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St. Francis Xavier University

In research, St. Francis Xavier University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,422 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,332 of 6,365 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,721 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,671
of 28,054 · #3,632 all time
Rank in Canada
#114
of 403
Research works
4.9k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
91k
18.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is St. Francis Xavier University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,422 of 10,521 17.1%356 #2166
Social SciencesField #2,332 of 6,365 16.8%219 #1624
Health SciencesDomain #4,721 of 11,982 18.9%84 #5323
Physical SciencesDomain #5,808 of 12,888 19.6%162 #2344
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,640 of 2,578 13.1%76 #1527

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,166 #3,422
  2. Social Sciences#1,624 #2,332
  3. Health Sciences#5,323 #4,721
  4. Physical Sciences#2,344 #5,808
  5. Sociology and Political Science#1,527 #1,640
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 45 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.11× its world share, 32 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.07× its world share, 34 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 40 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 1.04× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.04× its world share, 57 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.85× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.90× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.14× its world share, 42 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.69× its world share, 220 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at St. Francis Xavier University?

Ranked on the composite score, Laurence T. Yang, Man Lin and John Edwards lead among researchers whose main affiliation is St. Francis Xavier University.

  1. 1 Laurence T. Yang Canada · #118,453 worldwide 1.5k citations · 282 works
  2. 2 Man Lin Canada · #160,494 worldwide 224 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 John Edwards Canada · #173,187 worldwide 117 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 J. Brendan Murphy Canada · #176,238 worldwide 554 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 David J. Garbary Canada · #179,845 worldwide 195 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Naeem Jan Canada · #182,702 worldwide 236 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Michael J. Melchin Canada · #235,159 worldwide 247 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Ronald Charles Canada · #337,765 worldwide 34 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 M. Naczk Canada · #349,709 worldwide 114 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 James Mensch Canada · #352,765 worldwide 28 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at St. Francis Xavier University

Which keywords describe research at St. Francis Xavier University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Globalization, Nationalism, History, Gender, Colonialism, Climate Change and Reflective Practice.

▲ 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. Globalization39▲ 3.1×57 topics
  2. Identity37▲ 7.8×34 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 1.66×53 topics
  4. History22▲ 5.0×22 topics
  5. Education22▲ 1.94×35 topics
  6. Mental Health21▲ 2.2×29 topics
  7. Nationalism21▲ 7.1×16 topics
  8. Gender19▲ 5.5×26 topics
  9. Human Rights18▲ 2.7×24 topics
  10. Colonialism16▲ 5.2×20 topics
  11. Public Health15▲ 1.63×23 topics
  12. Social Justice15▲ 3.9×21 topics
  13. Religion15▲ 4.8×18 topics
  14. Cultural Identity13▲ 3.9×14 topics
  15. Literature13▲ 3.7×20 topics
  16. Philosophy13▲ 4.6×15 topics
  17. Reflective Practice13▲ 11×6 topics
  18. Social Policy13▲ 20×5 topics
  19. Culture12▲ 3.6×13 topics
  20. Neoliberalism12▲ 5.0×14 topics
  21. Benthic Communities11▲ 29×2 topics
  22. Marine Biodiversity11▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Language11▲ 7.0×5 topics
  24. Immigration11▲ 15×5 topics
  25. Professional Development11▲ 8.3×8 topics
  26. Ethics10▲ 3.4×18 topics
  27. Health Promotion10▲ 4.9×7 topics
  28. Technology Integration9▲ 4.8×6 topics
  29. Health Equity9▲ 5.0×5 topics
  30. Canada9▲ 112×1 topic
  31. minorities9▲ 112×1 topic
  32. International Relations9▲ 5.5×12 topics
  33. Teacher Professional Development8▲ 7.8×4 topics
  34. Academic Achievement8▲ 7.3×9 topics
  35. Coastal Protection8▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Society8▲ 6.0×8 topics
  37. Ecosystem Resilience7▲ 7.8×5 topics
  38. Professional Learning Communities7▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Climate Change Impacts7▲ 9.1×4 topics
  40. Gender Dynamics7▲ 9.8×5 topics

Which research topics does St. Francis Xavier University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Canadian Identity and History, Marine and coastal plant biology, Teacher Education and Leadership Studies and Marine Biology and Ecology Research.

Canadian Identity and Hi…9Canadian Identity and History: 9 fractional worksMarine and coastal plant…6Marine and coastal plant biology: 6 fractional worksTeacher Education and Le…5Teacher Education and Leadership Studies: 5 fractional worksMarine Biology and Ecolo…5Marine Biology and Ecology Research: 5 fractional worksEastern European Communism and Reforms: 5 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…4Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 4 fractional worksAdult and Continuing Edu…4Adult and Continuing Education Topics: 4 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…3Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 3 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…3Education and Critical Thinking Development: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceOceanographyEducationGlobal and Planetary Change2 others

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

  1. 1 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Marine and coastal plant biology Oceanography 6 works
  3. 3 Teacher Education and Leadership Studies Education 5 works
  4. 4 Marine Biology and Ecology Research Oceanography 5 works
  5. 5 Eastern European Communism and Reforms Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  8. 8 Adult and Continuing Education Topics Education 4 works
  9. 9 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 3 works
  10. 10 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 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.

openly available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.0%domestic only79.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has St. Francis Xavier University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher 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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