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Western University

In research, Western University stands highest in Health Sciences (#145 of 11,982 worldwide), Social Sciences (#172 of 10,521 worldwide) and Medicine (#178 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cognitive Neuroscience, Music and Gender Studies — Cognitive Neuroscience is 3.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#290
of 28,054 · #212 all time
Rank in Canada
#7
of 403
Research works
86k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.7M
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Western 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
Health SciencesDomain #145 of 11,982 19.6%3,365 #89
Social SciencesDomain #172 of 10,521 24.3%3,082 #79
MedicineField #178 of 10,443 18.4%2,785 #120
Social SciencesField #133 of 6,365 26.3%1,423 #81
Physical SciencesDomain #392 of 12,888 20.0%3,320 #320
EngineeringField #252 of 6,636 20.6%1,296 #274
Life SciencesDomain #363 of 7,800 20.4%1,280 #231
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #133 of 2,578 26.5%477 #99
SurgerySubfield #106 of 1,816 19.6%383 #98
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #58 of 916 25.9%309 #70

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

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. Health Sciences#89 #145
  2. Social Sciences#79 #172
  3. Medicine#120 #178
  4. Social Sciences#81 #133
  5. Physical Sciences#320 #392
  6. Engineering#274 #252
  7. Life Sciences#231 #363
  8. Sociology and Political Science#99 #133
  9. Surgery#98 #106
  10. General Health Professions#70 #58
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 Western University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cognitive Neuroscience takes 3.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 253.0 works3.1×
  2. MusicSubfield · 25.7 works2.8×
  3. Gender StudiesSubfield · 110.7 works2.8×
  4. HealthSubfield · 87.5 works2.7×
  5. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 45.3 works2.7×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 190 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.97× its world share, 574 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 97 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.21× its world share, 397 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 22 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 30 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.82× its world share, 143 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 559 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 164 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 68 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.78× its world share, 1,296 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.83× its world share, 455 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.65× its world share, 252 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.10× its world share, 143 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 210 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.00× its world share, 54 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.62× its world share, 471 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.31× its world share, 2,786 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 51 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 392 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.71× its world share, 254 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.08× its world share, 116 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.03× its world share, 242 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.95× its world share, 655 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1,423 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western University?

Ranked on the composite score, Vladimir Hachinski, Andrew Kertesz and Gregor Reid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western University.

  1. 1 Vladimir Hachinski Canada · #1,644 worldwide 2.5k citations · 81 works
  2. 2 Andrew Kertesz Canada · #4,144 worldwide 1.4k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Gregor Reid Canada · #4,478 worldwide 1.7k citations · 66 works
  4. 4 Robert M. Corless Canada · #4,613 worldwide 1.5k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Michael Pressley Canada · #5,468 worldwide 1.6k citations · 90 works
  6. 6 George J. Klein Canada · #6,241 worldwide 1.2k citations · 107 works
  7. 7 Saverio Stranges Canada · #7,076 worldwide 994 citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Robert B. Bourne Canada · #8,533 worldwide 749 citations · 78 works
  9. 9 John A. Quelch Canada · #8,723 worldwide 475 citations · 104 works
  10. 10 H.W. Nesbitt Canada · #10,442 worldwide 1.2k citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Western University

Which keywords describe research at Western University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Quality of Life, Inflammation, Globalization, Risk Factors, Public Health and Climate Change.

▲ 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. Epidemiology584▲ 1.34×134 topics
  2. Mental Health313▲ 1.93×45 topics
  3. Machine Learning278▼ 0.77×85 topics
  4. Deep Learning277▼ 0.73×80 topics
  5. Inflammation269▲ 1.17×79 topics
  6. Climate Change263◆ 0.88×94 topics
  7. Globalization248◆ 1.15×105 topics
  8. Quality of Life234▲ 1.47×55 topics
  9. Public Health208▲ 1.29×64 topics
  10. Risk Factors186▲ 1.53×37 topics
  11. Treatment177▲ 1.32×52 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress165◆ 0.91×60 topics
  13. Cardiovascular Disease157▲ 1.28×38 topics
  14. Depression143▲ 1.47×24 topics
  15. Genetics142▲ 1.84×26 topics
  16. COVID-19140◆ 0.92×29 topics
  17. Identity136▲ 1.69×58 topics
  18. Neurological Disorders134▲ 2.1×20 topics
  19. Clinical Trials132▲ 1.78×19 topics
  20. Prevalence113▲ 2.5×15 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome112▲ 1.25×23 topics
  22. History104▲ 1.35×47 topics
  23. Social Support104▲ 1.68×18 topics
  24. Gender103▲ 1.73×45 topics
  25. Primary Care103▲ 2.5×15 topics
  26. Anxiety96▲ 1.83×11 topics
  27. Patient Satisfaction86▲ 2.5×10 topics
  28. Adolescents86▲ 2.1×9 topics
  29. Medical Education84▲ 3.0×13 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation83▲ 2.4×9 topics
  31. Psychological Impact79▲ 2.2×10 topics
  32. Health Equity79▲ 2.6×6 topics
  33. Neurobiology76▲ 2.7×10 topics
  34. Neuroimaging75▲ 2.5×11 topics
  35. Health Disparities74▲ 2.5×9 topics
  36. Reflective Practice68▲ 3.3×7 topics
  37. Intersectionality63▲ 3.2×12 topics
  38. Inflammatory Bowel Disease60▲ 4.7×5 topics
  39. Language Development56▲ 4.2×6 topics
  40. Immigration55▲ 4.4×5 topics

Which research topics does Western University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: COVID-19 and Mental Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures and Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes.

COVID-19 and Mental Health36COVID-19 and Mental Health: 36 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease34Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 34 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 33 fractional worksTotal Knee Arthroplasty …32Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes: 32 fractional worksInnovations in Medical E…32Innovations in Medical Education: 32 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 27 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 27 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive I…27Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 27 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 26 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 25 fractional works
Clinical PsychologyGeneticsCivil and Structural EngineeringSurgery6 others

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

  1. 1 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 36 works
  2. 2 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 34 works
  3. 3 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 33 works
  4. 4 Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes Surgery 32 works
  5. 5 Innovations in Medical Education Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 32 works
  6. 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 27 works
  7. 7 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 27 works
  8. 8 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 27 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 26 works
  10. 10 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 25 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 available31.1%not open68.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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