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Augustana University

In research, Augustana University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,462 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,284
of 28,054 · #14,472 all time
Rank in United States
#2,640
of 4,192
Research works
697
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Augustana 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 #6,462 of 10,521 16.7%80 #7231

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Augustana 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: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.55× its world share, 19 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.78× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Augustana University?

Ranked on the composite score, Larry L. Tieszen, Larry K. Brendtro and Sandra Schmidt Bunkers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Augustana University.

  1. 1 Larry L. Tieszen United States · #84,669 worldwide 478 citations · 59 works
  2. 2 Larry K. Brendtro United States · #406,817 worldwide 29 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Sandra Schmidt Bunkers United States · #420,690 worldwide 13 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Robert E. Wright United States · #1,002,789 worldwide 65 citations · 109 works
  5. 5 Ian Wilson United States · #1,264,457 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 South Dakota United States · #1,275,287 worldwide 22 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Gary W. Earl United States · #1,592,400 worldwide 16 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Augustana University

Which keywords describe research at Augustana University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Ethics, Feminism, Gender Differences, Social Justice, Social Movements, Religion and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 3.6×19 topics
  2. Mental Health6▲ 2.6×11 topics
  3. Education5▲ 1.96×16 topics
  4. Ethics5▲ 6.9×12 topics
  5. Social Justice4▲ 5.2×10 topics
  6. Feminism4▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Identity4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  8. Gender Differences4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  9. Public Health4▲ 1.92×12 topics
  10. Religion4▲ 5.7×10 topics
  11. Gender4▲ 4.5×9 topics
  12. Social Movements4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  13. Neoliberalism4▲ 6.8×8 topics
  14. Human Rights3▲ 2.3×9 topics
  15. Culture3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  16. Colonialism3▲ 4.6×8 topics
  17. Humanitarian Intervention3▲ 58×2 topics
  18. Literature3▲ 3.8×11 topics
  19. Nationalism3▲ 4.5×6 topics
  20. History3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  21. Psychological Impact3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  22. Anxiety3▲ 4.0×5 topics
  23. Cultural Identity3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  24. Politics3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  25. Income Inequality2▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Black Studies2▲ 70×1 topic
  27. Civil Rights Movement2▲ 70×1 topic
  28. Cosmopolitanism2▲ 15×5 topics
  29. Race2▲ 14×4 topics
  30. International Law2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  31. Neuroscience2▲ 5.2×8 topics
  32. Immigration2▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Postcolonialism2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Social Policy2▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Responsibility2▲ 32×2 topics
  36. Reflective Practice2▲ 7.1×5 topics
  37. Just War Theory2▲ 171×1 topic
  38. Public Opinion2▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Self-Defense2▲ 88×1 topic
  40. Spirituality2▲ 13×5 topics

Which research topics does Augustana University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Race, History, and American Society, War, Ethics, and Justification, Resilience and Mental Health and Sports injuries and prevention.

Race, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksWar, Ethics, and Justifi…2War, Ethics, and Justification: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksCardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular and exerc…1Cardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 1 fractional worksColonialism, slavery, and trade: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyClinical PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 War, Ethics, and Justification Philosophy 2 works
  3. 3 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Colonialism, slavery, and trade Anthropology 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.8%domestic only87.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Augustana University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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.

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