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Mount Saint Vincent University

In research, Mount Saint Vincent University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,637 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,290 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#7,005 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,762
of 28,054 · #11,569 all time
Rank in Canada
#132
of 403
Research works
2.4k
▲ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Mount Saint Vincent 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 #3,637 of 10,521 22.0%286 #2523
Social SciencesField #3,290 of 6,365 21.0%156 #2066
Health SciencesDomain #7,005 of 11,982 18.8%80 #9469

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mount Saint Vincent 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#2,523 #3,637
  2. Social Sciences#2,066 #3,290
  3. Health Sciences#9,469 #7,005
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: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 9 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.08× its world share, 36 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.69× its world share, 48 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.09× its world share, 16 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 4.21× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 156 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Mount Saint Vincent University?

Ranked on the composite score, Fred Harvey Harrington, Zachary Zimmer and Kyly C. Whitfield lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mount Saint Vincent University.

  1. 1 Fred Harvey Harrington Canada · #101,550 worldwide 108 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Zachary Zimmer Canada · #153,859 worldwide 128 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Kyly C. Whitfield Canada · #223,714 worldwide 597 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Peter Schwenger Canada · #300,981 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 G. Michael Bowen Canada · #332,827 worldwide 131 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 F.E. Bennett Canada · #342,627 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 J. L. Schellenberg Canada · #411,313 worldwide 27 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Reginald C. Stuart Canada · #434,726 worldwide 3 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Tamara A. Franz‐Odendaal Canada · #461,882 worldwide 71 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 DeNel Rehberg Sedo Canada · #548,830 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Mount Saint Vincent University

Which keywords describe research at Mount Saint Vincent University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Education, Gender, Identity, Health Disparities, Nationalism, Globalization and Intersectionality.

▲ 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 Health40▲ 6.1×30 topics
  2. Education30▲ 3.9×25 topics
  3. Globalization23▲ 2.6×33 topics
  4. Identity18▲ 5.5×18 topics
  5. Gender16▲ 6.8×19 topics
  6. Public Health16▲ 2.4×23 topics
  7. History14▲ 4.6×12 topics
  8. Nationalism14▲ 6.9×9 topics
  9. Social Justice14▲ 5.4×15 topics
  10. Health Disparities14▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Intersectionality13▲ 16×7 topics
  12. Child Development13▲ 6.8×7 topics
  13. Cultural Identity12▲ 5.3×8 topics
  14. Discrimination11▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Ethics11▲ 5.2×16 topics
  16. Cultural Studies11▲ 6.4×13 topics
  17. Social Support11▲ 4.3×11 topics
  18. Stigma10▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Immigration10▲ 20×5 topics
  20. Literature10▲ 4.0×16 topics
  21. Neoliberalism10▲ 5.9×11 topics
  22. Resilience9▲ 4.4×10 topics
  23. Feminism9▲ 7.1×8 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations9▲ 5.7×12 topics
  25. Gender Identity8▲ 17×3 topics
  26. Health Equity8▲ 6.6×5 topics
  27. Canada8▲ 147×1 topic
  28. Social Policy8▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Psychological Impact8▲ 5.3×8 topics
  30. Neuroscience7▲ 5.6×10 topics
  31. Trauma7▲ 7.6×4 topics
  32. LGBTQ+7▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Professional Development7▲ 7.6×7 topics
  34. Self-Regulation7▲ 8.5×5 topics
  35. Social Stress7▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Narrative6▲ 9.0×7 topics
  37. Academic Achievement6▲ 8.4×7 topics
  38. Long-Term Care6▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Violence6▲ 9.7×6 topics
  40. Professionalism6▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Mount Saint Vincent University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Canadian Identity and History, LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy, Management and Organizational Studies and Early Childhood Education and Development.

Canadian Identity and Hi…8Canadian Identity and History: 8 fractional worksLGBTQ Health, Identity, …7LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy: 7 fractional worksManagement and Organizat…6Management and Organizational Studies: 6 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…5Early Childhood Education and Development: 5 fractional worksFood Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 4 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 4 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…4Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 4 fractional worksArchitecture, Design, and Social History: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 4 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, an…3Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 8 works
  2. 2 LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Social Psychology 7 works
  3. 3 Management and Organizational Studies Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 6 works
  4. 4 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 5 works
  5. 5 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 4 works
  6. 6 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 4 works
  7. 7 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 4 works
  8. 8 Architecture, Design, and Social History Conservation 4 works
  9. 9 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 4 works
  10. 10 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 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 available34.2%not open65.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Mount Saint Vincent University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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