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SAIT Polytechnic

In research, SAIT Polytechnic stands highest in Social Sciences (#13,059 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,375 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#20,953
of 28,054 · #30,546 all time
Rank in Canada
#329
of 403
Research works
336
▲ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is SAIT Polytechnic 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 #13,059 of 16,945 15.2%131
Physical SciencesDomain #18,375 of 21,541 8.5%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where SAIT Polytechnic 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: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.44× its world share, 20 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.71× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.08× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.41× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.72× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at SAIT Polytechnic?

Ranked on the composite score, Editor CUAJ and Doug Doucette lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SAIT Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Editor CUAJ · #1,182,962 worldwide 2 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Doug Doucette · #1,633,493 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at SAIT Polytechnic

Which keywords describe research at SAIT Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Engineering Education, Deep Learning, Leadership, Environmental Monitoring, Stock Market, Student Engagement and COVID-19.

▲ 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. Machine Learning8▲ 2.7×27 topics
  2. Deep Learning7▲ 2.1×25 topics
  3. COVID-194▲ 3.1×9 topics
  4. Globalization4▲ 2.1×11 topics
  5. Sustainability4▲ 1.70×17 topics
  6. Engineering Education4▲ 44×4 topics
  7. Pandemic3▲ 3.3×5 topics
  8. Leadership3▲ 7.0×9 topics
  9. Curriculum Development3▲ 4.5×5 topics
  10. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 8.1×2 topics
  11. Social Media3▲ 2.1×11 topics
  12. Student Engagement3▲ 7.3×7 topics
  13. STEM Education3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  14. Stock Market3▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  16. Digital Transformation2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  17. Educational Technology2▲ 2.3×7 topics
  18. Lifelong Learning2▲ 13×4 topics
  19. Image Processing2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  20. Organizational Performance2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  21. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  22. Assessment Methods2▲ 20×3 topics
  23. Financial Markets2▲ 16×1 topic
  24. Food Supply Chain2▲ 19×2 topics
  25. IoT2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  26. Smart Farming2▲ 19×2 topics
  27. business impact2▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Internet of Things (IoT)2▲ 18×1 topic
  29. Plant Disease Detection2▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Reflective Practice2▲ 11×6 topics
  31. Control System2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Digital Divide2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  33. Sensor Network2▲ 27×3 topics
  34. Customer Experience2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Outcome-Based Education2▲ 62×1 topic
  36. Professional Skills2▲ 50×1 topic
  37. Remote Laboratories1▲ 53×1 topic
  38. Student Perceptions1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  39. Telecommunications1▲ 39×2 topics
  40. Virtual Labs1▲ 53×1 topic

Which research topics does SAIT Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Smart Agriculture and AI, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and Experimental Learning in Engineering.

COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksEngineering Education an…2Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 2 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…1Experimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksConsumer Retail Behavior Studies: 1 fractional worksRadiology practices and education: 1 fractional worksGender Diversity and Ine…1Gender Diversity and Inequality: 1 fractional worksWater resources management and optimization: 1 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies1ICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsPlant ScienceMedia TechnologyMarketing4 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 Pandemic ImpactsEconomics and Econometrics 2 works
  2. 2 Smart Agriculture and AIPlant Science 2 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum DevelopmentMedia Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Experimental Learning in EngineeringMedia Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Consumer Retail Behavior StudiesMarketing 1 works
  6. 6 Radiology practices and educationRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 Gender Diversity and InequalityGender Studies 1 works
  8. 8 Water resources management and optimizationOcean Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Air Quality Monitoring and ForecastingEnvironmental Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 ICT Impact and PoliciesMedia Technology 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 available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.4%domestic only68.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has SAIT Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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