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Bishop's University

In research, Bishop's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,132 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,687 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,977 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 15.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,702
of 28,054 · #9,564 all time
Rank in Canada
#217
of 403
Research works
1.9k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Bishop's 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 #5,132 of 10,521 24.2%126 #3309
Social SciencesField #3,687 of 6,365 27.0%68 #4008
Physical SciencesDomain #8,977 of 12,888 20.8%79 #7663

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bishop's 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#3,309 #5,132
  2. Social Sciences#4,008 #3,687
  3. Physical Sciences#7,663 #8,977
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 Bishop's University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 20.5 works16×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 35.6 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: 0.85× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.42× its world share, 36 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.38× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.64× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.42× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.16× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bishop's University?

Ranked on the composite score, Susan Reid, Lisa Taylor and Valerio Faraoni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bishop's University.

  1. 1 Susan Reid Canada · #45,390 worldwide 204 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Lisa Taylor Canada · #254,882 worldwide 32 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Valerio Faraoni Canada · #262,847 worldwide 676 citations · 95 works
  4. 4 Brian Michael Jenkins Canada · #283,754 worldwide 65 citations · 78 works
  5. 5 David Webster Canada · #591,092 worldwide 25 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 George Englebretsen Canada · #639,107 worldwide 15 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Lesslie Newbigin Canada · #662,216 worldwide 5 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Karl Wegert Canada · #672,414 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 F. H. Amphlett Micklewright Canada · #716,482 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Louis-Georges Harvey Canada · #829,923 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Bishop's University

Which keywords describe research at Bishop's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, General Relativity, Supernovae, Globalization, Dark Energy, Cosmic Microwave Background, Cosmological Parameters and Black Holes.

▲ 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. Globalization15▲ 3.0×36 topics
  2. Machine Learning14▲ 1.65×25 topics
  3. Quantum Gravity11▲ 56×4 topics
  4. Climate Change10▲ 1.51×33 topics
  5. Identity10▲ 5.3×17 topics
  6. Artificial Intelligence10▲ 2.8×8 topics
  7. General Relativity10▲ 57×2 topics
  8. Supernovae10▲ 46×2 topics
  9. Mental Health9▲ 2.5×20 topics
  10. Dark Energy9▲ 55×2 topics
  11. Black Holes9▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Cosmic Microwave Background9▲ 63×1 topic
  13. Cosmological Parameters9▲ 63×1 topic
  14. Healthcare8▲ 3.0×7 topics
  15. Field Theories7▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Holographic7▲ 64×1 topic
  17. History7▲ 4.1×8 topics
  18. Nationalism7▲ 5.9×7 topics
  19. Social Justice6▲ 4.4×15 topics
  20. Big Data6▲ 2.6×5 topics
  21. Gender6▲ 4.4×13 topics
  22. Ethics6▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Cultural Identity5▲ 3.9×4 topics
  24. Immigration5▲ 18×4 topics
  25. Religion5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  26. Health Equity5▲ 6.8×3 topics
  27. Social Capital4▲ 3.3×10 topics
  28. Diversity4▲ 9.4×7 topics
  29. Precision Medicine4▲ 3.6×3 topics
  30. Language4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  31. Ethnicity4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  32. Population Dynamics4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  33. Canada4▲ 117×1 topic
  34. Social Policy4▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Big Data Analytics3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  36. Multilingualism3▲ 8.1×4 topics
  37. Relativity3▲ 48×1 topic
  38. Unified Field Theories3▲ 116×1 topic
  39. Language Policy3▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Clinical Decision Support3▲ 7.9×1 topic

Which research topics does Bishop's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Canadian Identity and History and Relativity and Gravitational Theory.

Cosmology and Gravitatio…9Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 9 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…7Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 7 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 4 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitati…3Relativity and Gravitational Theory: 3 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …3Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 3 fractional worksInternet of Things and AI2Internet of Things and AI: 2 fractional worksClassical Antiquity Studies: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksGender Roles and Identity Studies: 2 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 2 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsSociology and Political ScienceHealth Informatics4 others

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

  1. 1 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 9 works
  2. 2 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 7 works
  3. 3 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  5. 5 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 3 works
  6. 6 Internet of Things and AI Information Systems 2 works
  7. 7 Classical Antiquity Studies Anthropology 2 works
  8. 8 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  9. 9 Gender Roles and Identity Studies Gender Studies 2 works
  10. 10 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bishop's University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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