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Vanier College

In research, Vanier College stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,161 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,421
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#698
of 896
Research works
255
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
2k
7.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Vanier College known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #9,161 of 16,945 12.6%152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Vanier College 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.92× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.78× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.56× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.98× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Vanier College?

Ranked on the composite score, Neil Caplan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vanier College.

  1. 1 Neil Caplan Canada · #699,565 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Vanier College

Which keywords describe research at Vanier College?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: STEM Education, Identity, Gender, Nationalism, Engineering Education, Remote Laboratories, Culture and Early Modern Catholicism.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. STEM Education2▲ 19×2 topics
  2. Gender2▲ 15×6 topics
  3. Identity2▲ 12×5 topics
  4. Globalization2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  5. Nationalism2▲ 13×2 topics
  6. Engineering Education1▲ 56×1 topic
  7. Remote Laboratories1▲ 172×1 topic
  8. Culture1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  9. Early Modern Catholicism1▲ 1141×1 topic
  10. Educational Technology1▲ 3.7×5 topics
  11. Human Rights1▲ 4.5×5 topics
  12. Politics1▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Social Justice1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  14. Women in Religion1▲ 1141×1 topic
  15. Ethics1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  16. Social Policy1▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Community Engagement1▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Cultural Identity1▲ 7.5×3 topics
  19. Diplomacy1▲ 40×2 topics
  20. History1▲ 5.5×3 topics
  21. Inquiry-Based Teaching1▲ 159×1 topic
  22. International Relations1▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Literature1▲ 7.1×4 topics
  24. Scientific Literacy1▲ 159×1 topic
  25. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.4×2 topics
  26. Caribbean1▲ 216×1 topic
  27. Cross-Confessional1▲ 292×1 topic
  28. Dancehall1▲ 513×1 topic
  29. Early Modern1▲ 292×1 topic
  30. Emotion1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Environmental Participation1▲ 44×1 topic
  32. Territorial Governance1▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Vanier College publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Experimental Learning in Engineering, Early Modern Women Writers, Science Education and Pedagogy and Caribbean history, culture, and politics.

Experimental Learning in…1Experimental Learning in Engineering: 1 fractional worksEarly Modern Women Writers1Early Modern Women Writers: 1 fractional worksScience Education and Pe…1Science Education and Pedagogy: 1 fractional worksCaribbean history, cultu…1Caribbean history, culture, and politics: 1 fractional worksHistorical Influence and Diplomacy: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksDecision-Making and Beha…1Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics: 1 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 1 fractional worksPatient Dignity and Privacy: 0 fractional worksSocial Policy and Reform Studies: 0 fractional works
Media TechnologyReligious studiesEducationCultural Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Early Modern Women Writers Religious studies 1 works
  3. 3 Science Education and Pedagogy Education 1 works
  4. 4 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 1 works
  5. 5 Historical Influence and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  7. 7 Decision-Making and Behavioral Economics General Decision Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Patient Dignity and Privacy Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Social Policy and Reform Studies Political Science and International Relations 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Vanier College's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher 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.

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