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Vancouver Island University

In research, Vancouver Island University stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,992 of 10,521 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,967 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,568
of 28,054 · #10,601 all time
Rank in Canada
#163
of 403
Research works
1.1k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Vancouver Island University 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 #6,992 of 10,521 14.4%98 #3354
Physical SciencesDomain #9,967 of 12,888 22.9%67 #12793

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vancouver Island University 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).

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: 0.95× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.75× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.50× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.23× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.41× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.74× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.38× its world share, 15 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.69× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.03× its world share, 57 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vancouver Island University?

Ranked on the composite score, W. E. Ricker, Erik T. Krogh and Amanda Claudìa Wager lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vancouver Island University.

  1. 1 W. E. Ricker Canada · #60,211 worldwide 1.6k citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Erik T. Krogh Canada · #225,342 worldwide 84 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Amanda Claudìa Wager Canada · #569,354 worldwide 7 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 K.C. Harrison Canada · #584,823 worldwide 28 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 John Lutz Canada · #793,711 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Cheryl Krasnick Warsh Canada · #923,364 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Patrick Brouder Canada · #943,332 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Chris G. Gill Canada · #946,182 worldwide 41 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Don Alexander Canada · #1,306,860 worldwide 28 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Paul Watkins Canada · #1,308,113 worldwide 5 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Vancouver Island University

Which keywords describe research at Vancouver Island University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Mass Spectrometry, Depression, History, Anxiety, Environmental Justice, Surveillance and Discrimination.

▲ 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 Change16▲ 2.7×38 topics
  2. Epidemiology11▲ 1.24×40 topics
  3. Depression8▲ 3.8×12 topics
  4. Globalization7▲ 1.62×18 topics
  5. Public Health7▲ 2.1×18 topics
  6. History6▲ 4.1×10 topics
  7. Mass Spectrometry6▲ 18×6 topics
  8. Mental Health6▲ 1.91×15 topics
  9. Anxiety6▲ 5.3×8 topics
  10. Gender5▲ 4.2×11 topics
  11. Identity5▲ 3.1×10 topics
  12. Global Warming5▲ 5.1×4 topics
  13. Surveillance5▲ 7.8×2 topics
  14. Discrimination5▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Environmental Justice5▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Social Justice5▲ 3.5×13 topics
  17. Biodiversity4▲ 2.7×13 topics
  18. Ecosystem Services4▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Nationalism4▲ 4.2×5 topics
  20. Anthropocene4▲ 34×3 topics
  21. Ethics4▲ 3.9×5 topics
  22. Reflective Practice4▲ 9.8×5 topics
  23. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 4.8×7 topics
  24. Proteomics4▲ 29×2 topics
  25. Invasive Species4▲ 4.1×7 topics
  26. Job Satisfaction4▲ 4.0×7 topics
  27. Postcolonialism4▲ 14×4 topics
  28. Imaging4▲ 6.3×2 topics
  29. Electrospray4▲ 48×1 topic
  30. Ionization4▲ 48×1 topic
  31. Trust4▲ 5.7×5 topics
  32. Decentralization3▲ 6.6×3 topics
  33. Environmental Attitudes3▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades3▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Cultural Competence3▲ 9.8×4 topics
  37. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Medicine3▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Ecocriticism3▲ 95×1 topic
  40. Method Validation3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Vancouver Island University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Mass Spectrometry Techni…4Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksPrivacy, Security, and D…3Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 3 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environmental Literature: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 2 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 2 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…2Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 2 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 2 fractional worksPlace Attachment and Urban Studies: 2 fractional works
SpectroscopySociology and Political ScienceLiterature and Literary TheoryInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 4 works
  2. 2 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  3. 3 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 2 works
  6. 6 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 2 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 2 works
  10. 10 Place Attachment and Urban Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vancouver Island University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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