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Dalhousie University

In research, Dalhousie University stands highest in Health Sciences (#305 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#294 of 10,443 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#521 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geriatrics and Gerontology, Oceanography and Applied Psychology — Geriatrics and Gerontology is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#446
of 28,054 · #357 all time
Rank in Canada
#11
of 403
Research works
53k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6M
29.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Dalhousie 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
Health SciencesDomain #305 of 11,982 18.9%2,112 #161
MedicineField #294 of 10,443 16.6%1,661 #171
Physical SciencesDomain #521 of 12,888 20.5%2,541 #443
Social SciencesDomain #539 of 10,521 23.6%1,683 #358
Life SciencesDomain #401 of 7,800 23.1%919 #311
Environmental ScienceField #204 of 3,551 22.2%535 #113
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #308 of 3,579 20.7%386 #278
EngineeringField #588 of 6,636 19.9%890 #443
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #85 of 916 26.3%255 #148
Computer ScienceField #503 of 4,667 21.2%417 #804

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dalhousie 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. Health Sciences#161 #305
  2. Medicine#171 #294
  3. Physical Sciences#443 #521
  4. Social Sciences#358 #539
  5. Life Sciences#311 #401
  6. Environmental Science#113 #204
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#278 #308
  8. Engineering#443 #588
  9. General Health Professions#148 #85
  10. Computer Science#804 #503
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 Dalhousie University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geriatrics and Gerontology takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 36.5 works4.7×
  2. OceanographySubfield · 92.0 works4.5×
  3. Applied PsychologySubfield · 41.7 works4.0×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 279 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.00× its world share, 386 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.02× its world share, 74 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 160 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 20 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 98 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 417 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 208 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 49 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 890 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 534 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 144 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 70 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.74× its world share, 119 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.98× its world share, 35 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 372 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 1,661 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 29 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 14 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.78× its world share, 164 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.65× its world share, 152 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 75 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.78× its world share, 121 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 430 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 742 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dalhousie University?

Ranked on the composite score, Kenneth Rockwood, Randall V. Martin and Aaron van Donkelaar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dalhousie University.

  1. 1 Kenneth Rockwood · #519 worldwide 2k citations · 140 works
  2. 2 Randall V. Martin · #6,139 worldwide 2k citations · 120 works
  3. 3 Aaron van Donkelaar · #6,272 worldwide 1.6k citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Noni E. MacDonald · #7,248 worldwide 733 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 N. J. Mackintosh · #9,087 worldwide 1.1k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Gordon A. Fenton · #14,057 worldwide 722 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Edgar Z. Friedenberg · #15,594 worldwide 694 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Patrick J. McGrath · #19,149 worldwide 724 citations · 102 works
  9. 9 Christopher Beaumont · #21,227 worldwide 1.2k citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Martin Alda · #23,593 worldwide 540 citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at Dalhousie University

Which keywords describe research at Dalhousie University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mental Health, Epidemiology, Depression, Public Health, Quality of Life, Environmental Impact and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Climate Change354▲ 1.81×91 topics
  2. Epidemiology336▲ 1.17×125 topics
  3. Mental Health230▲ 2.2×41 topics
  4. Machine Learning201▼ 0.85×78 topics
  5. Deep Learning178▼ 0.72×76 topics
  6. Sustainability171◆ 0.97×76 topics
  7. Inflammation167◆ 1.11×80 topics
  8. Public Health160▲ 1.51×51 topics
  9. Environmental Impact156▲ 1.26×50 topics
  10. Quality of Life154▲ 1.47×55 topics
  11. Depression138▲ 2.2×25 topics
  12. Risk Factors120▲ 1.50×37 topics
  13. Renewable Energy99◆ 0.95×38 topics
  14. Anxiety90▲ 2.6×12 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties88▲ 1.25×31 topics
  16. Genetics78▲ 1.53×24 topics
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries73▲ 2.4×4 topics
  18. Resilience73▲ 2.1×16 topics
  19. Prevalence72▲ 2.4×15 topics
  20. Primary Care70▲ 2.6×15 topics
  21. Aging70▲ 1.80×16 topics
  22. Social Support67▲ 1.66×18 topics
  23. Physical Activity67▲ 1.88×11 topics
  24. Well-being63▲ 2.3×14 topics
  25. Psychological Impact61▲ 2.6×11 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations60▲ 2.4×17 topics
  27. Cathode Materials60▲ 2.1×3 topics
  28. Adolescents59▲ 2.2×10 topics
  29. Population Dynamics58▲ 3.2×11 topics
  30. Mortality Risk58▲ 3.3×6 topics
  31. Health Disparities57▲ 3.0×8 topics
  32. Vulnerability53▲ 3.2×9 topics
  33. Health Outcomes52▲ 2.6×8 topics
  34. Chronic Disease Management48▲ 3.4×5 topics
  35. Fisheries Sustainability48▲ 7.4×2 topics
  36. Acoustic Communication40▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Evidence-Based Practice40▲ 4.3×7 topics
  38. Adherence40▲ 4.7×2 topics
  39. Anthropogenic Noise30▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Marine Mammals30▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Dalhousie University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Marine animal studies overview and Frailty in Older Adults.

Advancements in Battery …34Advancements in Battery Materials: 34 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…31Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 31 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 30 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults27Frailty in Older Adults: 27 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 26 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 26 fractional worksDigital Mental Health Interventions: 24 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…22Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 22 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 22 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 22 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringEcologyGeriatrics and Gerontology5 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 31 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overviewEcology 30 works
  4. 4 Frailty in Older AdultsGeriatrics and Gerontology 27 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 26 works
  6. 6 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 26 works
  7. 7 Digital Mental Health InterventionsApplied Psychology 24 works
  8. 8 Advanced Battery Materials and TechnologiesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 22 works
  9. 9 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 22 works
  10. 10 Underwater Acoustics ResearchOceanography 22 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 available34.0%not open66.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dalhousie University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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