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Research in Prince George

Science Explorer records 3 research institutions in Prince George, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Northern British Columbia.

Research institutions
3
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.7k
▲ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
101k
17.7 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
18.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1964-2026
63 years on the record
Prince George

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Which research institutions are in Prince George?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of Northern British ColumbiaUniversity 5,477 #3,044
2Positive Living NorthNonprofit 181 #24,329 all time
3College of New CaledoniaUniversity 35 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

Which fields of science does Prince George work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research in Prince George is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (17%), Social Sciences (17%), Engineering (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 414 fractional works · 43.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 160 fractional works · 16.8% of its workEcology: 44 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 34 fractional works · 3.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 127 fractional works · 13.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 40 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 30 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 40 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 32 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workModeling and Simulation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 301 fractional works · 31.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 158 fractional works · 16.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 51 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 14 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Administration: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 46 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 2.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 19 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 159 fractional works · 16.7% of its workMedicine: 97 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 18 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 56 fractional works · 5.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 38 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 76 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 42 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPlant Science: 13 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPrince George951fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences32%

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 city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science16016.8%
    2. Engineering12713.3%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences404.2%
    4. Computer Science323.4%
    5. Mathematics181.9%
    6. Materials Science121.3%
    7. Chemistry90.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy80.9%
    9. Energy70.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences15816.7%
    2. Psychology464.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities394.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance262.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting192.0%
    6. Decision Sciences131.4%
    1. Medicine9710.2%
    2. Health Professions565.9%
    3. Nursing30.3%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry20.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences424.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology252.6%
    3. Neuroscience70.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Prince George strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Prince George is most concentrated in Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Building and Construction (5.8× the world share in Atmospheric Science).

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 21.2 works5.8×
  2. EcologySubfield · 37.0 works5.7×
  3. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 28.0 works5.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.61× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.67× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.92× its world share, 115 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.33× its world share, 138 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.75× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 46 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 85 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.46× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.39× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.69× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.39× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.54× its world share, 39 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 138 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science3.33×138 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.67×35 works
  3. Health Professions2.09×46 works
  4. Mathematics1.75×17 works
  5. Psychology1.54×39 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.48×12 works
  7. Veterinary1.46×2 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.39×33 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.39×25 works
  10. Social Sciences1.31×138 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.99×39 works
  12. Engineering0.92×115 works
  13. Energy0.72×6 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.69×18 works
  15. Nursing0.62×2 works
  16. Chemistry0.61×8 works
  17. Medicine0.53×85 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.48×21 works
  19. Computer Science0.42×27 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.41×8 works
  21. Neuroscience0.38×5 works
  22. Materials Science0.32×9 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.29×1 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.29×1 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Prince George?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sediment Transport, Forest Management, Population Dynamics, FTIR Analysis, Wood Chemistry and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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 city'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. Climate Change101▲ 3.9×68 topics
  2. Remote Sensing37▲ 3.2×20 topics
  3. Sustainability36▲ 1.53×51 topics
  4. Mental Health29▲ 2.1×32 topics
  5. Globalization28▲ 1.48×40 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties27▲ 2.9×11 topics
  7. Public Health23▲ 1.68×36 topics
  8. Biodiversity23▲ 3.2×19 topics
  9. Sediment Transport20▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Invasive Species19▲ 4.8×14 topics
  11. Forest Management18▲ 32×3 topics
  12. Microstructure18▲ 3.7×5 topics
  13. Population Dynamics18▲ 7.3×7 topics
  14. Resilience18▲ 3.8×14 topics
  15. FTIR Analysis17▲ 102×1 topic
  16. Global Warming17▲ 4.2×13 topics
  17. Wood Chemistry17▲ 102×1 topic
  18. Land Use Change16▲ 5.5×4 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation14▲ 4.0×8 topics
  20. Conservation14▲ 3.5×14 topics
  21. Health Equity14▲ 5.0×6 topics
  22. Hydrology14▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Ecosystem Resilience13▲ 9.0×5 topics
  24. Vegetation13▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Vulnerability12▲ 5.7×7 topics
  26. Ocean Circulation12▲ 9.2×3 topics
  27. Geomorphological Effects12▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Soil Reinforcement12▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Habitat Selection12▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Soil Properties11▲ 6.9×4 topics
  31. Root Reinforcement11▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Slope Stability11▲ 46×1 topic
  33. Arctic11▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades11▲ 12×2 topics
  35. River Restoration10▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Animal Movement10▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Fluvial Processes10▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Occupancy Rates10▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Riparian Vegetation10▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Decolonization10▲ 12×3 topics

What research is done in Prince George?

Wood Treatment and Properties: 16 fractional worksTree Root and Stability Studies: 11 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…9Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 9 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…9Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 9 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 8 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 7 fractional worksEthics in Business and E…6Ethics in Business and Education: 6 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 6 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 5 fractional works
Building and ConstructionMechanical EngineeringEcologyCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 16 works
  2. 2 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 9 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 9 works
  5. 5 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 7 works
  7. 7 Ethics in Business and Education Information Systems and Management 6 works
  8. 8 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 6 works
  9. 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  10. 10 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 5 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Prince George18.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 31.7% in 2001.

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