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Columbia College

In research, Columbia College stands highest in Medicine (#2,562 of 17,978 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,140 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,646 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,250
of 28,054 · #5,359 all time
Rank in Canada
#349
of 403
Research works
1.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
36.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Columbia College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #2,562 of 17,978 28.0%727
Health SciencesDomain #3,140 of 20,462 28.1%806
Life SciencesDomain #2,646 of 14,347 28.6%344
Social SciencesDomain #5,205 of 16,945 19.0%364
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,515 of 7,814 32.5%196
PsychologyField #1,842 of 3,744 22.1%147
Social SciencesField #7,969 of 10,206 19.3%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Columbia College 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).

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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.80× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.42× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.01× its world share, 47 worksMedicineNursing: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.45× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Columbia College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Depression, Neurobiology, Technology, Risk Factors, Prevalence and Adolescents.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 2.4×69 topics
  2. Mental Health5▲ 2.8×18 topics
  3. Machine Learning4◆ 1.01×16 topics
  4. Depression4▲ 3.5×16 topics
  5. Risk Factors4▲ 2.6×16 topics
  6. Public Health3▲ 1.65×22 topics
  7. Technology3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  8. Treatment3▲ 1.90×21 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 1.88×16 topics
  10. Culture2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  11. Genetics2▲ 2.8×11 topics
  12. Prevalence2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  13. Clinical Trials2▲ 2.9×13 topics
  14. Meta-Analysis2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  15. Neurobiology2▲ 7.3×7 topics
  16. Adolescents2▲ 5.0×7 topics
  17. Prognostic Factors2▲ 3.9×10 topics
  18. Anxiety2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  19. Cultural Identity2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  20. Global Burden2▲ 3.0×8 topics
  21. Neurobiological Correlates2▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Psychopathology2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  23. Psychological Interventions2▲ 11×4 topics
  24. Science2▲ 5.5×3 topics
  25. Monetary Policy2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  26. Postcolonialism2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  27. Rituximab2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  28. Society2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  29. Big Data Analytics1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  30. Personality Traits1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  32. Literary Criticism1▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Medicine1▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Observations1▲ 58×1 topic
  35. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  36. Race1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  37. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy1▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Stigma1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  39. Psychotherapy Outcome1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Therapeutic Alliance1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Columbia College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: History of Science and Medicine, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology, Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications and Education Systems and Policy.

History of Science and M…1History of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksPersonality Disorders an…1Personality Disorders and Psychopathology: 1 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksBanking stability, regulation, efficiency: 1 fractional worksE-commerce and Technology Innovations: 1 fractional worksMusic History and Culture: 1 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leuk…1Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksTransactional Analysis in Psychotherapy: 1 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceClinical PsychologyEducationFinance4 others

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

  1. 1 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  2. 2 Personality Disorders and Psychopathology Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  5. 5 Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Finance 1 works
  6. 6 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 1 works
  7. 7 Music History and Culture Music 1 works
  8. 8 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy Clinical Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 1 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 available27.5%not open72.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors77.1%domestic only22.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Columbia College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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