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Canisius College

In research, Canisius College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,308 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,195
of 28,054 · #8,447 all time
Rank in United States
#2,787
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Canisius College 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 #8,308 of 10,521 16.1%102 #1639

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.79× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.08× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 6.90× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.99× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Canisius College?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Needham, Richard Duncan-Jones and David N. Dumville lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Canisius College.

  1. 1 Joseph Needham United States · #5,147 worldwide 380 citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Richard Duncan-Jones United States · #47,773 worldwide 207 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 David N. Dumville United States · #102,827 worldwide 247 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Larry Eugene Jones United States · #108,086 worldwide 137 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 W. H. C. Frend United States · #122,147 worldwide 73 citations · 135 works
  6. 6 C. N. L. Brooke United States · #129,712 worldwide 47 citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Philip Grierson United States · #139,692 worldwide 83 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Herman A. Szymanski United States · #197,902 worldwide 134 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Peter Mandler United States · #199,617 worldwide 44 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 William Bate Hardy United States · #265,025 worldwide 97 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Canisius College

Which keywords describe research at Canisius College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Literature, Gender, Colonialism, Globalization, Social History, Nationalism and Cultural Identity.

▲ 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. Globalization10▲ 3.2×21 topics
  2. History8▲ 7.4×15 topics
  3. Literature8▲ 8.8×15 topics
  4. Gender7▲ 8.3×12 topics
  5. Colonialism7▲ 9.0×12 topics
  6. Mental Health7▲ 2.9×13 topics
  7. Identity6▲ 5.4×14 topics
  8. Cultural Identity6▲ 7.0×5 topics
  9. Nationalism6▲ 7.6×9 topics
  10. Social History6▲ 42×2 topics
  11. Culture5▲ 5.9×9 topics
  12. Cultural Studies5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  13. Ethics5▲ 5.9×9 topics
  14. Religion5▲ 6.0×11 topics
  15. Society4▲ 14×8 topics
  16. Emotion4▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Autism Spectrum Disorders4▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Occupation4▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Resilience4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  20. Evolution4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  21. Oxytocin4▲ 48×2 topics
  22. Philosophy4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  23. Genomic Analysis3▲ 8.2×2 topics
  24. Nazi Propaganda3▲ 105×1 topic
  25. Sexuality3▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Theology3▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Social Cognition3▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Implicit Bias3▲ 41×2 topics
  29. Religious Identity3▲ 30×3 topics
  30. Social Behavior3▲ 32×3 topics
  31. Acculturation3▲ 23×2 topics
  32. Animal-Assisted Therapy3▲ 74×1 topic
  33. Dog Domestication3▲ 74×1 topic
  34. Race3▲ 15×7 topics
  35. Church History3▲ 37×2 topics
  36. Divine Providence3▲ 115×2 topics
  37. Early Modern Europe3▲ 65×2 topics
  38. Ethnic Identity3▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Neurodevelopmental Disorders3▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Immigration3▲ 14×4 topics

Which research topics does Canisius College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European history and politics, Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research and Reformation and Early Modern Christianity.

European history and pol…3European history and politics: 3 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction…3Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 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 Ecology: 2 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identi…2Racial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsGeneticsCognitive NeuroscienceHistory6 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 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Reformation and Early Modern Christianity History 2 works
  5. 5 Theology and Philosophy of Evil Philosophy 2 works
  6. 6 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 2 works
  7. 7 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 2 works
  10. 10 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Canisius College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% 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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