Trent University
In research, Trent University stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,011 of 9,585 worldwide), Environmental Science (#1,121 of 3,334 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,134 of 5,988 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nature and Landscape Conservation and Ecology (Nature and Landscape Conservation is 9.9× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #4,049 of 22,385 · #2,137 all time
- Rank in Canada
- #78 of 305
- Research works
- 7.5k ▼ 5% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 180k 23.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.8% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.80× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 28% world 40%
- International
- 15% world 18%
What is Trent University known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #2,011 of 9,585 | 9.9% | 406 | #1338 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #1,121 of 3,334 | 7.6% | 178 | #615 | |
| Social SciencesField | #2,134 of 5,988 | 8.6% | 221 | #1258 | |
| Arts and HumanitiesField | #830 of 1,896 | 15.2% | 73 | #948 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #3,006 of 6,403 | 7.0% | 134 | #2136 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #5,121 of 10,670 | 7.6% | 363 | #2238 | |
| PsychologyField | #1,149 of 2,121 | 8.9% | 69 | #965 | |
| EcologySubfield | #436 of 600 | 7.5% | 62 | #522 | |
| Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield | #1,883 of 2,526 | 8.4% | 78 | #1030 | |
| Agricultural and Biological SciencesField | #2,356 of 3,157 | 6.7% | 63 | #1414 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Trent 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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Social Sciences#1,338 #2,011
- Environmental Science#615 #1,121
- Social Sciences#1,258 #2,134
- Arts and Humanities#948 #830
- Life Sciences#2,136 #3,006
- Physical Sciences#2,238 #5,121
- Psychology#965 #1,149
- Ecology#522 #436
- Sociology and Political Science#1,030 #1,883
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,414 #2,356
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Trent University work in?
In 2022-now, 41% of research at Trent University is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Environmental Science (18%), Arts and Humanities (7%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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
- Social Sciences45440.7%
- Social Sciences24622.0%
- Arts and Humanities827.3%
- Psychology787.0%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance201.8%
- Business, Management and Accounting191.7%
- Decision Sciences90.8%
- Physical Sciences40536.4%
- Environmental Science20118.1%
- Engineering524.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences363.2%
- Computer Science353.2%
- Chemistry262.4%
- Materials Science222.0%
- Physics and Astronomy191.7%
- Mathematics70.6%
- Energy40.4%
- Chemical Engineering20.2%
- Life Sciences15413.8%
- Health Sciences1029.1%
- Medicine585.2%
- Health Professions393.5%
- Nursing40.3%
- Veterinary20.2%
- Dentistry00.0%
What does Trent University specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nature and Landscape Conservation takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 26.3 works9.9×
- EcologySubfield · 70.1 works8.0×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Environmental Science3.64×201 works
- Arts and Humanities2.54×82 works
- Psychology2.29×78 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences2.06×36 works
- Social Sciences1.74×246 works
- Chemistry1.50×26 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.35×72 works
- Health Professions1.32×39 works
- Veterinary1.12×2 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×58 works
- Neuroscience0.96×17 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×20 works
- Decision Sciences0.85×9 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.77×19 works
- Nursing0.66×4 works
- Materials Science0.56×22 works
- Mathematics0.53×7 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.53×19 works
- Chemical Engineering0.48×2 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.46×5 works
- Computer Science0.41×35 works
- Energy0.40×4 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.31×1 works
- Engineering0.31×52 works
- Medicine0.27×58 works
- Dentistry0.02×0 works
- Environmental Science 3.6×
- Arts and Humanities 2.5×
- Psychology 2.3×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 2.1×
- Social Sciences 1.7×
- Chemistry 1.5×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1.4×
- Health Professions 1.3×
- Veterinary 1.1×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.0×
- Neuroscience 1.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.9×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.8×
- Nursing 0.7×
- Materials Science 0.6×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.5×
- Chemical Engineering 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.5×
- Computer Science 0.4×
- Energy 0.4×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.3×
- Engineering 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Trent University?
Ranked on the quality score, Mak B. Arvin, Gordon Winocur and Paul Szpak lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Trent University.
