,053
  6. Life Sciences#4,372 #5,277
  7. Medicine#8,263 #7,211
  8. Social Sciences#2,039 #4,433
  9. Environmental Science#1,545 #2,486
  10. Astronomy and Astrophysics#185 #325
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 University of Alabama in Huntsville specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 16.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 114.0 works17×
  2. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 99.1 works6.5×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 162.1 works5.6×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 30.3 works5.3×
← 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: 0.59× its world share, 37 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.62× its world share, 43 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 135 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.10× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.83× its world share, 356 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.12× its world share, 72 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 32 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.24× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.61× its world share, 162 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.67× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 102 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 35 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 38 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.68× its world share, 34 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.58× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.80× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 84 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Alabama in Huntsville?

Ranked on the composite score, Jatinder N.D. Gupta, J. Milton Harris and Emil Jovanov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Alabama in Huntsville.

  1. 1 Jatinder N.D. Gupta United States · #18,735 worldwide 749 citations · 71 works
  2. 2 J. Milton Harris United States · #26,104 worldwide 580 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Emil Jovanov United States · #33,583 worldwide 411 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 William N. Setzer United States · #64,788 worldwide 596 citations · 124 works
  5. 5 Houssam Toutanji United States · #83,393 worldwide 498 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Aleksandar Milenković United States · #87,748 worldwide 343 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 R. D. Preece United States · #93,014 worldwide 511 citations · 90 works
  8. 8 Rolf J. Goebel United States · #126,617 worldwide 28 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Franz Rosenberger United States · #150,038 worldwide 308 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 R. M. Kippen United States · #150,619 worldwide 334 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at University of Alabama in Huntsville

Which keywords describe research at University of Alabama in Huntsville?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Machine Learning, Electron Acceleration, Heat Transfer, Ionosphere and Magnetosphere.

▲ 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 Learning64▲ 1.50×63 topics
  2. Solar Wind54▲ 45×2 topics
  3. Climate Change50▲ 1.44×62 topics
  4. Deep Learning49◆ 1.11×58 topics
  5. Remote Sensing38▲ 2.4×31 topics
  6. Coronal Mass Ejections30▲ 63×1 topic
  7. Solar Dynamics Observatory30▲ 63×1 topic
  8. Heat Transfer30▲ 4.7×10 topics
  9. Electron Acceleration24▲ 27×2 topics
  10. Ionosphere24▲ 32×1 topic
  11. Magnetosphere24▲ 32×1 topic
  12. Large-Eddy Simulation22▲ 8.9×5 topics
  13. Combustion Instabilities19▲ 24×2 topics
  14. Boundary Layer17▲ 11×3 topics
  15. Simulation17▲ 5.1×10 topics
  16. Biosensors16▲ 2.4×10 topics
  17. Solar System Abundances15▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Terrestrial Planets15▲ 24×1 topic
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries15▲ 2.7×3 topics
  20. Metamaterials15▲ 8.1×5 topics
  21. Global Warming15▲ 2.8×12 topics
  22. Thermal Management15▲ 3.4×7 topics
  23. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion15▲ 51×1 topic
  24. Regression Rate Behavior15▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Medicinal Plants14▲ 2.8×14 topics
  26. Air Quality13▲ 5.6×5 topics
  27. Nanophotonics12▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Vortex Dynamics12▲ 7.9×3 topics
  29. Complex Adaptive Systems11▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Optical Modulators11▲ 5.6×2 topics
  31. Turbulent Flows11▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Cryogenic Storage10▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)10▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Thermodynamic Modeling10▲ 6.8×2 topics
  35. Black Holes10▲ 7.8×3 topics
  36. Separation Control10▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Model-Based Systems Engineering9▲ 98×1 topic
  38. Value-Driven Design9▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Molten Salt9▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Nuclear Reactor9▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Alabama in Huntsville publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science and Rocket and propulsion systems research.

Solar and Space Plasma D…30Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 30 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 24 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 15 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 15 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 10 fractional worksSystems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 9 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 9 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 9 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 9 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringComputational Mechanics2 others

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

  1. 1 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 30 works
  2. 2 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 24 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 15 works
  4. 4 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 15 works
  5. 5 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  6. 6 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 9 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 9 works
  9. 9 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 9 works
  10. 10 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Alabama in Huntsville's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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.