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Balsillie School of International Affairs

In research, Balsillie School of International Affairs stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,495 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 6.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,857
of 28,054 · #18,927 all time
Rank in Canada
#307
of 403
Research works
470
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.3k
17.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

What is Balsillie School of International Affairs 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 #7,495 of 10,521 29.8%70 #4098

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Balsillie School of International Affairs 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).

What does Balsillie School of International Affairs specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 6.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 24.4 works6.4×
← 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: 1.56× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.55× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.15× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7.24× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.43× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Balsillie School of International Affairs?

Ranked on the composite score, Jorge Heine and Abel Chikanda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Balsillie School of International Affairs.

  1. 1 Jorge Heine Canada · #386,862 worldwide 24 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Abel Chikanda Canada · #797,528 worldwide 30 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Balsillie School of International Affairs

Which keywords describe research at Balsillie School of International Affairs?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Sustainability, Vulnerability, International Relations, Migration, Governance 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 Change20▲ 6.9×27 topics
  2. Globalization15▲ 7.1×30 topics
  3. Sustainability15▲ 5.7×27 topics
  4. Environmental Impact7▲ 3.8×13 topics
  5. Vulnerability6▲ 25×7 topics
  6. International Relations5▲ 20×7 topics
  7. Renewable Energy5▲ 3.3×15 topics
  8. Governance5▲ 14×5 topics
  9. Migration5▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Resettlement5▲ 54×3 topics
  11. Adaptation5▲ 16×5 topics
  12. Economic Development5▲ 5.5×11 topics
  13. Economic Growth5▲ 5.1×10 topics
  14. Ethics5▲ 9.0×7 topics
  15. Security4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  16. Energy Transition4▲ 28×3 topics
  17. Political Economy4▲ 16×7 topics
  18. Geopolitics4▲ 25×5 topics
  19. Social Networks4▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Environmental Refugees4▲ 173×1 topic
  21. Monetary Policy4▲ 15×6 topics
  22. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Labor Market4▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Consumer Behavior4▲ 5.2×3 topics
  25. Global Governance4▲ 15×8 topics
  26. International Law4▲ 11×7 topics
  27. Conflict3▲ 20×6 topics
  28. Immigration3▲ 28×5 topics
  29. Public Perception3▲ 25×4 topics
  30. Global Warming3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  31. Arctic3▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Human Capital3▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Shipping3▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Capital Flows3▲ 75×2 topics
  35. Colonialism3▲ 5.9×9 topics
  36. Exchange Rate Regimes3▲ 90×1 topic
  37. Financial Integration3▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Environmental Ethics3▲ 44×2 topics
  39. Network Effects3▲ 38×2 topics
  40. Remittances3▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does Balsillie School of International Affairs publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration, Arctic and Russian Policy Studies, Global Financial Crisis and Policies and Migration and Labor Dynamics.

Climate Change, Adaptati…4Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 4 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…3Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 3 fractional worksGlobal Financial Crisis …3Global Financial Crisis and Policies: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…3Migration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 2 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Geoen…2Climate Change and Geoengineering: 2 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceFinanceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentPlant Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Global Financial Crisis and Policies Finance 3 works
  4. 4 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  6. 6 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 2 works
  7. 7 Climate Change and Geoengineering Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 2 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 available42.6%not open57.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Balsillie School of International Affairs's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower 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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