Question 1

What is Dawson College known for?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

How does Dawson College rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Dawson College ranks #19,282 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#15,516 all time), and #268 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Dawson College?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Dawson College?

Accepted Answer

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).

Question 5

Which research topics does Dawson College publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Dawson College?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Dawson College work in?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Is Dawson College's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

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