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Conestoga College

In research, Conestoga College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,916 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#21,095 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,103
of 28,054 · #29,496 all time
Rank in Canada
#332
of 403
Research works
364
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is Conestoga 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,916 of 16,945 24.5%150
Physical SciencesDomain #21,095 of 21,541 14.7%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Conestoga 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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.18× its world share, 21 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.30× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.10× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.61× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.97× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Conestoga College?

Ranked on the composite score, Véronique Boscart and Ramesh Bikram Karky lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Conestoga College.

  1. 1 Véronique Boscart Canada · #829,786 worldwide 32 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Ramesh Bikram Karky Canada · #1,025,642 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Conestoga College

Which keywords describe research at Conestoga College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Feedback, Simulation, Actuators, Control, Adaptive, Hydraulic Systems, Machine Learning and Social Media.

▲ 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 Learning9▲ 2.2×23 topics
  2. Feedback8▲ 115×2 topics
  3. Simulation8▲ 25×3 topics
  4. Actuators7▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Control7▲ 48×2 topics
  6. Adaptive7▲ 124×1 topic
  7. Hydraulic Systems7▲ 103×1 topic
  8. Social Media6▲ 3.6×13 topics
  9. Deep Learning5▲ 1.26×15 topics
  10. Sustainability4▲ 1.43×12 topics
  11. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.6×7 topics
  12. Mental Health4▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Big Data3▲ 3.1×9 topics
  14. Public Health3▲ 1.97×10 topics
  15. Classification3▲ 4.7×3 topics
  16. Financial Performance2▲ 3.6×4 topics
  17. Child Development2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  18. Emotion2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  19. Higher Education2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  20. Security2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  21. Medical Imaging2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  22. Occupational Health2▲ 15×4 topics
  23. Brain Tumor2▲ 24×1 topic
  24. Firm Performance2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  25. MRI2▲ 20×1 topic
  26. Maternal Mental Health2▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Perinatal Depression2▲ 33×1 topic
  28. Psychological Interventions2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Predictive Analytics2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Academic Dishonesty2▲ 115×1 topic
  31. Analytics2▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Business Intelligence2▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Plagiarism2▲ 115×1 topic
  34. Risk Perception2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  35. Trauma2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  36. COVID-19 Impact2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  37. User Satisfaction2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Business Ethics2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Collective Memory2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Dark Tourism2▲ 104×1 topic

Which research topics does Conestoga College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems, Brain Tumor Detection and Classification, Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum and Academic integrity and plagiarism.

Hydraulic and Pneumatic …7Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 7 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 2 fractional worksMaternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum: 2 fractional worksAcademic integrity and plagiarism: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksMemory, Trauma, and Comm…2Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksAgriculture and Farm Safety: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringNeurologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSafety Research6 others

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

  1. 1 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 2 works
  3. 3 Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 2 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Memory, Trauma, and Commemoration Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Farm Safety Plant Science 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.1%domestic only77.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Conestoga College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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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