Dalhousie University
In research, Dalhousie University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#480 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#462 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#458 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. 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).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #446 of 22,385 · #549 all time
- Rank in Canada
- #16 of 305
- Research works
- 56k ▼ 2% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.6M 29.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 11.1% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.02× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 34% world 40%
- International
- 19% world 18%
What is Dalhousie University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #480 of 10,670 | 10.7% | 2,577 | #612 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #462 of 9,902 | 11.0% | 2,346 | #489 | |
| MedicineField | #458 of 8,541 | 10.1% | 1,872 | #483 | |
| Social SciencesDomain | #604 of 9,585 | 11.4% | 1,724 | #618 | |
| EngineeringField | #460 of 5,901 | 10.8% | 899 | #720 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #248 of 3,157 | 17.8% | 282 | #455 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #506 of 6,403 | 12.2% | 953 | #663 | |
| Social SciencesField | #715 of 5,988 | 11.7% | 755 | #575 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #538 of 4,417 | 10.5% | 423 | #701 | |
| Health ProfessionsField | #241 of 1,895 | 13.9% | 392 | #365 |
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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#612 #480
- Health Sciences#489 #462
- Medicine#483 #458
- Social Sciences#618 #604
- Engineering#720 #460
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#455 #248
- Life Sciences#663 #506
- Social Sciences#575 #715
- Computer Science#701 #538
- Health Professions#365 #241
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Dalhousie University work in?
In 2022-now, 34% of research at Dalhousie University is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (25%), Engineering (12%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Health Sciences.
Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences2,86933.8%
- Engineering99011.7%
- Environmental Science6077.2%
- Computer Science4755.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2422.8%
- Materials Science1641.9%
- Physics and Astronomy1351.6%
- Chemistry1041.2%
- Mathematics841.0%
- Energy530.6%
- Chemical Engineering140.2%
- Health Sciences2,64031.1%
- Medicine2,11124.9%
- Health Professions4325.1%
- Dentistry430.5%
- Nursing340.4%
- Veterinary200.2%
- Social Sciences1,90022.4%
- Social Sciences8399.9%
- Psychology4945.8%
- Arts and Humanities1842.2%
- Business, Management and Accounting1672.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance1311.5%
- Decision Sciences851.0%
- Life Sciences1,07912.7%
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.
- Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 42.4 works4.7×
- OceanographySubfield · 106.1 works4.5×
- Applied PsychologySubfield · 47.9 works3.9×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Health Professions1.93×432 works
- Psychology1.91×494 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.82×242 works
- Veterinary1.71×20 works
- Environmental Science1.44×607 works
- Neuroscience1.32×182 works
- Medicine1.29×2,111 works
- Immunology and Microbiology1.05×90 works
- Dentistry1.05×43 works
- Decision Sciences1.04×85 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.02×462 works
- Mathematics0.84×84 works
- Nursing0.82×34 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×322 works
- Chemistry0.78×104 works
- Engineering0.78×990 works
- Social Sciences0.78×839 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.75×22 works
- Arts and Humanities0.75×184 works
- Computer Science0.72×476 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.72×135 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.72×131 works
- Energy0.68×53 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.61×167 works
- Materials Science0.55×164 works
- Chemical Engineering0.48×14 works
- Health Professions 1.9×
- Psychology 1.9×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.8×
- Veterinary 1.7×
- Environmental Science 1.4×
- Neuroscience 1.3×
- Medicine 1.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 1.1×
- Dentistry 1.1×
- Decision Sciences 1.0×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Mathematics 0.8×
- Nursing 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Engineering 0.8×
- Social Sciences 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.8×
- Arts and Humanities 0.8×
- Computer Science 0.7×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.7×
- Energy 0.7×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.6×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
Who are the top researchers at Dalhousie University?
Ranked on the quality score, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin and Boris Worm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dalhousie University.
