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Concordia University

In research, Concordia University stands highest in Engineering (#202 of 6,636 worldwide), Social Sciences (#415 of 10,521 worldwide) and Computer Science (#188 of 4,667 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Computer Networks and Communications and Visual Arts and Performing Arts — Software is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#811
of 28,054 · #642 all time
Rank in Canada
#21
of 403
Research works
38k
▲ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
902k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Concordia 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
EngineeringField #202 of 6,636 22.2%1,727 #230
Social SciencesDomain #415 of 10,521 23.6%1,781 #278
Computer ScienceField #188 of 4,667 20.1%1,074 #217
Physical SciencesDomain #662 of 12,888 21.7%3,654 #643
Social SciencesField #432 of 6,365 21.5%807 #311
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #199 of 2,318 20.5%419 #228
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #72 of 705 20.2%255 #170
Environmental ScienceField #371 of 3,551 26.5%370 #511
Information SystemsSubfield #151 of 1,291 30.6%134 #102
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #102 of 793 19.7%204 #102

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Concordia 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. Engineering#230 #202
  2. Social Sciences#278 #415
  3. Computer Science#217 #188
  4. Physical Sciences#643 #662
  5. Social Sciences#311 #432
  6. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#228 #199
  7. Computer Networks and Communications#170 #72
  8. Environmental Science#511 #371
  9. Information Systems#102 #151
  10. Control and Systems Engineering#102 #102
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.

What does Concordia University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 32.5 works8.2×
  2. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 254.6 works4.7×
  3. Visual Arts and Performing ArtsSubfield · 41.1 works4.1×
  4. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 147.8 works3.9×
  5. Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield · 204.1 works3.1×
  6. Environmental EngineeringSubfield · 97.4 works2.9×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 123 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.32× its world share, 131 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 20 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.25× its world share, 1,074 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 52 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.16× its world share, 66 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.88× its world share, 1,727 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 370 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.68× its world share, 146 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 77 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 86 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 97 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 258 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 286 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 169 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 86 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 135 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.60× its world share, 298 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 807 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Concordia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Philip C. Abrami, Roy A. Wise and H.J. McQueen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Concordia University.

  1. 1 Philip C. Abrami · #11,268 worldwide 942 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Roy A. Wise · #11,641 worldwide 861 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 H.J. McQueen · #12,293 worldwide 917 citations · 59 works
  4. 4 Ching Y. Suen · #13,222 worldwide 1.3k citations · 141 works
  5. 5 R Bernard · #15,081 worldwide 609 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Stylianos Perrakis · #22,941 worldwide 587 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 John A. Capobianco · #23,254 worldwide 661 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 John McKay · #23,436 worldwide 627 citations · 60 works
  9. 9 P.D. Ziogas · #29,168 worldwide 679 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Robert Tittler · #31,972 worldwide 151 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at Concordia University

Which keywords describe research at Concordia University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Artificial Neural Networks, Energy Efficiency, Anomaly Detection, Thermal Comfort and IoT Security.

▲ 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. Deep Learning507▲ 2.4×77 topics
  2. Machine Learning380▲ 1.89×84 topics
  3. Neural Networks239▲ 2.5×37 topics
  4. Sustainability169◆ 1.13×79 topics
  5. Climate Change164◆ 0.99×87 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency157▲ 2.7×29 topics
  7. Globalization155▲ 1.29×95 topics
  8. Renewable Energy146▲ 1.66×40 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks139▲ 4.8×10 topics
  10. Environmental Impact112◆ 1.08×46 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks108▲ 2.4×14 topics
  12. Security100▲ 2.5×22 topics
  13. Identity97▲ 2.2×55 topics
  14. IoT Security95▲ 4.8×3 topics
  15. Anomaly Detection94▲ 5.2×5 topics
  16. Smart Grid94▲ 4.0×10 topics
  17. Internet of Things90▲ 1.68×19 topics
  18. Model Predictive Control88▲ 5.5×6 topics
  19. Mechanical Properties86▲ 1.44×34 topics
  20. Thermal Comfort77▲ 9.6×2 topics
  21. Nationalism75▲ 2.6×26 topics
  22. Ethics69▲ 2.3×39 topics
  23. Privacy67▲ 3.7×7 topics
  24. 5G Networks60▲ 4.9×5 topics
  25. Climate Change Impact59▲ 4.3×4 topics
  26. Energy Simulation56▲ 10×2 topics
  27. Building Energy Consumption55▲ 11×1 topic
  28. Sustainable Buildings55▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Cybersecurity51▲ 3.5×5 topics
  30. Distributed Systems50▲ 4.9×6 topics
  31. Nonlinear Systems49▲ 3.8×8 topics
  32. Security and Privacy49▲ 4.2×3 topics
  33. Wireless Networks48▲ 5.1×9 topics
  34. Wireless Communications46▲ 4.3×5 topics
  35. Turbulent Flow46▲ 6.3×4 topics
  36. Intrusion Detection44▲ 4.9×4 topics
  37. Attack Detection42▲ 10×2 topics
  38. CFD Simulation42▲ 5.9×4 topics
  39. Communication Networks39▲ 12×1 topic
  40. False Data Injection Attacks39▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Concordia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Smart Grid Security and Resilience and IoT and Edge/Fog Computing.

Building Energy and Comf…55Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 55 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…39Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 39 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …39Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 39 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing32IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 32 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 32 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 29 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…27Antenna Design and Analysis: 27 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 27 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 26 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…25Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 25 fractional works
Building and ConstructionComputer Networks and CommunicationsControl and Systems EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Building Energy and Comfort OptimizationBuilding and Construction 55 works
  2. 2 Network Security and Intrusion DetectionComputer Networks and Communications 39 works
  3. 3 Smart Grid Security and ResilienceControl and Systems Engineering 39 works
  4. 4 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 32 works
  5. 5 Wind and Air Flow StudiesEnvironmental Engineering 32 works
  6. 6 Software Engineering ResearchInformation Systems 29 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and AnalysisAerospace Engineering 27 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy ManagementElectrical and Electronic Engineering 27 works
  9. 9 Software System Performance and ReliabilityComputer Networks and Communications 26 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and ApplicationsArtificial Intelligence 25 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 available22.7%not open77.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.2%domestic only77.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Concordia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% 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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