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University of South Dakota

In research, University of South Dakota stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,076 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#2,084 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,233 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Psychiatry and Mental health — Psychiatry and Mental health is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,414
of 28,054 · #3,188 all time
Rank in United States
#622
of 4,192
Research works
7.7k
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
146k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of South Dakota 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,076 of 11,982 9.0%621 #2305
MedicineField #2,084 of 10,443 8.7%532 #2227
Life SciencesDomain #3,233 of 7,800 15.6%169 #2243
Social SciencesDomain #4,499 of 10,521 12.5%276 #1632
Social SciencesField #3,286 of 6,365 11.1%142 #1257
Health ProfessionsField #1,010 of 1,928 11.7%74 #2289
Physical SciencesDomain #7,569 of 12,888 16.6%215 #4176
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,450 of 3,579 15.7%85 #1864
PsychologyField #1,850 of 2,181 16.5%70 #1510
SurgerySubfield #1,601 of 1,816 6.1%62 #2178

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of South Dakota 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. Health Sciences#2,305 #2,076
  2. Medicine#2,227 #2,084
  3. Life Sciences#2,243 #3,233
  4. Social Sciences#1,632 #4,499
  5. Social Sciences#1,257 #3,286
  6. Health Professions#2,289 #1,010
  7. Physical Sciences#4,176 #7,569
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,864 #2,450
  9. Psychology#1,510 #1,850
  10. Surgery#2,178 #1,601
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 South Dakota specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Psychiatry and Mental health takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 22.7 works3.5×
← 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: 0.31× its world share, 19 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.24× its world share, 85 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.18× its world share, 45 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.61× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 16 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.59× its world share, 59 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 26 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.20× its world share, 74 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.16× its world share, 532 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.70× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.47× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 20 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.78× its world share, 70 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 142 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of South Dakota?

Ranked on the composite score, William S. Harris, Xuejun Wang and Jeffrey S. Simons lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of South Dakota.

  1. 1 William S. Harris United States · #20,982 worldwide 954 citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Xuejun Wang United States · #95,073 worldwide 512 citations · 86 works
  3. 3 Jeffrey S. Simons United States · #143,350 worldwide 243 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 David L. Swanson United States · #146,669 worldwide 177 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Hongmin Wang United States · #184,503 worldwide 225 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 William D. Anderson United States · #200,750 worldwide 122 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Edward T. Zawada United States · #268,351 worldwide 37 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 John B. Gregg United States · #275,006 worldwide 81 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Mark K Huntington United States · #374,913 worldwide 53 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Paul F. Smith United States · #376,430 worldwide 153 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at University of South Dakota

Which keywords describe research at University of South Dakota?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Medical Imaging, Deep Learning, Mental Health, Public Health, Medical Education and Quality of Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology108▲ 2.1×112 topics
  2. Machine Learning61▲ 1.45×58 topics
  3. Deep Learning55▲ 1.26×53 topics
  4. Mental Health38▲ 2.0×29 topics
  5. Inflammation37▲ 1.37×67 topics
  6. Public Health37▲ 1.96×40 topics
  7. Quality of Life36▲ 1.93×47 topics
  8. Risk Factors32▲ 2.3×32 topics
  9. Treatment31▲ 2.0×43 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress31▲ 1.47×40 topics
  11. Healthcare29▲ 2.0×16 topics
  12. Medical Imaging28▲ 4.3×8 topics
  13. Diagnosis26▲ 2.1×35 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease24▲ 1.70×30 topics
  15. Artificial Intelligence23▲ 1.31×14 topics
  16. Depression21▲ 1.90×21 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome21▲ 2.0×21 topics
  18. Primary Care20▲ 4.1×12 topics
  19. Medical Education20▲ 6.0×12 topics
  20. Convolutional Neural Networks19▲ 2.0×10 topics
  21. Precision Medicine19▲ 3.2×7 topics
  22. Resilience18▲ 2.9×13 topics
  23. Well-being17▲ 3.5×11 topics
  24. Genetic Mutations15▲ 2.7×20 topics
  25. Health Equity14▲ 4.0×5 topics
  26. Echocardiography14▲ 3.9×7 topics
  27. Reflective Practice13▲ 5.5×6 topics
  28. Transfer Learning12▲ 5.0×3 topics
  29. Psychiatric Disorders11▲ 6.4×4 topics
  30. Assessment Methods11▲ 7.7×3 topics
  31. Academic Medicine10▲ 10×3 topics
  32. Faculty Development10▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Evidence-Based Practice10▲ 6.2×6 topics
  34. Patient Care10▲ 6.5×2 topics
  35. Competency-Based Education10▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. CT Scan10▲ 7.3×2 topics
  37. Continuing Medical Education9▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Professional Identity Formation9▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Particle Physics9▲ 9.3×2 topics
  40. Chest X-Ray9▲ 9.2×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Innovations in Medical Education, COVID-19 diagnosis using AI, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging.

Innovations in Medical E…9Innovations in Medical Education: 9 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using…9COVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 9 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 7 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 7 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 7 fractional worksDiversity and Career in Medicine: 6 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 6 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Educ…6Empathy and Medical Education: 6 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 6 fractional worksAI in cancer detection: 6 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingHealth InformaticsOccupational Therapy5 others

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

  1. 1 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 9 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 9 works
  3. 3 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 7 works
  4. 4 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 7 works
  5. 5 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 7 works
  6. 6 Diversity and Career in Medicine Gender Studies 6 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 6 works
  8. 8 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 6 works
  9. 9 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 6 works
  10. 10 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 6 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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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