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Okanagan College

In research, Okanagan College stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,886 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,024 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,593
of 28,054 · #20,284 all time
Rank in Canada
#302
of 403
Research works
422
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.8k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

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 #6,886 of 16,945 23.6%205
Physical SciencesDomain #15,024 of 21,541 20.8%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 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: 1.69× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.12× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.09× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.39× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.41× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.24× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Okanagan College?

Ranked on the composite score, Youry Khmelevsky, Fred G. Evenden and Allan Brooks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Okanagan College.

  1. 1 Youry Khmelevsky Canada · #294,367 worldwide 36 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Fred G. Evenden Canada · #322,751 worldwide 143 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Allan Brooks Canada · #891,387 worldwide 19 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 Maurice Williams Canada · #1,137,653 worldwide 7 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Sierra Rayne Canada · #1,275,334 worldwide 29 citations · 52 works
  6. 6 Kaya Forest Canada · #1,357,764 worldwide 27 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 J. A. Munro Canada · #1,461,212 worldwide 18 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Okanagan College

Which keywords describe research at Okanagan College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Global, Ethics, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Cybersecurity and Deep Learning.

▲ 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. Machine Learning4▲ 1.72×10 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 1.58×11 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 2.1×14 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 3.5×4 topics
  5. Climate Change3▲ 1.79×20 topics
  6. Leadership3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  7. Globalization2▲ 1.86×9 topics
  8. Mental Health2▲ 2.3×12 topics
  9. Ethics2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  10. Global2▲ 86×2 topics
  11. Big Data2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  12. Cybersecurity2▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Human Rights2▲ 2.6×4 topics
  14. Knowledge Management2▲ 4.6×2 topics
  15. Online Learning2▲ 2.9×4 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  17. Social Capital2▲ 4.4×3 topics
  18. Social Movements2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  19. Behavioral Economics1▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Economic Impact1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  21. HR1▲ 98×1 topic
  22. Talent Management1▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Data Integration1▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Semantic Web1▲ 22×3 topics
  25. Student Engagement1▲ 4.9×3 topics
  26. Health Equity1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  27. Rural Communities1▲ 34×3 topics
  28. Creative Economy1▲ 47×1 topic
  29. Educational Data Mining1▲ 18×1 topic
  30. Learning Analytics1▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Massive Open Online Courses1▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Memory1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Student Perceptions1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Biomedical Ontologies1▲ 60×1 topic
  35. Chile1▲ 156×1 topic
  36. Constitutional Reform1▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Economic Institutions1▲ 89×1 topic
  38. Emotional Intelligence1▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Institutional Economics1▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Legal Modernization1▲ 49×1 topic

Which research topics does Okanagan College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human Resource and Talent Management, Cultural Industries and Urban Development, Online Learning and Analytics and Legal and Policy Issues.

Human Resource and Talen…1Human Resource and Talent Management: 1 fractional worksCultural Industries and …1Cultural Industries and Urban Development: 1 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 1 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues: 1 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 1 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence and Performance: 1 fractional worksPolitical and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America: 1 fractional worksAfrican Studies and Geop…1African Studies and Geopolitics: 1 fractional worksTextile materials and evaluations: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional works
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementUrban StudiesComputer Science ApplicationsLaw6 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 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 1 works
  4. 4 Legal and Policy Issues Law 1 works
  5. 5 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  6. 6 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  7. 7 Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 African Studies and Geopolitics Anthropology 1 works
  9. 9 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  10. 10 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Okanagan College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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