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Saint Ambrose University

In research, Saint Ambrose University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,770 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,982 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mathematics — Mathematics is 24.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,018
of 28,054 · #17,556 all time
Rank in United States
#3,611
of 4,192
Research works
539
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Saint Ambrose University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #7,770 of 16,945 24.3%241
Physical SciencesDomain #11,982 of 21,541 19.9%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint Ambrose 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).

What does Saint Ambrose University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mathematics takes 24.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MathematicsField · 22.3 works24×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 24.19× its world share, 22 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.80× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.18× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 24.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Saint Ambrose University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gemma Tulud Cruz, Tadd Ruetenik and Ilwoo Cho lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Ambrose University.

  1. 1 Gemma Tulud Cruz United States · #737,231 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Tadd Ruetenik United States · #992,226 worldwide 11 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Ilwoo Cho United States · #1,414,833 worldwide 13 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Ambrose University

Which keywords describe research at Saint Ambrose University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wavelets, Geometric Algebra, Quaternionic Analysis, Random Matrix Theory, Frames, Sampling, Principal Component Analysis and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Wavelets4▲ 173×3 topics
  2. Epidemiology4◆ 1.12×13 topics
  3. Geometric Algebra3▲ 346×1 topic
  4. Quaternionic Analysis3▲ 346×1 topic
  5. Random Matrix Theory3▲ 125×2 topics
  6. Frames3▲ 345×1 topic
  7. Sampling3▲ 345×1 topic
  8. Social Justice3▲ 6.3×9 topics
  9. Principal Component Analysis3▲ 26×2 topics
  10. Religion3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  11. Covariance Matrices2▲ 471×1 topic
  12. Eigenvalues2▲ 137×1 topic
  13. Globalization2▲ 1.64×11 topics
  14. Holomorphic Functions2▲ 132×2 topics
  15. Qualitative Research2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  16. Gender2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  17. Ethics2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  18. Identity2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  19. Composition Operators2▲ 153×1 topic
  20. Weighted Spaces2▲ 108×1 topic
  21. Gender Differences2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  22. Chronic Pain2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  23. Teaching Strategies2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  24. Psychological Factors2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  25. Metacognition1▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Ergodic Theory1▲ 58×2 topics
  27. L-Functions1▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Mathematical Literacy1▲ 21×1 topic
  29. Modular Forms1▲ 45×2 topics
  30. Political Philosophy1▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Problem-Solving1▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Race1▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Cohomology1▲ 34×2 topics
  34. Disability1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Mathematical Physics1▲ 102×1 topic
  36. p-adic1▲ 131×1 topic
  37. Information Systems1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  38. Low Back Pain1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. American founding1▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Central Sensitization1▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does Saint Ambrose University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Algebraic and Geometric Analysis, Mathematical Analysis and Transform Methods, Random Matrices and Applications and Holomorphic and Operator Theory.

Algebraic and Geometric Analysis: 3 fractional worksMathematical Analysis and Transform Methods: 3 fractional worksRandom Matrices and Applications: 2 fractional worksHolomorphic and Operator Theory: 2 fractional worksMathematics Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksadvanced mathematical th…1advanced mathematical theories: 1 fractional worksCognitive and psychological constructs research: 1 fractional worksTransportation Systems and Infrastructure: 1 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 1 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
Applied MathematicsStatistics and ProbabilityMathematical PhysicsSocial Psychology3 others

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

  1. 1 Algebraic and Geometric Analysis Applied Mathematics 3 works
  2. 2 Mathematical Analysis and Transform Methods Applied Mathematics 3 works
  3. 3 Random Matrices and Applications Statistics and Probability 2 works
  4. 4 Holomorphic and Operator Theory Applied Mathematics 2 works
  5. 5 Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Applied Mathematics 1 works
  6. 6 advanced mathematical theories Mathematical Physics 1 works
  7. 7 Cognitive and psychological constructs research Social Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Transportation Systems and Infrastructure Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  9. 9 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 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 available26.3%not open73.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.5%domestic only89.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Saint Ambrose University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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