Question 1

What is Royal Roads University known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Royal Roads University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,131 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,278 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,746 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Sociology and Political Science (Sociology and Political Science is 5.1× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Royal Roads University rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Royal Roads University ranks #6,883 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#7,556 all time), and #111 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Royal Roads University?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, George Veletsianos, Mark Eshwar Lokanan and Phillip Vannini lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Royal Roads University.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Royal Roads University?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Royal Roads University is "Environmental Income and Rural Livelihoods: A Global-Comparative Analysis" (Arild Angelsen, Pamela Jagger, Ronnie Babigumira et al., 2014), with 1,127 citations. Next come "U.S. Faculty and Administrators’ Experiences and Approaches in the Early Weeks of the COVID-19 Pandemic" (643) and "Global polycrisis: the causal mechanisms of crisis entanglement" (518).

Question 5

Which research topics does Royal Roads University publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Misinformation and Its Impacts, Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Gender Diversity and Inequality.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Royal Roads University?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Royal Roads University work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Royal Roads University is in Social Sciences, 18% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (41%), Psychology (9%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Question 8

Is Royal Roads University's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% higher than in 2018-2021.