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Capital Regional District

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Research works
81
▲ 67% vs 2018-21
Citations
3k
37.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Capital Regional District

Not ranked overall: Capital Regional District is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Capital Regional District work in?

In all years, 51% of research at Capital Regional District is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (31%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (11%).

Physical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 51.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 25 fractional works · 31.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 11.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 20.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 7.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCapital RegionalDistrict81fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences23%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Environmental Science2531.3%
    2. Engineering911.5%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences33.7%
    4. Energy11.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.2%
    6. Computer Science11.1%
    7. Chemistry11.0%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1113.5%
    2. Psychology34.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.3%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine910.9%
    2. Health Professions67.2%
    3. Nursing22.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.84× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 7.30× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions7.30×2 works
  2. Environmental Science4.84×3 works
  3. Energy1.52×0 works
  4. Medicine1.21×3 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.21×0 works
  6. Psychology1.11×0 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.96×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.84×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.59×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.58×0 works
  12. Engineering0.38×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.37×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.34×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.26×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Capital Regional District?

Ranked on the quality score, Béatrice Frank, Farida Bishay and Hugh Griffith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Capital Regional District.

  1. 1 Béatrice Frank Canada · #1,878,561 worldwide 1.1k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Farida Bishay Canada · #1,887,078 worldwide 1.7k citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Hugh Griffith Canada · #2,908,634 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Christopher J. Lowe Canada · #3,536,122 worldwide 507 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Laura A. V. Taylor Canada · #4,520,987 worldwide 187 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Capital Regional District

What are the most cited papers from Capital Regional District?

The most cited paper from Capital Regional District is "Palliative Performance Scale (PPS): A New Tool" (Fern Anderson, George Downing, Jan M Hill et al., 1996), with 1,064 citations. Next come "Occurrence of Antimicrobials in the Final Effluents of Wastewater Treatment Plants in Canada" (816) and "A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions" (234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Palliative Performance Scale (PPS): A New Tool Fern Anderson, George Downing, Jan M Hill et al. · Journal of Palliative Care Mar 1996 1,064
2 Occurrence of Antimicrobials in the Final Effluents of Wastewater Treatment Plants in Canada Xiu‐Sheng Miao, Farida Bishay, Mei Chen et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 26 May 2004 816
3 A global observational analysis to understand changes in air quality during exceptionally low anthropogenic emission conditions Ranjeet S. Sokhi et al. · Environment International Open access 20 Aug 2021 234
4 A multi-objective optimization approach to urban school bus routing: Formulation and solution method Robert L. Bowerman, Brent Hall, Paul H. Calamai · Transportation Research Part A Policy and Practice Mar 1995 211
5 Play-Based Learning: Evidence-Based Research to Improve Children’s Learning Experiences in the Kindergarten Classroom Meaghan Elizabeth Taylor, Wanda A. R. Boyer · Early Childhood Education Journal 31 Oct 2019 170
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Capital Regional District?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Environmental Impact, Water Quality, Climate Change, Invasive Species, Bioaccumulation, Health Policy, Primary Care and Public Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Climate Change6▲ 3.0×26 topics
  2. Environmental Impact6▲ 5.8×12 topics
  3. Water Quality5▲ 15×8 topics
  4. Sustainability4▲ 3.1×12 topics
  5. Public Health4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  6. Invasive Species4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  7. Bioaccumulation4▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Health Policy4▲ 28×2 topics
  9. Primary Care3▲ 9.9×5 topics
  10. Toxicity3▲ 8.6×2 topics
  11. Ecosystem Services3▲ 9.8×6 topics
  12. Environmental Exposure3▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Renewable Energy3▲ 3.3×7 topics
  14. Environmental Impacts2▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  16. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 10×4 topics
  17. Child Development2▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Nursing Education2▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  20. Land Use Change2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  21. Policy2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons2▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Nursing Advocacy2▲ 135×1 topic
  24. Political Participation2▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Vulnerability2▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor2▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Brominated Flame Retardants2▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Sediment Transport2▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Conservation Genetics2▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Global Health2▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Health Workforce2▲ 48×2 topics
  32. Pollution2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Recycling2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  34. Waste Management2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  35. Ecosystem Engineering2▲ 58×1 topic
  36. Freshwater Mussels2▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Social-Ecological Systems2▲ 21×3 topics

Which research topics does Capital Regional District publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Global Health Workforce Issues, Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation, Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions and Library Science and Administration.

Global Health Workforce …1Global Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…1Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksMaternal and Perinatal Health Interventions: 0 fractional worksLibrary Science and Administration: 0 fractional worksThemes in Literature Analysis: 0 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 0 fractional worksNursing Roles and Practices: 0 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts: 0 fractional works
Emergency Medical ServicesPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthObstetrics and GynecologyLibrary and Information Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  2. 2 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Obstetrics and Gynecology 0 works
  4. 4 Library Science and Administration Library and Information Sciences 0 works
  5. 5 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  6. 6 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 0 works
  7. 7 Nursing Roles and Practices General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts Pollution 0 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 available26.4%not open73.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Capital Regional District's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% 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 Capital Regional District as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000043% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Capital Regional District0.000065% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Capital Regional District over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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