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University of Manitoba

In research, University of Manitoba stands highest in Health Sciences (#277 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#300 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#507 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health, Molecular Medicine and Nutrition and Dietetics — Health is 3.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#693
of 28,054 · #381 all time
Rank in Canada
#16
of 403
Research works
58k
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6M
26.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Manitoba 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
Health SciencesDomain #277 of 11,982 18.9%1,940 #186
MedicineField #300 of 10,443 18.2%1,527 #201
Life SciencesDomain #507 of 7,800 24.5%1,088 #364
Physical SciencesDomain #944 of 12,888 17.3%2,047 #465
Social SciencesDomain #1,037 of 10,521 22.6%1,463 #342
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #394 of 3,409 29.9%436 #351
EngineeringField #815 of 6,636 15.2%795 #301
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #523 of 3,579 22.2%415 #299
Social SciencesField #974 of 6,365 23.1%727 #397
Computer ScienceField #723 of 4,667 24.6%333 #459

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Manitoba 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. Health Sciences#186 #277
  2. Medicine#201 #300
  3. Life Sciences#364 #507
  4. Physical Sciences#465 #944
  5. Social Sciences#342 #1,037
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#351 #394
  7. Engineering#301 #815
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#299 #523
  9. Social Sciences#397 #974
  10. Computer Science#459 #723
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 Manitoba specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health takes 3.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. HealthSubfield · 67.2 works3.5×
  2. Molecular MedicineSubfield · 21.6 works3.0×
  3. Nutrition and DieteticsSubfield · 82.4 works3.0×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 42.0 works2.9×
← 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: 1.40× its world share, 436 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.19× its world share, 415 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 84 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 141 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.43× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 67 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 333 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 127 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.28× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 795 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 344 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 116 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.49× its world share, 115 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 123 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 34 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 278 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.21× its world share, 1,527 worksMedicineNursing: 2.81× its world share, 90 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 11 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 145 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 111 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 65 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 99 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 316 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 727 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Manitoba?

Ranked on the composite score, Fikret Berkes, Richard Gordon and Harvey Max Chochinov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Manitoba.

  1. 1 Fikret Berkes Canada · #4,368 worldwide 1.1k citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Richard Gordon Canada · #9,923 worldwide 866 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Harvey Max Chochinov Canada · #10,563 worldwide 486 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Peter H. Watson Canada · #10,820 worldwide 1.3k citations · 48 works
  5. 5 Henry G. Friesen Canada · #11,766 worldwide 742 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Çharles N. Bernstein Canada · #12,193 worldwide 1.4k citations · 207 works
  7. 7 Brian J. Cox Canada · #13,187 worldwide 911 citations · 60 works
  8. 8 Leigh C. Murphy Canada · #13,581 worldwide 1k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Vaclav Smil Canada · #15,173 worldwide 538 citations · 100 works
  10. 10 F. Estelle R. Simons Canada · #15,522 worldwide 532 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at University of Manitoba

Which keywords describe research at University of Manitoba?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Mental Health, Inflammation, Health Benefits, Public Health, Dietary Fiber and Cardiovascular Disease.

▲ 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. Epidemiology383▲ 1.48×134 topics
  2. Climate Change261▲ 1.48×91 topics
  3. Machine Learning173▼ 0.81×78 topics
  4. Mental Health171▲ 1.78×38 topics
  5. Inflammation156◆ 1.14×82 topics
  6. Deep Learning148▼ 0.66×77 topics
  7. Public Health131▲ 1.38×62 topics
  8. Globalization117◆ 0.91×83 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease113▲ 1.55×38 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress109◆ 1.02×59 topics
  11. Quality of Life107◆ 1.13×54 topics
  12. Risk Factors102▲ 1.41×36 topics
  13. Treatment97▲ 1.22×47 topics
  14. Depression87▲ 1.52×22 topics
  15. Diagnosis77▲ 1.27×40 topics
  16. Health Benefits76▲ 3.5×15 topics
  17. Genetics69▲ 1.52×27 topics
  18. Pathogenesis67▲ 2.0×22 topics
  19. Social Justice66▲ 1.71×34 topics
  20. Primary Care62▲ 2.5×14 topics
  21. Gut Microbiota62▲ 2.7×7 topics
  22. Global Burden60▲ 1.71×12 topics
  23. Antibiotic Resistance58▲ 2.3×14 topics
  24. Health Equity58▲ 3.2×6 topics
  25. Anxiety57▲ 1.83×11 topics
  26. Ethical Considerations53▲ 2.4×17 topics
  27. Metabolic Health53▲ 4.1×3 topics
  28. Dietary Fiber51▲ 7.1×3 topics
  29. Rheological Properties47▲ 4.0×5 topics
  30. Arctic40▲ 5.4×4 topics
  31. Glycemic Index38▲ 10×1 topic
  32. Starch38▲ 10×1 topic
  33. Decolonization38▲ 7.3×6 topics
  34. Lipid Oxidation37▲ 5.5×2 topics
  35. Settler Colonialism36▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Indigenous Knowledge Systems34▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Traditional Ecological Knowledge33▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Historical Trauma33▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Indigenous Health33▲ 36×1 topic
  40. Hydrocolloids32▲ 6.2×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Manitoba publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food composition and properties, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Proteins in Food Systems and Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics.

Food composition and pro…38Food composition and properties: 38 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…33Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 33 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems25Proteins in Food Systems: 25 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 22 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 20 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 20 fractional worksMicrowave Imaging and Sc…20Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis: 20 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 19 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 18 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…17Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 17 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsHealthFood ScienceAtmospheric Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 38 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 33 works
  3. 3 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 25 works
  4. 4 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 22 works
  5. 5 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 20 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 20 works
  7. 7 Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis Biomedical Engineering 20 works
  8. 8 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 19 works
  9. 9 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 18 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 17 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 available29.5%not open70.5%

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 Manitoba's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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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.