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Assembly of First Nations

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,365
of 28,054 · #32,618 all time
Rank in Canada
#352
of 403
Research works
241
▲ 169% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
17.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.97× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.17× its world share, 15 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.50× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Assembly of First Nations?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Vulnerability, Health Equity, Decolonization, Indigenous Health, Food Security, Ecological Knowledge and Arctic Indigenous Peoples.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 6.8×28 topics
  2. Vulnerability9▲ 49×4 topics
  3. Health Equity8▲ 38×2 topics
  4. Decolonization8▲ 126×1 topic
  5. Indigenous Health8▲ 728×1 topic
  6. Food Security8▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Ecological Knowledge8▲ 220×2 topics
  8. Arctic Indigenous Peoples8▲ 536×1 topic
  9. Traditional Knowledge8▲ 232×1 topic
  10. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.7×11 topics
  11. Mental Health3▲ 2.9×9 topics
  12. Social Justice3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  13. Invasive Species3▲ 9.8×8 topics
  14. Public Health3▲ 2.8×13 topics
  15. Sustainability3▲ 1.67×13 topics
  16. Globalization3▲ 2.0×9 topics
  17. Quality of Life3▲ 2.6×7 topics
  18. Resilience2▲ 6.4×7 topics
  19. Medical Education2▲ 11×5 topics
  20. Religion2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  21. Social Support2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  22. Population Dynamics2▲ 10×5 topics
  23. Conservation2▲ 5.5×8 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations2▲ 7.1×4 topics
  25. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Mining Industry2▲ 123×1 topic
  27. Neuroscience2▲ 8.1×4 topics
  28. Social License to Operate2▲ 123×1 topic
  29. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  31. Well-being2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  32. Community Engagement2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  33. Freshwater Biodiversity2▲ 35×2 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment2▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Trophic Cascades2▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Conservation Challenges2▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Coping2▲ 37×2 topics
  38. Flow Regulation2▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Patient-Centered Care1▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Spirituality1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Assembly of First Nations publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Mining and Resource Management and Fish Ecology and Management Studies.

Indigenous Health, Educa…8Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 8 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…8Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 8 fractional worksMining and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksArt Therapy and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 1 fractional worksCommunity Health and Development: 1 fractional worksHealth Sciences Research and Education: 1 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 1 fractional works
HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsBuilding and ConstructionNature and Landscape Conservation3 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 8 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 8 works
  3. 3 Mining and Resource Management Building and Construction 2 works
  4. 4 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Art Therapy and Mental Health Conservation 1 works
  6. 6 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 1 works
  8. 8 Community Health and Development General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Health Sciences Research and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 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 available63.5%not open36.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.0%domestic only71.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Assembly of First Nations's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 169% higher than in 2013–2017.

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