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Okanagan University College

In research, Okanagan University College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,382 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,716 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,913 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,898
of 28,054 · #6,722 all time
Rank in Canada
#102
of 403
Research works
1.6k
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
28.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Okanagan University College 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,382 of 12,888 28.6%221 #5820
EngineeringField #2,716 of 6,636 29.0%102 #4102
Social SciencesDomain #4,913 of 10,521 33.9%90 #4620
Health SciencesDomain #8,809 of 11,982 24.7%80 #7391

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Okanagan University 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).

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. Physical Sciences#5,820 #4,382
  2. Engineering#4,102 #2,716
  3. Social Sciences#4,620 #4,913
  4. Health Sciences#7,391 #8,809
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.

What does Okanagan University College specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 24.1 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.85× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.83× its world share, 19 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.29× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.16× its world share, 47 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.94× its world share, 22 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.65× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 43 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Okanagan University College?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael J. Smith, Ian R. Walker and Carl Cavanagh Hodge lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Okanagan University College.

  1. 1 Michael J. Smith Canada · #201,941 worldwide 146 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Ian R. Walker Canada · #277,355 worldwide 195 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Carl Cavanagh Hodge Canada · #520,396 worldwide 19 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Robert J. Belton Canada · #585,234 worldwide 9 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 D. B. Murray Canada · #807,432 worldwide 37 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Peng Gao Canada · #1,039,681 worldwide 13 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Christopher J. Schneider Canada · #1,121,854 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Christine Elliott Canada · #1,322,359 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 C.L. Simpson Canada · #1,366,470 worldwide 6 citations · 59 works
  10. 10 John D. Greenough Canada · #1,400,823 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Okanagan University College

Which keywords describe research at Okanagan University College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Mental Health, Vulnerability, Renewable Energy, Dynamic Analysis and Ground Motion.

▲ 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 Change27▲ 2.3×60 topics
  2. Sustainability18▲ 1.66×50 topics
  3. Environmental Impact14▲ 1.94×34 topics
  4. Deep Learning13▼ 0.84×52 topics
  5. Epidemiology12▼ 0.70×58 topics
  6. Mental Health12▲ 1.88×30 topics
  7. Renewable Energy10▲ 1.66×27 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties9▲ 2.0×24 topics
  9. Remote Sensing8▲ 1.53×26 topics
  10. Public Health8▲ 1.23×24 topics
  11. Depression7▲ 1.76×14 topics
  12. Energy Storage7▲ 2.3×9 topics
  13. Health Effects6▲ 2.3×19 topics
  14. Vulnerability6▲ 6.0×6 topics
  15. Physical Activity6▲ 2.8×8 topics
  16. Population Dynamics5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  17. Cathode Materials5▲ 2.9×3 topics
  18. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 4.9×7 topics
  19. Greenhouse Gas Emissions5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  20. Life Cycle Assessment5▲ 4.0×7 topics
  21. Dynamic Analysis5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  22. Hydrogen Production4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  23. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  24. Ground Motion4▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Seismic Engineering4▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Construction4▲ 7.2×2 topics
  27. Chronic Disease Management4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  28. Behavior Change4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  29. Ecological Knowledge4▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Arctic Indigenous Peoples3▲ 44×1 topic
  31. Durability Performance3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Traditional Knowledge3▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Adherence3▲ 6.4×2 topics
  34. Habitat Selection3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  35. Trophic Cascades3▲ 7.2×2 topics
  36. Waste-to-Energy3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Animal Movement3▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Occupancy Rates3▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Concrete Strengthening3▲ 10×1 topic
  40. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites3▲ 10×1 topic

Which research topics does Okanagan University College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Performance and Analysis, Indigenous Studies and Ecology, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete.

Seismic Performance and …4Seismic Performance and Analysis: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…3Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…3Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksStructural Behavior of R…3Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 3 fractional worksAnaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production: 2 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 2 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comf…2Building Energy and Comfort Optimization: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 2 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenan…2Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringGeneral Health ProfessionsEcologyBuilding and Construction2 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 3 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 3 works
  5. 5 Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production Building and Construction 2 works
  6. 6 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 2 works
  7. 7 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.9%domestic only66.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Okanagan University College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% 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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