Question 1

What is Dalhousie University known for?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 2

How does Dalhousie University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Dalhousie University ranks #446 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#549 all time), and #16 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Dalhousie University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Aaron van Donkelaar, Randall V. Martin and Boris Worm lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dalhousie University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Dalhousie University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Dalhousie University is "PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR): Checklist and Explanation" (Andrea C. Tricco et al., 2018), with 43,960 citations. Next come "Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2" (25,165) and "Introducing mothur: Open-Source, Platform-Independent, Community-Supported Software for Describing and Comparing Microbial Communities" (22,073).

Question 5

Which research topics does Dalhousie University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Dalhousie University?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Dalhousie University work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Dalhousie University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% lower than in 2018-2021.