St. Francis Xavier University
In research, St. Francis Xavier University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,459 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,549 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,112 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #5,059 of 22,385 · #7,041 all time
- Rank in Canada
- #95 of 305
- Research works
- 4.9k ▼ 6% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 91k 18.6 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.6% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.91× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 26% world 40%
- International
- 21% world 18%
What is St. Francis Xavier University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #3,459 of 9,585 | 7.2% | 356 | #4355 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,549 of 5,988 | 6.7% | 219 | #3533 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,112 of 10,670 | 11.3% | 162 | #9806 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,967 of 2,526 | 8.2% | 76 | #2947 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #8,340 of 9,902 | 9.6% | 84 | #12328 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where St. Francis Xavier University 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#4,355 #3,459
- Social Sciences#3,533 #2,549
- Physical Sciences#9,806 #7,112
- Sociology and Political Science#2,947 #1,967
- Health Sciences#12,328 #8,340
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does St. Francis Xavier University work in?
In 2022-now, 54% of research at St. Francis Xavier University is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (33%), Arts and Humanities (8%), Psychology (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences39454.5%
- Social Sciences24233.5%
- Arts and Humanities598.2%
- Psychology507.0%
- Business, Management and Accounting202.8%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance142.0%
- Decision Sciences81.1%
- Physical Sciences18725.8%
- Computer Science496.8%
- Environmental Science415.6%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences365.0%
- Engineering273.7%
- Physics and Astronomy121.7%
- Mathematics81.2%
- Chemistry60.8%
- Materials Science50.7%
- Energy20.3%
- Chemical Engineering10.2%
- Health Sciences9413.0%
- Medicine456.2%
- Health Professions446.1%
- Nursing40.6%
- Dentistry10.1%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences486.7%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Earth and Planetary Sciences3.16×36 works
- Arts and Humanities2.83×59 works
- Social Sciences2.65×242 works
- Health Professions2.31×44 works
- Psychology2.29×50 works
- Decision Sciences1.19×8 works
- Nursing1.14×4 works
- Environmental Science1.13×40 works
- Mathematics0.99×8 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.91×14 works
- Computer Science0.87×49 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.85×20 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.74×12 works
- Neuroscience0.73×8 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.72×25 works
- Chemical Engineering0.51×1 works
- Chemistry0.50×6 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×1 works
- Energy0.37×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.33×2 works
- Medicine0.32×45 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.30×12 works
- Dentistry0.27×1 works
- Engineering0.25×27 works
- Materials Science0.19×5 works
- Veterinary0.11×0 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 3.2×
- Arts and Humanities 2.8×
- Social Sciences 2.6×
- Health Professions 2.3×
- Psychology 2.3×
- Decision Sciences 1.2×
- Nursing 1.1×
- Environmental Science 1.1×
- Mathematics 1.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.7×
- Neuroscience 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.7×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Energy 0.4×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Engineering 0.2×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at St. Francis Xavier University?
Ranked on the quality score, Peter H. Poole, James Brendan Murphy and Andrew Hugh MacDougall lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Francis Xavier University.
- 1
Peter H. Poole
Canada · #105,038 worldwide 12k citations · 135 works
- 2
James Brendan Murphy
Canada · #136,763 worldwide 17k citations · 394 works
- 3
Andrew Hugh MacDougall
Canada · #283,495 worldwide 3.9k citations · 113 works
- 4
Xiaokang Wang
Canada · #444,381 worldwide 3.9k citations · 109 works
- 5
John D. Corbit
Canada · #647,388 worldwide 5.2k citations · 66 works
- 6
Tara C. Callaghan
Canada · #922,479 worldwide 2.8k citations · 44 works
- 7
Bhasker Mukerji
Canada · #1,224,310 worldwide 1.5k citations · 27 works
- 8
Abede Jawara Mack
Canada · #1,341,079 worldwide 167 citations · 17 works
- 9
Man Lin
Canada · #1,393,019 worldwide 2.4k citations · 85 works
- 10
Francisco José Cuesta‐Valero
Canada · #1,603,754 worldwide 1.3k citations · 93 works
Which keywords describe research at St. Francis Xavier University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Nationalism, History, Gender, Climate Change, Reflective Practice and Mental Health.
- Gender Dynamics
- Climate Change Impacts
- Academic Achievement
- Canada
- Coastal Protection
- Health Equity
- Language
- Technology Integration
- Immigration
- Marine Biodiversity
- Benthic Communities
- Neoliberalism
- Philosophy
- Literature
- Public Health
- Social Justice
- Gender
- History
- Mental Health
- Identity
- Globalization
- Climate Change
- Education
- Nationalism
- Human Rights
- Religion
- Colonialism
- Reflective Practice
- Cultural Identity
- Culture
- Ethics
- Social Policy
- Professional Development
- Health Promotion
- Teacher Professional Development
- International Relations
- Ecosystem Resilience
- minorities
- Professional Learning Communities
- Ocean Acidification
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
- Globalization44▲ 3.1×63 topics
- Identity40▲ 7.6×38 topics
- Climate Change33▲ 1.66×57 topics
- Mental Health25▲ 2.4×29 topics
- Education24▲ 1.93×36 topics
- History23▲ 4.6×22 topics
- Nationalism22▲ 6.8×18 topics
- Gender20▲ 5.2×27 topics
- Human Rights18▲ 2.5×24 topics
- Social Justice17▲ 4.0×23 topics
- Religion17▲ 5.0×19 topics
- Public Health17▲ 1.58×24 topics
- Colonialism17▲ 4.9×21 topics
- Literature14▲ 3.6×21 topics
- Reflective Practice14▲ 10×6 topics
- Philosophy14▲ 4.4×16 topics
- Cultural Identity13▲ 3.7×14 topics
- Neoliberalism13▲ 5.1×16 topics
- Culture13▲ 3.4×15 topics
- Benthic Communities13▲ 29×2 topics
- Ethics13▲ 3.5×20 topics
- Marine Biodiversity13▲ 29×2 topics
- Social Policy13▲ 19×5 topics
- Immigration12▲ 14×5 topics
- Professional Development11▲ 7.5×9 topics
- Technology Integration11▲ 4.9×8 topics
- Health Promotion11▲ 4.8×7 topics
- Language11▲ 6.1×5 topics
- Teacher Professional Development11▲ 9.1×5 topics
- Health Equity10▲ 4.5×5 topics
- International Relations9▲ 5.3×13 topics
- Coastal Protection9▲ 19×2 topics
- Ecosystem Resilience9▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Canada9▲ 109×1 topic
- minorities9▲ 109×1 topic
- Academic Achievement8▲ 6.6×9 topics
- Professional Learning Communities8▲ 23×2 topics
- Climate Change Impacts8▲ 9.1×5 topics
- Ocean Acidification8▲ 14×3 topics
- Gender Dynamics7▲ 9.2×5 topics
Which research topics does St. Francis Xavier University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Canadian Identity and History, Marine and coastal plant biology, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 9 works
- 2 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 7 works
- 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 6 works
- 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 6 works
- 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 5 works
- 6 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 5 works
- 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
- 8 Adult and Continuing Education Topics Education 4 works
- 9 Physical Education and Pedagogy Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 3 works
- 10 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 3 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has St. Francis Xavier University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 St. Francis Xavier University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0025% in 2024.
Fractional works of St. Francis Xavier University 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.4% in 2003.
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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