Simplify $\int_a^b \mathrm{d}x_1 ...\mathrm{d}x_m \int_c^d \mathrm{d}y_1 ...\mathrm{d}y_n \prod_{i=1}^m \prod_{j=1}^n f(x_i y_j)$

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Let $a \le b$ and $c\le d$ be real numbers and $f$ a real function. I am struggling with an integral of the form:

$$I = \int_a^b \mathrm{d}x_1 ...\mathrm{d}x_m \int_c^d \mathrm{d}y_1 ...\mathrm{d}y_n \prod_{i=1}^m \prod_{j=1}^n f(x_i y_j)$$

Can it be reduced to a single or double integration somehow?

I am interested in the large $m,n$ behavior of $I$. Specifically, suppose that the ratio $\alpha = m/n$ is fixed. Can we evaluate in general the limit:

$$\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty} \frac{1}{n} \ln I$$

So far, these are the only reductions I've been able to do:

$$\begin{aligned} I & = \int_a^b \mathrm d x_1 \dots \mathrm d x_m \left( \int_c^d \mathrm d y \prod_{i = 1}^m f (x_i y) \right)^n\\ & = \int_c^d \mathrm d y_1 \ldots \mathrm d y_m \left( \int_a^b \mathrm d x \prod_{j = 1}^n f (x y_j) \right)^m \end{aligned}$$