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Durham College

In research, Durham College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,421 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,936
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#553
of 896
Research works
318
▲ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Durham 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
Physical SciencesDomain #16,421 of 21,541 28.7%144

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Durham 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 2.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.45× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.51× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Durham College?

Ranked on the composite score, Eric Birley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Durham College.

  1. 1 Eric Birley Canada · #153,900 worldwide 58 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Durham College

Which keywords describe research at Durham College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Student Engagement, Higher Education, Education, Teaching Strategies, Neuroscience, Active Learning, Social Media and Motivation.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Student Engagement4▲ 23×7 topics
  2. Education3▲ 4.5×8 topics
  3. Higher Education3▲ 12×4 topics
  4. Social Media2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  5. Teaching Strategies2▲ 16×2 topics
  6. Educational Technology2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  7. Deep Learning2▲ 1.26×4 topics
  8. E-Learning2▲ 3.9×2 topics
  9. Neuroscience2▲ 14×4 topics
  10. Online Learning2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  11. Active Learning2▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Medical Education2▲ 14×3 topics
  13. Motivation2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  14. Blended Learning1▲ 22×1 topic
  15. Distance Education1▲ 15×1 topic
  16. Diversity1▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Mental Health1▲ 2.1×7 topics
  18. Feature Extraction1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  19. Flipped Classroom1▲ 82×1 topic
  20. Patient Safety1▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Peer Instruction1▲ 82×1 topic
  22. Student Participation1▲ 90×2 topics
  23. Intrinsic Motivation1▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Academic Dishonesty1▲ 177×1 topic
  25. Clustering1▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Corpus Linguistics1▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Debriefing1▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Digital Divide1▲ 9.5×3 topics
  29. Nursing Education1▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Plagiarism1▲ 177×1 topic
  31. Simulation1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  32. Social Interaction1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  33. Teacher Training1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  34. Time Series1▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Durham College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Online and Blended Learning, Innovative Teaching Methods, Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare and Time Series Analysis and Forecasting.

Online and Blended Learn…1Online and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Meth…1Innovative Teaching Methods: 1 fractional worksSimulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 1 fractional worksTime Series Analysis and…1Time Series Analysis and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksAcademic integrity and p…1Academic integrity and plagiarism: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksEvaluation of Teaching Practices: 1 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics1Social Media and Politics: 1 fractional worksRhetoric and Communication Studies: 1 fractional worksCommunication in Education and Healthcare: 1 fractional works
EducationPhysiologySignal ProcessingSafety Research3 others

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

  1. 1 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  2. 2 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 1 works
  3. 3 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 1 works
  5. 5 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 1 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  7. 7 Evaluation of Teaching Practices Education 1 works
  8. 8 Social Media and Politics Communication 1 works
  9. 9 Rhetoric and Communication Studies Philosophy 1 works
  10. 10 Communication in Education and Healthcare Social Psychology 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.9%domestic only83.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Durham College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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