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Mount Allison University

In research, Mount Allison University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,102 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,350 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,892 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Music — Music is 89.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,815
of 28,054 · #7,059 all time
Rank in Canada
#165
of 403
Research works
2.7k
▼ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
55k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is Mount Allison 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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,102 of 12,888 12.6%87 #5798
Social SciencesDomain #7,350 of 10,521 10.5%143 #3614
Social SciencesField #4,892 of 6,365 14.3%61 #2786

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mount Allison 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. Physical Sciences#5,798 #7,102
  2. Social Sciences#3,614 #7,350
  3. Social Sciences#2,786 #4,892
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.

What does Mount Allison University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Music takes 89.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. MusicSubfield · 20.6 works89×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.15× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.14× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.79× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.53× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.23× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 5.99× its world share, 49 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.64× its world share, 23 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.70× its world share, 61 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mount Allison University?

Ranked on the composite score, L. R. C. Barclay, Feli× Bärlocher and Stephen A. Westcott lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mount Allison University.

  1. 1 L. R. C. Barclay Canada · #151,960 worldwide 254 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Feli× Bärlocher Canada · #250,288 worldwide 286 citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Stephen A. Westcott Canada · #283,716 worldwide 185 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 John Paul Quinn Canada · #310,218 worldwide 122 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 David Fleming Canada · #312,281 worldwide 141 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Jean‐Guy J. Godin Canada · #398,705 worldwide 113 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Irena Kaczmarska Canada · #476,109 worldwide 54 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 John G. Reid Canada · #493,791 worldwide 30 citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Christopher M. Vogels Canada · #513,453 worldwide 92 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 David Kerr Canada · #569,366 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Mount Allison University

Which keywords describe research at Mount Allison University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Climate Change, Globalization, Gender, Ethnomusicology, Musical Theory, Musicology and Nationalism.

▲ 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. Climate Change24▲ 3.1×39 topics
  2. Globalization18▲ 3.2×31 topics
  3. Identity18▲ 8.7×16 topics
  4. Gender11▲ 7.2×13 topics
  5. Ethnomusicology10▲ 89×2 topics
  6. Nationalism9▲ 7.1×11 topics
  7. Culture9▲ 6.0×11 topics
  8. Musical Theory9▲ 196×1 topic
  9. Musicology9▲ 196×1 topic
  10. History8▲ 4.3×11 topics
  11. Mental Health8▲ 1.88×15 topics
  12. Public Health8▲ 1.90×19 topics
  13. Cultural Identity7▲ 5.0×9 topics
  14. Cultural Studies7▲ 6.8×4 topics
  15. Feminism7▲ 8.8×9 topics
  16. Democracy7▲ 7.0×7 topics
  17. Literature6▲ 4.0×11 topics
  18. Neuroscience6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  19. Race6▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Conservation6▲ 4.9×10 topics
  21. Technology6▲ 4.0×3 topics
  22. American Musical Theatre5▲ 345×1 topic
  23. Melodrama5▲ 345×1 topic
  24. Invasive Species5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  25. Resilience5▲ 3.6×8 topics
  26. Sociology5▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation5▲ 7.8×4 topics
  28. Social Movements4▲ 5.1×2 topics
  29. Cold War4▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Eutrophication4▲ 14×4 topics
  31. Harmful Algal Blooms4▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Settler Colonialism4▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Population Dynamics4▲ 5.5×6 topics
  34. Psychology4▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Music4▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Youth4▲ 9.3×1 topic
  37. Citizen Science4▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Immigration4▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Postmodernism4▲ 34×5 topics
  40. Spirituality3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Mount Allison University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Musicology and Musical Analysis, Theater, Performance, and Music History, Music History and Culture and Race, History, and American Society.

Musicology and Musical A…9Musicology and Musical Analysis: 9 fractional worksTheater, Performance, and Music History: 5 fractional worksMusic History and Culture: 4 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 3 fractional worksGeographic Information Systems Studies: 3 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 3 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…3Canadian Identity and History: 3 fractional worksParanormal Experiences and Beliefs: 3 fractional worksGrief, Bereavement, and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksEcology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies: 2 fractional works
MusicSociology and Political ScienceGeography, Planning and DevelopmentOceanography3 others

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

  1. 1 Musicology and Musical Analysis Music 9 works
  2. 2 Theater, Performance, and Music History Music 5 works
  3. 3 Music History and Culture Music 4 works
  4. 4 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  5. 5 Geographic Information Systems Studies Geography, Planning and Development 3 works
  6. 6 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 3 works
  7. 7 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 3 works
  9. 9 Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Ecology, Conservation, and Geographical Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available25.6%not open74.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mount Allison University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower 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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