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Brandon University

In research, Brandon University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,361 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,812 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,693 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,063
of 28,054 · #6,780 all time
Rank in Canada
#122
of 403
Research works
3.7k
▼ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
46k
12.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Brandon 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 #3,361 of 10,521 15.0%213 #2058
Social SciencesField #2,812 of 6,365 16.3%115 #1863
Physical SciencesDomain #6,693 of 12,888 22.2%175 #6797
Computer ScienceField #2,714 of 4,667 30.8%74 #3304
Health SciencesDomain #9,589 of 11,982 13.8%62 #5809

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Brandon 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#2,058 #3,361
  2. Social Sciences#1,863 #2,812
  3. Physical Sciences#6,797 #6,693
  4. Computer Science#3,304 #2,714
  5. Health Sciences#5,809 #9,589
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.

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: 0.97× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.90× its world share, 74 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 31 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.51× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.23× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.76× its world share, 40 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.28× its world share, 35 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Brandon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Gautam Srivastava, James Naylor and Scott C. Forbes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brandon University.

  1. 1 Gautam Srivastava Canada · #66,500 worldwide 1.1k citations · 185 works
  2. 2 James Naylor Canada · #73,978 worldwide 84 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Scott C. Forbes Canada · #247,627 worldwide 110 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 W. N. Hargreaves-Mawdsley Canada · #311,038 worldwide 2 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Tom Mitchell Canada · #480,656 worldwide 50 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Ashutosh Dhar Dwivedi Canada · #518,072 worldwide 112 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 John Everitt Canada · #580,175 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Alan Clarke Canada · #581,780 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 David R. Greenwood Canada · #660,214 worldwide 122 citations · 37 works
  10. 10 Scott Hamilton Canada · #753,052 worldwide 7 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Brandon University

Which keywords describe research at Brandon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Internet of Things, Healthcare, IoT Security, Identity and Globalization.

▲ 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. Deep Learning37▲ 2.2×60 topics
  2. Machine Learning32▲ 1.93×48 topics
  3. Mental Health20▲ 2.8×26 topics
  4. Globalization19▲ 1.89×26 topics
  5. Healthcare16▲ 2.8×11 topics
  6. Internet of Things15▲ 3.5×17 topics
  7. Identity13▲ 3.6×21 topics
  8. Security12▲ 3.7×13 topics
  9. Gender11▲ 4.0×22 topics
  10. History11▲ 3.0×13 topics
  11. Data Mining10▲ 2.8×9 topics
  12. IoT Security10▲ 6.4×3 topics
  13. Social Justice10▲ 3.5×14 topics
  14. Neoliberalism10▲ 5.3×9 topics
  15. Nonlinear Equations8▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Literature8▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Fractional Calculus8▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Privacy8▲ 5.1×5 topics
  19. Anomalous Diffusion7▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Feminism7▲ 5.1×7 topics
  21. Homotopy Analysis Method7▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Random Walk7▲ 31×1 topic
  23. 5G Networks7▲ 6.9×4 topics
  24. Psychological Impact7▲ 4.3×7 topics
  25. Reflective Practice7▲ 7.3×7 topics
  26. Smart Cities7▲ 5.2×7 topics
  27. Boundary Value Problems7▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Resistance Training6▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Security and Privacy6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  30. Emotion6▲ 5.7×9 topics
  31. Intersectionality6▲ 6.5×6 topics
  32. Decentralization6▲ 5.4×2 topics
  33. Mobile Edge Computing6▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Security Analysis5▲ 6.3×4 topics
  35. Edge Computing5▲ 8.2×2 topics
  36. Exercise5▲ 8.6×3 topics
  37. Postcolonialism5▲ 8.4×7 topics
  38. Controllability5▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Fog Computing5▲ 8.3×1 topic
  40. Immigration5▲ 8.6×3 topics

Which research topics does Brandon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fractional Differential Equations Solutions, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, IoT and Edge/Fog Computing and Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis.

Fractional Differential …7Fractional Differential Equations Solutions: 7 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…5Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 5 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing5IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 5 fractional worksNonlinear Differential E…5Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis: 5 fractional worksMuscle metabolism and nutrition: 4 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 4 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…3Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…3Higher Education Governance and Development: 3 fractional worksGender, Feminism, and Me…3Gender, Feminism, and Media: 3 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…3Canadian Identity and History: 3 fractional works
Modeling and SimulationInformation SystemsComputer Networks and CommunicationsApplied Mathematics6 others

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

  1. 1 Fractional Differential Equations Solutions Modeling and Simulation 7 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 5 works
  3. 3 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 5 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Differential Equations Analysis Applied Mathematics 5 works
  5. 5 Muscle metabolism and nutrition Cell Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  7. 7 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Gender, Feminism, and Media Gender Studies 3 works
  10. 10 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 3 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.0%domestic only85.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Brandon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% 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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