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Cape Breton University

In research, Cape Breton University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,144 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,599 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,777 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,742
of 28,054 · #7,066 all time
Rank in Canada
#116
of 403
Research works
1.9k
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Cape Breton University 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 #2,144 of 10,521 22.9%251 #1483
Social SciencesField #2,599 of 6,365 22.1%115 #1893
Physical SciencesDomain #6,777 of 12,888 24.9%96 #9013

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#1,483 #2,144
  2. Social Sciences#1,893 #2,599
  3. Physical Sciences#9,013 #6,777
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

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: 0.46× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.87× its world share, 6 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.77× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.08× its world share, 50 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.31× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Cape Breton University?

Ranked on the composite score, Peter D. MacIntyre, Jeff Todd Tıton and Erwin L. Zodrow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cape Breton University.

  1. 1 Peter D. MacIntyre Canada · #4,869 worldwide 1.5k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Jeff Todd Tıton Canada · #98,879 worldwide 67 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Erwin L. Zodrow Canada · #176,236 worldwide 166 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Princely Ifinedo Canada · #248,719 worldwide 150 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Katherine Covell Canada · #502,995 worldwide 56 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Roderick Nicholls Canada · #536,598 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Shaohua Chen Canada · #552,993 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Andrew Parnaby Canada · #558,956 worldwide 5 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 R. Brian Howe Canada · #666,009 worldwide 40 citations · 29 works
  10. 10 Kevin McKague Canada · #691,176 worldwide 34 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Cape Breton University

Which keywords describe research at Cape Breton University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Identity, Gender, Social Justice, Neoliberalism, Literature, Feminism 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 2022–2025 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. Globalization24▲ 2.9×50 topics
  2. Identity16▲ 5.3×21 topics
  3. Mental Health14▲ 2.3×22 topics
  4. Gender13▲ 5.6×12 topics
  5. Education12▲ 1.73×22 topics
  6. Social Justice11▲ 4.5×13 topics
  7. Literature11▲ 4.7×13 topics
  8. History10▲ 3.5×10 topics
  9. Neoliberalism9▲ 6.3×13 topics
  10. Qualitative Research9▲ 2.5×11 topics
  11. Well-being9▲ 5.5×12 topics
  12. Corporate Governance8▲ 2.7×7 topics
  13. Feminism8▲ 7.1×9 topics
  14. Culture8▲ 3.6×12 topics
  15. Nationalism7▲ 3.7×10 topics
  16. Social Interaction7▲ 4.3×7 topics
  17. Risk Management7▲ 3.5×5 topics
  18. Community Engagement7▲ 4.9×7 topics
  19. Religion7▲ 3.4×10 topics
  20. Cultural Identity7▲ 3.1×7 topics
  21. Social Support7▲ 2.9×11 topics
  22. Colonialism6▲ 3.3×12 topics
  23. Language6▲ 6.1×2 topics
  24. Health Equity6▲ 4.8×4 topics
  25. Narrative6▲ 8.2×4 topics
  26. Gender Dynamics5▲ 12×4 topics
  27. Health Disparities5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  28. Motor Imagery5▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Semantic Web5▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Youth Engagement5▲ 5.7×4 topics
  31. Social Policy5▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Intrinsic Motivation5▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Income Inequality5▲ 8.5×3 topics
  34. Athlete Development5▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Expert Performance5▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Violence5▲ 7.9×8 topics
  37. Immigration5▲ 9.9×2 topics
  38. Gender Inequality4▲ 7.6×4 topics
  39. Postcolonialism4▲ 8.5×7 topics
  40. Cultural Impact4▲ 18×3 topics

Which research topics does Cape Breton University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sport Psychology and Performance, Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports, Canadian Identity and History and Geographic Information Systems Studies.

Sport Psychology and Per…5Sport Psychology and Performance: 5 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Conc…4Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 4 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 4 fractional worksGeographic Information S…4Geographic Information Systems Studies: 4 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…3Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation and Islamic Studies: 3 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 3 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…3Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 3 fractional worksLanguage, Discourse, Communication Strategies: 3 fractional worksYouth Development and Social Support: 3 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologySocial PsychologySociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and Development6 others

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

  1. 1 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  2. 2 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 4 works
  3. 3 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  4. 4 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  5. 5 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 3 works
  6. 6 Education and Islamic Studies Education 3 works
  7. 7 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  9. 9 Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies Language and Linguistics 3 works
  10. 10 Youth Development and Social Support Safety Research 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Cape Breton University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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