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Royal Roads University

In research, Royal Roads University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,418 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,270 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,980 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science — Sociology and Political Science is 4.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,050
of 28,054 · #13,039 all time
Rank in Canada
#196
of 403
Research works
1.2k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Royal Roads University 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,418 of 10,521 25.4%232 #2586
Social SciencesField #3,270 of 6,365 23.3%138 #1593
Physical SciencesDomain #9,980 of 12,888 25.8%62 #14482

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Roads University 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. Social Sciences#2,586 #3,418
  2. Social Sciences#1,593 #3,270
  3. Physical Sciences#14,482 #9,980
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 Royal Roads University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Sociology and Political Science takes 4.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 59.0 works4.7×
← 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: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.99× its world share, 28 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.55× its world share, 16 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.90× its world share, 22 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.32× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.03× its world share, 32 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.12× its world share, 138 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Royal Roads University?

Ranked on the composite score, Ann Dale, George Veletsianos and Phillip Vannini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Roads University.

  1. 1 Ann Dale · #163,271 worldwide 149 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 George Veletsianos · #232,420 worldwide 144 citations · 40 works
  3. 3 Phillip Vannini · #409,971 worldwide 56 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Leslie A. King · #556,444 worldwide 46 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Robert Newell · #637,049 worldwide 55 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 David M. Black · #714,444 worldwide 32 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Elin Kelsey · #786,528 worldwide 60 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Runa Das · #1,014,466 worldwide 15 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Dana McFarland · #1,058,762 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Valerie Sheppard · #1,352,797 worldwide 9 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Royal Roads University

Which keywords describe research at Royal Roads University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Mental Health, Social Justice, Climate Change, Sustainability, Higher Education, Social Media and Public Health.

▲ 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. Globalization27▲ 3.9×39 topics
  2. Climate Change22▲ 2.3×39 topics
  3. Sustainability20▲ 2.4×39 topics
  4. Mental Health19▲ 3.7×22 topics
  5. Public Health16▲ 3.2×23 topics
  6. Social Media16▲ 3.2×21 topics
  7. Environmental Impact15▲ 2.5×19 topics
  8. Social Justice13▲ 6.4×16 topics
  9. Higher Education12▲ 6.2×14 topics
  10. Leadership10▲ 6.2×11 topics
  11. Law Enforcement9▲ 46×3 topics
  12. Neoliberalism9▲ 7.3×11 topics
  13. Identity9▲ 3.6×17 topics
  14. Ethics9▲ 5.2×10 topics
  15. Social Capital9▲ 4.6×9 topics
  16. Vulnerability8▲ 11×6 topics
  17. Health Promotion8▲ 7.3×6 topics
  18. Economic Growth8▲ 2.7×12 topics
  19. Community Engagement8▲ 6.8×10 topics
  20. Resilience8▲ 4.7×9 topics
  21. Corruption7▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Organizational Performance7▲ 8.1×8 topics
  23. Emotion7▲ 9.5×8 topics
  24. Violence7▲ 13×4 topics
  25. Drug Trafficking7▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations6▲ 5.5×8 topics
  27. Global Warming6▲ 4.5×8 topics
  28. Healthcare Workers6▲ 7.3×3 topics
  29. Psychological Impact6▲ 5.5×6 topics
  30. Psychological Distress6▲ 6.5×3 topics
  31. COVID-19 Impact6▲ 9.6×4 topics
  32. Fake News6▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Misinformation6▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Criminal Networks5▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Organized Crime5▲ 70×1 topic
  36. Inclusion5▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Anthropocene5▲ 27×4 topics
  38. Climate Change Adaptation5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. Biopolitics5▲ 21×3 topics
  40. Space5▲ 40×2 topics

Which research topics does Royal Roads University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Misinformation and Its Impacts, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights.

Misinformation and Its I…6Misinformation and Its Impacts: 6 fractional worksCrime, Illicit Activitie…5Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…4Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 4 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 4 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 4 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…3Geographies of human-animal interactions: 3 fractional worksImbalanced Data Classification Techniques: 3 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 3 fractional worksDisaster Management and …3Disaster Management and Resilience: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceClinical PsychologyHealthGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Misinformation and Its ImpactsSociology and Political Science 6 works
  2. 2 Crime, Illicit Activities, and GovernanceSociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Health, Education, and RightsHealth 4 works
  5. 5 Gender Diversity and InequalityGender Studies 4 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environmentPollution 4 works
  7. 7 Geographies of human-animal interactionsGeography, Planning and Development 3 works
  8. 8 Imbalanced Data Classification TechniquesArtificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism StudiesSocial Psychology 3 works
  10. 10 Disaster Management and ResilienceSociology and Political Science 3 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 available37.5%not open62.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Roads University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% higher 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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