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Virginia Military Institute

In research, Virginia Military Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,359 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,565 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,266
of 28,054 · #9,650 all time
Rank in United States
#1,102
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Virginia Military Institute 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,359 of 12,888 20.4%114 #5979
Social SciencesDomain #7,565 of 10,521 17.8%80 #4967

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Military Institute 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: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.39× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.36× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.44× its world share, 19 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.12× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Military Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Spencer C. Tucker, Rose Mary Sheldon and James J. Hentz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Military Institute.

  1. 1 Spencer C. Tucker United States · #198,991 worldwide 39 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Rose Mary Sheldon United States · #556,922 worldwide 13 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 James J. Hentz United States · #749,327 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Mohamed Azab United States · #764,050 worldwide 71 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Steven Knepper United States · #979,607 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Bruce J. Summers United States · #998,538 worldwide 15 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Dimplekumar Chalishajar United States · #1,013,711 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Casey Burgess United States · #1,225,078 worldwide 12 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Ken Winter United States · #1,323,233 worldwide 3 citations · 80 works
  10. 10 Hongbo Zhang United States · #1,356,909 worldwide 21 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Military Institute

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Military Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Engineering Education, Controllability, Curriculum Development, Assessment Methods, Lifelong Learning, Globalization, Boundary Value Problems and Nonlinear Systems.

▲ 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. Machine Learning14▲ 2.0×28 topics
  2. Engineering Education14▲ 73×5 topics
  3. Deep Learning14▲ 1.85×29 topics
  4. Controllability13▲ 138×2 topics
  5. Globalization12▲ 2.9×17 topics
  6. Curriculum Development11▲ 7.3×3 topics
  7. Education9▲ 2.5×17 topics
  8. Assessment Methods8▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Security8▲ 5.7×13 topics
  10. Lifelong Learning8▲ 18×4 topics
  11. Boundary Value Problems8▲ 69×2 topics
  12. Nonlinear Systems7▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Fractional Differential Equations7▲ 157×1 topic
  14. Semilinear Differential Equations7▲ 157×1 topic
  15. Innovation7▲ 3.2×9 topics
  16. Religion7▲ 7.2×9 topics
  17. Outcome-Based Education7▲ 127×1 topic
  18. Philosophy7▲ 7.5×8 topics
  19. Professional Skills7▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Fractional Calculus6▲ 53×2 topics
  21. Human Rights6▲ 2.9×7 topics
  22. Healthcare6▲ 2.6×6 topics
  23. Nonlinear Equations6▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Anomalous Diffusion6▲ 50×1 topic
  25. Colonialism6▲ 5.8×6 topics
  26. Ethics6▲ 5.6×10 topics
  27. Homotopy Analysis Method6▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Democracy6▲ 7.5×6 topics
  29. IoT Security6▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. History6▲ 3.7×7 topics
  31. Nationalism6▲ 5.6×9 topics
  32. STEM Education6▲ 5.8×7 topics
  33. Stability6▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Boundary Control5▲ 119×1 topic
  35. Distributed Parameter Systems5▲ 119×1 topic
  36. Student Engagement5▲ 6.0×9 topics
  37. Cybersecurity5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Global Governance5▲ 9.8×4 topics
  39. Project-Based Learning4▲ 52×3 topics
  40. Protest4▲ 48×2 topics

Which research topics does Virginia Military Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions and Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations.

Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 7 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 7 fractional worksFractional Differential …6Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 6 fractional worksStability and Controllab…5Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations: 5 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and Governance: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 3 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…3Information and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 2 fractional worksWittgensteinian philosophy and applications: 2 fractional works
Applied MathematicsMedia TechnologyModeling and SimulationControl and Systems Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 7 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 7 works
  3. 3 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 6 works
  4. 4 Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 3 works
  7. 7 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  9. 9 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 2 works
  10. 10 Wittgensteinian philosophy and applications Philosophy 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Military Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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