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University of Wisconsin–River Falls

In research, University of Wisconsin–River Falls stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,059 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,767 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,838 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,464
of 28,054 · #14,522 all time
Rank in United States
#3,169
of 4,192
Research works
1k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Wisconsin–River Falls 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,059 of 16,945 18.5%489
Physical SciencesDomain #9,767 of 21,541 11.8%285
Social SciencesField #4,838 of 10,206 19.5%236
Life SciencesDomain #12,387 of 14,347 12.8%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Wisconsin–River Falls 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).

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: 3.57× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.90× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.14× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 37.59× its world share, 8 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 37.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Wisconsin–River Falls?

Ranked on the composite score, Douglas K. Smith, Kiril Petkov and Edward N. Peterson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Wisconsin–River Falls.

  1. 1 Douglas K. Smith United States · #266,151 worldwide 105 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Kiril Petkov United States · #373,054 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Edward N. Peterson United States · #455,092 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Greta Gaard United States · #477,054 worldwide 48 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 David Trechter United States · #662,837 worldwide 29 citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Walker D. Wyman United States · #680,573 worldwide 11 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 James R. Senft United States · #916,670 worldwide 57 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Hossein Najafi United States · #1,270,628 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 William S. Cordua United States · #1,386,971 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of Wisconsin–River Falls

Which keywords describe research at University of Wisconsin–River Falls?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Stress, Probiotics, Gut Microbiota, Animal Welfare, Amino Acids, Antibiotic Alternatives, Globalization and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Heat Stress10▲ 79×2 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 2.9×11 topics
  3. Probiotics8▲ 21×4 topics
  4. Gut Microbiota7▲ 14×3 topics
  5. Animal Welfare7▲ 56×3 topics
  6. Amino Acids7▲ 51×1 topic
  7. Antibiotic Alternatives7▲ 88×1 topic
  8. Education5▲ 2.0×12 topics
  9. Nationalism5▲ 7.5×7 topics
  10. Social Networks5▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Emotional State5▲ 103×1 topic
  12. Stress Indicators5▲ 103×1 topic
  13. Immigration4▲ 26×3 topics
  14. Labor Market4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  15. Human Capital4▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Network Effects4▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Remittances4▲ 58×1 topic
  18. History3▲ 3.2×6 topics
  19. International Relations3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  20. Holomorphic Functions3▲ 78×2 topics
  21. Livestock Production3▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Philosophy3▲ 4.3×3 topics
  23. Dairy Cattle3▲ 35×2 topics
  24. Functional Analysis3▲ 53×2 topics
  25. Religion3▲ 3.8×5 topics
  26. Ethnicity3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  27. Lipid Oxidation2▲ 16×2 topics
  28. Metabolic Adaptations2▲ 62×1 topic
  29. Physiological Responses2▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Teacher Preparation2▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Experiential Learning2▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Consumer Perception2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  33. Europe2▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Teacher Professional Development2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  35. Academic Achievement2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  36. Mathematics Education2▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Banach Spaces2▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Gender Inequality2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  39. Operators2▲ 136×1 topic
  40. Populism2▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Wisconsin–River Falls publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Migration and Labor Dynamics and Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock.

Animal Nutrition and Phy…7Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 7 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 5 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEffects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Banach Space Theory: 2 fractional worksPopulism, Right-Wing Movements: 2 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 2 fractional worksSoil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics: 2 fractional worksMeat and Animal Product Quality: 2 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional works
Animal Science and ZoologySmall AnimalsSociology and Political ScienceMathematical Physics4 others

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

  1. 1 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 7 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 5 works
  3. 3 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Effects of Environmental Stressors on Livestock Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Banach Space Theory Mathematical Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Populism, Right-Wing Movements Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  8. 8 Soil Mechanics and Vehicle Dynamics Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Meat and Animal Product Quality Animal Science and Zoology 2 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 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 available28.6%not open71.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Wisconsin–River Falls's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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