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Research and Productivity Council

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World rank, all time
#27,197
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#552
of 718
Research works
149
▲ 93% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.7k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Research and Productivity Council

Which fields of science does Research and Productivity Council work in?

In 2022-now, 83% of research at Research and Productivity Council is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (67%), Engineering (8%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 83.2% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 67.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 24.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 17.1% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 10.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 9.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKResearch andProductivity…23fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences83%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences10%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1667.0%
    2. Engineering28.3%
    3. Environmental Science26.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.4%
    1. Social Sciences27.7%
    2. Decision Sciences00.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    4. Psychology00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.9%
    1. Medicine12.6%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 8.61× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science8.61×16 works
  2. Environmental Science1.31×2 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.91×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences0.74×0 works
  5. Social Sciences0.61×2 works
  6. Neuroscience0.58×0 works
  7. Engineering0.55×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.18×0 works
  12. Psychology0.16×0 works
  13. Medicine0.14×1 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Research and Productivity Council?

Ranked on the quality score, Rachael J. Ritchie, John B. Macaulay and C. J. Wiesner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research and Productivity Council.

  1. 1 Rachael J. Ritchie Canada · #1,455,955 worldwide 1.6k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 John B. Macaulay Canada · #2,463,018 worldwide 347 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 C. J. Wiesner Canada · #3,788,857 worldwide 203 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Research and Productivity Council

What are the most cited papers from Research and Productivity Council?

The most cited paper from Research and Productivity Council is "Double-bond location in monounsaturated fatty acids by dimethyl disulfide derivatization and mass spectrometry: Application to analysis of fatty acids in pheromone glands of four lepidoptera" (Ezra Dunkelblum, Shen Tan, Peter J. Silk, 1985), with 303 citations. Next come "Multimodal 'eyes-free' interaction techniques for wearable devices" (267) and "Transferable, multiple antibiotic and mercury resistance in Atlantic Canadian isolates of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida is associated with carriage of an IncA/C plasmid similar to the Salmonella enterica plasmid pSN254" (179).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Double-bond location in monounsaturated fatty acids by dimethyl disulfide derivatization and mass spectrometry: Application to analysis of fatty acids in pheromone glands of four lepidoptera Ezra Dunkelblum, Shen Tan, Peter J. Silk · Journal of Chemical Ecology Mar 1985 303
2 Multimodal 'eyes-free' interaction techniques for wearable devices Stephen Anthony Brewster, Jo Lumsden, Marek Bell et al. Conference paper 5 Apr 2003 267
3 Transferable, multiple antibiotic and mercury resistance in Atlantic Canadian isolates of Aeromonas salmonicida subsp. salmonicida is associated with carriage of an IncA/C plasmid similar to the Salmonella enterica plasmid pSN254 Douglas McIntosh, Michelle Cunningham, Baijing Ji et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy Open access 28 Mar 2008 179
4 Situational Ethics Cosmin Munteanu, Heather Molyneaux, Wendy Moncur et al. Conference paperOpen access 17 Apr 2015 142
5 Exploring Different Types of Trust Propagation Audun Jøsang, Stephen Marsh, Simon Alexander Pope · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2006 127
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Research and Productivity Council?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, IoT Security, Anomaly Detection, Data Mining, Cybersecurity, Security and Intrusion Detection.

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

All 33 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning10▲ 12×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 10×13 topics
  3. IoT Security5▲ 70×3 topics
  4. Anomaly Detection4▲ 58×3 topics
  5. Data Mining4▲ 23×2 topics
  6. Cybersecurity3▲ 55×4 topics
  7. Security3▲ 16×7 topics
  8. Intrusion Detection2▲ 76×2 topics
  9. Neural Networks2▲ 7.0×5 topics
  10. DDoS Attacks2▲ 86×1 topic
  11. Network Security2▲ 80×1 topic
  12. Security Analysis2▲ 58×3 topics
  13. Detection2▲ 32×2 topics
  14. Dynamic Analysis2▲ 72×2 topics
  15. Android Malware2▲ 111×1 topic
  16. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 75×1 topic
  17. Authentication2▲ 51×3 topics
  18. Biometrics2▲ 233×2 topics
  19. Internet of Things2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  20. Surveillance2▲ 25×3 topics
  21. Differential Privacy2▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Federated Learning2▲ 93×1 topic
  23. Time Series2▲ 38×2 topics
  24. Outlier Detection1▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Security and Privacy1▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Unsupervised1▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Older Adults1▲ 140×1 topic
  28. Technology Use1▲ 196×1 topic
  29. Health Monitoring1▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Healthcare1▲ 4.7×5 topics
  31. Wearable Sensors1▲ 45×2 topics
  32. Passwords1▲ 250×1 topic
  33. Usability1▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Research and Productivity Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data and Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications.

Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…2Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 2 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…1Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older Adults: 1 fractional worksUser Authentication and Security Systems: 1 fractional worksCryptography and Data Se…1Cryptography and Data Security: 1 fractional worksWireless Body Area Networks: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 1 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSignal ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceDemography2 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  3. 3 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  4. 4 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Technology Use by Older Adults Demography 1 works
  6. 6 User Authentication and Security Systems Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Wireless Body Area Networks Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Research and Productivity Council's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 93% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Research and Productivity Council as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000095% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Research and Productivity Council0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Research and Productivity Council over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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