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University of Northern British Columbia

In research, University of Northern British Columbia stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,823 of 10,521 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#3,542 of 12,888 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,457 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Ecology and Building and Construction — Atmospheric Science is 6.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,225
of 28,054 · #3,472 all time
Rank in Canada
#74
of 403
Research works
5.5k
▼ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
98k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is University of Northern British Columbia 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,823 of 10,521 20.0%257 #1273
Physical SciencesDomain #3,542 of 12,888 18.1%348 #3434
Environmental ScienceField #1,457 of 3,551 23.0%134 #1163
Health SciencesDomain #5,033 of 11,982 18.8%113 #3119
Social SciencesField #2,821 of 6,365 20.4%133 #889
EngineeringField #4,477 of 6,636 12.4%109 #6142
MedicineField #7,078 of 10,443 17.2%66 #6574
Life SciencesDomain #6,075 of 7,800 20.1%62 #5699

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Northern British Columbia 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. Social Sciences#1,273 #2,823
  2. Physical Sciences#3,434 #3,542
  3. Environmental Science#1,163 #1,457
  4. Health Sciences#3,119 #5,033
  5. Social Sciences#889 #2,821
  6. Engineering#6,142 #4,477
  7. Medicine#6,574 #7,078
  8. Life Sciences#5,699 #6,075
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 Northern British Columbia specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 6.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 21.1 works6.1×
  2. EcologySubfield · 36.1 works5.9×
  3. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 27.8 works5.8×
← 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: 1.02× its world share, 38 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.64× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.41× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.82× its world share, 35 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 110 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.45× its world share, 134 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.82× its world share, 17 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.09× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 66 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.55× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.46× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 18 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.45× its world share, 24 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.55× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 134 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Northern British Columbia?

Ranked on the composite score, Jennifer Hyndman, Russell D. Dawson and Thomas Tannert lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Northern British Columbia.

  1. 1 Jennifer Hyndman Canada · #34,561 worldwide 331 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Russell D. Dawson Canada · #177,370 worldwide 429 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Thomas Tannert Canada · #180,234 worldwide 227 citations · 53 works
  4. 4 Deborah C. Poff Canada · #189,917 worldwide 261 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Katherine L. Parker Canada · #193,256 worldwide 196 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Kenneth M. Prkachin Canada · #221,799 worldwide 202 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Paul Bowles Canada · #242,228 worldwide 103 citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Greg Halseth Canada · #293,736 worldwide 127 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Kevin Hall Canada · #300,435 worldwide 168 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Oscar Venter Canada · #319,172 worldwide 192 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at University of Northern British Columbia

Which keywords describe research at University of Northern British Columbia?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sediment Transport, Forest Management, FTIR Analysis, Wood Chemistry, Mechanical Properties and Population Dynamics.

▲ 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 Change85▲ 4.0×67 topics
  2. Sustainability31▲ 1.62×46 topics
  3. Remote Sensing30▲ 3.1×20 topics
  4. Globalization26▲ 1.67×35 topics
  5. Mental Health25▲ 2.1×31 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties24▲ 3.2×10 topics
  7. Public Health20▲ 1.78×32 topics
  8. Biodiversity19▲ 3.3×18 topics
  9. Sediment Transport17▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Forest Management16▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Microstructure16▲ 4.0×3 topics
  12. FTIR Analysis16▲ 124×1 topic
  13. Wood Chemistry16▲ 124×1 topic
  14. Population Dynamics16▲ 7.9×7 topics
  15. Global Warming15▲ 4.8×13 topics
  16. Invasive Species15▲ 4.5×14 topics
  17. Resilience15▲ 3.9×13 topics
  18. Land Use Change13▲ 5.6×4 topics
  19. Biodiversity Conservation13▲ 4.4×8 topics
  20. Vegetation12▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Conservation12▲ 3.5×14 topics
  22. Hydrology12▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Biomechanics12▲ 4.9×3 topics
  24. Soil Reinforcement11▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Root Reinforcement11▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Slope Stability11▲ 56×1 topic
  27. Wastewater Treatment10▲ 5.7×7 topics
  28. Geomorphological Effects10▲ 35×2 topics
  29. Health Equity10▲ 4.8×6 topics
  30. Ocean Circulation10▲ 9.9×3 topics
  31. Vulnerability10▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Ecosystem Resilience10▲ 8.6×4 topics
  33. Arctic10▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Habitat Selection10▲ 16×2 topics
  35. River Restoration9▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Trophic Cascades9▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Animal Movement9▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Fluvial Processes9▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Occupancy Rates9▲ 21×1 topic
  40. Riparian Vegetation9▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does University of Northern British Columbia publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Wood Treatment and Properties, Tree Root and Stability Studies, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation and Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes.

Wood Treatment and Properties: 16 fractional worksTree Root and Stability Studies: 11 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…9Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 9 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…9Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 9 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 8 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 6 fractional worksEthics in Business and E…6Ethics in Business and Education: 6 fractional worksSoil erosion and sediment transport: 6 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 6 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 5 fractional works
Building and ConstructionMechanical EngineeringEcologyCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Wood Treatment and Properties Building and Construction 16 works
  2. 2 Tree Root and Stability Studies Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 9 works
  4. 4 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 9 works
  5. 5 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 6 works
  7. 7 Ethics in Business and Education Information Systems and Management 6 works
  8. 8 Soil erosion and sediment transport Soil Science 6 works
  9. 9 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  10. 10 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 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 available28.7%not open71.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Northern British Columbia's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% lower 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.