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Ambrose University

In research, Ambrose University stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,452 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,411
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#718
of 896
Research works
177
▲ 37% vs 2013–17
Citations
945
5.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Ambrose University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,452 of 16,945 17.2%140

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ambrose 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).

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: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.95× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.29× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.52× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ambrose University?

Ranked on the composite score, William J. McAlpine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ambrose University.

  1. 1 William J. McAlpine · #1,173,189 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Ambrose University

Which keywords describe research at Ambrose University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Globalization, Social Justice, Politics, Secularism, Identity, Nationalism and Development.

▲ 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. Religion6▲ 28×6 topics
  2. Globalization6▲ 6.1×14 topics
  3. Social Justice4▲ 14×12 topics
  4. Politics3▲ 22×2 topics
  5. Identity3▲ 7.7×3 topics
  6. Secularism3▲ 54×3 topics
  7. Nationalism2▲ 11×3 topics
  8. Development2▲ 14×3 topics
  9. History2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  10. Public Sphere2▲ 79×2 topics
  11. Citizenship Education2▲ 68×1 topic
  12. Education2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  13. Ethics2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  14. Historical Thinking2▲ 174×1 topic
  15. Gender2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  16. Atheism2▲ 148×1 topic
  17. Colonialism2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  18. DNA Barcoding2▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Educational Technology2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  20. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 122×1 topic
  21. Motivation2▲ 9.2×2 topics
  22. Pluralism2▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Social Services2▲ 86×1 topic
  24. Feminism2▲ 12×5 topics
  25. Learning Outcomes2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  26. Organizational Performance2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Student Engagement2▲ 8.7×3 topics
  28. Embodiment2▲ 17×3 topics
  29. Religious2▲ 105×2 topics
  30. Resilience1▲ 6.3×3 topics
  31. Community1▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Educational Leadership1▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Cultural Competence1▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Diversity1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Spirituality1▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Traceability1▲ 41×2 topics
  37. Food Authentication1▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Fraud Detection1▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Self-Regulation1▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Vulnerability1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does Ambrose University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy, Religion, Society, and Development, Religion and Society Interactions and Identification and Quantification in Food.

Educator Training and Hi…2Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…2Religion and Society Interactions: 2 fractional worksIdentification and Quant…1Identification and Quantification in Food: 1 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksCatholicism and Religiou…1Catholicism and Religious Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…1Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceMolecular BiologyDevelopmental and Educational PsychologyHealth3 others

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

  1. 1 Educator Training and Historical PedagogySociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Religion, Society, and DevelopmentSociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society InteractionsSociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Identification and Quantification in FoodMolecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Educational Games and GamificationDevelopmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Religion, Spirituality, and PsychologyHealth 1 works
  7. 7 Catholicism and Religious StudiesHistory 1 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural AnalysisHistory and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  10. 10 Vietnamese History and Culture StudiesSociology and Political Science 1 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 available32.5%not open67.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ambrose University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 37% 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.

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