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University of Minnesota, Waseca

In research, University of Minnesota, Waseca stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,653 of 6,031 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#10,003 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 7.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#20,521
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,451
of 8,685
Research works
480
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
29.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is University of Minnesota, Waseca known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,653 of 6,031 24.9%211
Life SciencesDomain #10,003 of 14,347 24.6%255

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Minnesota, Waseca 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).

What does University of Minnesota, Waseca specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 7.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 21.8 works7.8×
← 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: 7.83× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.09× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.85× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 26.43× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 26.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Minnesota, Waseca?

Ranked on the composite score, G. W. Randall, Jun Zhu and S. K. Baidoo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Minnesota, Waseca.

  1. 1 G. W. Randall United States · #107,864 worldwide 214 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Jun Zhu United States · #928,709 worldwide 104 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 S. K. Baidoo United States · #1,224,258 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at University of Minnesota, Waseca

Which keywords describe research at University of Minnesota, Waseca?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Gut Microbiota, Soil Fertility, Probiotics, Biological Control, Amino Acids and Antibiotic Alternatives.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.0×21 topics
  2. Climate Change4▲ 2.5×18 topics
  3. Gut Microbiota2▲ 11×3 topics
  4. Biological Control2▲ 21×5 topics
  5. Probiotics2▲ 13×3 topics
  6. Soil Fertility2▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Amino Acids2▲ 30×1 topic
  8. Antibiotic Alternatives2▲ 52×1 topic
  9. Microbial Communities2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  10. Soil Carbon Sequestration2▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Animal Welfare2▲ 29×1 topic
  12. Biochar Application2▲ 25×1 topic
  13. Nitrogen Cycle2▲ 42×1 topic
  14. Pathogenicity2▲ 39×4 topics
  15. Stress Indicators2▲ 85×1 topic
  16. Drought Tolerance1▲ 17×4 topics
  17. Genome Sequencing1▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Infection1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  19. Nitrogen Fixation1▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  21. Water Quality1▲ 6.1×4 topics
  22. Data Analysis1▲ 8.0×3 topics
  23. Phosphorus1▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  25. Domestication1▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Genetic Improvement1▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Protein Aggregation1▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Soil Degradation1▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Crop Management1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Genetic Characterization1▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Genome Analysis1▲ 19×2 topics
  32. Host Specificity1▲ 17×3 topics
  33. Parkinson's Disease1▲ 7.6×6 topics
  34. QTL Mapping1▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Soil Quality1▲ 45×2 topics
  36. Maize Yield1▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Manufacturing1▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Molecular Basis1▲ 229×1 topic
  39. Nitrogen Uptake1▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Prion Diseases1▲ 229×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Minnesota, Waseca publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies and Technology and Data Analysis.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…2Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 2 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen…2Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…2Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksTechnology and Data Anal…1Technology and Data Analysis: 1 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 1 fractional worksScheduling and Optimization Algorithms: 1 fractional worksPrion Diseases and Prote…1Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding: 1 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAnimal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksLegume Nitrogen Fixing S…1Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis: 1 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologySoil ScienceSmall AnimalsInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  2. 2 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 2 works
  3. 3 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  4. 4 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  6. 6 Scheduling and Optimization Algorithms Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Prion Diseases and Protein Misfolding Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  10. 10 Legume Nitrogen Fixing Symbiosis Plant Science 1 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Minnesota, Waseca's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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.

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.