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Saskatchewan Polytechnic

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World rank, all time
#26,068
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#521
of 718
Research works
205
▲ 44% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.1k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Saskatchewan Polytechnic

Which fields of science does Saskatchewan Polytechnic work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research at Saskatchewan Polytechnic is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (15%), Computer Science (12%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 35.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 11.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 10.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 32.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 9.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 24.9% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 11.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSaskatchewanPolytechnic53fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences33%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science611.8%
    2. Engineering610.8%
    3. Mathematics36.3%
    4. Environmental Science23.6%
    5. Materials Science11.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.1%
    7. Energy00.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences815.1%
    2. Psychology59.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting12.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.2%
    5. Decision Sciences12.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    1. Medicine611.1%
    2. Health Professions59.2%
    3. Nursing24.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.4%
    2. Neuroscience11.6%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.51× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 5.36× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.50× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 9.42× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.07× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing9.42×2 works
  2. Mathematics5.36×3 works
  3. Health Professions3.50×5 works
  4. Psychology3.07×5 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.12×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.51×6 works
  7. Social Sciences1.19×8 works
  8. Neuroscience0.96×1 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.93×2 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.78×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.76×1 works
  12. Engineering0.72×6 works
  13. Environmental Science0.72×2 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.70×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.69×1 works
  16. Medicine0.58×6 works
  17. Energy0.51×0 works
  18. Materials Science0.36×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.16×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Saskatchewan Polytechnic?

Ranked on the quality score, Natasha Hubbard Murdoch, Denise Nelson and Sandra Brown lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Saskatchewan Polytechnic.

  1. 1 Natasha Hubbard Murdoch Canada · #2,147,957 worldwide 203 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Denise Nelson Canada · #2,474,491 worldwide 177 citations · 244 works
  3. 3 Sandra Brown Canada · #3,313,317 worldwide 29 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 Heather Joyce Nelson Canada · #3,437,772 worldwide 134 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Renying Zeng Canada · #4,500,802 worldwide 74 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Saskatchewan Polytechnic

What are the most cited papers from Saskatchewan Polytechnic?

The most cited paper from Saskatchewan Polytechnic is "Transition shock: the initial stage of role adaptation for newly graduated Registered Nurses" (Judy E. Boychuk Duchscher, 2008), with 1,113 citations. Next come "A Process of Becoming: The Stages of New Nursing Graduate Professional Role Transition" (604) and "A model‐data intercomparison of CO2 exchange across North America: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis" (304).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Transition shock: the initial stage of role adaptation for newly graduated Registered Nurses Judy E. Boychuk Duchscher · Journal of Advanced Nursing 9 Dec 2008 1,113
2 A Process of Becoming: The Stages of New Nursing Graduate Professional Role Transition Judy Boychuk Duchscher · The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing Oct 2008 604
3 A model‐data intercomparison of CO2 exchange across North America: Results from the North American Carbon Program site synthesis Christopher R. Schwalm et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access Sep 2010 304
4 Grounded theory: reflections on the emergence vs. forcing debate Judy E. Boychuk Duchscher, Debra Morgan · Journal of Advanced Nursing 17 Nov 2004 243
5 The Environmental Chemistry of Aluminum Peng Huang · Soil Science May 1990 237
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Saskatchewan Polytechnic?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Optimization, Depression, COVID-19, Iterative Algorithms, Nonlinear Operators, Anxiety and Psychological Distress.

▲ 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 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. Mental Health4▲ 5.8×13 topics
  2. COVID-193▲ 4.9×5 topics
  3. Depression3▲ 6.6×8 topics
  4. Optimization3▲ 12×3 topics
  5. Pandemic2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  6. Iterative Algorithms2▲ 244×1 topic
  7. Nonlinear Operators2▲ 244×1 topic
  8. Anxiety2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  9. Qualitative Research2▲ 4.2×2 topics
  10. Healthcare Workers2▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Psychological Distress2▲ 14×2 topics
  12. Psychological Impact2▲ 10×2 topics
  13. Healthcare2▲ 2.8×6 topics
  14. Optimization Software2▲ 174×1 topic
  15. Semidefinite Programming2▲ 126×1 topic
  16. Social Isolation2▲ 16×2 topics
  17. Clinical Practice2▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Digital Divide2▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Job Satisfaction2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  20. Quarantine2▲ 20×1 topic
  21. Well-being2▲ 7.7×7 topics
  22. Cultural Competence2▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  24. Social Justice2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  25. Health Policy1▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Nursing Staffing1▲ 88×1 topic
  27. Patient Outcomes1▲ 43×1 topic
  28. Health Education1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  29. Resilience1▲ 5.1×5 topics
  30. Social Impact Assessment1▲ 73×2 topics
  31. Social Support1▲ 4.6×6 topics
  32. Telemedicine1▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Environmental Impact Assessment1▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Health Workforce1▲ 54×2 topics
  35. Social Relationships1▲ 26×2 topics
  36. COVID-19 Impact1▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Health Disparities1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  38. Health Impact Assessment1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Caribbean1▲ 103×1 topic
  40. Strategic Environmental Assessment1▲ 192×1 topic

Which research topics does Saskatchewan Polytechnic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Optimization and Variational Analysis, Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Nursing education and management.

Optimization and Variati…2Optimization and Variational Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Optimization Al…2Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health2COVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksNursing education and ma…1Nursing education and management: 1 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental and Social Impact Assessments: 1 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehea…1Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 1 fractional worksCultural Competency in H…1Cultural Competency in Health Care: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce …1Global Health Workforce Issues: 1 fractional worksDigital Education and So…1Digital Education and Society: 1 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsNumerical AnalysisClinical PsychologyResearch and Theory6 others

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

  1. 1 Optimization and Variational Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Optimization Algorithms Research Numerical Analysis 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Nursing education and management Research and Theory 1 works
  5. 5 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental and Social Impact Assessments Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  7. 7 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  8. 8 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Education and Society Information Systems 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 available52.3%not open47.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Saskatchewan Polytechnic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 44% 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 Saskatchewan Polytechnic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Saskatchewan Polytechnic0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Saskatchewan Polytechnic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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