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Winona State University

In research, Winona State University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,337 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,080 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,466
of 28,054 · #13,152 all time
Rank in United States
#2,503
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Winona State University 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
Social SciencesDomain #7,337 of 10,521 17.7%94 #3271
Physical SciencesDomain #11,080 of 12,888 16.6%64 #13179

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Winona 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: 1.36× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.30× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.43× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.16× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.71× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 49 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Winona State University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jidong Zhang, Kathryn H. Anderson and Richard F. Bowman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Winona State University.

  1. 1 Jidong Zhang United States · #309,652 worldwide 109 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Kathryn H. Anderson United States · #598,065 worldwide 37 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Richard F. Bowman United States · #729,531 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Kathryn Ready United States · #760,848 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 N. Debnath United States · #808,298 worldwide 42 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Ted Wilson United States · #897,375 worldwide 72 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Narayan C. Debnath United States · #990,513 worldwide 64 citations · 86 works
  8. 8 Edward Slowik United States · #1,181,183 worldwide 7 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Sonja J. Meiers United States · #1,198,354 worldwide 22 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jeffrey R. Anderson United States · #1,278,401 worldwide 19 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Winona State University

Which keywords describe research at Winona State University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Invasive Species, Globalization, Climate Change, Freshwater Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Biodiversity, Fisheries Sustainability and Job Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Globalization14▲ 3.2×22 topics
  2. Climate Change13▲ 2.2×24 topics
  3. Invasive Species10▲ 11×9 topics
  4. Education9▲ 2.3×17 topics
  5. Biodiversity8▲ 4.5×12 topics
  6. Environmental Impact7▲ 1.83×15 topics
  7. Freshwater Biodiversity7▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Job Satisfaction6▲ 6.3×10 topics
  10. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Higher Education6▲ 4.6×10 topics
  12. Technology5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  13. Conservation Challenges5▲ 50×1 topic
  14. Flow Regulation5▲ 50×1 topic
  15. Stress5▲ 5.6×4 topics
  16. Culture4▲ 3.5×5 topics
  17. Student Perceptions4▲ 10×6 topics
  18. Academic Achievement4▲ 11×5 topics
  19. River Restoration4▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Sediment Transport4▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Primary Care4▲ 4.5×4 topics
  22. Religion4▲ 3.6×9 topics
  23. Prefrontal Cortex4▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Emotion4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  25. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Cultural Diversity3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  27. Collaborative Practice3▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Medicine3▲ 18×4 topics
  29. Geomorphological Effects3▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Language Teaching3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  31. Agroecology3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  32. Aristotle3▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Fluvial Processes3▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Injury Prevention3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Riparian Vegetation3▲ 45×1 topic
  36. Reflective Practice3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  37. Teaching Methods3▲ 8.8×4 topics
  38. Alchemy3▲ 33×2 topics
  39. Ecosystem Engineering3▲ 43×2 topics
  40. Patient Care3▲ 10×3 topics

Which research topics does Winona State University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior and Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development.

Fish Ecology and Managem…5Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 5 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 3 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 2 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 2 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksInterprofessional Education and Collaboration: 2 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Recepto…2Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 2 fractional worksHistorical Philosophy and Science: 2 fractional worksMusic History and Culture: 2 fractional worksCultural Differences and…2Cultural Differences and Values: 2 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationEcologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesLanguage and Linguistics5 others

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

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 5 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 works
  5. 5 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  6. 6 Interprofessional Education and Collaboration General Health Professions 2 works
  7. 7 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 2 works
  8. 8 Historical Philosophy and Science History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  9. 9 Music History and Culture Music 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural Differences and Values Social Psychology 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Winona State University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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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.