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Bell (Canada)

In research, Bell (Canada) stands highest in Engineering (#3,064 of 9,532 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,037 of 6,336 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,615 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,413
of 22,385 · #6,632 all time
Rank in Canada
#189
of 305
Research works
2.8k
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
76k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Bell (Canada)

What is Bell (Canada) 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
EngineeringField #3,064 of 9,532 10.0%945
Computer ScienceField #2,037 of 6,336 12.5%789
Physical SciencesDomain #5,615 of 17,446 11.1%2,107
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,318 of 3,725 10.1%609
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #1,007 of 1,775 11.8%285
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #1,790 of 2,786 13.8%141
Physics and AstronomyField #2,107 of 2,917 9.8%164
Social SciencesDomain #11,726 of 14,833 9.2%421
Social SciencesField #8,621 of 9,330 7.1%121
Health SciencesDomain #15,494 of 16,688 7.2%153

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bell (Canada) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Bell (Canada) work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Bell (Canada) is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Computer Science (17%), Social Sciences (17%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 35.0% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 16.7% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 9.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 32.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 16.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 17.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 11.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDrug Discovery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBell (Canada)109fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1816.7%
    2. Engineering119.7%
    3. Environmental Science43.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.5%
    5. Materials Science21.4%
    6. Chemistry10.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.8%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1816.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities65.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting65.4%
    4. Psychology33.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.0%
    6. Decision Sciences10.9%
    1. Medicine1917.0%
    2. Health Professions32.8%
    3. Dentistry10.9%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences55.0%
    2. Neuroscience32.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology32.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.76× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.15× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.95× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.76×2 works
  2. Computer Science2.15×18 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.95×6 works
  4. Dentistry1.80×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.68×6 works
  6. Neuroscience1.47×3 works
  7. Social Sciences1.30×18 works
  8. Veterinary1.29×0 works
  9. Health Professions1.08×3 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.05×6 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.97×2 works
  12. Psychology0.97×3 works
  13. Medicine0.88×19 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.88×1 works
  15. Environmental Science0.67×4 works
  16. Engineering0.65×11 works
  17. Chemistry0.60×1 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.58×0 works
  19. Nursing0.45×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.45×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×3 works
  22. Materials Science0.41×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.36×1 works
  24. Mathematics0.25×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bell (Canada)?

Ranked on the quality score, William D. Westwood, J. C. Dyment and Mary Lou Wratten lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bell (Canada).

  1. 1 William D. Westwood Canada · #2,270,279 worldwide 3.5k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 J. C. Dyment Canada · #2,852,612 worldwide 1.4k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Mary Lou Wratten Canada · #3,062,221 worldwide 3.2k citations · 71 works
  4. 4 John G. Gruber Canada · #3,244,265 worldwide 522 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Raj Pandya Canada · #3,529,105 worldwide 251 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 F.D. King Canada · #3,555,308 worldwide 819 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Gideon Vigderhous Canada · #3,964,712 worldwide 750 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 L. E. N. Delbrouck Canada · #4,288,299 worldwide 262 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 W. W. Mumford Canada · #4,622,774 worldwide 648 citations · 41 works
  10. 10 Christine Tomlinson Canada · #4,731,363 worldwide 534 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Bell (Canada)

What are the most cited papers from Bell (Canada)?

The most cited paper from Bell (Canada) is "Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Control" (Beat Kleiner, G. E. P. Box, G. J. Jenkins, 1977), with 3,847 citations. Next come "The social psychology of telecommunications" (3,495) and "Introduction to Multivariate Analysis" (1,790).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Time Series Analysis: Forecasting and Control Beat Kleiner, G. E. P. Box, G. J. Jenkins · Technometrics Aug 1977 3,847
2 The social psychology of telecommunications Genevieve Gray · Telecommunications Policy Mar 1977 3,495
3 Introduction to Multivariate Analysis Jack C. Lee, C. Chatfield, Alexander J. Collins · Technometrics Nov 1983 1,790
4 A Method for Comparing Two Hierarchical Clusterings Edward B. Fowlkes, C. L. Mallows · Journal of the American Statistical Association Sep 1983 1,511
5 The macroscopic behavior of the TCP congestion avoidance algorithm Matthew Mathis, Jeffrey Semke, Jamshid Mahdavi et al. · ACM SIGCOMM Computer Communication Review Jul 1997 1,504
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bell (Canada)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Politics, Gender, Nationalism, Media and Culture.

▲ 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-now 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. Deep Learning7▲ 1.88×26 topics
  2. Machine Learning7▲ 1.90×31 topics
  3. Identity6▲ 7.6×11 topics
  4. Gender4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  5. Politics3▲ 12×3 topics
  6. Sustainability3▲ 1.23×14 topics
  7. Globalization3▲ 1.43×9 topics
  8. Neural Networks3▲ 1.76×10 topics
  9. Healthcare3▲ 2.3×12 topics
  10. Corporate Governance3▲ 3.5×3 topics
  11. Culture3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  12. Nationalism3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  13. Security3▲ 3.7×11 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 1.67×12 topics
  15. Colonialism2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  16. Religion2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  17. Media2▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Primary Care2▲ 5.6×7 topics
  19. Health Equity2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  20. IoT Security2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  22. Resilience2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  23. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 3.8×6 topics
  24. Cybersecurity2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  25. Race2▲ 14×3 topics
  26. Bankruptcy Law2▲ 166×1 topic
  27. Financial Distress2▲ 34×1 topic
  28. International Law2▲ 4.9×5 topics
  29. Postcolonialism2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. 5G Networks2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  31. Social Change2▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Mobile Edge Computing1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  33. Security and Privacy1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  34. Caribbean1▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Cultural Integration1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  36. Dancehall1▲ 166×1 topic
  37. Drug Delivery Systems1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Society1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  39. Alchemy1▲ 31×2 topics
  40. Experiential Learning1▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Bell (Canada) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corporate Insolvency and Governance, Caribbean history, culture, and politics, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Child and Adolescent Health.

Corporate Insolvency and…2Corporate Insolvency and Governance: 2 fractional worksCaribbean history, cultu…1Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Health: 1 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence1Criminal Law and Evidence: 1 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 1 fractional worksMiddle East and Rwanda Conflicts: 1 fractional worksReligious, Philosophical…1Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies: 1 fractional worksPotato Plant Research1Potato Plant Research: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional works
AccountingCultural StudiesComputer Networks and CommunicationsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Insolvency and Governance Accounting 2 works
  2. 2 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 1 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  4. 4 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 1 works
  6. 6 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Potato Plant Research Food Science 1 works
  10. 10 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology 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 available13.3%not open86.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bell (Canada)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bell (Canada) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Bell (Canada)0.00061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bell (Canada) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Bell (Canada)8.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.5% in 1999.

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