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University of Lethbridge

In research, University of Lethbridge stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,606 of 7,800 worldwide), Social Sciences (#2,579 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#3,624 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience — Cognitive Neuroscience is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,215
of 28,054 · #2,019 all time
Rank in Canada
#63
of 403
Research works
9k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
217k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of Lethbridge 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,606 of 7,800 23.4%248 #1227
Social SciencesDomain #2,579 of 10,521 21.4%433 #1282
Physical SciencesDomain #3,624 of 12,888 13.1%356 #2373
Social SciencesField #2,168 of 6,365 22.5%184 #1285
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,522 of 3,409 27.2%85 #1474
Health SciencesDomain #5,438 of 11,982 26.2%147 #3393
NeuroscienceField #569 of 1,168 24.0%65 #416
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,901 of 3,579 20.0%86 #1530
Environmental ScienceField #2,142 of 3,551 21.6%86 #1333
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #1,650 of 2,578 20.4%68 #1069

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Lethbridge 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. Life Sciences#1,227 #1,606
  2. Social Sciences#1,282 #2,579
  3. Physical Sciences#2,373 #3,624
  4. Social Sciences#1,285 #2,168
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#1,474 #1,522
  6. Health Sciences#3,393 #5,438
  7. Neuroscience#416 #569
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,530 #1,901
  9. Environmental Science#1,333 #2,142
  10. Sociology and Political Science#1,069 #1,650
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 Lethbridge specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 36.7 works4.2×
← 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: 1.52× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.36× its world share, 86 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.38× its world share, 65 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.36× its world share, 44 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 75 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.46× its world share, 86 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.03× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.72× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 34 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 104 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 63 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.06× its world share, 41 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 9 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.07× its world share, 111 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 184 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Lethbridge?

Ranked on the composite score, Bryan Kolb, E. C. Pielou and Lawrence B. Flanagan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Lethbridge.

  1. 1 Bryan Kolb Canada · #41,241 worldwide 645 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 E. C. Pielou Canada · #45,947 worldwide 984 citations · 29 works
  3. 3 Lawrence B. Flanagan Canada · #71,464 worldwide 556 citations · 46 works
  4. 4 Peter J. McCormick Canada · #76,864 worldwide 167 citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Stanley T. Williams Canada · #86,643 worldwide 67 citations · 42 works
  6. 6 Elias C. Vagenas Canada · #98,038 worldwide 616 citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Ian Q. Whishaw Canada · #103,945 worldwide 488 citations · 73 works
  8. 8 Alan Siaroff Canada · #108,190 worldwide 83 citations · 41 works
  9. 9 Michael D. Basil Canada · #129,032 worldwide 359 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 Mazhar Ali Canada · #129,277 worldwide 310 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at University of Lethbridge

Which keywords describe research at University of Lethbridge?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurobiology, Climate Change, Social Behavior, Social Cognition, Mental Health, Adaptation, Memory and Cognition.

▲ 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 Change68▲ 2.1×68 topics
  2. Neurobiology37▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Mental Health32▲ 1.85×34 topics
  4. Globalization28▲ 1.22×44 topics
  5. Identity21▲ 2.5×20 topics
  6. History20▲ 2.4×19 topics
  7. Depression19▲ 1.80×18 topics
  8. Social Behavior18▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Social Cognition18▲ 8.8×7 topics
  10. Anxiety18▲ 3.1×9 topics
  11. Adaptation16▲ 4.8×11 topics
  12. Invasive Species16▲ 3.1×14 topics
  13. Prevalence16▲ 3.3×10 topics
  14. Nationalism16▲ 2.9×14 topics
  15. Stress16▲ 3.5×8 topics
  16. Religion15▲ 2.7×19 topics
  17. Memory15▲ 5.3×8 topics
  18. Evolution13▲ 4.4×11 topics
  19. Cognition12▲ 7.7×5 topics
  20. Empathy12▲ 9.1×5 topics
  21. Attachment12▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Altruism12▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Cooperation12▲ 15×3 topics
  24. Hippocampus12▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Genetic Variation12▲ 4.5×7 topics
  26. Hydrology12▲ 7.7×4 topics
  27. Prefrontal Cortex11▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Neural Circuits11▲ 10×4 topics
  29. Immigration11▲ 7.9×5 topics
  30. Impulsivity11▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Comorbidity10▲ 7.9×4 topics
  32. Oxytocin10▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Adaptive Evolution10▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Reproductive Strategies10▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Parental Care9▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Vasopressin9▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Intelligence9▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Modular Forms9▲ 20×3 topics
  39. Primates9▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Tool Use9▲ 41×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Lethbridge publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior, Primate Behavior and Ecology, Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior and Animal Behavior and Reproduction.

Neuroendocrine regulatio…9Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior: 9 fractional worksPrimate Behavior and Eco…9Primate Behavior and Ecology: 9 fractional worksEvolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior: 8 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 7 fractional worksGambling Behavior and Treatments: 7 fractional worksMemory and Neural Mechanisms: 7 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 6 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…6Neural dynamics and brain function: 6 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 6 fractional worksAnimal Vocal Communication and Behavior: 6 fractional works
Social PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsClinical Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior Social Psychology 9 works
  2. 2 Primate Behavior and Ecology Social Psychology 9 works
  3. 3 Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 8 works
  4. 4 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 7 works
  5. 5 Gambling Behavior and Treatments Clinical Psychology 7 works
  6. 6 Memory and Neural Mechanisms Cognitive Neuroscience 7 works
  7. 7 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 6 works
  8. 8 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 6 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 works
  10. 10 Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior Developmental Biology 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.

openly available33.2%not open66.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Lethbridge's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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