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University of Prince Edward Island

In research, University of Prince Edward Island stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,791 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#3,828 of 11,982 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#1,485 of 3,551 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary and Small Animals — Veterinary is 24.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,635
of 28,054 · #4,537 all time
Rank in Canada
#69
of 403
Research works
4.9k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
20.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
45%
world 28%

What is University of Prince Edward Island 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,791 of 12,888 20.9%286 #4925
Health SciencesDomain #3,828 of 11,982 11.5%176 #3556
Environmental ScienceField #1,485 of 3,551 24.3%103 #2215
Social SciencesDomain #4,965 of 10,521 17.0%207 #2833
Life SciencesDomain #4,551 of 7,800 17.0%156 #2903
EngineeringField #3,901 of 6,636 17.2%79 #6833
Social SciencesField #4,075 of 6,365 19.9%106 #2399
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #2,245 of 3,409 24.2%73 #2317
MedicineField #8,298 of 10,443 11.0%110 #8980

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Prince Edward Island 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. Physical Sciences#4,925 #2,791
  2. Health Sciences#3,556 #3,828
  3. Environmental Science#2,215 #1,485
  4. Social Sciences#2,833 #4,965
  5. Life Sciences#2,903 #4,551
  6. Engineering#6,833 #3,901
  7. Social Sciences#2,399 #4,075
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#2,317 #2,245
  9. Medicine#8,980 #8,298
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 Prince Edward Island specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 24.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 26.9 works24×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 21.3 works21×
← 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: 1.85× its world share, 73 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.10× its world share, 48 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.91× its world share, 24 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.78× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 25 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 79 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.51× its world share, 103 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 110 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 23.97× its world share, 27 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.11× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.34× its world share, 34 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 106 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 24.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Prince Edward Island?

Ranked on the composite score, Godfrey Baldacchino, Thomas J. Spira and Qiang Ye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Prince Edward Island.

  1. 1 Godfrey Baldacchino Canada · #72,147 worldwide 261 citations · 101 works
  2. 2 Thomas J. Spira Canada · #109,895 worldwide 140 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Qiang Ye Canada · #148,851 worldwide 186 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Ian R. Dohoo Canada · #199,959 worldwide 183 citations · 46 works
  5. 5 Nasser Saad Canada · #231,430 worldwide 172 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Don Stevens Canada · #236,589 worldwide 112 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Ian Dowbiggin Canada · #305,694 worldwide 46 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Christopher B. Riley Canada · #308,937 worldwide 41 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 John F. Burka Canada · #310,246 worldwide 66 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Annabel J. Cohen Canada · #344,539 worldwide 72 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at University of Prince Edward Island

Which keywords describe research at University of Prince Edward Island?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Aquaculture, Global Warming, Animal Welfare, Pathogenesis, Genomic Analysis and Public Health.

▲ 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▲ 3.1×64 topics
  2. Epidemiology47▲ 1.43×66 topics
  3. Globalization25▲ 1.54×31 topics
  4. Sustainability23◆ 1.15×41 topics
  5. Public Health23▲ 1.90×35 topics
  6. Remote Sensing20▲ 1.96×22 topics
  7. Environmental Impact20▲ 1.39×29 topics
  8. Aquaculture19▲ 8.7×7 topics
  9. Economic Growth19▲ 2.7×17 topics
  10. Global Warming18▲ 5.5×10 topics
  11. Pathogenesis18▲ 4.3×13 topics
  12. Mental Health18▲ 1.44×25 topics
  13. Animal Welfare14▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Biodiversity14▲ 2.3×18 topics
  15. Resilience13▲ 3.3×13 topics
  16. Genomic Analysis13▲ 6.3×7 topics
  17. Antibiotic Resistance13▲ 4.0×8 topics
  18. Gut Microbiota13▲ 4.4×4 topics
  19. Innate Immunity12▲ 4.7×7 topics
  20. Probiotics12▲ 6.2×5 topics
  21. Cytokines12▲ 4.9×4 topics
  22. Invasive Species11▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Vulnerability10▲ 5.6×7 topics
  24. Fish Immunology10▲ 27×1 topic
  25. Stress Response10▲ 21×1 topic
  26. Sustainability Assessment10▲ 8.6×5 topics
  27. Hydrological Modeling10▲ 5.0×5 topics
  28. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 4.3×6 topics
  29. Water Resources9▲ 4.7×6 topics
  30. Emotional State8▲ 32×1 topic
  31. Stress Indicators8▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Burnout8▲ 10×3 topics
  33. Ecological Economics8▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Genetic Characterization8▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 7.9×5 topics
  36. Sustainability Indicators8▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Genuine Progress Indicator7▲ 40×1 topic
  38. Natural Capital7▲ 40×1 topic
  39. Ocean Acidification7▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Oxytocin7▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Prince Edward Island publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy and Veterinary Practice and Education Studies.

Aquaculture disease mana…10Aquaculture disease management and microbiota: 10 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…8Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 8 fractional worksSustainable Development …7Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 7 fractional worksVeterinary Practice and …6Veterinary Practice and Education Studies: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Oncology Research: 6 fractional worksVeterinary Equine Medical Research: 6 fractional worksAnimal Disease Managemen…6Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology: 6 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 5 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 4 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed …4Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 4 fractional works
ImmunologySmall AnimalsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawSpeech and Hearing6 others

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

  1. 1 Aquaculture disease management and microbiota Immunology 10 works
  2. 2 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 8 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 7 works
  4. 4 Veterinary Practice and Education Studies Speech and Hearing 6 works
  5. 5 Veterinary Oncology Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  6. 6 Veterinary Equine Medical Research Equine 6 works
  7. 7 Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  8. 8 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 5 works
  9. 9 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  10. 10 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 4 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Prince Edward Island's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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