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Statistics Canada

In research, Statistics Canada stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,598 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,476 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,576
of 28,054 · #9,059 all time
Rank in Canada
#283
of 403
Research works
2.4k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
75k
30.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Statistics Canada 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 #7,598 of 10,521 20.2%93 #2685
Health SciencesDomain #10,476 of 11,982 15.5%71 #2983

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

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: 0.35× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.51× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.41× its world share, 23 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.14× its world share, 44 worksMedicineNursing: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.11× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.03× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.24× its world share, 20 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 47 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Statistics Canada?

Ranked on the composite score, Marc Frenette, Gerry Hill and Ray D. Bollman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Statistics Canada.

  1. 1 Marc Frenette · #102,642 worldwide 196 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Gerry Hill · #113,938 worldwide 305 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Ray D. Bollman · #158,676 worldwide 80 citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Michael Wolfson · #173,839 worldwide 111 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 René Morissette · #219,845 worldwide 104 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Michael Tjepkema · #268,920 worldwide 286 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Paul A. Peters · #273,105 worldwide 281 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Lauren Pinault · #313,160 worldwide 275 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Feng Hou · #397,745 worldwide 126 citations · 61 works
  10. 10 W. Michael Flanagan · #451,315 worldwide 82 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Statistics Canada

Which keywords describe research at Statistics Canada?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Public Health, Labor Market, Health Disparities, Health Outcomes, Unemployment, Depression 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 2022–2025 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. Mental Health25▲ 8.6×19 topics
  2. Public Health17▲ 5.7×19 topics
  3. Epidemiology13▲ 1.68×39 topics
  4. Health Disparities10▲ 19×6 topics
  5. Labor Market10▲ 17×4 topics
  6. COVID-199▲ 3.4×11 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 4.0×17 topics
  8. Health Outcomes9▲ 16×4 topics
  9. Depression9▲ 5.0×7 topics
  10. Risk Factors8▲ 3.6×14 topics
  11. Globalization8▲ 1.97×15 topics
  12. Economic Growth8▲ 4.5×12 topics
  13. Social Support8▲ 6.8×8 topics
  14. Pandemic8▲ 3.5×7 topics
  15. Unemployment8▲ 43×2 topics
  16. Social Determinants of Health7▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Health Effects7▲ 5.7×9 topics
  18. Health Equity7▲ 12×3 topics
  19. Neighborhood Effects7▲ 32×3 topics
  20. Adolescents6▲ 8.6×7 topics
  21. Mortality Risk6▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Psychological Distress6▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Physical Activity6▲ 6.3×5 topics
  24. Obesity6▲ 4.0×10 topics
  25. Economic Crisis6▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Precarious Employment6▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Anxiety6▲ 6.1×4 topics
  28. Psychological Impact5▲ 8.3×5 topics
  29. Acculturation5▲ 34×2 topics
  30. Healthcare Workers5▲ 10×2 topics
  31. Prevalence5▲ 6.3×5 topics
  32. Social Isolation5▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Social Relationships5▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Socioeconomic Inequalities5▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Quarantine4▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Primary Care4▲ 5.7×7 topics
  37. Long-Term Care4▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Gender Inequality4▲ 14×5 topics
  39. Immigration4▲ 17×4 topics
  40. Trauma4▲ 9.0×2 topics

Which research topics does Statistics Canada publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Employment and Welfare Studies, Health disparities and outcomes, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Migration, Health and Trauma.

Employment and Welfare Studies: 6 fractional worksHealth disparities and outcomes: 5 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health4COVID-19 and Mental Health: 4 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…3Migration, Health and Trauma: 3 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…2Healthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 2 fractional worksRacial and Ethnic Identity Research: 2 fractional worksPhysical Activity and Health: 2 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsHealthClinical PsychologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health3 others

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

  1. 1 Employment and Welfare StudiesGeneral Health Professions 6 works
  2. 2 Health disparities and outcomesHealth 5 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 4 works
  4. 4 Migration, Health and TraumaClinical Psychology 3 works
  5. 5 Obesity, Physical Activity, DietPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 3 works
  6. 6 Migration and Labor DynamicsSociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Policy and ManagementEconomics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Geriatric Care and Nursing HomesGeneral Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Racial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Physical Activity and HealthPhysiology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Statistics Canada's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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