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Cape Breton University

In research, Cape Breton University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,786 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,395 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,698 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#3,914
of 22,385 · #5,481 all time
Rank in Canada
#77
of 305
Research works
1.9k
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
35k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%

What is Cape Breton University 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 #1,786 of 9,585 12.3%251 #2215
Social SciencesField #2,395 of 5,988 13.3%115 #2390
Physical SciencesDomain #4,698 of 10,670 11.6%96 #9190

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cape Breton University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,215 #1,786
  2. Social Sciences#2,390 #2,395
  3. Physical Sciences#9,190 #4,698
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Cape Breton University work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Cape Breton University is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Arts and Humanities (11%), Psychology (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 275 fractional works · 59.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 126 fractional works · 26.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 41 fractional works · 8.7% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGender Studies: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 53 fractional works · 11.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 15 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 47 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 19 fractional works · 4.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 27 fractional works · 5.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 11 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 110 fractional works · 23.5% of its workComputer Science: 27 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 13 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 3.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 53 fractional works · 11.4% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 22 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 13 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCape BretonUniversity467fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences59%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences12626.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities5311.4%
    3. Psychology4710.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting275.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance163.5%
    6. Decision Sciences61.4%
    1. Computer Science275.8%
    2. Engineering265.6%
    3. Environmental Science183.9%
    4. Mathematics102.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences91.8%
    6. Materials Science61.3%
    7. Chemistry61.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy51.1%
    9. Energy30.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine285.9%
    2. Health Professions224.8%
    3. Nursing30.6%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences92.0%
    2. Neuroscience91.9%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology81.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.43× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.98× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 27 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.78× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.82× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.94× its world share, 53 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.79× its world share, 27 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.63× its world share, 16 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.31× its world share, 47 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.13× its world share, 126 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.94×53 works
  2. Psychology3.31×47 works
  3. Social Sciences2.13×126 works
  4. Health Professions1.82×22 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.79×27 works
  6. Mathematics1.78×10 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.63×16 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.40×6 works
  9. Nursing1.27×3 works
  10. Neuroscience1.18×9 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.18×9 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.98×2 works
  13. Chemistry0.80×6 works
  14. Environmental Science0.78×18 works
  15. Computer Science0.75×27 works
  16. Energy0.70×3 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.49×5 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×9 works
  19. Engineering0.37×26 works
  20. Materials Science0.36×6 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×8 works
  22. Medicine0.31×28 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cape Breton University?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter D. MacIntyre, Princely Ifinedo and Xu Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cape Breton University.

  1. 1 Peter D. MacIntyre Canada · #5,922 worldwide 30k citations · 289 works
  2. 2 Princely Ifinedo Canada · #172,566 worldwide 4.7k citations · 125 works
  3. 3 Xu Zhang Canada · #289,690 worldwide 17k citations · 556 works
  4. 4 Ken D. Oakes Canada · #381,112 worldwide 5k citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Andrew James Carrier Canada · #432,261 worldwide 1.7k citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Brian C. Youden Canada · #724,902 worldwide 501 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Leslie J. Wardley Canada · #818,583 worldwide 572 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Amar Anwar Canada · #903,421 worldwide 524 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 Naizhen Yu Canada · #936,131 worldwide 139 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Beth Mason Canada · #1,132,453 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Cape Breton University

What are the most cited papers from Cape Breton University?

The most cited paper from Cape Breton University is "Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate in a L2: A Situational Model of L2 Confidence and Affiliation" (Peter D. MacIntyre, RICHARD CLÉMENT, Zoltán Dörnyei et al., 1998), with 2,058 citations. Next come "The two faces of Janus? Anxiety and enjoyment in the foreign language classroom" (1,710) and "The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language" (1,507).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Conceptualizing Willingness to Communicate in a L2: A Situational Model of L2 Confidence and Affiliation Peter D. MacIntyre, RICHARD CLÉMENT, Zoltán Dörnyei et al. · Modern Language Journal Open access Dec 1998 2,058
2 The two faces of Janus? Anxiety and enjoyment in the foreign language classroom Jean‐Marc Dewaele, Peter D. MacIntyre · Studies in Second Language Learning and Teaching Open access 2014 1,710
3 The Subtle Effects of Language Anxiety on Cognitive Processing in the Second Language Peter D. MacIntyre, R. C. Gardner · Language Learning Jun 1994 1,507
4 Two-Eyed Seeing and other lessons learned within a co-learning journey of bringing together indigenous and mainstream knowledges and ways of knowing Cheryl M. Bartlett, Murdena Marshall, Albert W. Marshall · Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences 15 Aug 2012 1,174
5 Language teachers’ coping strategies during the Covid-19 conversion to online teaching: Correlations with stress, wellbeing and negative emotions Peter D. MacIntyre, Tammy Gregersen, Sarah Mercer · System Open access 22 Aug 2020 927
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cape Breton University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Gender, Literature, Social Justice, Feminism, Neoliberalism and Well-being.

▲ 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. Globalization26▲ 2.8×57 topics
  2. Identity17▲ 5.0×22 topics
  3. Mental Health15▲ 2.2×22 topics
  4. Education14▲ 1.70×26 topics
  5. Gender13▲ 5.3×13 topics
  6. Social Justice12▲ 4.2×13 topics
  7. Literature12▲ 4.5×16 topics
  8. History11▲ 3.3×11 topics
  9. Qualitative Research10▲ 2.7×11 topics
  10. Social Media10▲ 1.62×14 topics
  11. Well-being10▲ 5.4×12 topics
  12. Neoliberalism10▲ 5.7×14 topics
  13. Corporate Governance9▲ 2.6×10 topics
  14. Feminism9▲ 6.6×9 topics
  15. Social Interaction9▲ 4.9×8 topics
  16. Risk Management8▲ 3.8×7 topics
  17. Culture8▲ 3.3×12 topics
  18. Community Engagement8▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Religion7▲ 3.4×10 topics
  20. Nationalism7▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Health Equity7▲ 5.0×4 topics
  22. Language6▲ 5.6×3 topics
  23. Pragmatics6▲ 8.8×4 topics
  24. Health Disparities6▲ 5.0×6 topics
  25. Semantic Web6▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Motor Imagery6▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Narrative6▲ 7.8×5 topics
  28. Sociolinguistics6▲ 6.6×4 topics
  29. Gender Dynamics6▲ 11×4 topics
  30. Youth Engagement6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  31. Income Inequality5▲ 8.2×4 topics
  32. Intrinsic Motivation5▲ 9.5×3 topics
  33. Social Policy5▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Athlete Development5▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Expert Performance5▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Postcolonialism5▲ 7.8×9 topics
  37. Violence5▲ 7.3×8 topics
  38. Immigration5▲ 9.2×2 topics
  39. Neighborhood Effects5▲ 9.3×3 topics
  40. Adolescent Development4▲ 8.3×5 topics

Which research topics does Cape Breton University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sport Psychology and Performance, Geographic Information Systems Studies, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports and Canadian Identity and History.

  1. 1 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  3. 3 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  5. 5 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 4 works
  6. 6 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 4 works
  7. 7 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 4 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  9. 9 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 3 works
  10. 10 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 3 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 available33.3%not open66.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cape Breton University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Cape Breton University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0025% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Cape Breton University0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cape Breton University 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%Cape Breton University11.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.3% in 2011.

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