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Global Affairs Canada

In research, Global Affairs Canada stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,883 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,757
of 22,385 · #11,016 all time
Rank in Canada
#217
of 305
Research works
677
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.7k
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Global Affairs Canada

What is Global Affairs Canada known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,883 of 9,585 11.7%71 #3961

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Global Affairs Canada 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Global Affairs Canada work in?

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Global Affairs Canada is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (46%), Medicine (16%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (8%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 81 fractional works · 68.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 54 fractional works · 46.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 19 fractional works · 15.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 18 fractional works · 15.6% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopment: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 21.2% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 16.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.9% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGlobal AffairsCanada118fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences69%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5446.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance108.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities64.9%
    4. Psychology54.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting43.5%
    6. Decision Sciences21.7%
    1. Medicine1916.1%
    2. Health Professions54.4%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Engineering32.8%
    2. Computer Science22.0%
    3. Environmental Science21.5%
    4. Mathematics00.4%
    5. Energy00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.68× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.94× its world share, 10 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.37× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.64× its world share, 54 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.94×10 works
  2. Social Sciences3.64×54 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.72×2 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.68×6 works
  5. Health Professions1.67×5 works
  6. Psychology1.37×5 works
  7. Nursing1.28×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×4 works
  9. Medicine0.84×19 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.36×0 works
  12. Energy0.31×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.29×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×2 works
  15. Computer Science0.26×2 works
  16. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  17. Engineering0.18×3 works
  18. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Global Affairs Canada?

Ranked on the quality score, Fred Sissine, Carl E. Behrens and Carl E. Behrens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Global Affairs Canada.

  1. 1 Fred Sissine Canada · #2,244,697 worldwide 0 citations · 74 works
  2. 1 Carl E. Behrens Canada · #2,244,697 worldwide 0 citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Carl E. Behrens Canada · #2,364,778 worldwide 0 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Jim Miller Canada · #2,371,282 worldwide 561 citations · 50 works
  5. 5 Mark P. Sullivan Canada · #2,521,572 worldwide 0 citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Robert L. Goldich Canada · #2,634,371 worldwide 0 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Fred Sissine Canada · #2,648,263 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Mark Holt Canada · #2,736,976 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Marc Humphries Canada · #2,756,156 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
  10. 9 Stephen Daggett Canada · #2,756,156 worldwide 0 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Global Affairs Canada

What are the most cited papers from Global Affairs Canada?

The most cited paper from Global Affairs Canada is "World development report 2011: conflict, security, and development" (Stephen Baranyi, Pierre Beaudet, Uli Locher, 2011), with 969 citations. Next come "State-Level Effects of Transitional Justice: What Do We Know?" (236) and "Escalating Indecision: Between Reification and Strategic Ambiguity" (235).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 World development report 2011: conflict, security, and development Stephen Baranyi, Pierre Beaudet, Uli Locher · Canadian Journal of Development Studies/Revue canadienne d études du développement Sep 2011 969
2 State-Level Effects of Transitional Justice: What Do We Know? Oskar N.T. Thoms, James Ron, Roland Paris · International Journal of Transitional Justice Open access 31 Aug 2010 236
3 Escalating Indecision: Between Reification and Strategic Ambiguity Jean‐Louis Denis, Geneviève Dompierre, Ann Langley et al. · Organization Science 23 Feb 2010 235
4 Global injury morbidity and mortality from 1990 to 2017: results from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 Spencer Lewis James et al. · Injury Prevention Open access597 authors 24 Apr 2020 219
5 Tipping the scales: the attribution problem and the feasibility of deterrence against cyberattack Jon R. Lindsay · Journal of Cybersecurity Open access 27 Nov 2015 219
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Global Affairs Canada?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Global Governance, Economic Growth, Colonialism, International Law, Politics and Poverty Reduction.

▲ 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-now 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. Globalization15▲ 6.3×27 topics
  2. Human Rights10▲ 8.3×14 topics
  3. Global Governance7▲ 24×8 topics
  4. Economic Growth7▲ 7.1×12 topics
  5. Colonialism6▲ 11×9 topics
  6. International Law6▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Politics6▲ 18×5 topics
  8. Poverty Reduction5▲ 34×3 topics
  9. Governance5▲ 13×9 topics
  10. Mental Health5▲ 3.0×17 topics
  11. NGOs5▲ 45×3 topics
  12. International Relations5▲ 16×8 topics
  13. Border Security4▲ 204×1 topic
  14. Gender4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  15. North American Trade4▲ 1124×1 topic
  16. Economic Development4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  17. Intersectionality3▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Africa3▲ 66×2 topics
  19. Security Council3▲ 54×2 topics
  20. Development Policies3▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Foreign Aid3▲ 78×1 topic
  22. Homophobia3▲ 266×1 topic
  23. Sexuality3▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Diplomacy3▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Nationalism3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  26. Neoliberalism3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  27. Peacebuilding3▲ 33×3 topics
  28. State Sovereignty3▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Democracy3▲ 6.3×7 topics
  30. Sovereignty3▲ 24×3 topics
  31. Development2▲ 5.9×8 topics
  32. Gender Inequality2▲ 15×4 topics
  33. Maternal Mortality2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  34. War Crimes2▲ 48×2 topics
  35. Geopolitics2▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Global Trade2▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Health Inequalities2▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Immigration2▲ 19×4 topics
  39. Political Economy2▲ 7.9×10 topics
  40. Power2▲ 27×4 topics

Which research topics does Global Affairs Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Canadian Policy and Governance, International Development and Aid, African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues and Global Maternal and Child Health.

Canadian Policy and Gove…4Canadian Policy and Governance: 4 fractional worksInternational Development and Aid: 3 fractional worksAfrican Sexualities and …3African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues: 3 fractional worksGlobal Maternal and Chil…2Global Maternal and Child Health: 2 fractional worksGender Politics and Representation: 2 fractional worksPeacebuilding and International Security: 2 fractional worksInternational Law and Hu…2International Law and Human Rights: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations …2International Relations and Foreign Policy: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Contempor…1Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsDevelopmentSociology and Political SciencePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health2 others

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

  1. 1 Canadian Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 International Development and Aid Development 3 works
  3. 3 African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  4. 4 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  5. 5 Gender Politics and Representation Gender Studies 2 works
  6. 6 Peacebuilding and International Security Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 International Law and Human Rights Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  9. 9 International Relations and Foreign Policy Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  10. 10 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.6%domestic only72.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Global Affairs Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Global Affairs Canada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Global Affairs Canada0.00034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Global Affairs Canada over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Global Affairs Canada7.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.7% in 2019.

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