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2026-08-26 · Research focus · Kent State University · United States

What drives Kent State University's research

Ask where Kent State University's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 8,679 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 68 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include Liquid Crystal Research Advancements; Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions; High-Energy Particle Collisions Research.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.63, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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Every figure derives from the open global research record and is checkable at source.

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