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Quest University Canada

In research, Quest University Canada stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,111 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Business, Management and Accounting (Business, Management and Accounting is 5.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,927
of 22,385 · #8,524 all time
Rank in Canada
#151
of 305
Research works
980
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
50%
world 40%
International
55%
world 18%
Quest University Canada

What is Quest University Canada known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,111 of 9,585 11.1%98 #5816

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Quest University Canada 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Quest University Canada work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Quest University Canada is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Business, Management and Accounting (17%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (11%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 102 fractional works · 62.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 36 fractional works · 22.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 15 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEducation: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 28 fractional works · 17.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAccounting: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 8.0% of its workFinance: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 23.4% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 8.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.5% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKQuest UniversityCanada164fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences62%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences3622.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting2817.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1811.0%
    4. Decision Sciences84.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities74.3%
    6. Psychology53.0%
    1. Engineering148.7%
    2. Computer Science116.7%
    3. Environmental Science74.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
    5. Materials Science10.7%
    6. Mathematics10.6%
    7. Chemistry10.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Medicine138.0%
    2. Health Professions42.3%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.2%
    3. Neuroscience10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Quest University Canada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Business, Management and Accounting takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Business, Management and AccountingField · 27.9 works5.3×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.58× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.49× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5.28× its world share, 28 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.11× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.16× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.98× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting5.28×28 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance5.16×18 works
  3. Decision Sciences5.11×8 works
  4. Social Sciences1.75×36 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.49×7 works
  6. Psychology0.98×5 works
  7. Health Professions0.89×4 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.88×2 works
  9. Computer Science0.86×11 works
  10. Environmental Science0.85×7 works
  11. Engineering0.58×14 works
  12. Mathematics0.53×1 works
  13. Medicine0.42×13 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×3 works
  15. Neuroscience0.31×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.28×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×2 works
  18. Energy0.21×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.19×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.19×1 works
  21. Nursing0.16×0 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.13×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.12×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.10×0 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Quest University Canada?

Ranked on the quality score, Maï Yasué, Jan Veen and Albert S. Osborn lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Quest University Canada.

  1. 1 Maï Yasué Canada · #1,469,803 worldwide 1.8k citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Jan Veen Canada · #1,742,336 worldwide 694 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Albert S. Osborn Canada · #2,770,521 worldwide 149 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Sheldon M. Stern Canada · #2,932,421 worldwide 1.5k citations · 39 works
  5. 5 Jeff R. Warren Canada · #3,045,901 worldwide 144 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 William T. Collins Canada · #3,127,101 worldwide 286 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 M. A. V. Gill Canada · #3,819,712 worldwide 132 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Jonathan Warner Canada · #3,892,757 worldwide 949 citations · 50 works
  9. 9 Jon M. Preston Canada · #3,955,073 worldwide 337 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Annie Prud’homme‐Généreux Canada · #4,082,570 worldwide 341 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Quest University Canada

What are the most cited papers from Quest University Canada?

The most cited paper from Quest University Canada is "THE NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE ARRAY ( NuSTAR ) HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY MISSION" (Fiona A. Harrison et al., 2013), with 2,299 citations. Next come "The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Estimating the Impact of Airbnb on the Hotel Industry" (2,152) and "Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis" (1,280).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 THE NUCLEAR SPECTROSCOPIC TELESCOPE ARRAY ( NuSTAR ) HIGH-ENERGY X-RAY MISSION Fiona A. Harrison et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 30 May 2013 2,299
2 The Rise of the Sharing Economy: Estimating the Impact of Airbnb on the Hotel Industry Georgios Zervas, Davide Proserpio, John W. Byers · Journal of Marketing Research 6 Jan 2017 2,152
3 Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis Lawrence F. Eichenfield et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology Open access 27 Nov 2013 1,280
4 Strategies for Two-Sided Markets Thomas R. Eisenmann, GEOFFREY G. PARKER, Marshall Van Alstyne · Harvard business review Oct 2006 988
5 Alopecia areata update Abdullah Alkhalifah, Adel Alsantali, Eddy Wang et al. · Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 15 Jan 2010 735
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Quest University Canada?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Corporate Governance, Social Capital, Innovation, Consumer Behavior, Organizational Performance, Education, Regulation and Financial Performance.

▲ 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-now 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. Corporate Governance8▲ 6.4×13 topics
  2. Education6▲ 2.3×23 topics
  3. Innovation6▲ 3.7×20 topics
  4. Sustainability6▲ 1.58×17 topics
  5. Machine Learning6◆ 1.06×24 topics
  6. Consumer Behavior5▲ 5.2×11 topics
  7. Social Media5▲ 2.3×16 topics
  8. Social Capital5▲ 6.0×9 topics
  9. Globalization5▲ 1.56×26 topics
  10. Supply Chain Management5▲ 3.1×12 topics
  11. Financial Performance4▲ 4.5×8 topics
  12. Regulation4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  13. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.63×13 topics
  14. Economic Growth4▲ 2.8×14 topics
  15. Public Policy4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  16. Organizational Performance3▲ 8.0×7 topics
  17. Leadership3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  18. Higher Education3▲ 3.4×11 topics
  19. Inclusion3▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Entrepreneurship3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  21. Corporate Social Responsibility3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  22. Cyber-Physical Systems3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  23. Institutional Theory3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Business Ethics3▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Digital Twin3▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Shareholder Value3▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Monetary Policy2▲ 6.6×8 topics
  28. Asset Pricing2▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Smart Factory2▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Sustainability Reporting2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Environmental Disclosure2▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Firm Performance2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  33. Liquidity2▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Stakeholder Theory2▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Market Dynamics2▲ 15×3 topics
  36. Stereotypes2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Financial Reporting2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  38. Mobile Phones2▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Entrepreneurial Orientation2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Opportunity Recognition2▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Quest University Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting, Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences, Gender Diversity and Inequality and Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society.

Corporate Social Respons…2Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 2 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies…2Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 2 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 2 fractional worksImpact of AI and Big Dat…2Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society: 2 fractional worksConsumer Market Behavior…1Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing: 1 fractional worksFinancial Markets and Investment Strategies: 1 fractional worksAuditing, Earnings Management, Governance: 1 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Go…1Corporate Finance and Governance: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Development: 1 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement of Technology and InnovationGender StudiesManagement Science and Operations Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 2 works
  2. 2 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  3. 3 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 2 works
  4. 4 Impact of AI and Big Data on Business and Society Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  5. 5 Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing Marketing 1 works
  6. 6 Financial Markets and Investment Strategies Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Auditing, Earnings Management, Governance Accounting 1 works
  8. 8 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 1 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 available50.2%not open49.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.9%domestic only45.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Quest University Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Quest University Canada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00058% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Quest University Canada0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Quest University Canada over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Quest University Canada12.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.6% in 2008.

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