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Royal Society of Canada

In research, Royal Society of Canada stands highest in Social Sciences (#15,620 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,802
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#778
of 896
Research works
191
▲ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Royal Society of Canada 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
Social SciencesDomain #15,620 of 16,945 11.2%135

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Royal Society of 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 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 9.13× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.76× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.52× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.79× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Royal Society of Canada?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Nationalism, Identity, Cultural Identity, Immigration, Language, Canada and Social Policy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. History20▲ 13×14 topics
  2. Nationalism18▲ 17×7 topics
  3. Identity18▲ 12×14 topics
  4. Cultural Identity16▲ 20×7 topics
  5. Immigration14▲ 63×5 topics
  6. Globalization14▲ 3.9×27 topics
  7. Language13▲ 30×2 topics
  8. Canada13▲ 240×1 topic
  9. Social Policy13▲ 49×1 topic
  10. Gender12▲ 11×12 topics
  11. Social Justice12▲ 13×11 topics
  12. Religion11▲ 9.9×14 topics
  13. Community Engagement11▲ 19×6 topics
  14. Sustainable Development10▲ 4.6×9 topics
  15. Local Development9▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Territorial Governance9▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Human Rights9▲ 5.2×18 topics
  18. Public Policy8▲ 9.6×3 topics
  19. Sustainability8▲ 2.2×17 topics
  20. Citizen Participation7▲ 32×1 topic
  21. Environmental Participation7▲ 41×1 topic
  22. Democracy6▲ 9.1×6 topics
  23. Mental Health6▲ 3.0×12 topics
  24. Social Change6▲ 23×5 topics
  25. Colonialism5▲ 5.6×11 topics
  26. Monetary Policy5▲ 10×6 topics
  27. Sociolinguistics5▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Politics5▲ 10.0×9 topics
  29. Literature5▲ 5.4×11 topics
  30. Rhetoric5▲ 20×3 topics
  31. Argumentation5▲ 61×1 topic
  32. Discourse Analysis5▲ 11×1 topic
  33. Hypersonic Effect4▲ 95×1 topic
  34. Ultrasonic Perception4▲ 95×1 topic
  35. Asset Pricing4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Financial Analysis4▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Migration4▲ 6.8×7 topics
  38. Panel Data Models4▲ 44×1 topic
  39. Capitalism4▲ 25×4 topics
  40. Political Economy4▲ 7.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Royal Society of Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: E-commerce and Technology Innovations, Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Historical and Cultural Studies and Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes.

E-commerce and Technology Innovations: 1 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cu…1French Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Re…1Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes: 1 fractional worksSoutheast Asian Sociopolitical Studies: 1 fractional worksCrime, Deviance, and Social Control: 0 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…0History of Science and Medicine: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksEuropean Political History Analysis: 0 fractional worksRobotics and Automated Systems: 0 fractional works
Business and International ManagementSociology and Political ScienceHistoryPolitical Science and International Relations3 others

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

  1. 1 E-commerce and Technology Innovations Business and International Management 1 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 1 works
  4. 4 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes History 1 works
  5. 5 Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 Crime, Deviance, and Social Control Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  8. 8 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 0 works
  9. 9 European Political History Analysis History 0 works
  10. 10 Robotics and Automated Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 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 available56.1%not open43.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.8%domestic only82.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Royal Society of Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% 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.

Other research institutions in Ottawa

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