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University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

In research, University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus stands highest in Engineering (#789 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#1,648 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#2,488 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction — Civil and Structural Engineering is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,177
of 28,054 · #3,282 all time
Rank in Canada
#42
of 403
Research works
4.2k
▲ 51% vs 2013–17
Citations
103k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

What is University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus 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
EngineeringField #789 of 6,636 27.0%365 #1482
Physical SciencesDomain #1,648 of 12,888 26.0%734 #2890
Social SciencesDomain #2,488 of 10,521 30.8%261 #2369
Health SciencesDomain #3,206 of 11,982 21.8%252 #3326
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #275 of 896 30.3%66 #574
Environmental ScienceField #1,266 of 3,551 31.4%108 #1574
MedicineField #3,968 of 10,443 20.2%191 #4506
Social SciencesField #2,566 of 6,365 31.5%122 #2311
Life SciencesDomain #3,616 of 7,800 29.2%129 #4047
Computer ScienceField #2,294 of 4,667 22.1%108 #3381

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Engineering#1,482 #789
  2. Physical Sciences#2,890 #1,648
  3. Social Sciences#2,369 #2,488
  4. Health Sciences#3,326 #3,206
  5. Civil and Structural Engineering#574 #275
  6. Environmental Science#1,574 #1,266
  7. Medicine#4,506 #3,968
  8. Social Sciences#2,311 #2,566
  9. Life Sciences#4,047 #3,616
  10. Computer Science#3,381 #2,294
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 66.2 works4.1×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 31.4 works3.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 54 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 26 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 15 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.01× its world share, 108 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 30 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.96× its world share, 12 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.77× its world share, 365 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 108 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 51 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.30× its world share, 21 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.68× its world share, 21 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 54 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 191 worksMedicineNursing: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 65 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 122 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus?

Ranked on the composite score, Jonathan P. Little, Kasun Hewage and Solomon Tesfamariam lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus.

  1. 1 Jonathan P. Little Canada · #94,078 worldwide 332 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 Kasun Hewage Canada · #176,259 worldwide 399 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Solomon Tesfamariam Canada · #181,332 worldwide 283 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 M. Shahria Alam Canada · #278,437 worldwide 439 citations · 87 works
  5. 5 Ri Li Canada · #314,396 worldwide 137 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Jennifer M. Jakobi Canada · #336,898 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 Nathan Pelletier Canada · #395,495 worldwide 151 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Susan J. Murch Canada · #691,627 worldwide 102 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Deborah J. Roberts Canada · #755,888 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Michael A. Russello Canada · #772,334 worldwide 56 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus

Which keywords describe research at University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Dynamic Analysis, Mental Health and Probabilistic Analysis.

▲ 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. Climate Change59▲ 1.59×76 topics
  2. Deep Learning52◆ 1.10×66 topics
  3. Machine Learning50◆ 1.11×67 topics
  4. Sustainability43▲ 1.28×61 topics
  5. Epidemiology41▼ 0.76×83 topics
  6. Environmental Impact33▲ 1.43×40 topics
  7. Mental Health33▲ 1.63×32 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency28▲ 2.2×24 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties25▲ 1.88×29 topics
  10. Remote Sensing22▲ 1.27×30 topics
  11. Depression20▲ 1.67×20 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications20▲ 1.19×30 topics
  13. Graphene18▲ 1.92×11 topics
  14. Energy Storage18▲ 1.98×10 topics
  15. Physical Activity16▲ 2.4×9 topics
  16. Dynamic Analysis15▲ 8.7×2 topics
  17. Probabilistic Analysis14▲ 15×2 topics
  18. Cathode Materials14▲ 2.6×3 topics
  19. Ground Motion14▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Seismic Engineering14▲ 29×1 topic
  21. Artificial Neural Networks14▲ 2.1×9 topics
  22. Emotion Regulation13▲ 3.1×8 topics
  23. Finite Element Analysis13▲ 4.0×7 topics
  24. Population Dynamics12▲ 3.5×10 topics
  25. Construction12▲ 6.2×2 topics
  26. Vulnerability12▲ 3.7×7 topics
  27. Durability Performance11▲ 8.1×2 topics
  28. Wireless Communication9▲ 4.4×4 topics
  29. Concrete Strengthening9▲ 10×1 topic
  30. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites9▲ 10×1 topic
  31. Convex Optimization9▲ 8.0×5 topics
  32. High-Intensity Interval Training8▲ 5.8×2 topics
  33. MIMO Systems8▲ 7.1×3 topics
  34. Reinforced Concrete8▲ 7.1×2 topics
  35. Channel Estimation8▲ 6.5×4 topics
  36. Ecological Knowledge7▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Habitat Selection7▲ 7.2×2 topics
  38. Nutrition Transition7▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Animal Movement7▲ 9.5×1 topic
  40. Occupancy Rates7▲ 9.5×1 topic

Which research topics does University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Seismic Performance and Analysis, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Indigenous Studies and Ecology.

Seismic Performance and Analysis: 14 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 9 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 7 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Wireless Communication Technologies: 6 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 6 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability a…6Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 6 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 6 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…5Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 5 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionEcologyGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 9 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 7 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 6 works
  5. 5 Advanced Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 6 works
  7. 7 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 6 works
  8. 8 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 6 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 5 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.4%domestic only64.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 51% 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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