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Sheridan College

In research, Sheridan College stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,924 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,253 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,208
of 22,385 · #13,736 all time
Rank in Canada
#186
of 305
Research works
481
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.5k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Sheridan College

What is Sheridan College 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,924 of 17,446 9.1%211
Social SciencesDomain #9,253 of 14,833 11.5%167

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sheridan College 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 Sheridan College work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Sheridan College is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Medicine (15%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 43 fractional works · 44.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 24.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 7.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 30.0% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 12.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Energy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 19.5% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 14.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 6.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSheridan College96fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences44%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2324.2%
    2. Psychology77.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities54.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting33.4%
    5. Decision Sciences32.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
    1. Computer Science1212.2%
    2. Engineering1010.6%
    3. Environmental Science22.5%
    4. Mathematics22.2%
    5. Materials Science10.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Energy00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine1414.6%
    2. Health Professions44.3%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Neuroscience33.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.07× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.57× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.71× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.45× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.90×3 works
  2. Psychology2.45×7 works
  3. Neuroscience2.07×3 works
  4. Social Sciences1.91×23 works
  5. Mathematics1.87×2 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.71×5 works
  7. Health Professions1.63×4 works
  8. Computer Science1.57×12 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.05×3 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×2 works
  11. Medicine0.76×14 works
  12. Engineering0.71×10 works
  13. Nursing0.69×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.50×2 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.43×0 works
  16. Energy0.38×0 works
  17. Dentistry0.36×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.32×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.27×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.26×1 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×1 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.21×1 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sheridan College?

Ranked on the quality score, Nathaniel Barr, David W. Brazier and Brian Chama lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sheridan College.

  1. 1 Nathaniel Barr Canada · #806,623 worldwide 1.8k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 David W. Brazier Canada · #1,684,511 worldwide 596 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Brian Chama Canada · #2,160,980 worldwide 69 citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Norman V. Schwartz Canada · #2,241,196 worldwide 512 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Christopher Jacob Smith Canada · #2,803,094 worldwide 0 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Walter Sowa Canada · #2,858,926 worldwide 343 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Robin King Canada · #2,943,851 worldwide 183 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Joshua Esler Canada · #2,960,638 worldwide 29 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Maximiliaan van Woudenberg Canada · #3,025,735 worldwide 79 citations · 39 works
  10. 10 El Sayed Mahmoud Canada · #3,581,538 worldwide 103 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Sheridan College

What are the most cited papers from Sheridan College?

The most cited paper from Sheridan College is "The dose threshold for nanoparticle tumour delivery" (Ben Ouyang, Wilson Poon, Yi-Nan Zhang et al., 2020), with 516 citations. Next come "Authentic leadership of preceptors: predictor of new graduate nurses' work engagement and job satisfaction" (396) and "The effect of movement on the bonding of porous metal to bone" (393).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The dose threshold for nanoparticle tumour delivery Ben Ouyang, Wilson Poon, Yi-Nan Zhang et al. · Nature Materials 10 Aug 2020 516
2 Authentic leadership of preceptors: predictor of new graduate nurses' work engagement and job satisfaction Lisa M. Giallonardo, Carol A Wong, Carroll Iwasiw · Journal of Nursing Management 4 Aug 2010 396
3 The effect of movement on the bonding of porous metal to bone Hugh U. Cameron, Robert M. Pilliar, Ian Macnab · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Jul 1973 393
4 Fused deposition modelling (FDM) process parameter prediction and optimization using group method for data handling (GMDH) and differential evolution (DE) Farzad Rayegani, Godfrey C. Onwubolu · The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology 24 Apr 2014 348
5 Characterization and Optimization of Mechanical Properties of ABS Parts Manufactured by the Fused Deposition Modelling Process Godfrey C. Onwubolu, Farzad Rayegani · International Journal of Manufacturing Engineering Open access 10 Nov 2014 254
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sheridan College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Aging, Lifelong Learning, History, Psychology, Neuroscience, Education and Wearable Sensors.

▲ 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. Deep Learning6▲ 1.90×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 1.27×12 topics
  3. Education4▲ 2.3×8 topics
  4. Aging3▲ 5.9×6 topics
  5. Healthcare3▲ 2.7×7 topics
  6. History3▲ 4.5×7 topics
  7. Innovation3▲ 2.8×7 topics
  8. Lifelong Learning3▲ 13×4 topics
  9. Economic Growth2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  10. Gender2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  11. Neuroscience2▲ 7.6×6 topics
  12. Psychology2▲ 17×4 topics
  13. IoT Security2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  14. Social Interaction2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  15. Social Support2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  16. Wearable Sensors2▲ 18×3 topics
  17. Religion2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  18. Social Justice2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  19. Creativity2▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Philosophy2▲ 4.3×5 topics
  21. Democracy2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  22. Health Monitoring2▲ 8.8×3 topics
  23. Motivation2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  24. Digital Divide2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  25. Fixed Point Theorems2▲ 120×1 topic
  26. Metric Spaces2▲ 120×1 topic
  27. Cognitive Processes2▲ 28×1 topic
  28. Emotion2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  29. Fuzzy Sets2▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Income Inequality2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Problem Solving2▲ 35×1 topic
  32. Gender Inequality1▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Smart Factory1▲ 14×3 topics
  34. Activity Recognition1▲ 40×1 topic
  35. Pervasive Computing1▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Rough Sets1▲ 47×2 topics
  37. Capability Approach1▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Complexity Theory1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Poverty Measurement1▲ 70×1 topic
  40. Social Relationships1▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Sheridan College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Fixed Point Theorems Analysis, Creativity in Education and Neuroscience, Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems and Income, Poverty, and Inequality.

Fixed Point Theorems Ana…2Fixed Point Theorems Analysis: 2 fractional worksCreativity in Education …2Creativity in Education and Neuroscience: 2 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 1 fractional worksIncome, Poverty, and Ine…1Income, Poverty, and Inequality: 1 fractional worksFuzzy and Soft Set Theory1Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional worksAging and Gerontology Research: 1 fractional worksEuropean and Internation…1European and International Law Studies: 1 fractional worksHong Kong and Taiwan Politics: 1 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 1 fractional works
Geometry and TopologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Fixed Point Theorems Analysis Geometry and Topology 2 works
  2. 2 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  4. 4 Income, Poverty, and Inequality Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Fuzzy and Soft Set Theory Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  7. 7 Aging and Gerontology Research Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology 1 works
  8. 8 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 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 available30.5%not open69.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Sheridan College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Sheridan College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00040% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Sheridan College0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Sheridan College 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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Sheridan College7.6% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.8% in 2015.

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