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University of the Fraser Valley

In research, University of the Fraser Valley stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,592 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,753 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#11,052 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,868
of 28,054 · #13,500 all time
Rank in Canada
#182
of 403
Research works
1.2k
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is University of the Fraser Valley 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 #2,592 of 10,521 19.1%174 #3899
Social SciencesField #4,753 of 6,365 16.4%104 #4228
Physical SciencesDomain #11,052 of 12,888 18.9%81 #11661

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of the Fraser Valley 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#3,899 #2,592
  2. Social Sciences#4,228 #4,753
  3. Physical Sciences#11,661 #11,052
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.

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: 1.09× its world share, 17 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.05× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.55× its world share, 28 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.29× its world share, 22 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.27× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 24 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 104 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of the Fraser Valley?

Ranked on the composite score, Lenore Newman, Erik Talvila and R. Scott Sheffield lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of the Fraser Valley.

  1. 1 Lenore Newman Canada · #349,042 worldwide 120 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Erik Talvila Canada · #369,467 worldwide 62 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 R. Scott Sheffield Canada · #876,762 worldwide 27 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Olav B. Lian Canada · #903,816 worldwide 97 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Susan Fisher Canada · #1,327,454 worldwide 5 citations · 103 works
  6. 6 Yvon Dandurand Canada · #1,395,425 worldwide 14 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at University of the Fraser Valley

Which keywords describe research at University of the Fraser Valley?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: History, Ethics, Identity, Globalization, Mental Health, Neoliberalism, Gender and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Globalization18▲ 2.7×33 topics
  2. Mental Health16▲ 3.2×26 topics
  3. Sustainability15▲ 1.78×30 topics
  4. History14▲ 5.8×15 topics
  5. Identity13▲ 5.3×19 topics
  6. Ethics12▲ 7.2×16 topics
  7. Social Media12▲ 2.4×14 topics
  8. Public Health11▲ 2.3×18 topics
  9. Gender10▲ 5.2×18 topics
  10. Social Justice9▲ 4.7×18 topics
  11. Neoliberalism9▲ 7.2×12 topics
  12. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.47×16 topics
  13. Philosophy8▲ 5.3×10 topics
  14. Nationalism8▲ 5.0×10 topics
  15. Religion8▲ 4.8×10 topics
  16. Literature6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  17. Community Engagement6▲ 5.4×9 topics
  18. Social Capital6▲ 3.4×9 topics
  19. Reflective Practice6▲ 9.3×6 topics
  20. Culture6▲ 3.2×8 topics
  21. Cultural Identity6▲ 3.2×6 topics
  22. Colonialism6▲ 3.4×11 topics
  23. Higher Education6▲ 3.0×10 topics
  24. Politics6▲ 6.0×8 topics
  25. Immigration5▲ 14×4 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction5▲ 3.6×7 topics
  27. Feminism5▲ 5.4×7 topics
  28. Cultural Competence5▲ 12×4 topics
  29. Language4▲ 5.3×4 topics
  30. Professional Development4▲ 6.5×6 topics
  31. Social Policy4▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Psychoanalysis4▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Cosmopolitanism4▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Byzantium4▲ 61×1 topic
  35. Eastern Mediterranean4▲ 61×1 topic
  36. Aesthetics4▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Career Development4▲ 9.5×5 topics
  38. Psychology4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  39. Canada4▲ 89×1 topic
  40. minorities4▲ 89×1 topic

Which research topics does University of the Fraser Valley publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Byzantine Studies and History, Canadian Identity and History, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research and Media Studies and Communication.

Byzantine Studies and Hi…4Byzantine Studies and History: 4 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…4Canadian Identity and History: 4 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 2 fractional worksMedia Studies and Communication: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education an…2Social Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Social Critique: 2 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 2 fractional worksResilience and Mental He…2Resilience and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksRace, History, and American Society: 2 fractional worksNietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel: 2 fractional works
ClassicsSociology and Political SciencePharmacologyCommunication5 others

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

  1. 1 Byzantine Studies and History Classics 4 works
  2. 2 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 2 works
  4. 4 Media Studies and Communication Communication 2 works
  5. 5 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 2 works
  6. 6 Psychoanalysis and Social Critique Cultural Studies 2 works
  7. 7 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 2 works
  8. 8 Resilience and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 Race, History, and American Society Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Nietzsche, Schopenhauer, and Hegel Philosophy 2 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

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 the Fraser Valley's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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