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Acadia University

In research, Acadia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,890 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,325 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,350 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology and Food Science — Ecology is 7.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,207
of 28,054 · #5,662 all time
Rank in Canada
#143
of 403
Research works
4.2k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
79k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Acadia University 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 #3,890 of 10,521 20.8%168 #2193
Physical SciencesDomain #8,325 of 12,888 16.6%160 #5828
Life SciencesDomain #5,350 of 7,800 23.7%86 #6166
Health SciencesDomain #8,856 of 11,982 18.7%68 #4505
Social SciencesField #4,714 of 6,365 18.0%85 #2190
Environmental ScienceField #2,678 of 3,551 20.1%64 #2708

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Acadia University 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#2,193 #3,890
  2. Physical Sciences#5,828 #8,325
  3. Life Sciences#6,166 #5,350
  4. Health Sciences#4,505 #8,856
  5. Social Sciences#2,190 #4,714
  6. Environmental Science#2,708 #2,678
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 Acadia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 7.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 27.0 works7.1×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 20.7 works5.7×
← 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: 2.32× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.58× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.31× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.66× its world share, 64 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 4.28× its world share, 10 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 27 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 85 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Acadia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael P. Leiter, Dave Shutler and Michael Corbett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Acadia University.

  1. 1 Michael P. Leiter Canada · #45,107 worldwide 2k citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Dave Shutler Canada · #89,379 worldwide 444 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Michael Corbett Canada · #134,576 worldwide 135 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Ian Stewart Canada · #198,291 worldwide 82 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Patrick O’Neill Canada · #282,405 worldwide 48 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Emily Bremer Canada · #339,161 worldwide 65 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Hugh Chipman Canada · #343,263 worldwide 245 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Elhadi Shakshuki Canada · #366,886 worldwide 191 citations · 71 works
  9. 9 Michael J. Dadswell Canada · #423,000 worldwide 112 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Bruce Matthews Canada · #537,642 worldwide 47 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Acadia University

Which keywords describe research at Acadia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Consumer Perception, Population Dynamics, Gut Microbiota, Food Choice, Sensory Analysis, Invasive Species and Environmental Impact.

▲ 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. Climate Change42▲ 3.2×45 topics
  2. Deep Learning20▲ 1.21×35 topics
  3. Environmental Impact17▲ 2.1×19 topics
  4. Consumer Perception16▲ 15×5 topics
  5. Machine Learning16◆ 1.01×30 topics
  6. Mental Health13▲ 1.88×26 topics
  7. Gut Microbiota12▲ 7.1×5 topics
  8. Population Dynamics12▲ 9.7×10 topics
  9. Health Effects11▲ 3.8×11 topics
  10. Biodiversity11▲ 3.0×14 topics
  11. Gender11▲ 4.1×21 topics
  12. Invasive Species11▲ 5.2×13 topics
  13. History10▲ 3.0×14 topics
  14. Religion10▲ 4.4×12 topics
  15. Food Choice10▲ 147×1 topic
  16. Sensory Analysis10▲ 147×1 topic
  17. Conservation10▲ 4.7×8 topics
  18. Social Justice9▲ 3.1×19 topics
  19. Habitat Selection8▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Nationalism8▲ 3.8×12 topics
  21. Anxiety8▲ 3.3×8 topics
  22. Tectonics8▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Health Benefits7▲ 4.6×9 topics
  24. Sweet Taste7▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Taste Receptors7▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Bioaccumulation7▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Trophic Cascades7▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Habitat Fragmentation6▲ 6.0×4 topics
  29. Pheromones6▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Fisheries Sustainability6▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Predator-Prey Interactions6▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Olfactory System6▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Geological Mapping6▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Acoustic Communication6▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Model Selection5▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Plate Tectonics5▲ 7.4×3 topics
  37. Anthropogenic Noise5▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Geochronology5▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Marine Mammals5▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Zircon5▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Acadia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Geological and Geochemical Analysis and Marine animal studies overview.

Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 10 fractional worksBiochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques: 7 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 5 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 5 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 5 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 5 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…4Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 4 fractional worksMercury impact and mitigation studies: 4 fractional worksDoping in Sports: 4 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…4Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 4 fractional works
Food ScienceNutrition and DieteticsGeophysicsEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food Science 10 works
  2. 2 Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques Nutrition and Dietetics 7 works
  3. 3 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 5 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 5 works
  5. 5 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 5 works
  6. 6 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 4 works
  8. 8 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 4 works
  9. 9 Doping in Sports Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.4%domestic only80.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Acadia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.