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Statistics Canada

In research, Statistics Canada stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,108 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,772 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions (General Health Professions is 6.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,380
of 22,385 · #2,798 all time
Rank in Canada
#123
of 305
Research works
2.4k
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
75k
30.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Statistics Canada

What is Statistics Canada known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #5,108 of 9,902 9.3%71 #3077
Social SciencesDomain #5,772 of 9,585 8.7%93 #1851

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

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Statistics Canada is in Social Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (22%), Health Professions (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 101 fractional works · 45.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 50 fractional works · 22.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 22 fractional works · 10.2% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDemography: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 10.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 16 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 13 fractional works · 5.9% of its workFinance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 76 fractional works · 34.6% of its workMedicine: 48 fractional works · 21.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOncology: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysiology: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 25 fractional works · 11.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 20 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKStatistics Canada220fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences46%

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 Sciences5022.8%
    2. Psychology2210.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance188.3%
    4. Decision Sciences52.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting52.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Medicine4821.8%
    2. Health Professions2511.3%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry10.5%
    1. Mathematics94.1%
    2. Environmental Science83.5%
    3. Computer Science73.3%
    4. Engineering62.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    7. Materials Science00.2%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences41.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology31.2%
    3. Neuroscience20.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Statistics Canada specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 6.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 20.0 works6.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.51× its world share, 9 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.28× its world share, 25 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 2.11× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.86× its world share, 18 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.31× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 50 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.28×25 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.86×18 works
  3. Mathematics3.51×9 works
  4. Psychology3.31×22 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.40×5 works
  6. Nursing2.11×2 works
  7. Social Sciences1.80×50 works
  8. Medicine1.13×48 works
  9. Dentistry1.04×1 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.96×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.71×8 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×4 works
  13. Neuroscience0.52×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.45×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.42×7 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.34×4 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.31×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.23×3 works
  19. Engineering0.20×6 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.20×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.10×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.07×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  24. Energy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Statistics Canada?

Ranked on the quality score, Didier Garriguet, Michael Tjepkema and Suzy L Wong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Statistics Canada.

  1. 1 Didier Garriguet Canada · #64,077 worldwide 6k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Michael Tjepkema Canada · #147,434 worldwide 6.6k citations · 103 works
  3. 3 Suzy L Wong Canada · #176,914 worldwide 4k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Lauren L. Pinault Canada · #195,731 worldwide 5.8k citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Margot E. Shields Canada · #216,262 worldwide 5.1k citations · 76 works
  6. 6 Janine Clarke Canada · #335,972 worldwide 10k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Leanne Findlay Canada · #405,917 worldwide 3.5k citations · 72 works
  8. 8 Tanya Christidis Canada · #480,922 worldwide 1.6k citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Feng Hou Canada · #499,323 worldwide 7.2k citations · 307 works
  10. 10 Deirdre A. Hennessy Canada · #557,652 worldwide 1.7k citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Statistics Canada

What are the most cited papers from Statistics Canada?

The most cited paper from Statistics Canada is "The measurement of diversity in different types of biological collections" (E. C. Pielou, 1966), with 5,986 citations. Next come "A comparison of direct versus self-report measures for assessing physical activity in adults: a systematic review" (3,254) and "Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter" (2,561).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The measurement of diversity in different types of biological collections E. C. Pielou · Journal of Theoretical Biology Dec 1966 5,986
2 A comparison of direct versus self-report measures for assessing physical activity in adults: a systematic review Stéphanie A. Prince, Kristi B. Adamo, Meghan Hamel et al. · International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity ReviewOpen access 2008 3,254
3 Global estimates of mortality associated with long-term exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter Richard T. Burnett et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 4 Sep 2018 2,561
4 A comparison of direct vs. self‐report measures for assessing height, weight and body mass index: a systematic review Sarah Connor Gorber, Mark Stephen Tremblay, David Moher et al. · Obesity Reviews Review 26 Jan 2007 1,982
5 Distribution and intensity of constraint in mammalian genomic sequence Gregory M. Cooper, Eric A. Stone, George Asimenos et al. · Genome Research Open access 17 Jun 2005 1,466
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Statistics Canada?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Labor Market, Health Disparities, Health Outcomes, Depression, Unemployment and Social Determinants of Health.

▲ 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. Mental Health27▲ 8.7×19 topics
  2. Public Health17▲ 5.3×19 topics
  3. Epidemiology15▲ 1.68×44 topics
  4. Labor Market11▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Health Disparities10▲ 18×6 topics
  6. COVID-1910▲ 3.5×11 topics
  7. Depression10▲ 5.2×8 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 3.8×19 topics
  9. Health Outcomes9▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Globalization8▲ 1.98×17 topics
  11. Economic Growth8▲ 4.7×14 topics
  12. Pandemic8▲ 3.7×7 topics
  13. Risk Factors8▲ 3.4×15 topics
  14. Unemployment8▲ 44×2 topics
  15. Social Support8▲ 6.5×8 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Health Effects7▲ 5.5×9 topics
  18. Health Equity7▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Neighborhood Effects7▲ 30×3 topics
  20. Psychological Distress7▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Adolescents7▲ 8.3×7 topics
  22. Physical Activity7▲ 6.2×5 topics
  23. Anxiety6▲ 6.3×4 topics
  24. Mortality Risk6▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Economic Crisis6▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Obesity6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  27. Job Insecurity6▲ 48×1 topic
  28. Precarious Employment6▲ 48×1 topic
  29. Psychological Impact6▲ 8.4×5 topics
  30. Healthcare Workers6▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Prevalence5▲ 6.0×6 topics
  32. Social Isolation5▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Acculturation5▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Quarantine5▲ 15×1 topic
  35. Social Relationships5▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Socioeconomic Inequalities5▲ 34×1 topic
  37. Long-Term Care5▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Immigration4▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Gender Inequality4▲ 13×5 topics
  40. Trauma4▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does Statistics Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Employment and Welfare Studies, COVID-19 and Mental Health, Health disparities and outcomes and Migration, Health and Trauma.

Employment and Welfare Studies: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 5 fractional worksHealth disparities and o…5Health disparities and outcomes: 5 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…3Migration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 3 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dyna…3Migration and Labor Dynamics: 3 fractional worksData Quality and Management: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsClinical PsychologyHealthPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 5 works
  3. 3 Health disparities and outcomes Health 5 works
  4. 4 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 3 works
  7. 7 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  8. 8 Data Quality and Management Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  10. 10 Racial and Ethnic Identity Research Sociology and Political Science 2 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.0%domestic only90.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Statistics Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% 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 Statistics Canada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00077% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Statistics Canada0.00084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Statistics Canada 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 counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Statistics Canada8.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.5% in 2019.

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