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University College of the North

In research, University College of the North stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,891 of 21,541 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,192 of 6,208 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#2,163 of 6,031 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,899
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#169
of 896
Research works
2k
▲ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
28.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is University College of the North known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,891 of 21,541 23.5%970
Environmental ScienceField #2,192 of 6,208 30.4%303
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,163 of 6,031 33.6%386
Social SciencesDomain #6,693 of 16,945 19.8%285
Life SciencesDomain #5,735 of 14,347 27.7%621
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,938 of 7,814 18.0%182
Plant ScienceSubfield #1,595 of 2,837 38.7%155
EngineeringField #7,682 of 11,412 23.9%159
Health SciencesDomain #17,090 of 20,462 19.3%149
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #2,415 of 2,661 26.2%148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University College of the North 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: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.38× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.57× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.95× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University College of the North?

Ranked on the composite score, G. E. Fogg, D. J. Crisp and Percy Stocks lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University College of the North.

  1. 1 G. E. Fogg Canada · #18,611 worldwide 602 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 D. J. Crisp Canada · #64,006 worldwide 370 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Percy Stocks Canada · #114,012 worldwide 88 citations · 35 works
  4. 4 William C. Evans Canada · #233,227 worldwide 400 citations · 94 works
  5. 5 Allan Ferguson Canada · #980,865 worldwide 29 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Major Mirza Baig Canada · #1,052,813 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 E. Taylor Jones Canada · #1,077,362 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Rohit Lal Canada · #1,540,248 worldwide 8 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at University College of the North

Which keywords describe research at University College of the North?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Identity, Waste Management, Recycling, Sustainability, Environmental Impact, Globalization, Nationalism and Literature.

▲ 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  2. Identity4▲ 18×5 topics
  3. Waste Management4▲ 30×4 topics
  4. Recycling4▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Environmental Impact3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  6. Globalization3▲ 4.9×7 topics
  7. Nationalism2▲ 16×2 topics
  8. Renewable Energy2▲ 4.8×2 topics
  9. Literature2▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Developing Countries2▲ 62×1 topic
  11. Municipal Solid Waste2▲ 107×1 topic
  12. Cultural Identity2▲ 10×2 topics
  13. History2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  14. Postcolonialism2▲ 43×3 topics
  15. Cultural Studies2▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Metal Recovery2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Canada1▲ 356×1 topic
  18. E-Waste1▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Environmental Impacts1▲ 16×1 topic
  20. Feminism1▲ 15×2 topics
  21. Gender1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  22. Higher Education1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  23. Lifelong Learning1▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Social Policy1▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Human Rights1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  26. Postmodernism1▲ 104×3 topics
  27. African Studies1▲ 239×1 topic
  28. Cosmopolitanism1▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Courage1▲ 282×1 topic
  30. Food Tourism1▲ 98×1 topic
  31. Gastronomy1▲ 98×1 topic
  32. Heroism1▲ 282×1 topic
  33. Literary Criticism1▲ 66×2 topics
  34. Social Impact1▲ 8.1×2 topics

Which research topics does University College of the North publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Municipal Solid Waste Management, Canadian Identity and History, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies.

Municipal Solid Waste Management: 2 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksLeadership, Courage, and…1Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies: 1 fractional worksCulinary Culture and Tourism: 1 fractional worksPostcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Learnin…1Higher Education Learning Practices: 1 fractional worksThemes in Literature Analysis: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Banking Studies: 0 fractional worksHealthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceSocial PsychologyFood Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Culinary Culture and Tourism Food Science 1 works
  6. 6 Postcolonial and Cultural Literary Studies Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  7. 7 Higher Education Learning Practices Education 1 works
  8. 8 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 0 works
  10. 10 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 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 available13.0%not open87.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors62.8%domestic only37.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University College of the North's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.