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Center for Northern Studies

In research, Center for Northern Studies stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,472 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Atmospheric Science is 62.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,971
of 28,054 · #8,080 all time
Rank in Canada
#167
of 403
Research works
690
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
28.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Center for Northern Studies 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,472 of 12,888 17.1%67 #4781

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Northern Studies 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).

What does Center for Northern Studies specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 62.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 23.9 works63×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 28.9 works21×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.74× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 21.33× its world share, 29 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.56× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.52× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 21.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Northern Studies?

Ranked on the composite score, Alexandra Sanmark lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Northern Studies.

  1. 1 Alexandra Sanmark Canada · #551,704 worldwide 4 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Northern Studies

Which keywords describe research at Center for Northern Studies?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Hydrology, Remote Sensing, Arctic, Methane Emissions, Permafrost, Carbon Feedback and Thawing.

▲ 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. Climate Change43▲ 19×44 topics
  2. Hydrology18▲ 170×3 topics
  3. Remote Sensing13▲ 12×15 topics
  4. Arctic13▲ 130×4 topics
  5. Methane Emissions12▲ 266×2 topics
  6. Permafrost10▲ 273×2 topics
  7. Carbon Feedback9▲ 309×1 topic
  8. Thawing9▲ 309×1 topic
  9. Glacier6▲ 174×1 topic
  10. Water Availability6▲ 174×1 topic
  11. Biodiversity6▲ 9.5×9 topics
  12. Invasive Species6▲ 16×10 topics
  13. Paleoclimatology5▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Ecosystem Resilience5▲ 37×5 topics
  15. Conservation4▲ 12×7 topics
  16. Population Dynamics4▲ 20×5 topics
  17. Glacial Cycles4▲ 64×1 topic
  18. Habitat Selection4▲ 57×2 topics
  19. Holocene4▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Monsoon Dynamics4▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Sea Level4▲ 45×2 topics
  22. Ocean Circulation4▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Global Warming3▲ 9.5×6 topics
  24. Ecology3▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Wetlands3▲ 111×2 topics
  26. Decline3▲ 133×1 topic
  27. Sea Ice3▲ 133×1 topic
  28. Carbon3▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Microbial Processes3▲ 60×2 topics
  30. Peatlands3▲ 185×1 topic
  31. Microbial Communities3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  32. Trophic Cascades3▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Marine Microbes3▲ 52×1 topic
  34. Microbial Biogeography3▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Animal Movement3▲ 56×1 topic
  36. Occupancy Rates3▲ 56×1 topic
  37. Biogeography2▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Anaerobic2▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Methane Oxidation2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Center for Northern Studies publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate change and permafrost, Cryospheric studies and observations, Geology and Paleoclimatology Research and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Climate change and perma…9Climate change and permafrost: 9 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 3 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…3Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksMethane Hydrates and Related Phenomena: 2 fractional worksBotany and Plant Ecology Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceEcologyEnvironmental ChemistryPlant Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 9 works
  2. 2 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  4. 4 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 3 works
  5. 5 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 3 works
  6. 6 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 3 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  8. 8 Methane Hydrates and Related Phenomena Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Botany and Plant Ecology Studies Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 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 available44.6%not open55.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.8%domestic only74.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Northern Studies's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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