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Virginia Tech

In research, Virginia Tech stands highest in Physical Sciences (#125 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#127 of 5,901 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#66 of 2,176 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Architecture, Software and Hardware and Architecture (Architecture is 6.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#252
of 22,385 · #203 all time
Rank in United States
#72
of 3,332
Research works
93k
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.5M
27.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Virginia Tech

What is Virginia Tech known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #125 of 10,670 11.3%6,428 #132
EngineeringField #127 of 5,901 12.0%2,958 #91
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #66 of 2,176 17.9%711 #70
Social SciencesDomain #339 of 9,585 12.7%2,396 #174
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #140 of 3,157 10.1%662 #121
Health SciencesDomain #440 of 9,902 11.1%1,231 #427
Computer ScienceField #219 of 4,417 11.4%1,332 #156
MedicineField #467 of 8,541 10.9%961 #459
Social SciencesField #332 of 5,988 13.2%1,125 #217
Life SciencesDomain #370 of 6,403 9.8%1,571 #307

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Virginia Tech 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#132 #125
  2. Engineering#91 #127
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#70 #66
  4. Social Sciences#174 #339
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#121 #140
  6. Health Sciences#427 #440
  7. Computer Science#156 #219
  8. Medicine#459 #467
  9. Social Sciences#217 #332
  10. Life Sciences#307 #370
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Virginia Tech work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Virginia Tech is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Computer Science (12%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 7,100 fractional works · 55.1% of its workEngineering: 3,217 fractional works · 25.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 758 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 330 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 317 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 314 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 246 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 228 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 197 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 152 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 131 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 130 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 119 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 112 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 78 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 74 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1,493 fractional works · 11.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 559 fractional works · 4.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 215 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 186 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 174 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 67 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 47 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 894 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEcology: 174 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 158 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 116 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 56 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 406 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 199 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 69 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 48 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 393 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 121 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 82 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 80 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 266 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 38 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 36 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 65 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 176 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 95 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 150 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 77 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2,633 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,231 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 400 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 273 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 123 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 92 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 37 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 26 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 133 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 516 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 230 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 116 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 62 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 275 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMarketing: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 57 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 44 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 229 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 99 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 70 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 51 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 218 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 125 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 163 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 114 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 30 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1,776 fractional works · 13.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 744 fractional works · 5.8% of its workPlant Science: 244 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 100 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 75 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 72 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 49 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 697 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 375 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 136 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 52 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 101 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 221 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 123 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 43 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 55 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 101 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 66 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,376 fractional works · 10.7% of its workMedicine: 1,080 fractional works · 8.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 141 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 97 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 91 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 81 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 68 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 41 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 39 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 35 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 31 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 29 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 267 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 206 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 103 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 27 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 76 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 53 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 45 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 32 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 32 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginia Tech13kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences20%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3,21725.0%
    2. Computer Science1,49311.6%
    3. Environmental Science8946.9%
    4. Materials Science4063.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy3933.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences2662.1%
    7. Mathematics1761.4%
    8. Chemistry1501.2%
    9. Energy620.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering420.3%
  2. Social Sciences2,63320.4%
    1. Social Sciences1,2319.6%
    2. Psychology5164.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting2752.1%
    4. Decision Sciences2291.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities2181.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1631.3%
  3. Life Sciences1,77613.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7445.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6975.4%
    3. Neuroscience2211.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology1010.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics130.1%
  4. Health Sciences1,37610.7%
    1. Medicine1,0808.4%
    2. Health Professions2061.6%
    3. Veterinary530.4%
    4. Nursing320.3%
    5. Dentistry50.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Virginia Tech specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Architecture takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ArchitectureSubfield · 30.6 works6.1×
  2. SoftwareSubfield · 30.8 works3.7×
  3. Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 47.3 works3.3×
  4. VeterinaryField · 52.9 works3.0×
  5. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 80.0 works3.0×
  6. Media TechnologySubfield · 118.7 works2.9×
← 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: 1.22× its world share, 744 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.01× its world share, 697 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.78× its world share, 101 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.06× its world share, 221 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 42 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 150 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.49× its world share, 1,493 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 266 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 62 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 3,217 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 894 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.90× its world share, 406 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 176 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.37× its world share, 393 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.61× its world share, 206 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 1,080 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 32 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.02× its world share, 53 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 218 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 275 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 229 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 163 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.31× its world share, 516 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1,232 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.02×53 works
  2. Decision Sciences1.84×229 works
  3. Engineering1.66×3,217 works
  4. Computer Science1.49×1,493 works
  5. Environmental Science1.40×894 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.37×393 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.32×266 works
  8. Psychology1.31×516 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.22×744 works
  10. Mathematics1.16×176 works
  11. Neuroscience1.06×221 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.01×697 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.93×42 works
  14. Materials Science0.90×406 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.78×101 works
  16. Social Sciences0.76×1,232 works
  17. Chemistry0.74×150 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×275 works
  19. Health Professions0.61×206 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.59×218 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.59×163 works
  22. Energy0.53×62 works
  23. Nursing0.51×32 works
  24. Medicine0.44×1,080 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×13 works
  26. Dentistry0.08×5 works

Who are the top researchers at Virginia Tech?

Ranked on the quality score, Viswanath Venkatesh, Linsey C. Marr and F.C. Lee lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Virginia Tech.

