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Regional Municipality of Waterloo

In research, Regional Municipality of Waterloo stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,261 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,559
of 28,054 · #16,326 all time
Rank in Canada
#385
of 403
Research works
391
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.8k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Regional Municipality of Waterloo known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,261 of 21,541 25.8%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Regional Municipality of Waterloo 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).

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: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.97× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.30× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.20× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Regional Municipality of Waterloo?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Intersectionality, Inflammation, Cultural Competence, Catheter Ablation, Critical Race Theory, Racism and Mortality Risk.

▲ 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation3▲ 2.6×15 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 1.23×26 topics
  3. Aging3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  4. Education2▲ 2.4×4 topics
  5. Intersectionality2▲ 20×3 topics
  6. Mental Health2▲ 2.1×10 topics
  7. Catheter Ablation2▲ 25×2 topics
  8. Cultural Competence2▲ 24×4 topics
  9. Critical Race Theory2▲ 201×1 topic
  10. Deep Learning2▼ 0.83×11 topics
  11. Globalization2▲ 1.49×8 topics
  12. Racism2▲ 110×1 topic
  13. Healthcare2▲ 2.4×10 topics
  14. Mortality Risk2▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Biomarkers2▲ 3.7×5 topics
  16. Elderly Patients2▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Quality of Life2▲ 1.61×8 topics
  18. Reflective Practice2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Depression1▲ 2.5×8 topics
  20. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Stress1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  22. Social Support1▲ 3.8×5 topics
  23. Climate Change1▼ 0.71×12 topics
  24. Machine Learning1▼ 0.56×14 topics
  25. Patient Satisfaction1▲ 6.1×6 topics
  26. Public Health1▲ 1.29×10 topics
  27. COVID-191▲ 1.30×7 topics
  28. Frailty1▲ 37×1 topic
  29. Geriatric Assessment1▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Medical Education1▲ 6.8×6 topics
  31. Oxidative Stress1◆ 1.05×10 topics
  32. Primary Care1▲ 4.6×8 topics
  33. Social Justice1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  34. Alzheimer's Disease1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  35. Burnout1▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Caregiver Burden1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Guidelines1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  38. Job Satisfaction1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  39. Retention1▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Regional Municipality of Waterloo publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Critical Race Theory in Education, Frailty in Older Adults, Social Work Education and Practice and Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes.

Critical Race Theory in Education: 2 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults: 1 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…1Social Work Education and Practice: 1 fractional worksAtrial Fibrillation Mana…1Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 1 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in H…1Cultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional worksEducation and Islamic St…1Education and Islamic Studies: 1 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursi…1Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 1 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…1Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceGeriatrics and GerontologyPublic AdministrationCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  2. 2 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  3. 3 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 1 works
  4. 4 Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  7. 7 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Islamic Studies Education 1 works
  9. 9 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 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 available39.7%not open60.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.4%domestic only72.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Regional Municipality of Waterloo's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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