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Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences

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World rank, all time
#18,557
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#399
of 896
Research works
138
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.6k
26.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
60%
world 28%

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: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10.21× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 15.09× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 14.55× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 15.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, String Theory, Quantum Entanglement, Field Theories, Holographic, General Relativity and Dark Energy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Quantum Gravity10▲ 60×4 topics
  2. Black Holes7▲ 34×3 topics
  3. String Theory6▲ 55×2 topics
  4. Quantum Entanglement6▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Field Theories6▲ 64×1 topic
  6. General Relativity6▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Holographic6▲ 64×1 topic
  8. Dark Energy6▲ 51×2 topics
  9. Machine Learning6▲ 1.89×11 topics
  10. Cosmic Microwave Background5▲ 56×1 topic
  11. Cosmological Parameters5▲ 56×1 topic
  12. Nonlinear Equations5▲ 28×5 topics
  13. Entanglement5▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Plate Tectonics5▲ 15×3 topics
  15. Quantum Information4▲ 21×3 topics
  16. Tectonics4▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Lorentz Violation4▲ 107×1 topic
  19. Noncommutative Field Theory4▲ 107×1 topic
  20. Symplectic Geometry4▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Geochronology3▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Zircon3▲ 25×1 topic
  23. Renormalization Group3▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Optimal Transport3▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Ricci Curvature3▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Dynamics3▲ 38×3 topics
  27. Dynamical Systems3▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Fractional Laplacian3▲ 90×1 topic
  29. Hyperspectral Imaging3▲ 6.4×3 topics
  30. Sobolev Spaces3▲ 90×1 topic
  31. Subduction3▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Quantum Simulation3▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Superconducting Circuits3▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Tropical Geometry2▲ 41×2 topics
  35. Superfluidity2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Topological Order2▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Modular Forms2▲ 34×3 topics
  38. Quantum Computing2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  39. Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Many-Body Localization2▲ 79×1 topic

Which research topics does Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques.

Geological and Geochemic…1Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…1Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…1Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 1 fractional worksOptical Imaging and Spec…0Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques: 0 fractional worksAlgebraic structures and combinatorial models: 0 fractional worksNonlinear Waves and Solitons: 0 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologi…0Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 0 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 0 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 0 fractional worksEvolution and Genetic Dynamics: 0 fractional works
GeophysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsNuclear and High Energy PhysicsRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  4. 4 Optical Imaging and Spectroscopy Techniques Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  5. 5 Algebraic structures and combinatorial models Geometry and Topology 0 works
  6. 6 Nonlinear Waves and Solitons Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  7. 7 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  9. 9 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 0 works
  10. 10 Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetics 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 available59.7%not open40.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors46.5%domestic only53.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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