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University of Saskatchewan

In research, University of Saskatchewan stands highest in Physical Sciences (#524 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#516 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#746 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Veterinary, Small Animals and Agronomy and Crop Science — Veterinary is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#608
of 28,054 · #476 all time
Rank in Canada
#14
of 403
Research works
52k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.3M
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is University of Saskatchewan 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 #524 of 12,888 19.1%2,111 #525
Health SciencesDomain #516 of 11,982 18.2%1,558 #383
Social SciencesDomain #746 of 10,521 25.0%1,169 #354
MedicineField #824 of 10,443 16.5%1,171 #583
EngineeringField #649 of 6,636 18.3%665 #450
Life SciencesDomain #852 of 7,800 19.8%1,238 #485
Social SciencesField #698 of 6,365 25.8%607 #307
Environmental ScienceField #433 of 3,551 20.5%480 #261
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #224 of 1,568 24.5%157 #275
Computer ScienceField #677 of 4,667 20.9%330 #508

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Saskatchewan 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#525 #524
  2. Health Sciences#383 #516
  3. Social Sciences#354 #746
  4. Medicine#583 #824
  5. Engineering#450 #649
  6. Life Sciences#485 #852
  7. Social Sciences#307 #698
  8. Environmental Science#261 #433
  9. Biomedical Engineering#275 #224
  10. Computer Science#508 #677
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 Saskatchewan specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Veterinary takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. VeterinaryField · 63.3 works7.7×
  2. Small AnimalsSubfield · 55.2 works7.4×
  3. Agronomy and Crop ScienceSubfield · 105.8 works7.3×
  4. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 66.6 works5.0×
  5. MicrobiologySubfield · 27.7 works4.4×
← 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: 2.09× its world share, 604 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 404 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.88× its world share, 115 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 96 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.86× its world share, 18 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.92× its world share, 88 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 330 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 166 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 665 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.59× its world share, 480 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.77× its world share, 164 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 46 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.84× its world share, 114 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.28× its world share, 38 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.37× its world share, 220 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.00× its world share, 1,171 worksMedicineNursing: 2.22× its world share, 66 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.67× its world share, 63 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.74× its world share, 130 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.43× its world share, 84 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 73 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.21× its world share, 225 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 607 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Saskatchewan?

Ranked on the composite score, Ajay K. Dalai, Chanchal K. Roy and Glen S. Aikenhead lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Saskatchewan.

  1. 1 Ajay K. Dalai Canada · #15,026 worldwide 1.7k citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Chanchal K. Roy Canada · #22,976 worldwide 858 citations · 92 works
  3. 3 Glen S. Aikenhead Canada · #24,434 worldwide 698 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Regan L. Mandryk Canada · #26,359 worldwide 790 citations · 62 works
  5. 5 John Stewart Canada · #28,254 worldwide 557 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 David S. Sumner Canada · #28,950 worldwide 488 citations · 52 works
  7. 7 Donald W. Cockcroft Canada · #29,498 worldwide 302 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Fang‐Xiang Wu Canada · #32,028 worldwide 707 citations · 96 works
  9. 9 F. W. Sosulski Canada · #33,426 worldwide 354 citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Mao Mao Canada · #34,884 worldwide 1.4k citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at University of Saskatchewan

Which keywords describe research at University of Saskatchewan?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Microbial Community, Machine Learning, Milk Composition, Methane Production, Ruminant Nutrition and Fatty Acid Composition.

▲ 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 Change312▲ 1.91×89 topics
  2. Epidemiology299▲ 1.25×126 topics
  3. Machine Learning176◆ 0.89×76 topics
  4. Inflammation134◆ 1.06×79 topics
  5. Sustainability128◆ 0.87×74 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress121▲ 1.22×58 topics
  7. Mental Health118▲ 1.32×41 topics
  8. Environmental Impact113◆ 1.09×50 topics
  9. Public Health104▲ 1.18×55 topics
  10. Remote Sensing94▲ 1.25×31 topics
  11. Depression80▲ 1.50×23 topics
  12. Biodiversity71▲ 1.56×28 topics
  13. Pathogenesis67▲ 2.2×22 topics
  14. Health Effects65▲ 1.77×23 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity57▲ 2.1×20 topics
  16. Health Benefits56▲ 2.8×16 topics
  17. Health Equity55▲ 3.3×6 topics
  18. Microbial Community53▲ 11×5 topics
  19. Milk Composition50▲ 19×2 topics
  20. Fatty Acid Composition49▲ 7.1×2 topics
  21. Biochar48▲ 4.8×4 topics
  22. Methane Production47▲ 27×1 topic
  23. Ruminant Nutrition47▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Genomic Analysis46▲ 3.0×15 topics
  25. Adsorption46▲ 3.6×7 topics
  26. Biomass41▲ 6.2×5 topics
  27. Animal Welfare38▲ 7.1×5 topics
  28. Breeding37▲ 8.1×5 topics
  29. Decolonization37▲ 7.5×7 topics
  30. Immigration35▲ 5.1×6 topics
  31. Lipid Oxidation34▲ 5.5×2 topics
  32. Plant Breeding34▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Heat Stress32▲ 6.6×2 topics
  34. Indigenous Knowledge Systems32▲ 17×2 topics
  35. Settler Colonialism32▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Traditional Ecological Knowledge31▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Historical Trauma31▲ 36×1 topic
  38. Indigenous Health31▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Marker Development31▲ 10×3 topics
  40. Oxytocin29▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does University of Saskatchewan publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights, Food composition and properties and Canadian Identity and History.

Ruminant Nutrition and D…47Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 47 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…31Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 31 fractional worksFood composition and pro…28Food composition and properties: 28 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…28Canadian Identity and History: 28 fractional worksHuman-Animal Interaction Studies: 24 fractional worksProteins in Food Systems: 22 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Phy…22Animal Nutrition and Physiology: 22 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 22 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 20 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…20Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 20 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceHealthNutrition and DieteticsSociology and Political Science6 others

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

  1. 1 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 47 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 31 works
  3. 3 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 28 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 28 works
  5. 5 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 24 works
  6. 6 Proteins in Food Systems Food Science 22 works
  7. 7 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 22 works
  8. 8 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 22 works
  9. 9 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 20 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 20 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 available32.2%not open67.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.5%domestic only80.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Saskatchewan's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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.

Other research institutions in Saskatoon

All research institutions in Saskatoon

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.