Question 1

What is Perimeter Institute known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Perimeter Institute stands highest in Physics and Astronomy (#47 of 1,417 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#754 of 10,670 worldwide) and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics (#71 of 547 worldwide), 2022-now. 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 66.2× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Perimeter Institute rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Perimeter Institute ranks #1,934 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#824 all time), and #51 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Perimeter Institute?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Davide Gaiotto, Kendrick M. Smith and Avery E. Broderick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Perimeter Institute.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Perimeter Institute?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Perimeter Institute is "Review of Particle Physics" (Particle Data Group et al., 2020), with 5,261 citations. Next come "NINE-YEAR WILKINSON MICROWAVE ANISOTROPY PROBE ( WMAP ) OBSERVATIONS: COSMOLOGICAL PARAMETER RESULTS" (5,171) and "First M87 Event Horizon Telescope Results. I. The Shadow of the Supermassive Black Hole" (4,300).

Question 5

Which research topics does Perimeter Institute publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Perimeter Institute?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Perimeter Institute work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 97% of research at Perimeter Institute is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (73%), Computer Science (12%), Mathematics (8%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Perimeter Institute's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.