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Science North

In research, Science North stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,125 of 16,945 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,861 of 20,462 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,698 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,526
of 28,054 · #12,194 all time
Rank in Canada
#230
of 403
Research works
1.4k
▼ 76% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Science North 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 #7,125 of 16,945 23.1%289
Health SciencesDomain #9,861 of 20,462 10.6%144
Physical SciencesDomain #10,698 of 21,541 6.5%687
Social SciencesField #5,885 of 10,206 23.5%162
Computer ScienceField #4,504 of 7,020 11.4%130
Life SciencesDomain #11,204 of 14,347 6.1%281
EngineeringField #10,733 of 11,412 6.8%144
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #5,906 of 6,031 5.0%142
Environmental ScienceField #6,127 of 6,208 2.2%174

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Science North 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: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.56× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.32× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.50× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.76× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.83× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.16× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Science North?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bilingualism, Sociolinguistics, Climate Change, Language Contact, Linguistic Borrowing, Human Rights, Politics and Machine Learning.

▲ 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. Climate Change5▲ 1.72×27 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 1.30×25 topics
  3. Deep Learning4◆ 1.09×25 topics
  4. Human Rights3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 1.47×9 topics
  6. Neural Networks2▲ 1.51×13 topics
  7. Bilingualism2▲ 17×2 topics
  8. Sociolinguistics2▲ 12×2 topics
  9. Religion2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  10. Colonialism2▲ 4.2×4 topics
  11. Language Contact2▲ 20×1 topic
  12. Linguistic Borrowing2▲ 74×1 topic
  13. Politics2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency2▲ 1.95×9 topics
  15. Nationalism2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  16. Social Cognition2▲ 9.5×5 topics
  17. Discrimination2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  18. Humanitarianism2▲ 24×2 topics
  19. International Aid2▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Biomarkers2▲ 2.0×8 topics
  21. Polyphenols2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  22. Democracy1▲ 3.8×3 topics
  23. Gender1▲ 2.5×5 topics
  24. Global Warming1▲ 3.2×8 topics
  25. Phenolic Compounds1▲ 7.3×4 topics
  26. Social Interaction1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  27. Decolonization1▲ 16×1 topic
  28. Feature Extraction1▲ 2.6×3 topics
  29. Global South1▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Secularism1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. International Relations1▲ 4.7×4 topics
  32. Quantitative Analysis1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  33. Embodiment1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  34. Language1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  35. Language Development1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  36. Atheism1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Ecosystem Management1▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 25×2 topics
  39. Marine Fisheries1▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Public Sphere1▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Science North publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity, Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics, Marine and fisheries research and Religion and Society Interactions.

Linguistics, Language Di…2Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksEdible Oils Quality and Analysis: 1 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 1 fractional worksChild and Animal Learnin…1Child and Animal Learning Development: 1 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksNames, Identity, and Discrimination Research: 1 fractional worksOptimization and Variati…1Optimization and Variational Analysis: 1 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsHistoryGlobal and Planetary ChangeSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 2 works
  2. 2 Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics History 1 works
  3. 3 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Edible Oils Quality and Analysis Organic Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 1 works
  7. 7 Child and Animal Learning Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Names, Identity, and Discrimination Research Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Optimization and Variational Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors60.5%domestic only39.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Science North's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 76% lower 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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