{"id":30788,"date":"2023-10-30T11:33:58","date_gmt":"2023-10-30T15:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=30788"},"modified":"2025-10-15T10:37:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T14:37:18","slug":"ucf-mathematics-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/ucf-mathematics-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Mathematics Recognized for Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/U0A7708-medium-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Mathematics students doing equations on whiteboard \" class=\"wp-image-30789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/U0A7708-medium-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/U0A7708-medium-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/U0A7708-medium-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/U0A7708-medium-299x199.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2023\/10\/U0A7708-medium.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The UCF Department of Mathematics ranks highly among its peers in Florida (public or private) institutions, according to data from <a href=\"https:\/\/academicanalytics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Academic Analytics.<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UCF takes top honors in areas like author citations and number of books published by faculty, while ranking in the top for grant funding alongside the University of Florida and Florida State University. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mathematics Chair Professor Xin Li, Ph.D., credits a culture in the department that promotes research and curiosity.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur faculty are highly productive,\u201d he said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While rankings like U.S. News and World Report are based on reputation, Academic Analytics quantifies and qualifies its rankings. For instance, UCF outranks its peers in number of articles published, but the quality of the work can be measured by the number of researchers quoting and building on the published work (citations). UCF ranks No. 1 among Florida institutions in that area, too. The rankings also qualify based on number of faculty in a given department.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Li promotes research growth by funding faculty travel to conferences and opening up campus to host other mathematicians for workshops and conferences.\u00a0Those interactions foster the exchange of fresh ideas, he said. Less tangible but just as important is a peaceful atmosphere in the department that allows quiet thinking, Li said.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPeople love to come here to teach. Everybody is contributing in their own way,\u201d Li said.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The chair plans to capitalize on this success by boosting the graduate program and strengthening the classes that prepare students better in mathematics&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UCF Department of Mathematics ranks highly among its peers in Florida (public or private) institutions, according to data from Academic Analytics.&nbsp;&nbsp; UCF takes top honors in areas like author citations and number of books published by faculty, while ranking in the top for grant funding alongside the University of Florida and Florida State University. 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