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Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture

In research, Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture stands highest in Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,657 of 6,031 worldwide), Environmental Science (#3,754 of 6,208 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,692 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,922
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#406
of 896
Research works
1.2k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture 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
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,657 of 6,031 15.2%652
Environmental ScienceField #3,754 of 6,208 17.2%187
Life SciencesDomain #9,692 of 14,347 14.4%776
Physical SciencesDomain #16,050 of 21,541 17.9%265
Plant ScienceSubfield #2,223 of 2,837 13.7%274

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture 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: 4.48× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.60× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.39× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture?

Ranked on the composite score, P. R. Warman, I. V. Hall and H. Μ. Cunningham lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture.

  1. 1 P. R. Warman Canada · #153,117 worldwide 330 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 I. V. Hall Canada · #407,592 worldwide 55 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 H. Μ. Cunningham Canada · #625,368 worldwide 36 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Glenn W. Stratton Canada · #815,557 worldwide 87 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 H.W. HULAN Canada · #841,927 worldwide 71 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 F. G. PROUDFOOT Canada · #1,125,833 worldwide 51 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture

Which keywords describe research at Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Healthcare, Biodiversity, Habitat Fragmentation, Conservation, Genetic Diversity and Diabetes.

▲ 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 14 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 14 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change5▲ 7.4×29 topics
  2. Invasive Species3▲ 25×10 topics
  3. Healthcare2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  4. Biodiversity2▲ 8.9×7 topics
  5. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Conservation1▲ 12×8 topics
  7. Genetic Diversity1▲ 11×6 topics
  8. Diabetes1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  9. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 49×2 topics
  10. Innovation1▲ 4.1×2 topics
  11. Biomedical Engineering1▲ 26×1 topic
  12. Education1▲ 2.3×2 topics
  13. Glycemic Control1▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Hackathons1▲ 105×1 topic

Which research topics does Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biomedical and Engineering Education, Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies and Empathy and Medical Education.

Biomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 0 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Education: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Education: 0 fractional worksDiabetes Management and Research: 0 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…0Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 0 fractional worksAquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior: 0 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksPostharvest Quality and …0Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringNature and Landscape ConservationPsychiatry and Mental healthEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism4 others

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

  1. 1 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  3. 3 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  4. 4 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Management and Education Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  6. 6 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 0 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 0 works
  10. 10 Postharvest Quality and Shelf Life Management Plant Science 0 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 available33.6%not open66.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.9%domestic only88.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Nova Scotia Department of Agriculture's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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