- 1
Aaron van Donkelaar
Canada · #1,258 worldwide 87k citations · 444 works
- 2
Randall V. Martin
Canada · #1,419 worldwide 105k citations · 797 works
- 3
Boris Worm
Canada · #6,313 worldwide 44k citations · 241 works
- 4
Derek P. Tittensor
Canada · #14,023 worldwide 17k citations · 174 works
- 5
M. Aaron MacNeil
Canada · #15,477 worldwide 13k citations · 152 works
- 6
Heike K. Lotze
Canada · #16,158 worldwide 31k citations · 184 works
- 7
Rudolf Uher
Canada · #36,603 worldwide 42k citations · 556 works
- 8
Morgan G. I. Langille
Canada · #43,551 worldwide 58k citations · 176 works
- 9
Kenneth J. Rockwood
Canada · #43,762 worldwide 116k citations · 1,018 works
- 10
Paul R Amyotte
Canada · #48,381 worldwide 13k citations · 348 works
Which keywords describe research at Dalhousie University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Depression, Quality of Life, Public Health, Inflammation and Machine Learning.
- Marine Mammals
- Acoustic Communication
- Evidence-Based Practice
- Quality Improvement
- Vulnerability
- Health Disparities
- Mortality Risk
- Ethical Considerations
- Physical Activity
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Resilience
- Mortality
- Genetics
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Risk Factors
- Environmental Impact
- Sustainability
- Inflammation
- Machine Learning
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Mental Health
- Deep Learning
- Quality of Life
- Public Health
- Depression
- Treatment
- Anxiety
- Prevalence
- Primary Care
- Aging
- Social Support
- Well-being
- Psychological Impact
- Cathode Materials
- Population Dynamics
- Chronic Disease Management
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Adherence
- Anthropogenic Noise
Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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
- Epidemiology420▲ 1.24×128 topics
- Climate Change402▲ 1.74×94 topics
- Mental Health263▲ 2.2×42 topics
- Machine Learning232▼ 0.82×80 topics
- Deep Learning204▼ 0.70×78 topics
- Inflammation200◆ 1.10×81 topics
- Quality of Life192▲ 1.56×55 topics
- Sustainability192◆ 0.92×79 topics
- Public Health184▲ 1.49×55 topics
- Environmental Impact174▲ 1.20×52 topics
- Depression166▲ 2.2×25 topics
- Risk Factors142▲ 1.51×37 topics
- Treatment113◆ 1.09×48 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease109◆ 1.12×37 topics
- Anxiety107▲ 2.6×12 topics
- Genetics96▲ 1.60×24 topics
- Prevalence85▲ 2.5×15 topics
- Mortality84▲ 1.74×13 topics
- Primary Care83▲ 2.6×15 topics
- Resilience83▲ 1.99×16 topics
- Aging80▲ 1.74×16 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries80▲ 2.3×4 topics
- Social Support78▲ 1.71×18 topics
- Physical Activity76▲ 1.85×11 topics
- Well-being72▲ 2.2×14 topics
- Ethical Considerations71▲ 2.4×17 topics
- Psychological Impact70▲ 2.6×11 topics
- Mortality Risk69▲ 3.4×6 topics
- Cathode Materials68▲ 2.0×3 topics
- Health Disparities66▲ 3.0×8 topics
- Population Dynamics65▲ 3.0×11 topics
- Vulnerability59▲ 3.0×9 topics
- Chronic Disease Management57▲ 3.4×5 topics
- Quality Improvement54▲ 3.3×8 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability53▲ 7.3×2 topics
- Evidence-Based Practice48▲ 4.2×7 topics
- Adherence47▲ 4.5×2 topics
- Acoustic Communication46▲ 11×2 topics
- Anthropogenic Noise34▲ 14×1 topic
- Marine Mammals34▲ 14×1 topic
Which research topics does Dalhousie University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Advancements in Battery Materials, Marine animal studies overview, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Frailty in Older Adults.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 38 works
- 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 34 works
- 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 34 works
- 4 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 31 works
- 5 Digital Mental Health Interventions Applied Psychology 30 works
- 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 30 works
- 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 30 works
- 8 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 26 works
- 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 24 works
- 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 24 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Dalhousie University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Dalhousie University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.034% in 2024.
Fractional works of Dalhousie University over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.0% in 2010.
Other research institutions in Halifax
- Saint Mary's University
- Mount Saint Vincent University
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Izaak Walton Killam Health Centre
- Technical University of Nova Scotia
- Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture
- Discovery Centre
- Greenfield Research (Canada)
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