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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

In research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,188 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,985
of 28,054 · #7,882 all time
Rank in Canada
#233
of 403
Research works
1.4k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
38k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 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 #10,188 of 12,888 13.1%83 #5112

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada 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).

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: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.14× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.64× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.84× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.85× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Climate Change, Social Movements, Social Sustainability, Community Engagement, Remote Sensing, Religion and Democracy.

▲ 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 Change8▲ 2.1×36 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties6▲ 4.5×14 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 1.50×19 topics
  4. Remote Sensing5▲ 2.7×13 topics
  5. Environmental Impact4▲ 1.73×16 topics
  6. Religion3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  7. Community Engagement3▲ 6.5×5 topics
  8. Democracy3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  9. Social Movements3▲ 7.0×3 topics
  10. Identity3▲ 2.8×9 topics
  11. Risk Management3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  12. Social Sustainability3▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Local Development3▲ 16×2 topics
  14. Territorial Governance3▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Migration2▲ 5.1×2 topics
  16. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  17. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 3.4×3 topics
  18. Microstructure2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  19. Family Law2▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Global Development Goals2▲ 116×1 topic
  21. Thermal Comfort2▲ 12×2 topics
  22. Tunisian Revolution2▲ 116×1 topic
  23. Catalytic Transformation2▲ 44×1 topic
  24. Construction2▲ 10×2 topics
  25. FTIR Analysis2▲ 86×1 topic
  26. Lignin Valorization2▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Natural Fibers2▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Social Change2▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Wood Chemistry2▲ 86×1 topic
  30. Climate Change Impact2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  31. Islam2▲ 6.5×1 topic
  32. Reform2▲ 21×1 topic
  33. Sustainable Construction2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Optical Properties2▲ 20×3 topics
  35. Citizen Participation2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  36. BIM2▲ 17×1 topic
  37. Environmental Participation2▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Fiber Lasers2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Prefabrication2▲ 17×1 topic
  40. Proximity and Innovation2▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Political and Social Issues, Wood Treatment and Properties, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender.

Political and Social Iss…2Political and Social Issues: 2 fractional worksWood Treatment and Prope…2Wood Treatment and Properties: 2 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry2Lignin and Wood Chemistry: 2 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politi…2Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 2 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…2Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksHygrothermal properties …1Hygrothermal properties of building materials: 1 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…1Canadian Identity and History: 1 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…1Social Sciences and Governance: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsBuilding and ConstructionBiomedical EngineeringSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Political and Social Issues Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  2. 2 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 2 works
  3. 3 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 Hygrothermal properties of building materials Building and Construction 1 works
  9. 9 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 1 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 available30.6%not open69.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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