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MacEwan University

In research, MacEwan University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,120 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,818 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#1,041 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,054
of 28,054 · #10,545 all time
Rank in Canada
#121
of 403
Research works
2.9k
▲ 90% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is MacEwan University 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 #2,120 of 10,521 18.5%499 #2199
Social SciencesField #1,818 of 6,365 17.9%269 #1422
PsychologyField #1,041 of 2,181 20.2%76 #1345
Health SciencesDomain #6,453 of 11,982 13.4%79 #7450
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,447 of 2,578 19.0%93 #1936
Physical SciencesDomain #7,959 of 12,888 14.6%125 #11526
Arts and HumanitiesField #1,724 of 1,998 14.0%71 #2691

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MacEwan University 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,199 #2,120
  2. Social Sciences#1,422 #1,818
  3. Psychology#1,345 #1,041
  4. Health Sciences#7,450 #6,453
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,936 #1,447
  6. Physical Sciences#11,526 #7,959
  7. Arts and Humanities#2,691 #1,724
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.34× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 41 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.22× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.37× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.91× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.34× its world share, 71 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.82× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.15× its world share, 34 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.38× its world share, 76 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 269 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at MacEwan University?

Ranked on the composite score, Jayne Gackenbach, Samuel M. Mugo and Shelley Boulianne lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MacEwan University.

  1. 1 Jayne Gackenbach Canada · #181,075 worldwide 117 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Samuel M. Mugo Canada · #253,869 worldwide 113 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Shelley Boulianne Canada · #325,848 worldwide 236 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 David Watson Canada · #333,781 worldwide 128 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Lidio M. Valdéz Canada · #338,902 worldwide 35 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Genevieve Marie Johnson Canada · #388,519 worldwide 112 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Andrew J. Howell Canada · #412,929 worldwide 189 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Doug Reid Canada · #712,329 worldwide 42 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Gerard Bellefeuille Canada · #722,078 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Genevieve Johnson Canada · #802,611 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at MacEwan University

Which keywords describe research at MacEwan University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender, Globalization, Identity, Innovation, Social Justice, Stigma and Labor Market.

▲ 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. Globalization49▲ 3.4×52 topics
  2. Mental Health47▲ 4.3×32 topics
  3. Gender34▲ 8.5×26 topics
  4. Innovation26▲ 3.3×22 topics
  5. Identity25▲ 4.6×31 topics
  6. Education24▲ 1.86×33 topics
  7. Social Media23▲ 2.2×20 topics
  8. Sustainability22▲ 1.21×31 topics
  9. Social Justice20▲ 4.6×23 topics
  10. Human Rights18▲ 2.4×22 topics
  11. Higher Education18▲ 4.5×13 topics
  12. Social Capital18▲ 4.5×13 topics
  13. Ethics16▲ 4.6×19 topics
  14. Culture15▲ 3.9×14 topics
  15. Nationalism15▲ 4.4×13 topics
  16. Labor Market15▲ 6.8×8 topics
  17. History15▲ 2.9×10 topics
  18. Literature15▲ 3.7×15 topics
  19. Stigma15▲ 15×4 topics
  20. Neoliberalism15▲ 5.5×13 topics
  21. Social Support15▲ 3.5×13 topics
  22. Feminism14▲ 6.8×19 topics
  23. Colonialism14▲ 3.9×16 topics
  24. Health Disparities12▲ 6.5×4 topics
  25. Community Engagement12▲ 5.0×10 topics
  26. Academic Achievement11▲ 9.0×5 topics
  27. Career Development11▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Emotion11▲ 7.2×9 topics
  29. Intersectionality11▲ 8.1×10 topics
  30. Stress11▲ 4.0×7 topics
  31. Discrimination11▲ 7.4×7 topics
  32. Diversity11▲ 8.3×6 topics
  33. Digital Divide10▲ 5.0×6 topics
  34. Professional Development9▲ 6.3×9 topics
  35. Self-Regulation9▲ 6.6×5 topics
  36. Reflective Practice9▲ 6.2×7 topics
  37. Youth8▲ 7.9×5 topics
  38. Immigration8▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Anthropocene8▲ 19×3 topics
  40. National Identity8▲ 9.2×5 topics

Which research topics does MacEwan University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cinema and Media Studies, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Cinema and Media Studies7Cinema and Media Studies: 7 fractional worksCriminal Justice and Cor…6Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis: 6 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 6 fractional worksEarly Childhood Education and Development: 6 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 6 fractional worksMarriage and Sexual Relationships: 6 fractional worksMentoring and Academic Development: 6 fractional worksSouth Asian Cinema and C…6South Asian Cinema and Culture: 6 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 5 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 5 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyEducation3 others

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

  1. 1 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  2. 2 Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  3. 3 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 6 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 6 works
  5. 5 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 6 works
  6. 6 Marriage and Sexual Relationships Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  7. 7 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 6 works
  8. 8 South Asian Cinema and Culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 6 works
  9. 9 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  10. 10 Social Media and Politics Communication 5 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 available38.9%not open61.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has MacEwan University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 90% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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