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The King's University

In research, The King's University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,507 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,939 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,881
of 28,054 · #21,916 all time
Rank in Canada
#309
of 403
Research works
881
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is The King's 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 #6,507 of 10,521 19.0%139 #4732
Social SciencesField #4,939 of 6,365 23.9%68 #4982

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 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: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.09× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.71× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.18× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.46× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.24× its world share, 14 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.66× its world share, 22 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 68 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Antonio Calcagno, Randolph Haluza‐DeLay and Rachel Birnbaum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The King's University.

  1. 1 Antonio Calcagno Canada · #452,043 worldwide 11 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Randolph Haluza‐DeLay Canada · #487,242 worldwide 31 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Rachel Birnbaum Canada · #724,707 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Liam Kennedy Canada · #728,616 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Richard Rymarz Canada · #1,040,552 worldwide 26 citations · 56 works
All ranked researchers at The King's University

Which keywords describe research at The King's University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Religion, Ethics, Nationalism, Identity, Globalization, Resilience and Immigration.

▲ 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 Health17▲ 5.9×25 topics
  2. Globalization12▲ 3.0×30 topics
  3. Religion10▲ 11×17 topics
  4. Identity8▲ 6.0×15 topics
  5. Ethics8▲ 8.9×15 topics
  6. Nationalism8▲ 8.4×10 topics
  7. History6▲ 4.4×17 topics
  8. Economic Growth6▲ 3.4×12 topics
  9. Resilience6▲ 6.0×10 topics
  10. Gender5▲ 5.1×15 topics
  11. Immigration5▲ 22×4 topics
  12. Literature5▲ 4.7×14 topics
  13. Qualitative Research5▲ 2.8×9 topics
  14. Philosophy5▲ 5.4×15 topics
  15. Stress4▲ 6.0×3 topics
  16. Anthropocene4▲ 39×3 topics
  17. Cultural Studies4▲ 5.8×11 topics
  18. Social Support4▲ 3.8×7 topics
  19. Ethical Considerations4▲ 6.2×8 topics
  20. Social Justice4▲ 3.6×15 topics
  21. Feminism4▲ 7.2×9 topics
  22. Multiculturalism4▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.6×10 topics
  24. Politics4▲ 7.5×6 topics
  25. Psychological Adjustment4▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Secularism4▲ 18×4 topics
  27. NGOs3▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Psychological Impact3▲ 5.1×6 topics
  29. Citizenship3▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Affect3▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Inclusion3▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Resettlement3▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Child Welfare3▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Psychology3▲ 11×6 topics
  35. Biopolitics3▲ 21×4 topics
  36. Empathy3▲ 13×4 topics
  37. Solvent Selection3▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Sustainable Chemistry3▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Cultural Competence3▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Social Policy3▲ 14×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Resilience and Mental Health, Social Work Education and Practice and Religious Education and Schools.

Chemistry and Chemical E…3Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: 3 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…2Resilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 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 worksPhenomenology and Existe…2Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy: 2 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 2 fractional worksMigration, Health and Trauma: 2 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryClinical PsychologyPublic AdministrationEducation4 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 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  3. 3 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 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 Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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