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Augustana University

In research, Augustana University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,119 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,919
of 22,385 · #11,123 all time
Rank in United States
#1,673
of 3,332
Research works
697
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Augustana University

What is Augustana University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,119 of 9,585 5.5%80 #7326

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Augustana University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Augustana University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (17%), Arts and Humanities (13%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 88 fractional works · 54.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 46 fractional works · 28.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 17 fractional works · 10.6% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 21 fractional works · 13.4% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 8.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 34 fractional works · 21.5% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 17.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 14.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAugustanaUniversity160fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences55%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4628.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities2113.4%
    3. Psychology148.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.3%
    1. Medicine2817.4%
    2. Health Professions63.9%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Computer Science53.0%
    2. Environmental Science53.0%
    3. Engineering42.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy31.7%
    5. Mathematics31.6%
    6. Chemistry21.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    8. Materials Science10.4%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology85.0%
    2. Neuroscience32.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.37× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.62× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.86× its world share, 14 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.26× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.62×21 works
  2. Psychology2.86×14 works
  3. Social Sciences2.26×46 works
  4. Health Professions1.49×6 works
  5. Mathematics1.37×3 works
  6. Neuroscience1.31×3 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.23×4 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×8 works
  9. Chemistry0.91×2 works
  10. Medicine0.90×28 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.76×3 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.72×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.59×5 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.55×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.42×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.38×5 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.34×2 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.33×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.32×2 works
  20. Energy0.26×0 works
  21. Dentistry0.21×0 works
  22. Engineering0.15×4 works
  23. Materials Science0.11×1 works
  24. Nursing0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Augustana University?

Ranked on the quality score, Larry L. Tieszen, Mark K. Larson and Craig Nelson. Spencer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Augustana University.

  1. 1 Larry L. Tieszen United States · #212,961 worldwide 17k citations · 208 works
  2. 2 Mark K. Larson United States · #1,327,728 worldwide 1.9k citations · 51 works
  3. 3 Craig Nelson. Spencer United States · #1,401,611 worldwide 1.2k citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Duane E. Weisshaar United States · #1,494,437 worldwide 997 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 William J. Swart United States · #1,504,470 worldwide 337 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Lansing M. Prescott United States · #1,513,239 worldwide 1.4k citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Roger Epp United States · #1,723,563 worldwide 1.2k citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Carrie F. Olson-Manning United States · #1,827,793 worldwide 522 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 David Golemboski United States · #2,017,300 worldwide 126 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 George D. Nasr United States · #2,281,303 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Augustana University

What are the most cited papers from Augustana University?

The most cited paper from Augustana University is "Fractionation and turnover of stable carbon isotopes in animal tissues: Implications for ?13C analysis of diet" (Larry L. Tieszen, Thomas W. Boutton, K. G. Tesdahl et al., 1983), with 1,782 citations. Next come "Using discriminant eigenfeatures for image retrieval" (1,628) and "Effect of Diet Quality and Composition on the Isotopic Composition of Respiratory CO2, Bone Collagen, Bioapatite, and Soft Tissues" (701).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fractionation and turnover of stable carbon isotopes in animal tissues: Implications for ?13C analysis of diet Larry L. Tieszen, Thomas W. Boutton, K. G. Tesdahl et al. · Oecologia Open access Mar 1983 1,782
2 Using discriminant eigenfeatures for image retrieval D.L. Swets, Juyang Weng · IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence 1996 1,628
3 Effect of Diet Quality and Composition on the Isotopic Composition of Respiratory CO2, Bone Collagen, Bioapatite, and Soft Tissues Larry L. Tieszen, Tim Fagre Book chapter 1993 701
4 Discriminant Analysis of Principal Components for Face Recognition Wenyi Zhao, Arvindh Krishnaswamy, Rama Chellappa et al. Book chapter 1998 699
5 Natural variations in the carbon isotope values of plants: Implications for archaeology, ecology, and paleoecology Larry L. Tieszen · Journal of Archaeological Science May 1991 657
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Augustana University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Ethics, Feminism, Social Movements, Gender Differences, Religion, Social Justice and Humanitarian Intervention.

▲ 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-now 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▲ 3.2×19 topics
  2. Epidemiology6◆ 0.99×27 topics
  3. Mental Health6▲ 2.5×11 topics
  4. Ethics5▲ 6.4×12 topics
  5. Education5▲ 1.83×17 topics
  6. Social Justice5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  7. Feminism4▲ 9.6×8 topics
  8. Identity4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  9. Public Health4▲ 1.81×12 topics
  10. Religion4▲ 5.7×10 topics
  11. Gender Differences4▲ 6.7×7 topics
  12. Social Movements4▲ 8.3×6 topics
  13. Human Rights4▲ 2.3×9 topics
  14. Gender4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  15. Neoliberalism4▲ 6.1×8 topics
  16. Culture3▲ 4.0×8 topics
  17. Genetics3▲ 2.9×10 topics
  18. Nationalism3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  19. Colonialism3▲ 4.2×8 topics
  20. Humanitarian Intervention3▲ 56×2 topics
  21. Literature3▲ 3.4×11 topics
  22. Psychological Impact3▲ 5.7×5 topics
  23. Anxiety3▲ 3.6×5 topics
  24. Cultural Identity3▲ 3.5×7 topics
  25. Cosmopolitanism3▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Well-being3▲ 4.3×8 topics
  27. International Law3▲ 5.1×3 topics
  28. Neuroscience3▲ 5.2×8 topics
  29. Politics3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  30. Race2▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Income Inequality2▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Black Studies2▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Civil Rights Movement2▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Public Opinion2▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Immigration2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Postcolonialism2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Social Policy2▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Cultural Exchange2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  39. Responsibility2▲ 29×2 topics
  40. Just War Theory2▲ 154×1 topic

Which research topics does Augustana University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Race, History, and American Society, War, Ethics, and Justification, Theology and Philosophy of Evil and Resilience and Mental Health.

Race, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksWar, Ethics, and Justifi…2War, Ethics, and Justification: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksSports injuries and prevention: 1 fractional worksCardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion: 1 fractional worksCuban History and Society: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…1Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEating Disorders and Behaviors: 1 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhilosophyClinical PsychologyOrthopedics and Sports Medicine3 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 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  4. 4 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Sports injuries and prevention Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Ischemia and Reperfusion Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Cuban History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Eating Disorders and Behaviors Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Augustana University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Augustana University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00092% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Augustana University0.00066% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Augustana University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Augustana University2.9% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2020.

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