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Dawson College

In research, Dawson College stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,213 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#6,611 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,818 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,312
of 28,054 · #19,373 all time
Rank in Canada
#394
of 403
Research works
552
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
11.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

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 #4,213 of 16,945 16.1%331
Social SciencesField #6,611 of 10,206 14.7%168
Physical SciencesDomain #17,818 of 21,541 10.5%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 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: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.48× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.95× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 6.26× its world share, 13 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.48× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.82× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.42× its world share, 22 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Dawson College?

Ranked on the composite score, R. J. Soare, Jiang Tao and Susan J. Palmer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dawson College.

  1. 1 R. J. Soare Canada · #144,488 worldwide 116 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Jiang Tao Canada · #194,482 worldwide 1 citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Susan J. Palmer Canada · #460,439 worldwide 51 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Jennison V. Asuncion Canada · #468,953 worldwide 52 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Chao Zhang Canada · #534,757 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Catherine S. Fichten Canada · #543,426 worldwide 132 citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Elizabeth S. Charles Canada · #837,270 worldwide 27 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Alice Havel Canada · #904,508 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Mary Jorgensen Canada · #1,144,426 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 I. Wharf Canada · #1,314,586 worldwide 36 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Dawson College

Which keywords describe research at Dawson College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Cultural Identity, Nationalism, History, Community Engagement, Globalization, Ethics and Immigration.

▲ 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. Identity5▲ 10×11 topics
  2. Globalization5▲ 3.3×16 topics
  3. Cultural Identity4▲ 11×4 topics
  4. History4▲ 7.2×7 topics
  5. Nationalism4▲ 11×5 topics
  6. Community Engagement3▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Education3▲ 2.5×11 topics
  8. Ethics3▲ 8.8×6 topics
  9. Immigration3▲ 38×3 topics
  10. Local Development3▲ 35×2 topics
  11. Territorial Governance3▲ 32×2 topics
  12. Innovation3▲ 3.5×6 topics
  13. Gender3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  14. Literature3▲ 6.6×8 topics
  15. Canada2▲ 278×1 topic
  16. Social Policy2▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Feminism2▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.6×5 topics
  19. Mars2▲ 89×1 topic
  20. Martian Surface2▲ 89×1 topic
  21. American Literature2▲ 221×3 topics
  22. Affect2▲ 69×2 topics
  23. Anthropocene2▲ 49×2 topics
  24. Citizenship2▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Public Policy2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  26. Sociology2▲ 19×5 topics
  27. Biopolitics2▲ 37×3 topics
  28. Cultural Impact2▲ 45×2 topics
  29. Global Perspectives2▲ 54×2 topics
  30. Literary Journalism2▲ 249×2 topics
  31. Media Culture2▲ 65×2 topics
  32. Philosophy2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  33. Scientific History2▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Technological Development2▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Citizen Participation2▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Environmental Participation2▲ 28×1 topic
  37. Empathy2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Geography1▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Institutionalization1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Multispecies Ethnography1▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Dawson College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksLiterature, Film, and Journalism Analysis: 1 fractional worksInterdisciplinary Research and Collaboration: 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 Literature, Film, and Journalism Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration Information Systems and Management 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Dawson College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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