  1. 1 Viswanath Venkatesh United States · #1,192 worldwide 86k citations · 284 works
  2. 2 Linsey C. Marr United States · #11,454 worldwide 21k citations · 282 works
  3. 3 F.C. Lee United States · #17,882 worldwide 29k citations · 408 works
  4. 4 Paul Benjamin Lowry United States · #21,122 worldwide 17k citations · 455 works
  5. 5 Frank O. Aylward United States · #24,772 worldwide 5.4k citations · 222 works
  6. 6 Arun G. PHADKE United States · #29,907 worldwide 15k citations · 193 works
  7. 7 Weiguo Fan United States · #30,044 worldwide 15k citations · 360 works
  8. 8 Nancy Gard McGehee United States · #34,719 worldwide 7.1k citations · 101 works
  9. 9 M. Joseph Sirgy United States · #36,606 worldwide 32k citations · 527 works
  10. 10 Shuhai Xiao United States · #42,540 worldwide 22k citations · 491 works
All ranked researchers at Virginia Tech

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Tech?

The most cited paper from Virginia Tech is "SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python" (Pauli Virtanen et al., 2020), with 40,161 citations. Next come "The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package *" (7,690) and "Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Reconciliation of Approaches to Bacterial Systematics" (7,348).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python Pauli Virtanen et al. · Nature Methods Open access112 authors 3 Feb 2020 40,161
2 The Astropy Project: Building an Open-science Project and Status of the v2.0 Core Package * Adrian M. Price-Whelan et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access140 authors 23 Aug 2018 7,690
3 Report of the Ad Hoc Committee on Reconciliation of Approaches to Bacterial Systematics L G Wayne, William E. Moore, Erko Stackebrandt et al. · INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SYSTEMATIC AND EVOLUTIONARY MICROBIOLOGY Oct 1987 7,348
4 Multilevel inverters: a survey of topologies, controls, and applications José Rodríguez, Jih‐Sheng Lai, Fang Zheng Peng · IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics Open access Aug 2002 6,729
5 A New Heuristic Optimization Algorithm: Harmony Search Zong Woo Geem, Joong Hoon Kim, G. V. Loganathan · SIMULATION Feb 2001 6,288
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Virginia Tech?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Climate Change, Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Engineering Education, Neural Networks, Sustainability and Renewable Energy Integration.

▲ 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-now 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 Learning607▲ 1.41×85 topics
  2. Deep Learning555▲ 1.25×78 topics
  3. Climate Change532▲ 1.52×99 topics
  4. Epidemiology336▼ 0.65×130 topics
  5. Sustainability321◆ 1.02×90 topics
  6. Neural Networks283▲ 1.42×38 topics
  7. Globalization222◆ 0.88×96 topics
  8. Environmental Impact206◆ 0.94×61 topics
  9. Power Electronics206▲ 5.0×8 topics
  10. Education191▼ 0.86×65 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties184▲ 1.45×36 topics
  12. Remote Sensing164◆ 1.04×33 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency154▲ 1.29×31 topics
  14. Big Data149▲ 1.21×24 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration146▲ 3.4×6 topics
  16. Engineering Education127▲ 12×7 topics
  17. Heat Transfer121▲ 1.92×18 topics
  18. Thermal Management113▲ 2.7×8 topics
  19. Autonomous Vehicles112▲ 4.2×4 topics
  20. Invasive Species110▲ 2.0×21 topics
  21. Large-Eddy Simulation108▲ 4.5×5 topics
  22. Additive Manufacturing96▲ 2.4×8 topics
  23. Lifelong Learning95▲ 3.6×7 topics
  24. Driver Behavior89▲ 8.7×2 topics
  25. Assessment Methods88▲ 6.4×3 topics
  26. Electric Vehicle Charging86▲ 8.1×2 topics
  27. Power Devices83▲ 9.6×2 topics
  28. High-Temperature Electronics78▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Reliability77▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. Silicon Carbide75▲ 12×2 topics
  31. IGBT Modules75▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors75▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Professional Skills72▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Accreditation70▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Outcome-Based Education70▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Career Development70▲ 4.6×5 topics
  37. DC-DC Converters70▲ 9.9×1 topic
  38. High-Frequency Power Conversion70▲ 9.9×1 topic
  39. Mental Workload56▲ 8.1×2 topics
  40. Cognitive Load54▲ 8.7×2 topics

Which research topics does Virginia Tech publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development, Advanced DC-DC Converters and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety.

Silicon Carbide Semicond…75Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 75 fractional worksEngineering Education an…70Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 70 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters70Advanced DC-DC Converters: 70 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…49Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 49 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety: 40 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 39 fractional worksTopic Modeling38Topic Modeling: 38 fractional worksCareer Development and Diversity: 37 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 37 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbu…36Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 36 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMedia TechnologySocial PsychologySafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality4 others

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

  1. 1 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 75 works
  2. 2 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 70 works
  3. 3 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 70 works
  4. 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 49 works
  5. 5 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 40 works
  6. 6 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
  7. 7 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 38 works
  8. 8 Career Development and Diversity Safety Research 37 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 37 works
  10. 10 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 36 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: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Tech's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Virginia Tech as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.055% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%Virginia Tech0.048% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Virginia Tech over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%Virginia Tech10.8% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.0% in 2013.

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Which institutions have research most like Virginia Tech's?

Among the world's leading institutions, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has the research profile closest to Virginia Tech's, with both strong in Veterinary.

  1. 1 University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Decision Sciences, Computer Science 0.93 Compare
  2. 2 University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Physics and Astronomy, Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.86 Compare
  3. 3 North Carolina State UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Decision Sciences, Environmental Science 0.86 Compare
  4. 4 Iowa State UniversityUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Physics and Astronomy, Engineering 0.85 Compare
  5. 5 Purdue University West LafayetteUnited States · Both strong in Veterinary, Decision Sciences, Engineering 0.84 Compare

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