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Augustana College

In research, Augustana College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,561 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,859
of 28,054 · #12,204 all time
Rank in United States
#2,242
of 4,192
Research works
1.4k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
15.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Augustana College 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 #4,561 of 10,521 17.2%66 #2616

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Augustana College 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: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.04× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.15× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.05× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.26× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Augustana College?

Ranked on the composite score, Theodore C. Blegen, Peter Kivisto and Michael Mullin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Augustana College.

  1. 1 Theodore C. Blegen United States · #149,416 worldwide 27 citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Peter Kivisto United States · #234,927 worldwide 86 citations · 75 works
  3. 3 Michael Mullin United States · #323,423 worldwide 28 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Sheryl Feinstein United States · #539,033 worldwide 26 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Owe Ander United States · #700,826 worldwide 7 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 A Ochsner United States · #708,535 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Conrad Bergendoff United States · #899,969 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Eric Stewart United States · #966,071 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 J E Stephens United States · #1,353,313 worldwide 39 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Tauheed Khan Mohd United States · #1,417,496 worldwide 7 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Augustana College

Which keywords describe research at Augustana College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feminism, Deep Learning, Subduction, Identity, Gender, Andean Geodynamics, Caribbean Plate Boundary and Postcolonialism.

▲ 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. Deep Learning10▲ 2.2×26 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 1.70×15 topics
  3. Feminism8▲ 20×7 topics
  4. Identity6▲ 6.1×11 topics
  5. Gender6▲ 7.5×10 topics
  6. Globalization6▲ 2.0×10 topics
  7. Subduction6▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Andean Geodynamics5▲ 554×1 topic
  9. Caribbean Plate Boundary5▲ 554×1 topic
  10. Postcolonialism4▲ 26×4 topics
  11. Security4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  12. Social Justice4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  13. Social Movements4▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Cold War4▲ 45×3 topics
  15. History4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  16. Black Studies4▲ 110×1 topic
  17. Civil Rights Movement4▲ 110×1 topic
  18. Internet of Things3▲ 2.8×5 topics
  19. IoT Security3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  20. Public Sociology3▲ 264×1 topic
  21. Social Theory3▲ 77×1 topic
  22. Empire3▲ 24×3 topics
  23. Colonialism3▲ 4.1×7 topics
  24. Social Mobility3▲ 66×2 topics
  25. Toxicity2▲ 4.2×2 topics
  26. Educational Inequality2▲ 29×2 topics
  27. Language Development2▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Support Vector Machines2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  29. Cultural Capital2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Neuroscience2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  31. Social Class2▲ 118×1 topic
  32. Pollution2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Fan Culture2▲ 55×1 topic
  35. National Identity2▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Sport2▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Secularism2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Race2▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Augustana College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America, Race, History, and American Society, Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice and Social and Cultural Dynamics.

Geological and Tectonic …5Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 5 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksContemporary Sociologica…3Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice: 3 fractional worksSocial and Cultural Dyna…2Social and Cultural Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detecti…2Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksIslamic Studies and History: 2 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 2 fractional worksRadioactivity and Radon Measurements: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsSociology and Political ScienceGender StudiesArtificial Intelligence4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 5 works
  2. 2 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Social and Cultural Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  8. 8 Islamic Studies and History Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 2 works
  10. 10 Radioactivity and Radon Measurements Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 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 available15.5%not open84.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Augustana College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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