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Canadian Forces College

In research, Canadian Forces College stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,920 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Social Sciences and Social Sciences — Social Sciences is 5.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#39,930
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#861
of 896
Research works
183
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Canadian Forces College 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
Social SciencesDomain #12,920 of 16,945 23.8%158

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Forces College 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 Canadian Forces College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Social Sciences takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Social SciencesField · 20.4 works5.2×
  2. Social SciencesDomain · 26.8 works3.4×
← 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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.12× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.99× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.16× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canadian Forces College?

Ranked on the composite score, Chris Madsen, Christopher Spearin and Paul Mitchell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian Forces College.

  1. 1 Chris Madsen Canada · #442,619 worldwide 5 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Christopher Spearin Canada · #545,005 worldwide 30 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Paul Mitchell Canada · #557,693 worldwide 1 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian Forces College

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Forces College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, Global Governance, Globalization, Peacebuilding, Identity, History, Humanitarian Intervention and Responsibility to Protect.

▲ 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. International Law6▲ 59×4 topics
  2. Global Governance4▲ 59×3 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  4. Peacebuilding3▲ 136×3 topics
  5. Identity3▲ 11×2 topics
  6. History2▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Humanitarian Intervention2▲ 194×2 topics
  8. Economic Growth2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  9. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 231×1 topic
  10. State Sovereignty2▲ 142×1 topic
  11. Border Security2▲ 336×1 topic
  12. Canada2▲ 554×1 topic
  13. North American Trade2▲ 2043×1 topic
  14. Social Policy2▲ 70×1 topic
  15. Private Security Companies2▲ 1844×1 topic
  16. Privatized Military Industry2▲ 1844×1 topic
  17. Sustainability2▲ 2.6×3 topics
  18. Defense Spending2▲ 693×1 topic
  19. International Relations2▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Local Turn2▲ 404×1 topic
  21. Military Expenditure2▲ 693×1 topic
  22. Resilience Governance2▲ 404×1 topic
  23. Transitional Justice2▲ 72×3 topics
  24. Climate Change2▲ 1.78×2 topics
  25. Diplomacy2▲ 50×2 topics
  26. Governance2▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Machine Learning2▲ 1.46×2 topics
  28. Ethics1▲ 9.6×4 topics
  29. Human Rights1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  30. Authoritarianism1▲ 48×2 topics
  31. British Army1▲ 584×1 topic
  32. Counterinsurgency1▲ 416×1 topic
  33. Geopolitics1▲ 28×2 topics
  34. International Institutions1▲ 203×1 topic
  35. Power1▲ 60×1 topic
  36. Arctic1▲ 33×1 topic
  37. Shipping1▲ 74×1 topic
  38. Big Data1▲ 3.5×2 topics
  39. Big Data Analytics1▲ 15×1 topic
  40. Healthcare1▲ 2.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Canadian Forces College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Canadian Policy and Governance, Canadian Identity and History and Military and Defense Studies.

Global Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksCanadian Policy and Gove…2Canadian Policy and Governance: 2 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…2Canadian Identity and History: 2 fractional worksMilitary and Defense Stu…2Military and Defense Studies: 2 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 2 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations …1International Relations and Foreign Policy: 1 fractional worksMilitary History and Str…1Military History and Strategy: 1 fractional worksArctic and Russian Polic…1Arctic and Russian Policy Studies: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …1Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsSociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsHealth Information Management

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

  1. 1 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Canadian Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Military and Defense Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Health Information Management 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Forces College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher 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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