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Fraser Institute

In research, Fraser Institute stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,724 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#36,211
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#791
of 896
Research works
180
▼ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

What is Fraser Institute 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 #13,724 of 16,945 24.2%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fraser Institute 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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 11.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12.23× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Fraser Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Border Security, North American Trade, Economic Growth, Fiscal Policy, Political Economy, Primary Care and Taxation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Globalization36▲ 11×16 topics
  2. Border Security24▲ 660×1 topic
  3. North American Trade24▲ 2781×1 topic
  4. Economic Growth22▲ 16×15 topics
  5. Fiscal Policy12▲ 31×6 topics
  6. Political Economy11▲ 24×6 topics
  7. Primary Care8▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Taxation7▲ 40×4 topics
  9. Income Inequality7▲ 26×6 topics
  10. Income Tax6▲ 37×2 topics
  11. Infrastructure6▲ 31×3 topics
  12. Regulation6▲ 5.7×8 topics
  13. Social Policy6▲ 25×3 topics
  14. Transport Infrastructure6▲ 40×2 topics
  15. Pharmaceutical Industry6▲ 77×2 topics
  16. Regional Development6▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Labor Market6▲ 12×8 topics
  18. Economic Development5▲ 4.4×8 topics
  19. Government Expenditure5▲ 46×1 topic
  20. Public Investment5▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Health Care Utilization5▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Market Size5▲ 36×2 topics
  23. Economic Evaluation5▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Health Care Spending5▲ 42×1 topic
  25. Insurance Markets5▲ 42×1 topic
  26. Corruption4▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Cost-effectiveness Analysis4▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Governance4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  29. Health Utility Measures4▲ 32×1 topic
  30. Immigration4▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Neoliberalism4▲ 6.6×4 topics
  32. Property Rights4▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Monetary Policy4▲ 8.2×6 topics
  34. Public Opinion4▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Behavioral Economics4▲ 35×2 topics
  36. Global Governance4▲ 9.7×7 topics
  37. Institutions4▲ 24×4 topics
  38. Drug Development Costs4▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Generic Drugs4▲ 79×1 topic
  40. Health Outcomes3▲ 7.9×2 topics

Which research topics does Fraser Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Fiscal Policies and Political Economy, Corruption and Economic Development, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life and Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy.

Fiscal Policies and Poli…1Fiscal Policies and Political Economy: 1 fractional worksCorruption and Economic …1Corruption and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 0 fractional worksTopological and Geometric Data Analysis: 0 fractional worksNeural Networks and Appl…0Neural Networks and Applications: 0 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older Adults: 0 fractional worksOccupational and Professional Licensing Regulation: 0 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 0 fractional worksOrthopaedic implants and arthroplasty: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceComputational Theory and MathematicsArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Fiscal Policies and Political EconomyEconomics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 Corruption and Economic DevelopmentSociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Pharmaceutical Economics and PolicyEconomics and Econometrics 0 works
  5. 5 Topological and Geometric Data AnalysisComputational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  6. 6 Neural Networks and ApplicationsArtificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Technology Use by Older AdultsDemography 0 works
  8. 8 Occupational and Professional Licensing RegulationEconomics and Econometrics 0 works
  9. 9 Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Orthopaedic implants and arthroplastySurgery 0 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 available64.2%not open35.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Fraser Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% lower 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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