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Nipissing University

In research, Nipissing University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,500 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,091 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,744 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,630
of 28,054 · #12,366 all time
Rank in Canada
#245
of 403
Research works
1.8k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Nipissing 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 #6,500 of 10,521 19.4%156 #2739
Social SciencesField #5,091 of 6,365 16.3%83 #2789
Physical SciencesDomain #10,744 of 12,888 16.7%76 #14575

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nipissing 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#2,739 #6,500
  2. Social Sciences#2,789 #5,091
  3. Physical Sciences#14,575 #10,744
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: 0.26× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 19 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.76× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.87× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 1.65× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.47× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.27× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.70× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.21× its world share, 83 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nipissing University?

Ranked on the composite score, Haibin Zhu, John Allison and Mark P. Wachowiak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nipissing University.

  1. 1 Haibin Zhu Canada · #36,324 worldwide 493 citations · 89 works
  2. 2 John Allison Canada · #314,032 worldwide 33 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Mark P. Wachowiak Canada · #381,343 worldwide 112 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Françoise Noël Canada · #424,457 worldwide 8 citations · 39 works
  5. 5 John Nadeau Canada · #720,896 worldwide 77 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Thomas G. Ryan Canada · #740,367 worldwide 45 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Robert S. McLean Canada · #780,112 worldwide 3 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Carlo Ricci Canada · #818,705 worldwide 20 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Justin M. Carré Canada · #878,281 worldwide 103 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Mark W. Bruner Canada · #939,550 worldwide 74 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Nipissing University

Which keywords describe research at Nipissing University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Climate Change, Higher Education, Adaptation, Testosterone, Reflective Practice, Gender and Social Cognition.

▲ 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 Change15▲ 1.88×29 topics
  2. Mental Health14▲ 3.2×32 topics
  3. Globalization9▲ 1.61×21 topics
  4. Public Health8▲ 1.95×19 topics
  5. Higher Education8▲ 5.0×8 topics
  6. Gender7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  7. Adaptation6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  8. Testosterone6▲ 46×2 topics
  9. Job Satisfaction6▲ 4.3×8 topics
  10. Reflective Practice5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  11. Social Support5▲ 3.2×10 topics
  12. Neoliberalism5▲ 4.9×6 topics
  13. Physical Activity5▲ 3.6×8 topics
  14. Well-being5▲ 4.5×8 topics
  15. Technology Integration5▲ 5.4×6 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis5▲ 2.7×7 topics
  17. Social Cognition5▲ 9.4×4 topics
  18. Evolutionary Psychology4▲ 79×1 topic
  19. Gender Differences4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  20. Human Behavior4▲ 32×1 topic
  21. Student Perceptions4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  22. Neuroscience4▲ 4.4×6 topics
  23. Feminism4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  24. COVID-19 Impact4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  25. Health Equity4▲ 4.6×4 topics
  26. Mechanism Design4▲ 32×2 topics
  27. Muscle Strength4▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Self-Regulation4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  29. Teacher Professional Development4▲ 7.4×3 topics
  30. Decolonization3▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Distributed Systems3▲ 7.0×6 topics
  32. Academic Achievement3▲ 6.5×7 topics
  33. Diversity3▲ 6.2×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  35. Incentives3▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Knowledge Sharing3▲ 6.7×8 topics
  37. Historical Trauma3▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Indigenous Health3▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Model Theory3▲ 107×1 topic
  40. Topological Dynamics3▲ 107×1 topic

Which research topics does Nipissing University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior, Advanced Topology and Set Theory, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Teacher Education and Leadership Studies.

Evolutionary Psychology …4Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Topology and Se…3Advanced Topology and Set Theory: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 3 fractional worksTeacher Education and Leadership Studies: 3 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksAuction Theory and Applications: 2 fractional worksMotivation and Self-Concept in Sports: 2 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…2Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 2 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 2 fractional works
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyGeometry and TopologyHealthEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Topology and Set Theory Geometry and Topology 3 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 3 works
  4. 4 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 3 works
  5. 5 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 3 works
  6. 6 Auction Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  7. 7 Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 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 available36.9%not open63.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nipissing University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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