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West Virginia State University

In research, West Virginia State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,556 of 16,945 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,293 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,829 of 10,206 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,693
of 28,054 · #18,867 all time
Rank in United States
#1,907
of 4,192
Research works
681
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.6k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is West Virginia State University 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 #9,556 of 16,945 18.3%258
Physical SciencesDomain #13,293 of 21,541 13.9%197
Social SciencesField #7,829 of 10,206 17.0%143
Life SciencesDomain #11,237 of 14,347 22.7%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where West Virginia State University 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: 3.63× its world share, 27 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.51× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 2.27× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.69× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at West Virginia State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Charles Perdue, Umesh K. Reddy and Linwei Niu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is West Virginia State University.

  1. 1 Charles Perdue United States · #416,712 worldwide 119 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Umesh K. Reddy United States · #431,638 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Linwei Niu United States · #558,621 worldwide 58 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Paul C. Mocombe United States · #581,312 worldwide 56 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Carol Tomlin United States · #698,522 worldwide 24 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Purushothaman Natarajan United States · #822,581 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Robiquet United States · #1,377,164 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at West Virginia State University

Which keywords describe research at West Virginia State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cybersecurity, IoT Security, Feminism, Consciousness, Machine Learning, Neuroscience, Neoliberalism and Globalization.

▲ 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 Learning9▲ 1.82×15 topics
  2. Deep Learning8▲ 1.43×14 topics
  3. Globalization7▲ 2.3×17 topics
  4. Climate Change6▲ 1.35×23 topics
  5. Cybersecurity5▲ 14×3 topics
  6. IoT Security5▲ 10×2 topics
  7. Feminism5▲ 11×6 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.91×20 topics
  9. Consciousness4▲ 42×3 topics
  10. Neoliberalism4▲ 7.6×7 topics
  11. Neuroscience4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  12. Anomaly Detection4▲ 8.4×2 topics
  13. Intrusion Detection4▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity4▲ 3.8×15 topics
  15. DDoS Attacks4▲ 19×1 topic
  16. Network Security4▲ 18×1 topic
  17. Psychology4▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Antioxidant4▲ 3.4×14 topics
  19. Aquaculture4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  20. Genetic Diversity3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  21. Race3▲ 19×5 topics
  22. Ethics3▲ 4.3×5 topics
  23. Nutrition3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  24. Fatty Acids3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Postcolonialism3▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Flavonoids3▲ 7.0×4 topics
  27. Fish Feed3▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Sustainable Feeds3▲ 33×1 topic
  29. Atlantic History3▲ 102×1 topic
  30. Caribbean3▲ 104×2 topics
  31. Transatlantic Slave Trade3▲ 102×1 topic
  32. Signal Transduction2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Biosynthesis2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  35. Cold War2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Sediment Transport2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  37. Polyploidy2▲ 29×2 topics
  38. QTL Mapping2▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Bell Inequality2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Domestication2▲ 25×2 topics

Which research topics does West Virginia State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Colonialism, slavery, and trade and Digital Economy and Work Transformation.

Network Security and Int…4Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 4 fractional worksAquaculture Nutrition an…3Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth: 3 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, an…3Colonialism, slavery, and trade: 3 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work…2Digital Economy and Work Transformation: 2 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 2 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 2 fractional worksAdvances in Cucurbitacea…2Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research: 2 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretical Science: 2 fractional worksLight effects on plants: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsAquatic ScienceAnthropologySociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 4 works
  2. 2 Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth Aquatic Science 3 works
  3. 3 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 3 works
  4. 4 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  6. 6 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Advances in Cucurbitaceae Research Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Light effects on plants Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has West Virginia State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.