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George Brown College

In research, George Brown College stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,337 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,998
of 28,054 · #23,998 all time
Rank in Canada
#289
of 403
Research works
327
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.1k
12.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is George Brown 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 #7,337 of 16,945 27.8%177

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where George Brown 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: 1.64× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.78× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.73× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at George Brown College?

Ranked on the composite score, Syed Ahmad Raza Bokhari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is George Brown College.

  1. 1 Syed Ahmad Raza Bokhari Canada · #1,572,393 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at George Brown College

Which keywords describe research at George Brown College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Healthcare, Security, Internet of Things, Supply Chain Management, Privacy, Blockchain and Smart Contracts.

▲ 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. Sustainability6▲ 3.1×13 topics
  2. Healthcare5▲ 5.2×8 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.63×16 topics
  4. Internet of Things4▲ 5.5×5 topics
  5. Security4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  6. Supply Chain Management4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  7. Education3▲ 2.0×11 topics
  8. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.1×12 topics
  9. Blockchain3▲ 14×1 topic
  10. Educational Technology3▲ 2.9×7 topics
  11. Privacy3▲ 12×2 topics
  12. Smart Contracts3▲ 21×1 topic
  13. Globalization3▲ 1.70×10 topics
  14. Social Justice3▲ 5.5×6 topics
  15. Curriculum Development3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  16. Social Capital3▲ 6.0×5 topics
  17. Innovation2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  18. Health Promotion2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  19. Risk Management2▲ 5.8×8 topics
  20. Teacher Preparation2▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  22. Community Engagement2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  23. Food Security2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  24. Leadership2▲ 5.5×10 topics
  25. Community Gardens2▲ 101×1 topic
  26. Identity2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  27. Technology2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  28. Urban Agriculture2▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Distance Education2▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Participatory Design2▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Consumer Perception2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  32. Instructional Design2▲ 24×3 topics
  33. Intersectionality2▲ 10×3 topics
  34. Place-Based Education2▲ 283×1 topic
  35. Rural Communities2▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Blended Learning1▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Science1▲ 6.6×2 topics
  38. Smart Cities1▲ 6.3×4 topics
  39. Student Satisfaction1▲ 8.1×1 topic
  40. Teacher Professional Development1▲ 9.6×3 topics

Which research topics does George Brown College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Urban Agriculture and Sustainability, Indigenous and Place-Based Education and Online and Blended Learning.

Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksUrban Agriculture and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksIndigenous and Place-Based Education: 2 fractional worksOnline and Blended Learning: 1 fractional worksInnovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development: 1 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 1 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in …1Critical Race Theory in Education: 1 fractional worksPhonetics and Phonology Research: 1 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…1BIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsPlant ScienceEducationManagement of Technology and Innovation4 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Urban Agriculture and Sustainability Plant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Indigenous and Place-Based Education Education 2 works
  4. 4 Online and Blended Learning Education 1 works
  5. 5 Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  6. 6 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 1 works
  7. 7 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Phonetics and Phonology Research Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  10. 10 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 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 available46.4%not open53.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.5%domestic only78.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has George Brown College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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