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Concordia University

In research, Concordia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,198 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,555 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,800 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,359
of 28,054 · #10,784 all time
Rank in United States
#2,006
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
30k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
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
Social SciencesDomain #5,198 of 10,521 17.9%147 #2704
Social SciencesField #4,555 of 6,365 17.3%68 #2400
Physical SciencesDomain #10,800 of 12,888 12.2%143 #11438
EngineeringField #5,911 of 6,636 9.7%68 #6870

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. Social Sciences#2,704 #5,198
  2. Social Sciences#2,400 #4,555
  3. Physical Sciences#11,438 #10,800
  4. Engineering#6,870 #5,911
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.

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: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.44× its world share, 39 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.43× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.72× its world share, 29 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Concordia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Yang Lu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Concordia University.

  1. 1 Yang Lu United States · #706,259 worldwide 62 citations · 19 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: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Globalization, Risk Management, Identity, Gender, Education and Colonialism.

▲ 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. Machine Learning19▲ 1.62×46 topics
  2. Deep Learning18▲ 1.53×52 topics
  3. Globalization15▲ 2.1×32 topics
  4. Sustainability11▲ 1.28×34 topics
  5. Education10▲ 1.67×31 topics
  6. Identity9▲ 3.4×22 topics
  7. Social Media8▲ 1.63×14 topics
  8. Mental Health8▲ 1.55×21 topics
  9. Risk Management8▲ 4.6×10 topics
  10. Gender8▲ 4.0×21 topics
  11. Innovation6▲ 1.71×20 topics
  12. Colonialism6▲ 3.7×16 topics
  13. Nationalism6▲ 3.8×11 topics
  14. Ethics6▲ 3.5×14 topics
  15. History6▲ 2.4×16 topics
  16. Cultural Studies5▲ 3.5×12 topics
  17. Social Interaction5▲ 3.3×8 topics
  18. Adolescents4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  19. Emotion Regulation4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  20. Feminism4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  21. Neoliberalism4▲ 3.5×11 topics
  22. Construction4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  23. Discrimination4▲ 5.7×6 topics
  24. Neuroscience4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  25. Emotion4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  26. Postcolonialism4▲ 8.3×9 topics
  27. RFID Technology4▲ 5.7×3 topics
  28. Facilities Management3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Anxiety Disorders3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  30. Parenting3▲ 7.1×2 topics
  31. BIM3▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Prefabrication3▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Narrative3▲ 5.3×6 topics
  34. Race3▲ 7.3×8 topics
  35. 3D Reconstruction3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  36. Point Clouds3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  37. Terrestrial Laser Scanning3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  38. Brain Activity3▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Behavioral Problems2▲ 8.7×1 topic
  40. Photogrammetry2▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Concordia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: BIM and Construction Integration, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development and Geographies of human-animal interactions.

BIM and Construction Int…3BIM and Construction Integration: 3 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultura…23D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psy…2Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…2Geographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …2Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksTheatre and Performance …2Theatre and Performance Studies: 2 fractional works
Building and ConstructionGeologyClinical PsychologyGeography, Planning and Development6 others

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

  1. 1 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 3 works
  2. 2 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 2 works
  3. 3 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  6. 6 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  10. 10 Theatre and Performance Studies Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.8%domestic only43.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Concordia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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