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Research in Vancouver

Science Explorer records 8 research institutions in Vancouver. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Corpus Christi College.

Research institutions
8
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.7k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
9.3%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Vancouver?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Corpus Christi CollegeUniversity 1,510 #27,777
2Vancouver School of TheologyUniversity 95 not ranked
3Syreon Corporation (Canada)Company 23 not ranked
41QBitCompany 19 not ranked
5North Pacific Anadromous Fish CommissionInstitution 11 not ranked
6David Suzuki FoundationNonprofit 10 not ranked
7Vancouver Film SchoolUniversity 7 not ranked
8Lululemon Athletica (United States)Company 2 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Corpus Christi College: 90.0%Vancouver School of Theology: 5.7%Syreon Corporation (Canada): 1.4%1QBit: 1.1%4 others listed: 1.8%90%largest
Corpus Christi College1,510 · 90.0%Vancouver School of Theology95 · 5.7%Syreon Corporation (Canada)23 · 1.4%1QBit19 · 1.1%4 others listed30 · 1.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Vancouver strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Vancouver is most concentrated in Arts and Humanities (17.8× the world share in Arts and Humanities).

  1. Arts and HumanitiesField · 50.4 works18×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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.

Which keywords describe research in Vancouver?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Late Antiquity, Ancient Rome, Greek Literature, Theology, Literature, Religious Identity, Cultural Transmission and Church 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 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. Late Antiquity11▲ 208×2 topics
  2. Ancient Rome8▲ 256×1 topic
  3. Greek Literature8▲ 256×1 topic
  4. Theology8▲ 83×4 topics
  5. Literature7▲ 13×10 topics
  6. Globalization6▲ 3.4×15 topics
  7. Climate Change6▲ 2.2×8 topics
  8. Cultural Transmission6▲ 74×3 topics
  9. Religious Identity6▲ 96×2 topics
  10. Church History6▲ 131×3 topics
  11. Cultural Exchange6▲ 44×2 topics
  12. Byzantium5▲ 262×1 topic
  13. Eastern Mediterranean5▲ 262×1 topic
  14. Gender5▲ 9.4×6 topics
  15. History5▲ 7.0×6 topics
  16. Religion5▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Philosophy5▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Urban Development5▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Invasive Species4▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Nationalism4▲ 10.0×4 topics
  21. Culture4▲ 8.5×5 topics
  22. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 50×2 topics
  23. Biblical Monotheism4▲ 160×1 topic
  24. Jewish Society4▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Feminism4▲ 14×5 topics
  26. Public Opinion4▲ 31×3 topics
  27. Children's Literature4▲ 99×2 topics
  28. Conservation Challenges4▲ 81×1 topic
  29. Freshwater Biodiversity4▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Social History4▲ 45×2 topics
  31. Cultural Identity3▲ 6.6×5 topics
  32. Political Philosophy3▲ 59×2 topics
  33. American founding3▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Constitutional government3▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Ethics3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  36. Alchemy3▲ 88×2 topics
  37. Rituals3▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Ancient Magic3▲ 191×1 topic
  39. Gnosticism3▲ 191×1 topic
  40. Middle Ages3▲ 130×2 topics

What research is done in Vancouver?

  1. 1 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 8 works
  2. 2 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 5 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 4 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 4 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  6. 6 Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies Archeology 3 works
  7. 7 Eurasian Exchange Networks Anthropology 2 works
  8. 8 Historical and Religious Studies of Rome History 2 works
  9. 9 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 2 works
  10. 10 Medieval Literature and History Classics 2 works

Research output over time

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