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Capilano University

In research, Capilano University stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,994 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,015
of 22,385 · #21,350 all time
Rank in Canada
#262
of 305
Research works
330
▲ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
5.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Capilano University

What is Capilano 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 #7,994 of 9,585 4.3%63 #8088

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Capilano 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 fields of science does Capilano University work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Capilano University is in Social Sciences, 12% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (51%), Arts and Humanities (12%), Psychology (8%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 83 fractional works · 73.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 57 fractional works · 50.5% of its workEducation: 17 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 13.2% of its workCultural Studies: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 13 fractional works · 11.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMuseology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 11.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKCapilanoUniversity113fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences74%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5750.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities1311.6%
    3. Psychology98.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting32.4%
    5. Decision Sciences10.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Environmental Science54.9%
    2. Computer Science43.7%
    3. Engineering11.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    5. Mathematics10.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.6%
    7. Materials Science00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Neuroscience43.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.2%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Medicine54.5%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
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: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.22× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.42× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.01× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.61× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.99× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.01×13 works
  2. Social Sciences3.99×57 works
  3. Psychology2.61×9 works
  4. Veterinary2.42×0 works
  5. Neuroscience2.22×4 works
  6. Environmental Science0.98×6 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.88×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.75×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×3 works
  10. Mathematics0.54×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.48×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.47×2 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.38×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.30×1 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×1 works
  18. Medicine0.23×5 works
  19. Materials Science0.10×0 works
  20. Engineering0.07×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Capilano University?

Ranked on the quality score, Sylvia Wilson Kind, Michel‐Antoine Xhignesse and Jason P. Martens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Capilano University.

  1. 1 Sylvia Wilson Kind Canada · #1,136,198 worldwide 939 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Michel‐Antoine Xhignesse Canada · #1,992,996 worldwide 114 citations · 82 works
  3. 3 Jason P. Martens Canada · #2,155,217 worldwide 570 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Leonard George Canada · #2,541,031 worldwide 300 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Ken Moak Canada · #2,724,374 worldwide 23 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Daniel John Anderson Canada · #3,184,671 worldwide 135 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Marlene LeGates Canada · #3,202,848 worldwide 155 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 David Matijasevich Canada · #3,411,162 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Robert J. Muckle Canada · #3,862,384 worldwide 84 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Kevin Kirkland Canada · #4,246,274 worldwide 95 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Capilano University

What are the most cited papers from Capilano University?

The most cited paper from Capilano University is "Identification of influenza A nucleoprotein as an antiviral target" (Richard Yi Tsun Kao, Dan Yang, Lai-shan Lau et al., 2010), with 268 citations. Next come "Cycle decompositions III: Complete graphs and fixed length cycles" (203) and "Science Skepticism Across 24 Countries" (156).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Identification of influenza A nucleoprotein as an antiviral target Richard Yi Tsun Kao, Dan Yang, Lai-shan Lau et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access 30 May 2010 268
2 Cycle decompositions III: Complete graphs and fixed length cycles Mateja Šajna · Journal of Combinatorial Designs 12 Dec 2001 203
3 Science Skepticism Across 24 Countries Bastiaan T. Rutjens, Nikhil Kumar Sengupta, Romy van der Lee et al. · Social Psychological and Personality Science Open access 28 Apr 2021 156
4 The role of joint attention in the development of infants’ play with objects Ann E. Bigelow, Kim MacLean, Jane Proctor · Developmental Science 20 Oct 2004 136
5 Reimagining the language of engagement in a post-stakeholder world Mark S. Reed et al. · Sustainability Science Open access 29 Apr 2024 115
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Capilano University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Education, Social Justice, Anthropocene, Feminism, Ethics, Affect, Performativity and Emotion.

▲ 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. Education10▲ 4.9×15 topics
  2. Social Justice7▲ 10×9 topics
  3. Anthropocene7▲ 97×3 topics
  4. Feminism7▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Ethics6▲ 11×11 topics
  6. Affect6▲ 134×2 topics
  7. Climate Change6▲ 1.97×24 topics
  8. Globalization6▲ 2.7×15 topics
  9. Performativity6▲ 159×2 topics
  10. Qualitative Research6▲ 5.9×5 topics
  11. Sustainability6▲ 1.99×14 topics
  12. Emotion5▲ 23×6 topics
  13. Pedagogy5▲ 9.4×8 topics
  14. Identity5▲ 6.4×10 topics
  15. Leadership5▲ 9.0×11 topics
  16. Reflexivity5▲ 123×2 topics
  17. Autoethnography4▲ 245×1 topic
  18. Posthumanism4▲ 245×1 topic
  19. Community Engagement4▲ 12×7 topics
  20. Religion4▲ 8.0×7 topics
  21. 21st Century Skills4▲ 13×3 topics
  22. History4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  23. Social Movements4▲ 11×6 topics
  24. Meta-Analysis3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  25. Colonialism3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  26. Higher Education3▲ 5.4×5 topics
  27. Academic Achievement3▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Technology Integration3▲ 8.9×4 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations3▲ 7.5×6 topics
  30. Reflective Practice3▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Critical Pedagogy3▲ 30×3 topics
  32. Neuroscience3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  33. Critical Thinking Skills3▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Instructional Interventions3▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Lifelong Learning2▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Visual Culture2▲ 41×3 topics
  37. Archaeology2▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Biopolitics2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Educational Leadership2▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does Capilano University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Posthumanist Ethics and Activism, Education and Critical Thinking Development, Education, Leadership, and Health Research and Geographies of human-animal interactions.

Posthumanist Ethics and …4Posthumanist Ethics and Activism: 4 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional worksEducation, Leadership, and Health Research: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional worksMuseums and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and Ameri…2Race, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksIntellectual Property Law: 2 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and Ethics: 2 fractional worksIndigenous and Place-Bas…2Indigenous and Place-Based Education: 2 fractional works
Cultural StudiesEducationGeography, Planning and DevelopmentMuseology4 others

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

  1. 1 Posthumanist Ethics and Activism Cultural Studies 4 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 3 works
  3. 3 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 2 works
  4. 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  5. 5 Museums and Cultural Heritage Museology 2 works
  6. 6 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 2 works
  7. 7 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Intellectual Property Law Law 2 works
  9. 9 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Indigenous and Place-Based Education Education 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.0%domestic only87.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Capilano University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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 Capilano University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Capilano University0.00030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Capilano University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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