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Concordia University

In research, Concordia University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,261 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,229
of 28,054 · #16,422 all time
Rank in United States
#2,955
of 4,192
Research works
529
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
33.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Concordia University 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
Social SciencesDomain #5,261 of 16,945 23.1%279

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).

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: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.91× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.80× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Concordia University?

Ranked on the composite score, Thomas Saylor and Greg Argo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Concordia University.

  1. 1 Thomas Saylor United States · #101,605 worldwide 33 citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Greg Argo United States · #1,491,550 worldwide 0 citations · 17 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: African Christianity, Information Retrieval, Text Classification, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Low Back Pain, Neural Networks and Topic Modeling.

▲ 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 Learning6▲ 1.56×23 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 1.48×24 topics
  3. Epidemiology4◆ 0.97×19 topics
  4. Neural Networks4▲ 2.4×13 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 1.57×10 topics
  6. Mental Health3▲ 1.66×14 topics
  7. African Christianity2▲ 106×2 topics
  8. Information Retrieval2▲ 10×2 topics
  9. Religion2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  10. Text Classification2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Global Burden2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  12. Low Back Pain2▲ 12×2 topics
  13. Topic Modeling2▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Corporate Governance2▲ 2.5×5 topics
  15. Humanitarian Intervention2▲ 50×1 topic
  16. International Law2▲ 6.1×2 topics
  17. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Development2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  19. Machine Translation2▲ 11×1 topic
  20. Well-being2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  21. Word Representation2▲ 15×1 topic
  22. Faith-Based Organizations2▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Global Christianity2▲ 118×1 topic
  24. Short-Term Missions2▲ 118×1 topic
  25. Social Services2▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Psychological Factors2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  27. Student Engagement2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  28. Adolescents2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  29. Chronic Pain2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation2▲ 4.7×6 topics
  31. Hidden Markov Models2▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Disability1▲ 12×1 topic
  33. Measurement Properties1▲ 17×1 topic
  34. Vascular Function1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Clustering1▲ 13×1 topic
  36. Mixture Models1▲ 64×1 topic
  37. Academic Performance1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Language Development1▲ 9.0×5 topics
  39. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  40. Trade1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Concordia University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Peace and Security Dynamics, Topic Modeling, Christian Theology and Mission and Religion, Society, and Development.

Global Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksTopic Modeling2Topic Modeling: 2 fractional worksChristian Theology and M…2Christian Theology and Mission: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and D…2Religion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 1 fractional worksBayesian Methods and Mixture Models: 1 fractional worksWorld Systems and Global…1World Systems and Global Transformations: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Research Studies: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsArtificial IntelligenceReligious studiesSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 2 works
  4. 4 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 1 works
  6. 6 Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 World Systems and Global Transformations Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Research Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  10. 10 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 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 available44.2%not open55.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.5%domestic only46.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Concordia University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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