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Saint Xavier University

In research, Saint Xavier University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,782 of 17,446 worldwide), Statistical and Nonlinear Physics (#189 of 790 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#929 of 2,917 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Statistical and Nonlinear Physics and Physics and Astronomy (Statistical and Nonlinear Physics is 93.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,300
of 22,385 · #5,180 all time
Rank in United States
#1,735
of 3,332
Research works
1.2k
▼ 38% vs 2018-21
Citations
37k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.37×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Saint Xavier University

What is Saint Xavier 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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,782 of 17,446 32.9%627
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield #189 of 790 36.0%294
Physics and AstronomyField #929 of 2,917 35.5%324
MathematicsField #785 of 2,114 37.3%213
Social SciencesDomain #6,543 of 14,833 8.7%406
Social SciencesField #6,799 of 9,330 8.5%192

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Saint Xavier 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 Saint Xavier University work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Saint Xavier University is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (33%), Social Sciences (20%), Mathematics (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 53.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 36 fractional works · 33.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 32 fractional works · 29.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMathematics: 15 fractional works · 13.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 33.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 22 fractional works · 20.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 7.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSaint XavierUniversity108fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences54%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences33%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Physics and Astronomy3633.4%
    2. Mathematics1513.7%
    3. Engineering32.6%
    4. Environmental Science11.2%
    5. Chemistry11.1%
    6. Computer Science11.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences2220.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities54.3%
    3. Psychology54.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine87.7%
    2. Health Professions32.5%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Saint Xavier University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Statistical and Nonlinear Physics takes 93.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 31.8 works94×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 36.0 works15×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 11.63× its world share, 15 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 15.00× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy15.00×36 works
  2. Mathematics11.63×15 works
  3. Social Sciences1.62×22 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.49×5 works
  5. Psychology1.40×5 works
  6. Health Professions0.94×3 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×2 works
  8. Chemistry0.70×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.64×1 works
  10. Nursing0.56×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×2 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×2 works
  13. Medicine0.40×8 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.37×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.25×1 works
  16. Engineering0.17×3 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.13×1 works
  19. Energy0.08×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saint Xavier University?

Ranked on the quality score, Abdul‐Majid Wazwaz, David E. Aune and Abdul-Majid Wazwaz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saint Xavier University.

  1. 1 Abdul‐Majid Wazwaz United States · #516,268 worldwide 41k citations · 799 works
  2. 2 David E. Aune United States · #933,288 worldwide 2.2k citations · 173 works
  3. 3 Abdul-Majid Wazwaz United States · #1,722,732 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 J. C. Harle United States · #2,150,032 worldwide 137 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Troy W. Martin United States · #2,559,649 worldwide 306 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Matthew J. Costello United States · #2,980,828 worldwide 277 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Randolph W. Krohmer United States · #3,120,623 worldwide 925 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 Michael D. Rabe United States · #3,638,550 worldwide 18 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Sandra Burkhardt United States · #3,828,461 worldwide 84 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 VIVIAN TELLIS-NAYAK United States · #3,842,181 worldwide 356 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Saint Xavier University

What are the most cited papers from Saint Xavier University?

The most cited paper from Saint Xavier University is "Objectifying content validity: Conducting a content validity study in social work research" (Doris McGartland Rubio, Marla Berg‐Weger, Susan Steiger Tebb et al., 2003), with 1,591 citations. Next come "A sine-cosine method for handlingnonlinear wave equations" (829) and "A reliable modification of Adomian decomposition method" (663).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Objectifying content validity: Conducting a content validity study in social work research Doris McGartland Rubio, Marla Berg‐Weger, Susan Steiger Tebb et al. · Social Work Research Jun 2003 1,591
2 A sine-cosine method for handlingnonlinear wave equations Abdul‐Majid Wazwaz · Mathematical and Computer Modelling Open access Sep 2004 829
3 A reliable modification of Adomian decomposition method Abdul‐Majid Wazwaz · Applied Mathematics and Computation Jul 1999 663
4 Distributed Construction of Connected Dominating Set in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks Peng‐Jun Wan, Khaled M. Alzoubi, Ophir Frieder · Mobile Networks and Applications 29 Jan 2004 659
5 A new algorithm for calculating adomian polynomials for nonlinear operators Abdul‐Majid Wazwaz · Applied Mathematics and Computation May 2000 606
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saint Xavier University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Equations, Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation, Rogue Waves, Integrable Equations, Soliton Solutions, Solitons, Optical Lattices and Discrete.

▲ 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. Nonlinear Equations23▲ 169×3 topics
  2. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation19▲ 317×2 topics
  3. Rogue Waves17▲ 276×2 topics
  4. Integrable Equations17▲ 448×1 topic
  5. Soliton Solutions17▲ 448×1 topic
  6. Solitons16▲ 345×2 topics
  7. Optical Lattices15▲ 221×2 topics
  8. Discrete15▲ 555×1 topic
  9. Nonlinear Photonic Systems15▲ 555×1 topic
  10. Anomalous Diffusion6▲ 99×1 topic
  11. Fractional Calculus6▲ 98×1 topic
  12. Cluster Algebras3▲ 117×1 topic
  13. Triangulated Categories3▲ 117×1 topic
  14. Gender3▲ 5.4×6 topics
  15. Fiber Lasers3▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Globalization3▲ 1.39×11 topics
  17. Nonlinear Optics3▲ 26×2 topics
  18. Optical Frequency Combs3▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Ultrafast Lasers3▲ 53×1 topic
  20. Literature3▲ 4.6×6 topics
  21. Cultural Studies2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  22. Identity2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  23. Narrative2▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Occupation2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Social Change2▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Social History2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Development2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  28. Global Well-Posedness2▲ 79×1 topic
  29. Scattering2▲ 79×1 topic
  30. Sexuality2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Emotion2▲ 6.5×4 topics
  32. Forced Laborers2▲ 76×1 topic
  33. Natural Products2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  34. Nazi Propaganda2▲ 76×1 topic
  35. Sociolinguistics1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  36. Absolute Configuration1▲ 89×1 topic
  37. Chiroptical Spectroscopy1▲ 89×1 topic
  38. Cognitive Development1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  39. Injury Prevention1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Language Development1▲ 9.2×2 topics

Which research topics does Saint Xavier University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nonlinear Waves and Solitons, Nonlinear Photonic Systems, Fractional Differential Equations Solutions and Algebraic structures and combinatorial models.

Nonlinear Waves and Soli…17Nonlinear Waves and Solitons: 17 fractional worksNonlinear Photonic Systems15Nonlinear Photonic Systems: 15 fractional worksFractional Differential Equations Solutions: 6 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…3Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Physics Problems: 2 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksMolecular spectroscopy and chirality: 1 fractional worksLanguage and Culture: 1 fractional worksNumerical methods for differential equations: 1 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsModeling and SimulationGeometry and TopologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics5 others

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

  1. 1 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 17 works
  2. 2 Nonlinear Photonic Systems Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 15 works
  3. 3 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 6 works
  4. 4 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems Mathematical Physics 2 works
  7. 7 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Molecular spectroscopy and chirality Spectroscopy 1 works
  9. 9 Language and Culture Linguistics and Language 1 works
  10. 10 Numerical methods for differential equations Numerical Analysis 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 available13.0%not open87.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saint Xavier University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 38% lower 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 Saint Xavier University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Saint Xavier University0.00032% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saint Xavier 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.

20%40%60%Saint Xavier University20.2% in 2024all institutions10.0% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 41.2% in 2004.

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