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University of America

In research, University of America stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,982 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#5,110 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,344 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 25.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,005
of 28,054 · #2,956 all time
Rank in United States
#811
of 4,192
Research works
4.8k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
20.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is University of America 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 #1,982 of 10,521 14.6%186 #1681
Physical SciencesDomain #5,110 of 12,888 14.5%208 #2225
Social SciencesField #5,344 of 6,365 13.5%72 #2268
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #379 of 443 18.2%63 #515
Physics and AstronomyField #1,577 of 1,646 17.6%84 #1761

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of America 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#1,681 #1,982
  2. Physical Sciences#2,225 #5,110
  3. Social Sciences#2,268 #5,344
  4. Astronomy and Astrophysics#515 #379
  5. Physics and Astronomy#1,761 #1,577
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.

What does University of America specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 25.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 63.1 works26×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 84.0 works8.0×
← 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: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.71× its world share, 20 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.65× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.26× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.00× its world share, 84 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 39 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.15× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.96× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.49× its world share, 36 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 72 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of America?

Ranked on the composite score, Yves Congar, A. J. Durelli and David A. Jobes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of America.

  1. 1 Yves Congar United States · #223,805 worldwide 5 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 A. J. Durelli United States · #263,807 worldwide 83 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 David A. Jobes United States · #288,708 worldwide 79 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Pedro B. Macedo United States · #401,219 worldwide 93 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Gerald Zon United States · #438,143 worldwide 214 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Timothy W. Kao United States · #622,493 worldwide 27 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Lin‐Ching Chang United States · #710,799 worldwide 50 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Hang Liu United States · #899,491 worldwide 88 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 D. John Aberhart United States · #926,176 worldwide 51 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Aaron Barkatt United States · #1,034,920 worldwide 46 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at University of America

Which keywords describe research at University of America?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Electron Acceleration, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Ethics and History.

▲ 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. Solar Wind34▲ 77×2 topics
  2. Deep Learning19▲ 1.16×41 topics
  3. Electron Acceleration17▲ 54×2 topics
  4. Ionosphere17▲ 65×1 topic
  5. Magnetosphere17▲ 65×1 topic
  6. Machine Learning17◆ 1.09×35 topics
  7. Coronal Mass Ejections17▲ 95×1 topic
  8. Solar Dynamics Observatory17▲ 95×1 topic
  9. Ethics16▲ 7.0×22 topics
  10. History16▲ 4.8×18 topics
  11. Religion13▲ 5.9×19 topics
  12. Mental Health12▲ 1.78×24 topics
  13. Theology12▲ 26×5 topics
  14. Feminism10▲ 7.9×9 topics
  15. Nationalism10▲ 4.6×11 topics
  16. Solar System Abundances9▲ 39×1 topic
  17. Terrestrial Planets9▲ 39×1 topic
  18. Psychology9▲ 15×5 topics
  19. Neoliberalism9▲ 5.2×5 topics
  20. Identity9▲ 2.5×18 topics
  21. Adolescents8▲ 4.8×7 topics
  22. Science8▲ 7.3×4 topics
  23. Social Sciences8▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Cognitive Revolution8▲ 157×1 topic
  25. Epistemology8▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Cultural Transmission8▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Semitic Languages7▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Church History7▲ 34×3 topics
  29. Reformation7▲ 50×2 topics
  30. Calvinism6▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Religious Controversy6▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Christian-Muslim Relations6▲ 47×1 topic
  33. Gospel Translation6▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Secularism6▲ 12×4 topics
  35. Magnetic Properties6▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Geomagnetic Field6▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Magnetosome Formation6▲ 56×1 topic
  38. Palestine6▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Exoplanets5▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Stellar Astrophysics5▲ 26×1 topic

Which research topics does University of America publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics, Astro and Planetary Science and Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…17Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 17 fractional worksSolar and Space Plasma Dynamics: 17 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Science: 9 fractional worksAcademic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology: 8 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 6 fractional worksHistorical and Linguisti…6Historical and Linguistic Studies: 6 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 6 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 5 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Climate: 4 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsGeneral PsychologyHistorySociology and Political Science3 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  2. 2 Solar and Space Plasma Dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  3. 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  4. 4 Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology General Psychology 8 works
  5. 5 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 6 works
  6. 6 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 6 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  9. 9 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 4 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 available22.9%not open77.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of America's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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