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Ministry of Education and Child Care

In research, Ministry of Education and Child Care stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,452 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,314 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Chemistry — Materials Chemistry is 5.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,816
of 28,054 · #6,012 all time
Rank in Canada
#71
of 403
Research works
734
▲ 48% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
22.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Ministry of Education and Child Care 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,452 of 12,888 26.4%237 #3786
EngineeringField #2,314 of 6,636 27.3%103 #4139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ministry of Education and Child Care 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).

What does Ministry of Education and Child Care specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Chemistry takes 5.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 31.9 works5.5×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.11× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 8.97× its world share, 9 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.62× its world share, 22 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.69× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.33× its world share, 103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.97× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.00× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Ministry of Education and Child Care?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Energy Storage, Nanomaterials, Cathode Materials, Nanoparticles, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Electrocatalysis and Rechargeable Batteries.

▲ 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. Catalysis21▲ 11×20 topics
  2. Nanoparticles19▲ 5.1×27 topics
  3. Nanomaterials18▲ 5.9×14 topics
  4. Energy Storage17▲ 8.6×10 topics
  5. Cathode Materials16▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks14▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications13▲ 3.7×28 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties13▲ 4.5×27 topics
  9. Electrocatalysis11▲ 13×5 topics
  10. Nanocomposites11▲ 4.5×18 topics
  11. Graphene10▲ 5.2×10 topics
  12. Rechargeable Batteries10▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Water Splitting10▲ 8.9×4 topics
  14. Catalysts8▲ 14×3 topics
  15. Lithium-ion Batteries8▲ 6.0×3 topics
  16. Additive Manufacturing7▲ 7.8×6 topics
  17. Self-Assembly7▲ 7.3×12 topics
  18. Fuel Cells6▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries6▲ 14×2 topics
  20. CO2 Reduction6▲ 9.1×2 topics
  21. Lipid Oxidation6▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Oxidation6▲ 12×2 topics
  23. Selective Oxidation6▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Energy Conversion6▲ 9.4×3 topics
  25. Battery Technology6▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Ionic Conductivity6▲ 14×2 topics
  27. Nanostructured Cathodes6▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Solid-State Electrolytes6▲ 15×1 topic
  29. Sustainable Energy6▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Hydrogen Evolution6▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Oxygen Reduction6▲ 14×1 topic
  32. Heterogeneous Catalysis5▲ 10.0×4 topics
  33. Battery Materials5▲ 11×1 topic
  34. Nanostructured Anodes5▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Ceria5▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Gold5▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries5▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Carbon Dioxide5▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Hydrogen Storage5▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Zinc Anode5▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Ministry of Education and Child Care publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Advancements in Battery Materials and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

Advanced Battery Materia…6Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 6 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…6Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 5 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in M…5Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 5 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…5Advanced battery technologies research: 5 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…4Perovskite Materials and Applications: 4 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 3 fractional worksAmmonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 3 works
  10. 10 Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction Catalysis 3 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors88.0%domestic only12.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ministry of Education and Child Care's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 48% 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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