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Canisius College

In research, Canisius College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,433 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,705
of 22,385 · #8,549 all time
Rank in United States
#1,788
of 3,332
Research works
2.9k
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
39k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Canisius College

What is Canisius College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,433 of 9,585 6.3%102 #2775

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Canisius 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Canisius College work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Canisius College is in Social Sciences, 13% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Arts and Humanities (19%), Medicine (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 110 fractional works · 61.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 23.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 9 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 33 fractional works · 18.7% of its workHistory: 9 fractional works · 4.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workClassics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 16 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 23 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 11.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCanisius College177fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences62%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4223.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities3318.7%
    3. Psychology169.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting84.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance84.3%
    6. Decision Sciences31.9%
    1. Environmental Science73.9%
    2. Mathematics52.7%
    3. Computer Science42.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy31.8%
    5. Engineering21.3%
    6. Chemistry20.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Medicine169.2%
    2. Health Professions42.4%
    3. Veterinary21.1%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology95.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.6%
    3. Neuroscience52.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.93× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.66× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.25× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.48× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 8.31× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.48× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.02× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary8.31×2 works
  2. Arts and Humanities6.48×33 works
  3. Psychology3.02×16 works
  4. Mathematics2.25×5 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.99×8 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.91×3 works
  7. Social Sciences1.86×42 works
  8. Neuroscience1.66×5 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.34×8 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.93×9 works
  11. Health Professions0.90×4 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.82×3 works
  13. Environmental Science0.78×7 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.76×6 works
  15. Dentistry0.64×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.58×2 works
  17. Medicine0.48×16 works
  18. Computer Science0.31×4 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.27×1 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×0 works
  21. Nursing0.19×0 works
  22. Engineering0.08×2 works
  23. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Canisius College?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard Duncan-Jones, Neil McKendrick and Jennifer Lodi‐Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canisius College.

  1. 1 Richard Duncan-Jones United States · #683,463 worldwide 3.9k citations · 130 works
  2. 2 Neil McKendrick United States · #727,458 worldwide 2.3k citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Jennifer Lodi‐Smith United States · #817,446 worldwide 3.8k citations · 74 works
  4. 4 H. David Sheets United States · #1,025,683 worldwide 6.7k citations · 135 works
  5. 5 Peter Mandler United States · #1,145,125 worldwide 2.1k citations · 177 works
  6. 6 R. B. Outhwaite United States · #1,263,258 worldwide 1.9k citations · 94 works
  7. 7 Larry Eugene Jones United States · #1,291,032 worldwide 5.1k citations · 256 works
  8. 8 Malini Suchak United States · #1,307,189 worldwide 1k citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Robyn L. Brouer United States · #1,355,677 worldwide 4.6k citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Melissa Bekelja Wanzer United States · #1,369,532 worldwide 2.4k citations · 44 works
All ranked researchers at Canisius College

What are the most cited papers from Canisius College?

The most cited paper from Canisius College is "Increasing risk: I. A definition" (Michael Rothschild, Joseph E. Stiglitz, 1970), with 3,940 citations. Next come "Philosophical conceptions of the self: implications for cognitive science" (2,948) and "Is Augmented Reality Technology an Effective Tool for E-commerce? An Interactivity and Vividness Perspective" (1,058).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Increasing risk: I. A definition Michael Rothschild, Joseph E. Stiglitz · Journal of Economic Theory Sep 1970 3,940
2 Philosophical conceptions of the self: implications for cognitive science Shaun Gallagher, Shaun Gallagher · Trends in Cognitive Sciences Review 2000 2,948
3 Is Augmented Reality Technology an Effective Tool for E-commerce? An Interactivity and Vividness Perspective Mark Yi‐Cheon Yim, Shu‐Chuan Chu, Paul L. Sauer · Journal of Interactive Marketing 27 Jun 2017 1,058
4 Thermal decomposition (pyrolysis) of urea in an open reaction vessel Peter M. Schaber, James P. Colson, Steven R. Higgins et al. · Thermochimica Acta 7 Jul 2004 841
5 Verbal aggressiveness: An interpersonal model and measure Dominic A. Infante, Charles J. Wigley · Communication Monographs Mar 1986 741
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Canisius College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Colonialism, Gender, Globalization, Ethics, Identity and Nationalism.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization11▲ 3.1×21 topics
  2. History9▲ 7.1×15 topics
  3. Literature8▲ 8.0×15 topics
  4. Mental Health8▲ 3.0×16 topics
  5. Gender7▲ 7.7×13 topics
  6. Colonialism7▲ 8.6×12 topics
  7. Identity7▲ 5.5×17 topics
  8. Ethics7▲ 7.4×11 topics
  9. Nationalism6▲ 7.5×10 topics
  10. Cultural Identity6▲ 6.6×5 topics
  11. Social History6▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Religion6▲ 6.8×14 topics
  13. Culture5▲ 5.8×10 topics
  14. Cultural Studies5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  15. Emotion5▲ 13×5 topics
  16. Society4▲ 13×8 topics
  17. Philosophy4▲ 5.3×8 topics
  18. Resilience4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  19. Autism Spectrum Disorders4▲ 21×2 topics
  20. Occupation4▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Evolution4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  22. Oxytocin4▲ 43×2 topics
  23. Social Cognition3▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Genomic Analysis3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  25. Nazi Propaganda3▲ 103×1 topic
  26. Sexuality3▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Theology3▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Acculturation3▲ 24×2 topics
  29. Implicit Bias3▲ 38×2 topics
  30. Religious Identity3▲ 28×3 topics
  31. Anthropocene3▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Social Behavior3▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Animal-Assisted Therapy3▲ 67×1 topic
  34. Dog Domestication3▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Race3▲ 13×7 topics
  36. Biopolitics3▲ 20×2 topics
  37. Church History3▲ 35×2 topics
  38. Divine Providence3▲ 107×2 topics
  39. Early Modern Europe3▲ 64×2 topics
  40. Neurodevelopmental Disorders3▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Canisius College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: European history and politics, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Geographies of human-animal interactions and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

European history and pol…3European history and politics: 3 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…3Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 3 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 3 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 2 fractional worksReformation and Early Modern Christianity: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 2 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…2Primate Behavior and Ecology: 2 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneticsGeography, Planning and DevelopmentCognitive Neuroscience6 others

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

  1. 1 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  2. 2 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  5. 5 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  6. 6 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  8. 8 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 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 available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Canisius College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Canisius College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00087% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Canisius College0.00063% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Canisius College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Canisius College7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.2% in 1996.

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