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University of Nebraska at Kearney

In research, University of Nebraska at Kearney stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,995 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,015 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,927 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,866
of 28,054 · #11,593 all time
Rank in United States
#2,089
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Nebraska at Kearney 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 #6,995 of 10,521 12.3%169 #2755
Social SciencesField #5,015 of 6,365 12.5%85 #1840
Physical SciencesDomain #11,927 of 12,888 9.8%70 #12534

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Nebraska at Kearney 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. Social Sciences#2,755 #6,995
  2. Social Sciences#1,840 #5,015
  3. Physical Sciences#12,534 #11,927
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.

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: 1.40× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.25× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.61× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.36× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.96× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Nebraska at Kearney?

Ranked on the composite score, Themis J. Michailides, Rebecca M. Nelson and W. J. Bentley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Nebraska at Kearney.

  1. 1 Themis J. Michailides United States · #271,119 worldwide 263 citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Rebecca M. Nelson United States · #436,227 worldwide 23 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 W. J. Bentley United States · #606,034 worldwide 40 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 James J. Stapleton United States · #631,318 worldwide 79 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 Ferdinand Fichtner United States · #684,104 worldwide 4 citations · 50 works
  6. 6 Michael Schuyler United States · #836,971 worldwide 29 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Nancy G. Westerfield United States · #850,284 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Michael F. Strohmer United States · #951,984 worldwide 3 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 W. Wyatt Hoback United States · #1,021,533 worldwide 96 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Simon Junker United States · #1,048,298 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at University of Nebraska at Kearney

Which keywords describe research at University of Nebraska at Kearney?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Climate Change, Conservation, History, Gender, Mental Health, Literature and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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. Climate Change21▲ 2.3×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology15◆ 1.11×34 topics
  3. Mental Health14▲ 2.8×28 topics
  4. Invasive Species13▲ 9.0×14 topics
  5. History11▲ 4.7×18 topics
  6. Conservation11▲ 7.4×11 topics
  7. Gender10▲ 5.5×23 topics
  8. Globalization10▲ 1.45×21 topics
  9. Literature10▲ 5.3×16 topics
  10. Identity9▲ 3.7×16 topics
  11. Biodiversity9▲ 3.5×11 topics
  12. Religion8▲ 4.9×13 topics
  13. Depression7▲ 2.4×15 topics
  14. Nationalism7▲ 4.5×10 topics
  15. Colonialism7▲ 4.4×14 topics
  16. Population Dynamics7▲ 7.9×9 topics
  17. Memory6▲ 7.8×8 topics
  18. Physical Activity6▲ 3.7×9 topics
  19. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  20. Resilience6▲ 3.7×7 topics
  21. Phylogenetic Analysis6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  22. Technology Integration6▲ 5.4×5 topics
  23. Culture6▲ 3.0×8 topics
  24. Reflective Practice5▲ 8.3×6 topics
  25. Academic Achievement5▲ 8.9×8 topics
  26. Gender Differences5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  27. Ethnicity5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  28. Biogeography5▲ 5.5×11 topics
  29. Bilingualism4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  30. Self-Regulation4▲ 7.3×5 topics
  31. Digital Divide4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  32. Ecosystem4▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 7.3×4 topics
  34. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Language Development4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  36. Molecular Phylogeny4▲ 7.5×5 topics
  37. Trophic Cascades4▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Postcolonialism4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  39. Professional Learning Communities4▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Teacher Education4▲ 8.3×5 topics

Which research topics does University of Nebraska at Kearney publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Teacher Education and Leadership Studies, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Teacher Education and Le…3Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…3Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 3 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…3Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksSports Performance and T…3Sports Performance and Training: 3 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 3 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language…2Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 2 fractional works
EducationNature and Landscape ConservationCell BiologyEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 3 works
  3. 3 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 3 works
  7. 7 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available29.2%not open70.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Nebraska at Kearney's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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