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Dawson College

In research, Dawson College stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,296 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,694 of 9,330 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,459 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,282
of 22,385 · #15,516 all time
Rank in Canada
#268
of 305
Research works
552
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.1k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Dawson College

What is Dawson 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 #5,296 of 14,833 5.6%331
Social SciencesField #5,694 of 9,330 5.0%168
Physical SciencesDomain #15,459 of 17,446 6.4%149

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dawson 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Dawson College work in?

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Dawson College is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Arts and Humanities (17%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 46 fractional works · 59.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 30.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 12.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 17.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 29.6% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 9.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDawson College78fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences59%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2330.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities1417.5%
    3. Psychology45.6%
    4. Decision Sciences23.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    1. Computer Science89.9%
    2. Engineering56.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy56.1%
    4. Mathematics22.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
    6. Environmental Science11.7%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Materials Science00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.1%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Medicine33.3%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.74× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.04× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.31× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities6.04×14 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.31×2 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.74×5 works
  4. Social Sciences2.39×24 works
  5. Mathematics2.30×2 works
  6. Psychology1.83×4 works
  7. Computer Science1.27×8 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.11×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.71×1 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×2 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.60×2 works
  12. Chemistry0.52×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.50×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.48×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×1 works
  16. Engineering0.41×5 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.39×2 works
  18. Environmental Science0.35×1 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×0 works
  20. Medicine0.17×2 works
  21. Materials Science0.15×0 works
  22. Nursing0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dawson College?

Ranked on the quality score, K. Hayama, Louisa Hadley and Matthew Fletcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dawson College.

  1. 1 K. Hayama Canada · #646,266 worldwide 792 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Louisa Hadley Canada · #2,423,677 worldwide 217 citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Matthew Fletcher Canada · #2,599,011 worldwide 1.5k citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Allister Neher Canada · #2,765,121 worldwide 87 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Yvonne M. Klein Canada · #2,971,609 worldwide 34 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 Cerise Morris Canada · #3,124,995 worldwide 137 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth S. Charles Canada · #3,526,999 worldwide 649 citations · 79 works
  8. 8 Sameer Bhatnagar Canada · #3,657,119 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Susan N. Bayley Canada · #3,695,687 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Virginia Hock Canada · #3,805,519 worldwide 159 citations · 14 works
All ranked researchers at Dawson College

What are the most cited papers from Dawson College?

The most cited paper from Dawson College is "Control of the annual cycle in birds: endocrine constraints and plasticity in response to ecological variability" (Alistair Dawson, 2007), with 325 citations. Next come "Brain Size and Folding of the Human Cerebral Cortex" (272) and "How is good and poor sleep in older adults and college students related to daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and ability to concentrate?" (235).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Control of the annual cycle in birds: endocrine constraints and plasticity in response to ecological variability Alistair Dawson · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences Open access 28 Nov 2007 325
2 Brain Size and Folding of the Human Cerebral Cortex Roberto Toro, M. Perron, G. Bruce Pike et al. · Cerebral Cortex 10 Feb 2008 272
3 How is good and poor sleep in older adults and college students related to daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and ability to concentrate? Iris Alapin, Catherine S. Fichten, Eva Libman et al. · Journal of Psychosomatic Research Nov 2000 235
4 Liver Perfusion Studied with Ultrafast CT Martin J. K. Blomley, Richard A. Coulden, Peter Dawson et al. · Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography May 1995 187
5 Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with epigenetic modifications of the brain‐derived neurotrophic factor‐6 exon in adolescent offspring Maria Toledo‐Rodriguez, Shahrdad Lotfipour, Gabriel T. Leonard et al. · American Journal of Medical Genetics Part B Neuropsychiatric Genetics 25 Jun 2010 178
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Dawson College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Cultural Identity, Nationalism, History, Community Engagement, Globalization, Immigration and Ethics.

▲ 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-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
  1. Identity5▲ 9.3×11 topics
  2. Globalization5▲ 3.2×19 topics
  3. Cultural Identity4▲ 11×4 topics
  4. History4▲ 6.7×7 topics
  5. Nationalism4▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Community Engagement3▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Education3▲ 2.3×11 topics
  8. Ethics3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  9. Immigration3▲ 36×3 topics
  10. Literature3▲ 6.8×9 topics
  11. Local Development3▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Territorial Governance3▲ 32×2 topics
  13. Innovation3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  14. Gender3▲ 6.2×9 topics
  15. Canada2▲ 279×1 topic
  16. Social Policy2▲ 34×1 topic
  17. Anthropocene2▲ 48×3 topics
  18. Feminism2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  19. Neoliberalism2▲ 7.8×5 topics
  20. Mars2▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Martian Surface2▲ 80×1 topic
  22. American Literature2▲ 201×3 topics
  23. Affect2▲ 59×2 topics
  24. Citizenship2▲ 21×3 topics
  25. Public Policy2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  26. Sociology2▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Biopolitics2▲ 30×3 topics
  28. Cultural Impact2▲ 44×2 topics
  29. Global Perspectives2▲ 55×2 topics
  30. Literary Journalism2▲ 224×2 topics
  31. Media Culture2▲ 60×2 topics
  32. Scientific History2▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Technological Development2▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Citizen Participation2▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Environmental Participation2▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Empathy2▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Gender Studies1▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Geography1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Institutionalization1▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Multispecies Ethnography1▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does Dawson College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Canadian Identity and History, Planetary Science and Exploration, Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis and French Urban and Social Studies.

Canadian Identity and Hi…2Canadian Identity and History: 2 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…2Planetary Science and Exploration: 2 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…2Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social …2French Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psych…1Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 1 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 1 fractional worksLiterature, Film, and Journalism Analysis: 1 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsHistory and Philosophy of ScienceGeography, Planning and Development5 others

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

  1. 1 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  3. 3 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  4. 4 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 works
  7. 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric 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 available34.5%not open65.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.9%domestic only85.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dawson College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Dawson College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Dawson College0.00029% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Dawson College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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