Question 1

What is Laurentian University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Laurentian University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,925 of 10,670 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,577 of 9,585 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#3,158 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics (Geophysics is 11.9× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Laurentian University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Laurentian University ranks #3,618 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,112 all time), and #73 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Laurentian University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Karolina M. Czajka, Balz Samuel Kamber and Ann L. Pegoraro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Laurentian University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Laurentian University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Laurentian University is "Developing rigor in qualitative research: problems and opportunities within sport and exercise psychology" (Brett M. Smith, Kerry R. McGannon, 2017), with 3,082 citations. Next come "Direct Evidence for Neutrino Flavor Transformation from Neutral-Current Interactions in the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory" (3,030) and "Lakes as sentinels of climate change" (1,976).

Question 5

Which research topics does Laurentian University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Canadian Identity and History and Sport Psychology and Performance.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Laurentian University?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Machine Learning, Geological Mapping, Support Vector Machines, Hyperspectral Imaging and Geochronology.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Laurentian University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Laurentian University is in Physical Sciences, 34% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (11%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Laurentian University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 37% lower than in 2018-2021.