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University of King's College

In research, University of King's College stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,834 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,542
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#745
of 896
Research works
282
▲ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.9k
10.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is University of King's College 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
Social SciencesDomain #10,834 of 16,945 18.6%208

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of King's College 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 2.13× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.86× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 11.48× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.92× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of King's College?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Heger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of King's College.

  1. 1 Paul Heger Canada · #547,749 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at University of King's College

Which keywords describe research at University of King's College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Ethics, Colonialism, Medicine, Philosophy, Science, Globalization and Culture.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. History5▲ 31×10 topics
  2. Ethics3▲ 27×7 topics
  3. Colonialism3▲ 26×5 topics
  4. Medicine3▲ 139×4 topics
  5. Globalization2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  6. Philosophy2▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Science2▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Culture2▲ 13×2 topics
  9. Society2▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Hugo Grotius2▲ 889×1 topic
  11. Nationalism2▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Thomas Hobbes2▲ 889×1 topic
  13. Innovation1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  14. Health1▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Economic Growth1▲ 5.6×2 topics
  16. Education1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  17. Identity1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  18. Observations1▲ 267×1 topic
  19. Religion1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  20. Social Movements1▲ 16×3 topics
  21. Technology1▲ 9.6×1 topic
  22. Gender1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  23. Astrobiology1▲ 141×1 topic
  24. Cultural Identity1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  25. Extraterrestrial Life1▲ 193×1 topic
  26. Height1▲ 201×1 topic
  27. Holocaust1▲ 136×3 topics
  28. Sexuality1▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Wages1▲ 201×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought, History of Science and Medicine, Historical Economic and Social Studies and Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life.

Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksHistorical Economic and …1Historical Economic and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extrat…1Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksAmerican History and Culture: 1 fractional worksHistorical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes: 1 fractional worksDiverse Historical and S…1Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies: 1 fractional worksPhilosophical Ethics and Theory: 0 fractional worksGeographies of human-animal interactions: 0 fractional worksMedieval Literature and History: 0 fractional works
PhilosophyHistory and Philosophy of ScienceEconomics and EconometricsAstronomy and Astrophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Seventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical Thought Philosophy 2 works
  2. 2 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  3. 3 Historical Economic and Social Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 American History and Culture Marketing 1 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes History 1 works
  7. 7 Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 Philosophical Ethics and Theory Philosophy 0 works
  9. 9 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  10. 10 Medieval Literature and History Classics 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 available20.1%not open79.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of King's College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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