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Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

In research, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,367 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics, Cognitive Neuroscience and Physics and Astronomy — Condensed Matter Physics is 44.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,641
of 28,054 · #887 all time
Rank in Canada
#35
of 403
Research works
1.7k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
134k
79.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
39.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Canadian Institute for Advanced Research 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,367 of 12,888 34.2%164 #813

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canadian Institute for Advanced Research 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 Institute for Advanced Research specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 44.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 20.2 works45×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 23.6 works11×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 52.8 works8.4×
  4. NeuroscienceField · 29.8 works6.5×
  5. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 28.2 works4.1×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.59× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 6.47× its world share, 30 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.73× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.11× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 25 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.11× its world share, 21 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.36× its world share, 53 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.39× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canadian Institute for Advanced Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Arnold E. Sikkema, Alannah M. Hallas and R. W. Hill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canadian Institute for Advanced Research.

  1. 1 Arnold E. Sikkema Canada · #508,543 worldwide 58 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Alannah M. Hallas Canada · #916,489 worldwide 71 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 R. W. Hill Canada · #940,634 worldwide 71 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Stefan Trotzky Canada · #1,184,525 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey G. Rau Canada · #1,219,736 worldwide 72 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 G. Grissonnanche Canada · #1,223,282 worldwide 83 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 S. Badoux Canada · #1,498,927 worldwide 46 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Hao-Ran Yu Canada · #1,556,212 worldwide 42 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Canadian Institute for Advanced Research

Which keywords describe research at Canadian Institute for Advanced Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Superconductivity, Topological Order, Entanglement, Spin Dynamics, Frustrated Magnets, Quantum Spin Liquids, Electronic Structure and Neural Networks.

▲ 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. Superconductivity16▲ 34×8 topics
  2. Machine Learning16▲ 1.69×32 topics
  3. Deep Learning14▲ 1.42×42 topics
  4. Neural Networks14▲ 3.2×24 topics
  5. Topological Order11▲ 79×2 topics
  6. Entanglement10▲ 23×4 topics
  7. Spin Dynamics10▲ 80×2 topics
  8. Frustrated Magnets10▲ 124×1 topic
  9. Quantum Spin Liquids10▲ 124×1 topic
  10. Electronic Structure9▲ 18×7 topics
  11. Quantum Information8▲ 25×3 topics
  12. Electronic Structure Calculations8▲ 41×2 topics
  13. Catalysts7▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Cuprate Superconductors7▲ 75×1 topic
  15. Electrocatalysis7▲ 9.3×4 topics
  16. High-Temperature Superconductivity7▲ 75×1 topic
  17. Topological Insulators6▲ 49×2 topics
  18. Neuronal Oscillations6▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Working Memory6▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Communication6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  21. Cortical Networks6▲ 33×1 topic
  22. Synchronization6▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Quantum Simulation5▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Prefrontal Cortex5▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Molecular Dynamics5▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Quantum5▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Computation5▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Cryptography5▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Neural Mechanisms5▲ 19×4 topics
  30. Neurobiology5▲ 6.6×7 topics
  31. Carbon Dioxide5▲ 11×2 topics
  32. Spintronics4▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Metal-Insulator Transition4▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Molecular Catalysis4▲ 34×2 topics
  35. Phase Separation4▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Electrochemical Conversion4▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Magnetocaloric Materials4▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Perovskites4▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Renewable Fuels4▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Quantum Spin Hall Effect4▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Canadian Institute for Advanced Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Condensed Matter Physics, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism, Neural dynamics and brain function and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Advanced Condensed Matter Physics: 10 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 7 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 6 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 5 fractional worksMagnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 4 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 4 fractional worksTopological Materials an…4Topological Materials and Phenomena: 4 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 4 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksGut microbiota and health4Gut microbiota and health: 4 fractional works
Condensed Matter PhysicsCognitive NeuroscienceArtificial IntelligenceElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Condensed Matter Physics Condensed Matter Physics 10 works
  2. 2 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 7 works
  3. 3 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  5. 5 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  6. 6 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  7. 7 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 4 works
  8. 8 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  9. 9 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 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 available63.6%not open36.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.3%domestic only46.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canadian Institute for Advanced Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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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