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Vancouver Island University

In research, Vancouver Island University stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,984 of 9,585 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#5,249 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#4,079
of 22,385 · #4,445 all time
Rank in Canada
#79
of 305
Research works
1.1k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
15.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Vancouver Island University

What is Vancouver Island University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #3,984 of 9,585 7.0%98 #3179
Physical SciencesDomain #5,249 of 10,670 12.4%67 #5239

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Vancouver Island University work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Vancouver Island University is in Social Sciences, 30% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Environmental Science (12%), Psychology (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 114 fractional works · 44.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 64 fractional works · 24.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 28 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEducation: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Administration: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 25 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 17 fractional works · 6.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 77 fractional works · 29.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 30 fractional works · 11.8% of its workEcology: 10 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 25 fractional works · 9.9% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 29 fractional works · 11.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workALL ITS WORKVancouver IslandUniversity257fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences44%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences6424.9%
    2. Psychology259.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities176.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.0%
    6. Decision Sciences20.7%
    1. Environmental Science3011.8%
    2. Computer Science166.2%
    3. Chemistry93.5%
    4. Engineering93.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences52.0%
    6. Materials Science31.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy31.0%
    8. Mathematics21.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine259.9%
    2. Health Professions104.0%
    3. Veterinary10.3%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences114.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology93.6%
    3. Neuroscience41.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics21.0%
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: 0.87× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.68× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.72× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.20× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.38× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.35× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.25× its world share, 26 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.97× its world share, 64 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.25×26 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.72×2 works
  3. Veterinary2.39×1 works
  4. Environmental Science2.38×30 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.35×18 works
  6. Chemistry2.20×9 works
  7. Social Sciences1.97×64 works
  8. Health Professions1.51×10 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.28×5 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×3 works
  11. Neuroscience0.92×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.87×11 works
  13. Mathematics0.81×2 works
  14. Computer Science0.80×16 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.69×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.68×9 works
  17. Nursing0.53×1 works
  18. Medicine0.51×25 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.47×3 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.47×3 works
  21. Materials Science0.30×3 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×2 works
  23. Engineering0.22×9 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.18×0 works
  25. Dentistry0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vancouver Island University?

Ranked on the quality score, Ajay Kumar Shrestha, Grant Murray and William J. Beese lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vancouver Island University.

  1. 1 Ajay Kumar Shrestha Canada · #181,404 worldwide 489 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Grant Murray Canada · #319,656 worldwide 2.8k citations · 79 works
  3. 3 William J. Beese Canada · #606,425 worldwide 2.4k citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Molly Campbell Canada · #611,723 worldwide 147 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 William C. Floyd Canada · #1,087,603 worldwide 1.5k citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Chris G. Gill Canada · #1,152,015 worldwide 1.8k citations · 119 works
  7. 7 Jasmine K. Janes Canada · #1,302,970 worldwide 2.1k citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Timothy J. Green Canada · #1,341,113 worldwide 2.7k citations · 93 works
  9. 9 Jane C. Watson Canada · #1,387,604 worldwide 1.4k citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Cheryl Krasnick Warsh Canada · #1,481,514 worldwide 132 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Vancouver Island University

What are the most cited papers from Vancouver Island University?

The most cited paper from Vancouver Island University is "The threat of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries: causes and control strategies" (James Ayukepi Ayukekbong, Michel L. Ntemgwa, Andrew N. Atabe, 2017), with 1,356 citations. Next come "Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century" (792) and "Bottom-Up Ecosystem Trophic Dynamics Determine Fish Production in the Northeast Pacific" (679).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The threat of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries: causes and control strategies James Ayukepi Ayukekbong, Michel L. Ntemgwa, Andrew N. Atabe · Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control Open access 15 May 2017 1,356
2 Global patterns of kelp forest change over the past half-century Kira A. Krumhansl et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 14 Nov 2016 792
3 Bottom-Up Ecosystem Trophic Dynamics Determine Fish Production in the Northeast Pacific D. M. Ware, Richard E. Thomson · Science 21 Apr 2005 679
4 The K = 2 conundrum Jasmine K. Janes, Joshua M. Miller, Julian R. Dupuis et al. · Molecular Ecology 23 May 2017 635
5 Reset redux: possible evolutionary pathways towards the transformation of tourism in a COVID-19 world Patrick Brouder · Tourism Geographies 6 May 2020 533
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vancouver Island University?

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

▲ 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 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 Change18▲ 2.6×39 topics
  2. Epidemiology13▲ 1.24×44 topics
  3. Depression10▲ 4.2×14 topics
  4. Globalization8▲ 1.64×20 topics
  5. Anxiety8▲ 6.1×9 topics
  6. Mental Health8▲ 2.0×17 topics
  7. Public Health7▲ 1.98×21 topics
  8. Surveillance7▲ 9.7×2 topics
  9. History7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  10. Mass Spectrometry6▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Biodiversity6▲ 2.9×14 topics
  12. Discrimination6▲ 10×4 topics
  13. Ethics6▲ 4.2×6 topics
  14. Global Warming5▲ 4.7×4 topics
  15. Social Justice5▲ 3.4×15 topics
  16. Gender5▲ 3.7×11 topics
  17. Identity5▲ 2.8×10 topics
  18. Trust5▲ 6.8×5 topics
  19. Invasive Species5▲ 4.3×9 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services5▲ 4.6×7 topics
  21. Environmental Justice5▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Biodiversity Conservation4▲ 4.6×8 topics
  23. Stress4▲ 4.7×7 topics
  24. Nationalism4▲ 3.8×5 topics
  25. Reflective Practice4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  26. Anthropocene4▲ 27×3 topics
  27. Online Social Networks4▲ 50×1 topic
  28. Privacy Concerns4▲ 20×1 topic
  29. Proteomics4▲ 25×2 topics
  30. Postcolonialism4▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Aquaculture4▲ 5.5×4 topics
  32. Environmental Attitudes4▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Imaging4▲ 5.8×2 topics
  34. Decentralization4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  35. Electrospray4▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Ionization4▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Trophic Cascades3▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  39. Cultural Competence3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  40. Method Validation3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Vancouver Island University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Privacy, Security, and Data Protection, Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Privacy, Security, and D…4Privacy, Security, and Data Protection: 4 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techni…4Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 3 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environmental Literature: 3 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 2 fractional worksSocial Work Education and Practice: 2 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…2Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 2 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug Studies: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Communication and Perception: 2 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceSpectroscopySafety ResearchInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Privacy, Security, and Data Protection Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  2. 2 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 4 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 3 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  5. 5 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  6. 6 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 2 works
  7. 7 Social Work Education and Practice Public Administration 2 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 2 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Communication and Perception 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vancouver Island University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Vancouver Island University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00099% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Vancouver Island University0.00090% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Vancouver Island University22.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.0% in 2025.

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