- 1
Mak B. Arvin
Canada · #33,404 worldwide 4.5k citations · 76 works
- 2
Gordon Winocur
Canada · #78,626 worldwide 29k citations · 277 works
- 3
Paul Szpak
Canada · #94,453 worldwide 4.5k citations · 140 works
- 4
Eugène Morin
Canada · #118,760 worldwide 2.4k citations · 84 works
- 5
Chris D. Metcalfe
Canada · #144,209 worldwide 22k citations · 306 works
- 6
James D. A. Parker
Canada · #158,078 worldwide 39k citations · 257 works
- 7
Holger H. Hintelmann
Canada · #202,553 worldwide 13k citations · 220 works
- 8
David R. Patton
Canada · #210,996 worldwide 9.2k citations · 230 works
- 9
J. Graham Cogley
Canada · #228,542 worldwide 13k citations · 139 works
- 10
Cassandra Johannessen
Canada · #352,816 worldwide 1.2k citations · 26 works
Which keywords describe research at Trent University?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Conservation, Identity, Habitat Fragmentation and Mental Health.
- Adaptive Evolution
- Decolonization
- Anthropocene
- Occupancy Rates
- Emotion
- Flow Regulation
- Pollution
- Trophic Cascades
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Habitat Selection
- Eutrophication
- Resilience
- Water Quality
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Environmental Impact
- Public Health
- Conservation
- Identity
- Globalization
- Invasive Species
- Climate Change
- Mental Health
- Biodiversity
- Population Dynamics
- History
- Colonialism
- Gender
- Social Support
- Nationalism
- Ethics
- Literature
- Neoliberalism
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Bioaccumulation
- Conservation Challenges
- Memory
- Animal Movement
- Harmful Algal Blooms
- Conservation Biology
- Immigration
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
- Climate Change108▲ 3.5×70 topics
- Invasive Species40▲ 8.6×17 topics
- Mental Health40▲ 2.5×33 topics
- Globalization36▲ 1.64×57 topics
- Biodiversity36▲ 4.2×24 topics
- Identity33▲ 4.1×38 topics
- Population Dynamics31▲ 11×11 topics
- Conservation28▲ 5.9×18 topics
- History28▲ 3.6×30 topics
- Public Health28▲ 1.75×38 topics
- Colonialism27▲ 5.2×28 topics
- Environmental Impact27▲ 1.40×28 topics
- Gender26▲ 4.2×27 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation23▲ 9.7×4 topics
- Social Support22▲ 3.7×12 topics
- Water Quality20▲ 4.5×12 topics
- Nationalism19▲ 3.8×19 topics
- Resilience18▲ 3.3×14 topics
- Ethics18▲ 3.2×19 topics
- Eutrophication17▲ 14×5 topics
- Literature17▲ 2.8×29 topics
- Habitat Selection17▲ 20×2 topics
- Neoliberalism16▲ 4.1×17 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity16▲ 23×2 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability15▲ 16×2 topics
- Trophic Cascades14▲ 14×2 topics
- Bioaccumulation14▲ 14×3 topics
- Pollution13▲ 5.9×3 topics
- Conservation Challenges13▲ 25×1 topic
- Flow Regulation13▲ 25×1 topic
- Memory13▲ 4.7×12 topics
- Emotion12▲ 5.4×7 topics
- Animal Movement12▲ 21×1 topic
- Occupancy Rates12▲ 21×1 topic
- Harmful Algal Blooms11▲ 12×3 topics
- Anthropocene11▲ 16×3 topics
- Conservation Biology11▲ 9.1×4 topics
- Decolonization10▲ 11×6 topics
- Immigration10▲ 8.5×5 topics
- Adaptive Evolution10▲ 16×2 topics
Which research topics does Trent University publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Fish Ecology and Management Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Homelessness and Social Issues.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 13 works
- 2 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 12 works
- 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 9 works
- 4 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 8 works
- 5 Isotope Analysis in Ecology Ecology 8 works
- 6 Mercury impact and mitigation studies Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 7 works
- 7 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 6 works
- 8 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 6 works
- 9 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 6 works
- 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 6 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Trent University's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 5% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Trent University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0047% in 2024.
Fractional works of Trent 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.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.4% in 2002.
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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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