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Vancouver Community College

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World rank, all time
#30,839
of 34,923
Rank in Canada
#629
of 718
Research works
139
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.4k
53.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Vancouver Community College

Which fields of science does Vancouver Community College work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Vancouver Community College is in Social Sciences, 24% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (36%), Environmental Science (15%), Health Professions (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 55.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 36.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 24.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 14.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 16.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKVancouverCommunity College30fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences24%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences56%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1136.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance28.3%
    3. Psychology14.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities14.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.7%
    6. Decision Sciences01.5%
    1. Environmental Science414.7%
    2. Engineering13.3%
    3. Energy12.2%
    4. Computer Science12.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    6. Mathematics00.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    1. Health Professions38.5%
    2. Medicine27.6%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.4%
    2. Neuroscience00.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.97× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.23× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.89× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.85× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.89×2 works
  2. Health Professions3.23×2 works
  3. Environmental Science2.97×4 works
  4. Social Sciences2.85×11 works
  5. Energy2.38×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.59×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.40×1 works
  8. Psychology1.35×1 works
  9. Nursing1.14×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.71×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.62×0 works
  12. Immunology and Microbiology0.56×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.55×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.40×0 works
  15. Medicine0.40×2 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.30×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.26×1 works
  18. Engineering0.22×1 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.17×0 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vancouver Community College?

Ranked on the quality score, Raaj Tiagi lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vancouver Community College.

  1. 1 Raaj Tiagi Canada · #4,503,069 worldwide 89 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Vancouver Community College

What are the most cited papers from Vancouver Community College?

The most cited paper from Vancouver Community College is "Ecological footprints and appropriated carrying capacity: what urban economics leaves out" (William E. Rees, 1992), with 2,414 citations. Next come "Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured urban form" (1,560) and "Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores (NEMS-S)Development and Evaluation" (758).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Ecological footprints and appropriated carrying capacity: what urban economics leaves out William E. Rees · Environment and Urbanization Oct 1992 2,414
2 Linking objectively measured physical activity with objectively measured urban form Lawrence Douglas Frank, Thomas L. Schmid, James F. Sallis et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine Open access Feb 2005 1,560
3 Nutrition Environment Measures Survey in Stores (NEMS-S)Development and Evaluation Karen Glanz, James F. Sallis, Brian E. Saelens et al. · American Journal of Preventive Medicine 24 Mar 2007 758
4 Walkability of local communities: Using geographic information systems to objectively assess relevant environmental attributes Eva R. Leslie, Neil T. Coffee, Lawrence Douglas Frank et al. · Health & Place Open access 5 Jan 2006 692
5 Measuring Improvements in the Disaster Resilience of Communities Stephanie E. Chang, Masanobu Shinozuka · Earthquake Spectra Aug 2004 679
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vancouver Community College?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Neoliberalism, Public Health, Physical Activity, Climate Change, Biodiversity Conservation, Higher Education and Ecosystem Services.

▲ 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-now 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Globalization3▲ 5.4×8 topics
  2. Climate Change3▲ 3.6×15 topics
  3. Public Health3▲ 6.0×8 topics
  4. Neoliberalism2▲ 22×4 topics
  5. Physical Activity2▲ 14×4 topics
  6. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 18×5 topics
  7. Epidemiology2▲ 1.65×12 topics
  8. Higher Education2▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Sustainability2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  10. Ecosystem Services2▲ 15×3 topics
  11. Quality Assurance2▲ 30×2 topics
  12. Adaptation1▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  14. Social Justice1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  15. COVID-191▲ 3.5×4 topics
  16. Academic Identity1▲ 135×1 topic
  17. Internationalization1▲ 66×1 topic
  18. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 29×2 topics
  19. Accessibility1▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Global Warming1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  21. Resilience1▲ 7.3×5 topics
  22. Vulnerability1▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Active Travel1▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Built Environment1▲ 50×1 topic
  25. Recessionary Shocks1▲ 230×1 topic
  26. Regional Economic Resilience1▲ 230×1 topic

Which research topics does Vancouver Community College publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Higher Education Governance and Development, Regional resilience and development, Urban Transport and Accessibility and Urban Green Space and Health.

Higher Education Governa…1Higher Education Governance and Development: 1 fractional worksRegional resilience and …1Regional resilience and development: 1 fractional worksUrban Transport and Acce…1Urban Transport and Accessibility: 1 fractional worksUrban Green Space and He…1Urban Green Space and Health: 1 fractional worksSustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 1 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Ne…1Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustai…1Global Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksTuberculosis Research an…0Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology: 0 fractional worksUrban Planning and Gover…0Urban Planning and Governance: 0 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsEconomics and EconometricsTransportationHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis6 others

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

  1. 1 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  2. 2 Regional resilience and development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 1 works
  4. 4 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 1 works
  7. 7 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  8. 8 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  9. 9 Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology Infectious Diseases 0 works
  10. 10 Urban Planning and Governance Urban Studies 0 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vancouver Community College's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vancouver Community College as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000056% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Vancouver Community College0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Vancouver Community College over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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