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University of South Alabama

In research, University of South Alabama stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,089 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,222 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,544 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,624
of 28,054 · #1,572 all time
Rank in United States
#513
of 4,192
Research works
12k
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
314k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is University of South Alabama 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 #2,089 of 10,521 20.8%347 #1325
Health SciencesDomain #3,222 of 11,982 7.7%672 #1068
Physical SciencesDomain #3,544 of 12,888 14.7%410 #2060
MedicineField #2,929 of 10,443 7.0%604 #1207
Social SciencesField #2,551 of 6,365 19.1%143 #1470
EngineeringField #2,841 of 6,636 17.2%144 #2124
PsychologyField #1,003 of 2,181 22.0%87 #745
Life SciencesDomain #3,822 of 7,800 9.2%244 #1003
Computer ScienceField #3,179 of 4,667 16.0%95 #2141
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,461 of 3,579 9.4%148 #853

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of South Alabama 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#1,325 #2,089
  2. Health Sciences#1,068 #3,222
  3. Physical Sciences#2,060 #3,544
  4. Medicine#1,207 #2,929
  5. Social Sciences#1,470 #2,551
  6. Engineering#2,124 #2,841
  7. Psychology#745 #1,003
  8. Life Sciences#1,003 #3,822
  9. Computer Science#2,141 #3,179
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#853 #2,461
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: 0.22× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.66× its world share, 148 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 25 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.81× its world share, 49 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 95 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 24 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 144 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 74 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.91× its world share, 18 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.30× its world share, 57 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 604 worksMedicineNursing: 0.93× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 37 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 87 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 143 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of South Alabama?

Ranked on the composite score, Joe F. Hair, James H. Davis and Joseph F. Hair lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of South Alabama.

  1. 1 Joe F. Hair United States · #5,199 worldwide 4.1k citations · 57 works
  2. 2 James H. Davis United States · #6,197 worldwide 1.3k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Joseph F. Hair United States · #7,128 worldwide 3.7k citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Joe M. McCord United States · #33,192 worldwide 2.9k citations · 32 works
  5. 5 James M. Downey United States · #37,237 worldwide 512 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Ming Tan United States · #37,424 worldwide 490 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Michael V. Cohen United States · #39,601 worldwide 338 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Gregory A. Waselkov United States · #51,712 worldwide 119 citations · 58 works
  9. 9 Peter R. Kvietys United States · #54,314 worldwide 252 citations · 33 works
  10. 10 Lawrence E. Williams United States · #63,343 worldwide 351 citations · 72 works
All ranked researchers at University of South Alabama

Which keywords describe research at University of South Alabama?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Diagnosis, Oxidative Stress, Treatment, Quality of Life, Public Health and Risk Factors.

▲ 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. Epidemiology127▲ 1.92×109 topics
  2. Inflammation49▲ 1.40×68 topics
  3. Deep Learning48▼ 0.83×51 topics
  4. Climate Change46◆ 1.02×58 topics
  5. Machine Learning45▼ 0.82×57 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress43▲ 1.57×48 topics
  7. Quality of Life38▲ 1.57×42 topics
  8. Public Health38▲ 1.54×43 topics
  9. Treatment38▲ 1.85×41 topics
  10. Mental Health37▲ 1.51×31 topics
  11. Diagnosis35▲ 2.3×34 topics
  12. Risk Factors34▲ 1.82×31 topics
  13. Cancer32▲ 1.42×39 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease27▲ 1.48×31 topics
  15. Management26▲ 1.97×26 topics
  16. Obesity24▲ 1.94×20 topics
  17. Chemotherapy24▲ 2.1×20 topics
  18. Immunotherapy22▲ 1.86×18 topics
  19. Surgical Management22▲ 3.2×16 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders22▲ 2.3×18 topics
  21. Biomarkers21▲ 1.87×16 topics
  22. Complications21▲ 2.5×17 topics
  23. Depression21▲ 1.44×18 topics
  24. Mortality19▲ 1.94×12 topics
  25. Echocardiography18▲ 4.0×8 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations18▲ 2.5×21 topics
  27. Prognostic Factors18▲ 2.4×14 topics
  28. Pathogenesis18▲ 2.1×17 topics
  29. Heart Failure16▲ 2.2×12 topics
  30. Adolescents16▲ 2.5×8 topics
  31. Endothelial Dysfunction15▲ 3.9×8 topics
  32. Mitochondrial Dysfunction15▲ 3.0×8 topics
  33. Pulmonary Hypertension14▲ 6.1×3 topics
  34. Cell Death12▲ 3.2×6 topics
  35. Treatment Guidelines12▲ 3.5×6 topics
  36. Vascular Function12▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. High-Intensity Interval Training11▲ 6.2×2 topics
  38. Metabolic Regulation11▲ 3.9×5 topics
  39. Mitochondria11▲ 4.9×5 topics
  40. Endoscopic Surgery9▲ 5.8×3 topics

Which research topics does University of South Alabama publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mitochondrial Function and Pathology, Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments, Antenna Design and Analysis and Sports Performance and Training.

Mitochondrial Function a…7Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 7 fractional worksPulmonary Hypertension R…7Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments: 7 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 6 fractional worksSports Performance and Training: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 6 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 5 fractional worksTrauma and Emergency Car…5Trauma and Emergency Care Studies: 5 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 5 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineAerospace EngineeringOrthopedics and Sports Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 7 works
  2. 2 Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 7 works
  3. 3 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Sports Performance and Training Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 6 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  6. 6 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 6 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 5 works
  8. 8 Trauma and Emergency Care Studies Emergency Medicine 5 works
  9. 9 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 5 works
  10. 10 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 5 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.9%domestic only92.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of South Alabama's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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