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Mount Royal University

In research, Mount Royal University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,766 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,372 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,462 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,800
of 28,054 · #7,738 all time
Rank in Canada
#118
of 403
Research works
2.5k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
9.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is Mount Royal 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 #1,766 of 10,521 23.9%409 #1433
Social SciencesField #1,372 of 6,365 22.7%253 #906
Health SciencesDomain #4,462 of 11,982 15.3%149 #3435
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,142 of 2,578 23.9%85 #1599
PsychologyField #1,024 of 2,181 26.8%64 #1419
MedicineField #7,355 of 10,443 14.2%91 #11308
Physical SciencesDomain #9,982 of 12,888 11.9%122 #14386

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mount Royal 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#1,433 #1,766
  2. Social Sciences#906 #1,372
  3. Health Sciences#3,435 #4,462
  4. Sociology and Political Science#1,599 #1,142
  5. Psychology#1,419 #1,024
  6. Medicine#11,308 #7,355
  7. Physical Sciences#14,386 #9,982
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: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.99× its world share, 12 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.21× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.60× its world share, 49 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 91 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 8 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.33× its world share, 31 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 10 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.00× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.89× its world share, 64 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.78× its world share, 254 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mount Royal University?

Ranked on the composite score, Mohamed Toufic El Hussein, Sara Sharun and Christy Tomkins‐Lane lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mount Royal University.

  1. 1 Mohamed Toufic El Hussein · #118,673 worldwide 163 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Sara Sharun · #416,172 worldwide 8 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Christy Tomkins‐Lane · #449,697 worldwide 93 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Sandra Braun · #459,757 worldwide 32 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Cari Merkley · #474,815 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Steven Engler · #699,139 worldwide 16 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Alain Morin · #702,264 worldwide 44 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 David Finch · #797,096 worldwide 68 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Kit Dobson · #883,609 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Trevor A. Day · #1,058,469 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Mount Royal University

Which keywords describe research at Mount Royal University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Higher Education, Globalization, Reflective Practice, Social Media, Identity, Social Justice and Professional Development.

▲ 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. Mental Health37▲ 3.5×32 topics
  2. Globalization33▲ 2.3×50 topics
  3. Social Media28▲ 2.7×21 topics
  4. Climate Change26▲ 1.32×43 topics
  5. Sustainability25▲ 1.43×42 topics
  6. Identity22▲ 4.2×23 topics
  7. Education22▲ 1.76×35 topics
  8. Public Health22▲ 2.1×29 topics
  9. Higher Education22▲ 5.5×12 topics
  10. Social Justice19▲ 4.5×20 topics
  11. Reflective Practice17▲ 13×7 topics
  12. History17▲ 3.3×15 topics
  13. Nationalism16▲ 4.9×12 topics
  14. Social Capital16▲ 4.1×13 topics
  15. Job Satisfaction15▲ 4.8×10 topics
  16. Professional Development14▲ 9.9×10 topics
  17. Vulnerability14▲ 8.6×6 topics
  18. Health Equity14▲ 6.9×6 topics
  19. Resilience13▲ 3.8×14 topics
  20. Religion13▲ 3.8×17 topics
  21. Community Engagement12▲ 5.2×11 topics
  22. Decolonization12▲ 21×6 topics
  23. Colonialism12▲ 3.6×15 topics
  24. Well-being12▲ 4.4×11 topics
  25. Immigration12▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Neoliberalism12▲ 4.6×14 topics
  27. Settler Colonialism12▲ 38×2 topics
  28. Adaptation11▲ 5.3×9 topics
  29. Politics11▲ 5.4×15 topics
  30. Indigenous Knowledge Systems10▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Student Perceptions10▲ 7.6×6 topics
  32. Online Communication10▲ 8.8×2 topics
  33. Intersectionality10▲ 7.2×8 topics
  34. Teacher Education9▲ 10×6 topics
  35. Self-Regulation9▲ 7.1×4 topics
  36. Cultural Competence9▲ 9.6×7 topics
  37. Historical Trauma9▲ 86×1 topic
  38. Indigenous Health9▲ 86×1 topic
  39. Social Policy9▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Traditional Ecological Knowledge9▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Mount Royal University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Canadian Identity and History, Higher Education Practises and Engagement and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods.

Indigenous Health, Educa…9Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 9 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…8Canadian Identity and History: 8 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 6 fractional worksInnovative Teaching and Learning Methods: 5 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics5Social Media and Politics: 5 fractional worksNursing education and management: 5 fractional worksImpact of Technology on Adolescents: 5 fractional worksReflective Practices in …5Reflective Practices in Education: 5 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 5 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 4 fractional works
HealthSociology and Political ScienceEducationDevelopmental and Educational Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 9 works
  2. 2 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  3. 3 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 6 works
  4. 4 Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods Developmental and Educational Psychology 5 works
  5. 5 Social Media and Politics Communication 5 works
  6. 6 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 5 works
  7. 7 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  8. 8 Reflective Practices in Education Education 5 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 5 works
  10. 10 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 4 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 available45.1%not open54.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.7%domestic only84.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mount Royal University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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