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University of Victoria

In research, University of Victoria stands highest in Physical Sciences (#610 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#501 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#403 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Oceanography and Applied Psychology — Oceanography is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#595
of 28,054 · #395 all time
Rank in Canada
#13
of 403
Research works
37k
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
943k
25.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is University of Victoria 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 #610 of 12,888 22.7%2,164 #386
Social SciencesDomain #501 of 10,521 22.6%1,448 #225
Social SciencesField #403 of 6,365 22.7%689 #231
Health SciencesDomain #811 of 11,982 25.1%600 #422
EngineeringField #605 of 6,636 23.1%644 #346
Life SciencesDomain #759 of 7,800 21.8%392 #685
Computer ScienceField #467 of 4,667 22.3%437 #272
Health ProfessionsField #199 of 1,928 27.1%183 #118
Environmental ScienceField #490 of 3,551 22.1%367 #236
MedicineField #1,494 of 10,443 24.5%400 #1368

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where University of Victoria 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#386 #610
  2. Social Sciences#225 #501
  3. Social Sciences#231 #403
  4. Health Sciences#422 #811
  5. Engineering#346 #605
  6. Life Sciences#685 #759
  7. Computer Science#272 #467
  8. Health Professions#118 #199
  9. Environmental Science#236 #490
  10. Medicine#1,368 #1,494
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 Victoria specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Oceanography takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. OceanographySubfield · 65.5 works5.1×
  2. Applied PsychologySubfield · 24.0 works3.6×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 86 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 182 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.47× its world share, 22 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 92 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.71× its world share, 12 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 75 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.22× its world share, 437 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.60× its world share, 188 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 34 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 644 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.61× its world share, 367 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 87 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.07× its world share, 112 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.02× its world share, 207 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 183 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 400 worksMedicineNursing: 0.55× its world share, 12 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.88× its world share, 250 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 95 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 52 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.95× its world share, 94 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.91× its world share, 268 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 689 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at University of Victoria?

Ranked on the composite score, John Dewey, Julio F. Navarro and Andrew J. Weaver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is University of Victoria.

  1. 1 John Dewey Canada · #2,960 worldwide 662 citations · 92 works
  2. 2 Julio F. Navarro Canada · #6,158 worldwide 2.1k citations · 102 works
  3. 3 Andrew J. Weaver Canada · #12,094 worldwide 941 citations · 67 works
  4. 4 Francis W. Zwiers Canada · #14,488 worldwide 1.3k citations · 61 works
  5. 5 John Downing Canada · #15,252 worldwide 659 citations · 65 works
  6. 6 Robert Gifford Canada · #16,075 worldwide 943 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Yang Shi Canada · #19,317 worldwide 1.5k citations · 144 works
  8. 8 Tom Gleeson Canada · #25,230 worldwide 706 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Keith Bradley Canada · #27,611 worldwide 174 citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Colin J. Bennett Canada · #27,866 worldwide 275 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at University of Victoria

Which keywords describe research at University of Victoria?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Globalization, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Identity, Deep Learning, Sustainability 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 Change288▲ 2.3×90 topics
  2. Machine Learning162◆ 1.07×76 topics
  3. Deep Learning143◆ 0.91×73 topics
  4. Globalization139▲ 1.54×94 topics
  5. Sustainability123◆ 1.10×74 topics
  6. Mental Health119▲ 1.76×40 topics
  7. Public Health99▲ 1.48×49 topics
  8. Identity78▲ 2.3×50 topics
  9. Environmental Impact78◆ 1.00×48 topics
  10. Renewable Energy75◆ 1.13×36 topics
  11. Gender68▲ 2.7×43 topics
  12. Social Justice64▲ 2.4×34 topics
  13. Healthcare62▲ 1.19×23 topics
  14. Human Rights61▲ 1.29×52 topics
  15. History59▲ 1.84×39 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency56▲ 1.29×25 topics
  17. Global Warming54▲ 2.9×13 topics
  18. Population Dynamics52▲ 4.5×13 topics
  19. Colonialism52▲ 2.4×34 topics
  20. Conservation50▲ 2.5×20 topics
  21. Nationalism46▲ 2.1×23 topics
  22. Neoliberalism44▲ 2.7×20 topics
  23. Health Equity40▲ 3.2×6 topics
  24. Politics36▲ 2.9×18 topics
  25. Vulnerability35▲ 3.4×9 topics
  26. Self-Regulation32▲ 3.9×6 topics
  27. Trophic Cascades32▲ 7.3×2 topics
  28. Marine Sediments31▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Acoustic Communication30▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Fisheries Sustainability29▲ 7.1×2 topics
  31. Predator-Prey Interactions27▲ 7.5×3 topics
  32. Substance Abuse25▲ 7.7×2 topics
  33. Decolonization25▲ 6.6×7 topics
  34. Substance Use Disorders24▲ 7.3×2 topics
  35. Settler Colonialism24▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Acoustic Techniques22▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Seafloor Mapping22▲ 15×1 topic
  38. Anthropogenic Noise22▲ 16×1 topic
  39. Marine Mammals22▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Indigenous Knowledge Systems21▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does University of Victoria publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Marine animal studies overview, Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.

Underwater Acoustics Res…22Underwater Acoustics Research: 22 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…22Marine animal studies overview: 22 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 19 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 17 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 17 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 16 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 15 fractional worksBehavioral Health and In…14Behavioral Health and Interventions: 14 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 14 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 14 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyHealthAstronomy and Astrophysics5 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 22 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 22 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 19 works
  4. 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 17 works
  5. 5 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 17 works
  6. 6 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 16 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 15 works
  8. 8 Behavioral Health and Interventions Applied Psychology 14 works
  9. 9 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 14 works
  10. 10 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 14 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.6%domestic only76.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has University of Victoria's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower 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 Victoria

All research institutions in Victoria

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.