Question 1

What is Brock University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Brock University stands highest in Social Sciences (#844 of 9,585 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,101 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#845 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Gender Studies and Developmental and Educational Psychology (Gender Studies is 5.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Brock University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Brock University ranks #1,379 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#1,331 all time), and #39 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Brock University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas S. C. Farrell, Jessica L. Blythe and Martin Carl Tammemägi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Brock University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Brock University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Brock University is "Empirical, Theoretical, and Practical Advantages of the HEXACO Model of Personality Structure" (Michael C. Ashton, Kibeom Lee, 2007), with 2,200 citations. Next come "Age of Surveillance Capitalism – The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power." (2,158) and "Psychometric Properties of the HEXACO Personality Inventory" (1,991).

Question 5

Which research topics does Brock University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Sports, Gender, and Society, Sport and Mega-Event Impacts, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Canadian Identity and History.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Brock University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Identity, Globalization, Gender, Emotion Regulation, Social Media, Ethics and Well-being.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Brock University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Brock University is in Social Sciences, 21% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Psychology (13%), Medicine (12%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Brock University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.