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Perimeter Institute

In research, Perimeter Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#505 of 12,888 worldwide), Astronomy and Astrophysics (#20 of 443 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#93 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 66.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#920
of 28,054 · #623 all time
Rank in Canada
#24
of 403
Research works
2.8k
▼ 20% vs 2013–17
Citations
148k
52.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
50.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
85%
world 28%

What is Perimeter Institute 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 #505 of 12,888 51.0%486 #420
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #20 of 443 55.6%123 #63
Physics and AstronomyField #93 of 1,646 53.6%370 #144
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #44 of 263 62.7%104 #43
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #107 of 565 43.6%80 #169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Perimeter Institute 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#420 #505
  2. Astronomy and Astrophysics#63 #20
  3. Physics and Astronomy#144 #93
  4. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#43 #44
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics#169 #107
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 Perimeter Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 66.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 104.4 works66×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 123.2 works47×
  3. Physics and AstronomyField · 369.8 works33×
  4. Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsSubfield · 41.5 works26×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 80.3 works22×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.54× its world share, 60 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.66× its world share, 33 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 33.27× its world share, 370 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 33.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Perimeter Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert C. Myers, Lee Smolin and Robert W. Spekkens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Perimeter Institute.

  1. 1 Robert C. Myers Canada · #29,480 worldwide 823 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Lee Smolin Canada · #35,709 worldwide 702 citations · 76 works
  3. 3 Robert W. Spekkens Canada · #40,667 worldwide 809 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Daniel Gottesman Canada · #44,828 worldwide 900 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Kendrick M. Smith Canada · #51,542 worldwide 738 citations · 64 works
  6. 6 Davide Gaiotto Canada · #54,403 worldwide 665 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Maxim Pospelov Canada · #55,466 worldwide 718 citations · 53 works
  8. 8 Luis Lehner Canada · #62,402 worldwide 522 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Moritz Münchmeyer Canada · #69,560 worldwide 638 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Avery E. Broderick Canada · #69,689 worldwide 526 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at Perimeter Institute

Which keywords describe research at Perimeter Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Supernovae, Quantum Entanglement, General Relativity, String Theory, Field Theories and Holographic.

▲ 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. Quantum Gravity87▲ 215×4 topics
  2. Black Holes83▲ 175×3 topics
  3. Supernovae64▲ 157×2 topics
  4. Quantum Entanglement60▲ 183×2 topics
  5. General Relativity59▲ 174×2 topics
  6. String Theory59▲ 207×2 topics
  7. Field Theories58▲ 255×1 topic
  8. Holographic58▲ 255×1 topic
  9. Dark Energy57▲ 177×2 topics
  10. Cosmic Microwave Background57▲ 205×1 topic
  11. Cosmological Parameters57▲ 205×1 topic
  12. Entanglement57▲ 76×4 topics
  13. Quantum Information41▲ 70×3 topics
  14. Dark Matter40▲ 69×4 topics
  15. Superconducting Circuits35▲ 102×2 topics
  16. Cosmology27▲ 81×3 topics
  17. Particle Physics25▲ 67×2 topics
  18. Lorentz Violation25▲ 331×1 topic
  19. Noncommutative Field Theory25▲ 331×1 topic
  20. Gravitational Waves25▲ 89×2 topics
  21. Cryptography23▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Renormalization Group23▲ 83×2 topics
  23. Quantum Simulation23▲ 57×2 topics
  24. Computation22▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Security22▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Galactic Center22▲ 98×2 topics
  27. Metrology22▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Quantum22▲ 55×1 topic
  29. Topological Order19▲ 78×2 topics
  30. Cosmic Rays18▲ 73×2 topics
  31. Neutrinos18▲ 73×2 topics
  32. Bell Inequality18▲ 100×1 topic
  33. Decoherence18▲ 100×1 topic
  34. Quantum Algorithms18▲ 67×1 topic
  35. Quantum Computation18▲ 67×1 topic
  36. Binary Black Hole17▲ 118×1 topic
  37. Neutron Star17▲ 118×1 topic
  38. Dynamics16▲ 70×3 topics
  39. Many-Body Localization15▲ 142×1 topic
  40. Quantum Thermalization15▲ 142×1 topic

Which research topics does Perimeter Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Black Holes and Theoretical Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories and Quantum Information and Cryptography.

Black Holes and Theoreti…58Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 58 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…57Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 57 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 25 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 22 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 18 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 18 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 17 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 15 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 14 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 13 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsArtificial Intelligence1 others

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

  1. 1 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 58 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 57 works
  3. 3 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 25 works
  4. 4 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 22 works
  5. 5 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 18 works
  6. 6 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 18 works
  7. 7 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  8. 8 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 15 works
  9. 9 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 14 works
  10. 10 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available85.0%not open15.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.0%domestic only47.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Perimeter Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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