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The King's University

In research, The King's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,578 of 9,585 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#3,620 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,461
of 22,385 · #8,020 all time
Rank in Canada
#124
of 305
Research works
881
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
The King's University

What is The King's University 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,578 of 9,585 10.9%139 #2805
Social SciencesField #3,620 of 5,988 12.9%68 #2007

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where The King's 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 fields of science does The King's University work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at The King's University is in Social Sciences, 13% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Arts and Humanities (13%), Psychology (11%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 150 fractional works · 71.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 75 fractional works · 35.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 31 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnthropology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 26 fractional works · 12.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClassics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 22 fractional works · 10.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 14 fractional works · 6.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 14 fractional works · 6.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 10 fractional works · 4.9% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 27 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKThe King'sUniversity210fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences71%

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
    1. Social Sciences7535.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities2612.6%
    3. Psychology2210.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance146.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting104.5%
    6. Decision Sciences31.3%
    1. Medicine178.3%
    2. Health Professions94.3%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Environmental Science84.1%
    2. Computer Science73.4%
    3. Engineering31.5%
    4. Chemistry10.7%
    5. Materials Science10.6%
    6. Mathematics10.5%
    7. Energy10.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Neuroscience31.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.5%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.64× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.37× its world share, 26 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.41× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.09× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.49× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 75 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.37×26 works
  2. Psychology3.49×22 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.09×14 works
  4. Social Sciences2.82×75 works
  5. Health Professions1.64×9 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.41×10 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.35×3 works
  8. Neuroscience1.02×4 works
  9. Environmental Science0.82×8 works
  10. Nursing0.47×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.43×7 works
  12. Energy0.43×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.43×1 works
  14. Medicine0.43×17 works
  15. Chemistry0.42×1 works
  16. Dentistry0.36×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×3 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×1 works
  19. Veterinary0.23×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.16×1 works
  21. Chemical Engineering0.15×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.15×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.12×1 works
  24. Engineering0.10×3 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.09×0 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The King's University?

Ranked on the quality score, Peter G. Mahaffy, Thomas Kwasi Tieku and Andrea Lawlor lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The King's University.

  1. 1 Peter G. Mahaffy Canada · #509,329 worldwide 1.9k citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Thomas Kwasi Tieku Canada · #761,825 worldwide 685 citations · 66 works
  3. 3 Andrea Lawlor Canada · #841,875 worldwide 761 citations · 74 works
  4. 4 Randolph Brent Haluza-DeLay Canada · #917,374 worldwide 1.3k citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Harry Spaling Canada · #1,204,144 worldwide 1.2k citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Lynda R. Hutchinson Canada · #1,595,935 worldwide 676 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Derek M. D. Silva Canada · #1,844,119 worldwide 128 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Trevor Hunter Canada · #1,950,488 worldwide 811 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Elden Wiebe Canada · #1,972,835 worldwide 1.7k citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Derek Silva Canada · #2,058,843 worldwide 117 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at The King's University

What are the most cited papers from The King's University?

The most cited paper from The King's University is "Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap" (Malcolm King, Alexandra G. Smith, Michael S Gracey, 2009), with 1,504 citations. Next come "What Does Adolescent Substance Use Look Like During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Examining Changes in Frequency, Social Contexts, and Pandemic-Related Predictors" (488) and "A school-based program to prevent adolescent dating violence: a cluster randomized trial." (474).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Indigenous health part 2: the underlying causes of the health gap Malcolm King, Alexandra G. Smith, Michael S Gracey · The Lancet Jul 2009 1,504
2 What Does Adolescent Substance Use Look Like During the COVID-19 Pandemic? Examining Changes in Frequency, Social Contexts, and Pandemic-Related Predictors Tara M. Dumas, Wendy E. Ellis, D Litt · Journal of Adolescent Health Open access 18 Jul 2020 488
3 A school-based program to prevent adolescent dating violence: a cluster randomized trial. David A. Wolfe, Claire V. Crooks, Peter G. Jaffe et al. · PubMed Aug 2009 474
4 Religion, Meaning, and Prejudice Bruce E. Hunsberger, Lynne M. Jackson · Journal of Social Issues 16 Nov 2005 473
5 How then shall we eat? Insect-eating attitudes and sustainable foodways Heather Looy, Florence V. Dunkel, John R Wood · Agriculture and Human Values Jun 2013 376
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The King's University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Ethics, Nationalism, Identity, Globalization, Gender and Resilience.

▲ 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 Health18▲ 5.9×25 topics
  2. Religion12▲ 13×19 topics
  3. Globalization12▲ 3.0×32 topics
  4. Ethics9▲ 8.7×15 topics
  5. Identity9▲ 5.9×16 topics
  6. Nationalism8▲ 8.4×10 topics
  7. Gender6▲ 5.6×17 topics
  8. History6▲ 4.3×18 topics
  9. Resilience6▲ 5.7×10 topics
  10. Economic Growth6▲ 3.4×12 topics
  11. Literature5▲ 4.7×15 topics
  12. Philosophy5▲ 5.7×16 topics
  13. Immigration5▲ 21×4 topics
  14. Cultural Studies5▲ 6.3×11 topics
  15. Qualitative Research5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  16. Politics5▲ 8.5×8 topics
  17. Feminism4▲ 7.3×9 topics
  18. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  19. Stress4▲ 5.8×3 topics
  20. Anthropocene4▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.9×8 topics
  22. Social Support4▲ 3.7×7 topics
  23. Cultural Identity4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Health4▲ 4.8×5 topics
  25. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 13×4 topics
  26. Multiculturalism4▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Ethnicity4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  28. Secularism4▲ 17×4 topics
  29. NGOs4▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Psychological Impact4▲ 5.3×7 topics
  31. Citizenship3▲ 13×3 topics
  32. Affect3▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Inclusion3▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Child Welfare3▲ 39×2 topics
  35. Resettlement3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Empathy3▲ 12×4 topics
  37. Psychology3▲ 10×6 topics
  38. Biopolitics3▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Solvent Selection3▲ 67×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Chemistry3▲ 67×1 topic

Which research topics does The King's University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Social Work Education and Practice, Resilience and Mental Health and Religious Education and Schools.

Chemistry and Chemical E…3Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: 3 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…2Social Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksReligious Education and Schools: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 2 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 2 fractional worksReligion, Spirituality, and Psychology: 2 fractional worksReligion, Ecology, and E…2Religion, Ecology, and Ethics: 2 fractional worksPhenomenology and Existential Philosophy: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryPublic AdministrationClinical PsychologyEducation4 others

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

  1. 1 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  2. 2 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 2 works
  3. 3 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Religious Education and Schools Education 2 works
  5. 5 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 2 works
  6. 6 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology Health 2 works
  8. 8 Religion, Ecology, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Religion, Society, and Development 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 available30.3%not open69.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The King's University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower 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 The King's University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00080% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%The King's University0.00071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The King's 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.

still counting10%20%30%The King's University16.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.2% in 2020.

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