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Humber Polytechnic

In research, Humber Polytechnic stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,557 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,313
of 28,054 · #23,845 all time
Rank in Canada
#277
of 403
Research works
643
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
7.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Humber Polytechnic known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,557 of 10,521 14.1%84 #6040

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Humber Polytechnic 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: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.42× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.51× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.77× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.34× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.19× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.63× its world share, 16 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Humber Polytechnic?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Bird lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Humber Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Richard Bird · #1,141,046 worldwide 24 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Humber Polytechnic

Which keywords describe research at Humber Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Ethics, Higher Education, Neoliberalism, Politics, Education, Big Data, Psychoanalysis and Subjectivity.

▲ 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. Ethics9▲ 13×12 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 1.78×26 topics
  3. Education7▲ 3.0×16 topics
  4. Higher Education7▲ 9.5×8 topics
  5. Neoliberalism7▲ 14×5 topics
  6. Big Data6▲ 4.5×12 topics
  7. Globalization5▲ 1.93×15 topics
  8. Mental Health5▲ 2.5×16 topics
  9. Politics5▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Healthcare5▲ 3.2×11 topics
  11. Internet of Things5▲ 4.0×5 topics
  12. Supply Chain Management5▲ 3.8×7 topics
  13. History5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  14. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 2.2×9 topics
  15. Psychoanalysis4▲ 37×2 topics
  16. Subjectivity4▲ 224×2 topics
  17. Identity4▲ 3.7×10 topics
  18. Philosophy4▲ 6.0×8 topics
  19. Organizational Culture4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  20. Social Justice3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  21. Desire3▲ 570×1 topic
  22. Lacanian Discourse Analysis3▲ 570×1 topic
  23. IoT Security3▲ 6.9×3 topics
  24. Neuroscience3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  25. Psychology3▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Lifelong Learning3▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Reflective Practice3▲ 9.8×5 topics
  28. 5G Networks2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  29. Academic Dishonesty2▲ 131×1 topic
  30. Plagiarism2▲ 131×1 topic
  31. Student Participation2▲ 56×2 topics
  32. Student Voice2▲ 62×2 topics
  33. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  34. Medical Education2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  35. Nursing Education2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Gender Inequality2▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Teacher Education2▲ 12×4 topics
  38. Co-Creation of Curriculum2▲ 97×1 topic
  39. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 11×4 topics
  40. Student-Staff Partnerships2▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Humber Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics, Academic integrity and plagiarism, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Digital Education and Society.

Psychoanalysis, Philosop…3Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics: 3 fractional worksAcademic integrity and p…2Academic integrity and plagiarism: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 2 fractional worksDigital Education and Society: 2 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 2 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 2 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing2IoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 2 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 2 fractional worksTheology and Philosophy of Evil: 2 fractional worksSpace Science and Extrat…2Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 2 fractional works
Clinical PsychologySafety ResearchEducationInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and PoliticsClinical Psychology 3 works
  2. 2 Academic integrity and plagiarismSafety Research 2 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Practises and EngagementEducation 2 works
  4. 4 Digital Education and SocietyInformation Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Service-Learning and Community EngagementEducation 2 works
  6. 6 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical InnovationsCognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  7. 7 IoT and Edge/Fog ComputingComputer Networks and Communications 2 works
  8. 8 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and SocietyManagement Science and Operations Research 2 works
  9. 9 Theology and Philosophy of EvilPhilosophy 2 works
  10. 10 Space Science and Extraterrestrial LifeAstronomy and Astrophysics 2 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 available40.1%not open59.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Humber Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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