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Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

In research, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#20,097 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#23,017
of 28,054 · #32,105 all time
Rank in Canada
#365
of 403
Research works
267
▲ 74% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Northern Alberta Institute of Technology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #20,097 of 21,541 11.5%120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Northern Alberta Institute of Technology 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: 2.09× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.24× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.80× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.07× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 2.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Sorin Deleanu, Kazuhiro Mihara and H. Kamikubo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Northern Alberta Institute of Technology.

  1. 1 Sorin Deleanu Canada · #1,320,174 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Kazuhiro Mihara Canada · #1,448,985 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 H. Kamikubo Canada · #1,587,089 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Which keywords describe research at Northern Alberta Institute of Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Medical Education, Patient Safety, Simulation, Clinical Judgment, Debriefing, Student Engagement and Faculty 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. Climate Change7▲ 2.8×18 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 1.85×15 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 1.22×14 topics
  4. Medical Education3▲ 15×4 topics
  5. Patient Safety3▲ 23×2 topics
  6. Simulation3▲ 13×3 topics
  7. Clinical Judgment3▲ 97×1 topic
  8. Debriefing3▲ 97×1 topic
  9. Healthcare3▲ 2.8×8 topics
  10. COVID-192▲ 2.0×9 topics
  11. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.59×9 topics
  12. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.85×12 topics
  13. Student Engagement2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  14. Faculty Development2▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Biodiversity2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  16. Invasive Species2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  17. Reflective Practice2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Big Data2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  19. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Recycling2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  21. Social Justice2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  22. Soil Fertility2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  23. Competency-Based Education2▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Conservation2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  25. Environmental Impacts2▲ 6.6×4 topics
  26. Professional Identity Formation2▲ 27×1 topic
  27. Ecosystem Functioning1▲ 8.7×3 topics
  28. Soil Carbon Sequestration1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  30. Ecosystem Resilience1▲ 9.2×3 topics
  31. Healthcare Workers1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  32. Plant Physiology1▲ 32×2 topics
  33. Psychological Distress1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  34. Sensor Networks1▲ 5.5×4 topics
  35. Wireless Power Transfer1▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Fossil Fuels1▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Genetic Improvement1▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Quarantine1▲ 7.9×1 topic
  39. Vegetation1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Ageing Population1▲ 29×1 topic

Which research topics does Northern Alberta Institute of Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare, Innovations in Medical Education, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Simulation-Based Educati…3Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare: 3 fractional worksInnovations in Medical Education: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksPeatlands and Wetlands Ecology: 1 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environmental Literature: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues1Global Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksPoetry Analysis and Criticism: 1 fractional worksDiverse Musicological St…1Diverse Musicological Studies: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthClinical PsychologyManagement Information Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Simulation-Based Education in Healthcare Physiology 3 works
  2. 2 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology Ecology 1 works
  6. 6 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  9. 9 Poetry Analysis and Criticism Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  10. 10 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 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 available48.6%not open51.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Northern Alberta Institute of Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 74% 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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