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In research, Science North stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,477 of 14,833 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,831 of 9,330 worldwide) and Computer Science (#5,484 of 6,336 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,288
of 22,385 · #19,119 all time
Rank in Canada
#168
of 305
Research works
1.4k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
60%
world 18%
Science North

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 #9,477 of 14,833 11.6%289
Social SciencesField #7,831 of 9,330 11.1%162
Computer ScienceField #5,484 of 6,336 10.5%130
Life SciencesDomain #9,600 of 11,023 3.1%281
Health SciencesDomain #15,046 of 16,688 5.3%144
Physical SciencesDomain #15,817 of 17,446 5.8%687
EngineeringField #9,038 of 9,532 6.6%144
Environmental ScienceField #5,249 of 5,407 4.7%174
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #4,984 of 5,126 2.4%142

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Science North work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Science North is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (13%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (10%).

Physical Sciences: 43 fractional works · 36.5% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 10.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 29.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 5.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 17.0% of its workMedicine: 16 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 16.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKScience North118fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences30%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1210.4%
    2. Engineering119.2%
    3. Environmental Science75.6%
    4. Mathematics54.2%
    5. Chemistry43.5%
    6. Materials Science32.1%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    8. Energy00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1613.3%
    2. Psychology75.7%
    3. Arts and Humanities54.6%
    4. Decision Sciences32.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting21.7%
    1. Medicine1613.3%
    2. Health Professions32.5%
    3. Nursing11.2%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology108.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences65.4%
    3. Neuroscience21.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
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: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.60× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.23× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.56× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.75× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.87× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics3.56×5 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.75×3 works
  3. Nursing2.41×1 works
  4. Chemistry2.23×4 works
  5. Psychology1.87×7 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.60×10 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.58×5 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.40×1 works
  9. Computer Science1.34×12 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.13×6 works
  11. Environmental Science1.13×7 works
  12. Social Sciences1.05×16 works
  13. Health Professions0.94×3 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.94×2 works
  15. Neuroscience0.92×2 works
  16. Medicine0.69×16 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×1 works
  18. Engineering0.61×11 works
  19. Materials Science0.61×2 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.52×2 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.38×1 works
  22. Energy0.35×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.19×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.18×0 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Science North?

Ranked on the quality score, David Corke, Sun Jia-juan and K. Arnold lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Science North.

  1. 1 David Corke Canada · #5,691,017 worldwide 139 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Sun Jia-juan Canada · #5,897,389 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 K. Arnold Canada · #6,165,841 worldwide 167 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Lindley J. Stiles Canada · #7,309,718 worldwide 190 citations · 137 works
All ranked researchers at Science North

What are the most cited papers from Science North?

The most cited paper from Science North is "Voting Behavior and Information Aggregation in Elections With Private Information" (Timothy J. Feddersen, Wolfgang Pesendorfer, 1997), with 600 citations. Next come "Pharmacological Stimulation of the Cholinergic Antiinflammatory Pathway" (532) and "Mechanism Design by an Informed Principal" (454).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Voting Behavior and Information Aggregation in Elections With Private Information Timothy J. Feddersen, Wolfgang Pesendorfer · Econometrica Sep 1997 600
2 Pharmacological Stimulation of the Cholinergic Antiinflammatory Pathway Thomas R. Bernik, Steven G. Friedman, Mahendar Ochani et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 18 Mar 2002 532
3 Mechanism Design by an Informed Principal Roger B. Myerson · Econometrica Nov 1983 454
4 High Mobility Group Box Protein 1: An Endogenous Signal for Dendritic Cell Maturation and Th1 Polarization Davorka Messmer, Huan Yang, Gloria Telusma et al. · The Journal of Immunology Jul 2004 448
5 Business Associations and Economic Development: Why Some Associations Contribute More Than Others Richard F. Doner, Ben Ross Schneider · Business and Politics Nov 2000 408
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Science North?

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

▲ 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. Machine Learning6▲ 1.46×29 topics
  2. Climate Change5▲ 1.54×28 topics
  3. Deep Learning5▲ 1.18×29 topics
  4. Epidemiology4▼ 0.77×28 topics
  5. Human Rights3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 1.32×9 topics
  7. Neural Networks3▲ 1.54×14 topics
  8. Bilingualism2▲ 15×2 topics
  9. Sociolinguistics2▲ 11×2 topics
  10. Religion2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  11. Colonialism2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  12. Language Contact2▲ 19×1 topic
  13. Linguistic Borrowing2▲ 69×1 topic
  14. Politics2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency2▲ 1.78×9 topics
  16. Nationalism2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  17. Social Cognition2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  18. Antioxidant Activity2▲ 2.4×7 topics
  19. Discrimination2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  20. Humanitarianism2▲ 22×2 topics
  21. International Aid2▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Phenolic Compounds2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  23. Polyphenols2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  24. Democracy1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  25. Decolonization1▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Global South1▲ 18×1 topic
  27. Secularism1▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Biological Activities1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  29. Quantitative Analysis1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  30. Embodiment1▲ 5.2×3 topics
  31. Language Development1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  32. Olive Oil1▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Oxidative Stability1▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Substance Use Disorders1▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Atheism1▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Ecosystem Management1▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Lipid Oxidation1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Marine Fisheries1▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Public Sphere1▲ 15×1 topic

Which research topics does Science North publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity, Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics, Edible Oils Quality and Analysis and Religion and Society Interactions.

Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Contemporary Political Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEdible Oils Quality and Analysis: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society Interactions: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksFixed Point Theorems Analysis: 1 fractional worksChild and Animal Learnin…1Child and Animal Learning Development: 1 fractional worksOptimization and Variati…1Optimization and Variational Analysis: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…1Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…1Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsHistoryOrganic ChemistrySociology and Political Science6 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 Edible Oils Quality and Analysis Organic Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 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 Optimization and Variational Analysis Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Science North's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Science North as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Science North0.00054% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Science North over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Science North14.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 2025.

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