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Okanagan College

In research, Okanagan College stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,788 of 14,833 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,731 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,753
of 22,385 · #13,944 all time
Rank in Canada
#243
of 305
Research works
422
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.8k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Okanagan College

What is Okanagan College 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
Social SciencesDomain #8,788 of 14,833 9.6%205
Physical SciencesDomain #12,731 of 17,446 9.5%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Okanagan College 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Okanagan College work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Okanagan College is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Computer Science (10%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 38 fractional works · 48.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 25.7% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 10.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 8.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOkanagan College78fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences49%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1924.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting56.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities56.2%
    4. Psychology56.1%
    5. Decision Sciences33.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.2%
    1. Computer Science810.3%
    2. Engineering45.6%
    3. Environmental Science44.7%
    4. Materials Science22.3%
    5. Chemistry10.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.6%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    8. Mathematics00.4%
    9. Energy00.3%
    1. Medicine78.6%
    2. Health Professions45.4%
    3. Nursing00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences67.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.4%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.58× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.33× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.05× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.14× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.53× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.99× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.53×3 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.14×5 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.08×5 works
  4. Health Professions2.05×4 works
  5. Psychology1.99×5 works
  6. Social Sciences1.91×19 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.58×6 works
  8. Computer Science1.33×8 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.05×2 works
  10. Nursing0.98×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.95×4 works
  12. Neuroscience0.66×1 works
  13. Materials Science0.66×2 works
  14. Chemistry0.54×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×2 works
  16. Medicine0.45×7 works
  17. Engineering0.37×4 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.36×0 works
  20. Energy0.27×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.27×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Okanagan College?

Ranked on the quality score, Terence Day, Amy J. Cohen and Kristina Cormier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Okanagan College.

  1. 1 Terence Day Canada · #1,516,475 worldwide 661 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Amy J. Cohen Canada · #1,524,769 worldwide 397 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Kristina Cormier Canada · #1,709,994 worldwide 578 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Allan Brooks Canada · #2,191,232 worldwide 684 citations · 121 works
  5. 5 Jarkko Jalava Canada · #2,639,985 worldwide 189 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 J. A. Munro Canada · #2,713,516 worldwide 702 citations · 129 works
  7. 7 Rosalind Warner Canada · #3,523,035 worldwide 119 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Melissa Munn Canada · #3,775,580 worldwide 118 citations · 30 works
  9. 9 Sierra Rayne Canada · #3,921,539 worldwide 4.2k citations · 381 works
  10. 10 Patricia Tomic Canada · #3,936,965 worldwide 112 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Okanagan College

What are the most cited papers from Okanagan College?

The most cited paper from Okanagan College is "Net transfer of carbon between ectomycorrhizal tree species in the field" (Suzanne W. Simard, David A. Perry, Melanie D. Jones et al., 1997), with 1,052 citations. Next come "Exercise programs for people with dementia" (634) and "Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT): Modified Delphi Study" (504).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Net transfer of carbon between ectomycorrhizal tree species in the field Suzanne W. Simard, David A. Perry, Melanie D. Jones et al. · Nature 7 Aug 1997 1,052
2 Exercise programs for people with dementia Dorothy Anne Forbes, Scott C. Forbes, Catherine M. Blake et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews Open access 15 Apr 2015 634
3 Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT): Modified Delphi Study Susan Carolyn Slade et al. · Physical Therapy Open access 6 May 2016 504
4 Perfluoroalkyl sulfonic and carboxylic acids: A critical review of physicochemical properties, levels and patterns in waters and wastewaters, and treatment methods Sierra Rayne, Kaya Forest · Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A 4 Sep 2009 475
5 1/R curvature corrections as the source of the cosmological acceleration Dan N. Vollick · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields Open access 24 Sep 2003 368
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Okanagan College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Artificial Intelligence, Global, Professional Development, Technology Integration and Ethics.

▲ 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-now 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. Machine Learning5▲ 2.0×13 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 2.2×15 topics
  3. Deep Learning4▲ 1.48×12 topics
  4. Climate Change3▲ 1.54×22 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.9×4 topics
  6. Leadership3▲ 8.1×3 topics
  7. Globalization3▲ 1.81×11 topics
  8. Educational Technology3▲ 2.8×4 topics
  9. Mental Health2▲ 2.1×13 topics
  10. Online Learning2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  11. E-Learning2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  12. Human Rights2▲ 2.7×4 topics
  13. Ethics2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  14. Big Data2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  15. Global2▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Medical Imaging2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  17. Professional Development2▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Technology Integration2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  19. Cybersecurity2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  20. Knowledge Management2▲ 3.8×2 topics
  21. Social Movements2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  22. Social Capital2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  23. Behavioral Economics1▲ 34×2 topics
  24. HR1▲ 81×1 topic
  25. Health Equity1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  26. Student Engagement1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  27. Talent Management1▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Data Integration1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  29. Latin America1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  30. Memory1▲ 6.9×3 topics
  31. Rural Communities1▲ 29×3 topics
  32. Semantic Web1▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Chile1▲ 159×1 topic
  34. Creative Economy1▲ 44×1 topic
  35. Cultural Policy1▲ 39×1 topic
  36. Microlearning1▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Online Education1▲ 7.7×1 topic
  38. Pinochet1▲ 159×1 topic
  39. Learning Analytics1▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Student Perceptions1▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Okanagan College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Human Resource and Talent Management, Cultural Industries and Urban Development, E-Learning and COVID-19 and Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America.

Human Resource and Talen…1Human Resource and Talent Management: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and …1Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksE-Learning and COVID-19: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dyn…1Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Anal…1Online Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geopolitics: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 1 fractional worksTextile materials and ev…1Textile materials and evaluations: 1 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementUrban StudiesEducationSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Human Resource and Talent Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  2. 2 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 1 works
  3. 3 E-Learning and COVID-19 Education 1 works
  4. 4 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  6. 6 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 1 works
  7. 7 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  8. 8 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  9. 9 Legal and Policy Issues Law 1 works
  10. 10 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Okanagan College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Okanagan College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Okanagan College0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Okanagan College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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