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Ontario Tech University

In research, Ontario Tech University stands highest in Social Sciences (#1,399 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,994 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,027 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Automotive Engineering and Energy — Energy Engineering and Power Technology is 27.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,577
of 28,054 · #1,940 all time
Rank in Canada
#54
of 403
Research works
8.5k
▲ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
195k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Ontario Tech University 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
Social SciencesDomain #1,399 of 10,521 25.7%382 #1540
Physical SciencesDomain #1,994 of 12,888 16.4%1,384 #1399
EngineeringField #1,027 of 6,636 14.7%703 #726
Social SciencesField #1,030 of 6,365 27.1%207 #1142
Computer ScienceField #957 of 4,667 19.0%316 #972
Health SciencesDomain #4,180 of 11,982 14.6%188 #4874
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #889 of 2,318 13.3%188 #644
MedicineField #4,373 of 10,443 13.2%135 #7898
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,298 of 2,578 26.2%82 #896
EnergyField #360 of 694 19.5%122 #113

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ontario Tech University 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. Social Sciences#1,540 #1,399
  2. Physical Sciences#1,399 #1,994
  3. Engineering#726 #1,027
  4. Social Sciences#1,142 #1,030
  5. Computer Science#972 #957
  6. Health Sciences#4,874 #4,180
  7. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#644 #889
  8. Medicine#7,898 #4,373
  9. Sociology and Political Science#896 #1,298
  10. Energy#113 #360
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 Ontario Tech University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Energy Engineering and Power Technology takes 27.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 59.6 works27×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 108.8 works10.0×
  3. EnergyField · 122.4 works6.5×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 21.1 works5.0×
  5. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 62.0 works4.0×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 30 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 32 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.60× its world share, 18 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.99× its world share, 316 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.53× its world share, 122 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.30× its world share, 703 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 89 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 82 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.51× its world share, 23 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 48 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 135 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 32 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 19 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.45× its world share, 90 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 207 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ontario Tech University?

Ranked on the composite score, Xiaodong Lin, Sheldon S. Williamson and Xianke Lin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ontario Tech University.

  1. 1 Xiaodong Lin Canada · #21,460 worldwide 992 citations · 118 works
  2. 2 Sheldon S. Williamson Canada · #57,682 worldwide 650 citations · 99 works
  3. 3 Xianke Lin Canada · #68,137 worldwide 516 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Igor Pioro Canada · #68,971 worldwide 420 citations · 69 works
  5. 5 İbrahim Dinçer Canada · #72,991 worldwide 5.9k citations · 514 works
  6. 6 Marc A. Rosen Canada · #74,875 worldwide 2.9k citations · 282 works
  7. 7 Shahram Shahbazpanahi Canada · #87,889 worldwide 576 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Mehran Ebrahimi Canada · #94,589 worldwide 224 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Barbara Perry Canada · #104,774 worldwide 116 citations · 51 works
  10. 10 Johan Eklund Canada · #117,332 worldwide 222 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Ontario Tech University

Which keywords describe research at Ontario Tech University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Sustainability, Lithium-ion Batteries, Deep Learning, Renewable Resources and Thermal Management.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy143▲ 4.9×36 topics
  2. Sustainability132▲ 2.7×43 topics
  3. Deep Learning131▲ 1.88×64 topics
  4. Energy Storage124▲ 9.3×11 topics
  5. Machine Learning104▲ 1.55×60 topics
  6. Electric Vehicles100▲ 17×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact91▲ 2.6×34 topics
  8. Lithium-ion Batteries67▲ 7.7×4 topics
  9. Neural Networks61▲ 1.95×33 topics
  10. Renewable Resources61▲ 18×5 topics
  11. Thermal Management61▲ 8.9×7 topics
  12. Electrolysis59▲ 46×1 topic
  13. Hydrogen59▲ 35×1 topic
  14. Battery Management Systems50▲ 16×1 topic
  15. Thermal Runaway50▲ 16×1 topic
  16. Nanomaterials45▲ 2.1×17 topics
  17. Energy Efficiency44▲ 2.3×29 topics
  18. Renewable Energy Integration41▲ 5.9×5 topics
  19. Smart Grid41▲ 5.2×7 topics
  20. Model Predictive Control40▲ 7.6×5 topics
  21. Autonomous Vehicles40▲ 9.3×4 topics
  22. Thermodynamic Analysis37▲ 29×3 topics
  23. Battery Technology36▲ 6.1×3 topics
  24. Cathode Materials35▲ 4.3×3 topics
  25. Heat Transfer33▲ 3.2×15 topics
  26. Power Electronics31▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Waste Heat Recovery30▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Organic Rankine Cycle29▲ 66×1 topic
  29. Working Fluids29▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Materials28▲ 5.8×5 topics
  31. Life Cycle Assessment27▲ 4.9×8 topics
  32. Control Systems24▲ 6.3×6 topics
  33. Energy Transition24▲ 8.0×3 topics
  34. Vehicle Dynamics24▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Phase Change Materials23▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Control Strategies21▲ 7.2×5 topics
  37. Energy Storage Systems20▲ 7.1×2 topics
  38. Charging Infrastructure20▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Vehicle-to-Grid20▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Turbulent Flow19▲ 7.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Ontario Tech University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems and Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure.

Hybrid Renewable Energy …59Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 59 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 50 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 29 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 20 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 18 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 17 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 16 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 15 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 14 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 13 fractional works
Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyAutomotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 59 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 50 works
  3. 3 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 29 works
  4. 4 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  6. 6 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 17 works
  7. 7 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 14 works
  10. 10 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 13 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 available28.2%not open71.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ontario Tech University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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