Question 1

What is Humber Polytechnic known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Humber Polytechnic stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,766 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

Question 2

How does Humber Polytechnic rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Humber Polytechnic ranks #11,854 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#15,800 all time), and #163 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Humber Polytechnic?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Kathleen MacMillan, John L. Steckley and Giosuè Ghisalberti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Humber Polytechnic.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Humber Polytechnic?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Humber Polytechnic is "Negation in English and other languages" (Otto Jespersen, Reynolds, Brett, Evans, Peter, 2025), with 1,629 citations. Next come "Does Agile work? — A quantitative analysis of agile project success" (842) and "Massage for low-back pain" (471).

Question 5

Which research topics does Humber Polytechnic publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Higher Education Practises and Engagement, Psychoanalysis, Philosophy, and Politics, Service-Learning and Community Engagement and Academic integrity and plagiarism.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Humber Polytechnic?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Higher Education, Ethics, Neoliberalism, Education, Healthcare, Big Data, Politics and Social Justice.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Humber Polytechnic work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Humber Polytechnic is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Psychology (10%), Computer Science (10%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Humber Polytechnic's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher than in 2018-2021.