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Texas A&M University – San Antonio

In research, Texas A&M University – San Antonio stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,197 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,245 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,548 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,957
of 28,054 · #13,812 all time
Rank in United States
#805
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 152% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Texas A&M University – San Antonio 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 #2,197 of 10,521 20.7%197 #5148
Physical SciencesDomain #6,245 of 12,888 21.7%127 #11818
Social SciencesField #3,548 of 6,365 21.6%107 #4872
Computer ScienceField #2,687 of 4,667 25.2%72 #4510

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Texas A&M University – San Antonio 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#5,148 #2,197
  2. Physical Sciences#11,818 #6,245
  3. Social Sciences#4,872 #3,548
  4. Computer Science#4,510 #2,687
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.33× its world share, 72 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.51× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.80× its world share, 23 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.40× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.00× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.14× its world share, 107 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Texas A&M University – San Antonio?

Ranked on the composite score, Young Lee, Edward B. Westermann and Izzat Alsmadi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Texas A&M University – San Antonio.

  1. 1 Young Lee United States · #233,298 worldwide 135 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Edward B. Westermann United States · #496,644 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Izzat Alsmadi United States · #562,850 worldwide 253 citations · 103 works
  4. 4 James Finley United States · #1,023,498 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Sukho Lee United States · #1,057,507 worldwide 46 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Gongbo Liang United States · #1,266,103 worldwide 39 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Roberto Vinaja United States · #1,320,466 worldwide 17 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Jeong Yang United States · #1,363,096 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Texas A&M University – San Antonio

Which keywords describe research at Texas A&M University – San Antonio?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT Security, Gender, Cybersecurity, Identity, Colonialism and Culture.

▲ 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. Machine Learning32▲ 2.5×39 topics
  2. Deep Learning30▲ 2.2×43 topics
  3. Mental Health15▲ 2.5×26 topics
  4. IoT Security14▲ 11×3 topics
  5. Gender13▲ 6.2×14 topics
  6. Identity12▲ 4.3×12 topics
  7. Globalization12▲ 1.58×25 topics
  8. Cybersecurity12▲ 12×4 topics
  9. Culture11▲ 5.2×10 topics
  10. Colonialism11▲ 5.6×9 topics
  11. Data Mining10▲ 3.2×9 topics
  12. History9▲ 3.3×11 topics
  13. Corporate Governance9▲ 2.9×10 topics
  14. Anomaly Detection8▲ 7.1×3 topics
  15. Detection8▲ 6.7×4 topics
  16. Literature8▲ 3.6×6 topics
  17. Risk Management8▲ 4.1×5 topics
  18. Race8▲ 17×5 topics
  19. Security Analysis8▲ 11×4 topics
  20. Student Engagement8▲ 4.7×11 topics
  21. Social Support7▲ 3.3×12 topics
  22. Game Theory7▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Behavioral Analysis7▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Feminism7▲ 6.5×6 topics
  25. Information Security7▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Android Malware6▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Migration6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  28. Permission Analysis6▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Policy Compliance6▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Security Awareness6▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Firm Performance6▲ 8.5×3 topics
  32. Intersectionality6▲ 8.8×5 topics
  33. Community6▲ 13×4 topics
  34. Teacher Education6▲ 12×6 topics
  35. Intrusion Detection6▲ 10×3 topics
  36. DDoS Attacks5▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Network Security5▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Diversity5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  39. Chicano5▲ 117×1 topic
  40. Latino5▲ 117×1 topic

Which research topics does Texas A&M University – San Antonio publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Information and Cyber Security, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Latin American and Latino Studies.

Advanced Malware Detecti…6Advanced Malware Detection Techniques: 6 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…6Information and Cyber Security: 6 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…5Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 5 fractional worksLatin American and Latin…5Latin American and Latino Studies: 5 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 4 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…4Race, History, and American Society: 4 fractional worksDisability Education and Employment: 3 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 3 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 3 fractional works
Signal ProcessingInformation SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 6 works
  2. 2 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 6 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  4. 4 Latin American and Latino Studies Cultural Studies 5 works
  5. 5 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 4 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  8. 8 Disability Education and Employment Safety Research 3 works
  9. 9 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 3 works
  10. 10 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 3 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Texas A&M University – San Antonio's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 152% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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