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Wilfrid Laurier University

In research, Wilfrid Laurier University stands highest in Social Sciences (#931 of 9,585 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,130 of 5,988 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,852 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Finance (Finance is 4.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,982
of 22,385 · #1,428 all time
Rank in Canada
#53
of 305
Research works
13k
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
262k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.85×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
35%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Wilfrid Laurier University

What is Wilfrid Laurier 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 #931 of 9,585 11.3%989 #584
Social SciencesField #1,130 of 5,988 10.3%481 #681
Physical SciencesDomain #2,852 of 10,670 8.6%404 #1520
PsychologyField #584 of 2,121 11.8%166 #602
Life SciencesDomain #2,196 of 6,403 8.4%182 #2464
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #869 of 2,526 11.5%202 #526
Health SciencesDomain #3,900 of 9,902 9.6%219 #2926
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #749 of 1,798 13.5%96 #618
Environmental ScienceField #1,535 of 3,334 9.5%97 #1048
Health ProfessionsField #903 of 1,895 10.2%78 #730

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wilfrid Laurier 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#584 #931
  2. Social Sciences#681 #1,130
  3. Physical Sciences#1,520 #2,852
  4. Psychology#602 #584
  5. Life Sciences#2,464 #2,196
  6. Sociology and Political Science#526 #869
  7. Health Sciences#2,926 #3,900
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance#618 #749
  9. Environmental Science#1,048 #1,535
  10. Health Professions#730 #903
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Wilfrid Laurier University work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Wilfrid Laurier University is in Social Sciences, 23% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Psychology (9%), Medicine (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 1,125 fractional works · 54.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 551 fractional works · 26.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 231 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEducation: 73 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 70 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGender Studies: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 189 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 66 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 60 fractional works · 2.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 27 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 21 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 128 fractional works · 6.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 28 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMusic: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 124 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAccounting: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMarketing: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 104 fractional works · 5.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 63 fractional works · 3.1% of its workFinance: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 481 fractional works · 23.4% of its workComputer Science: 138 fractional works · 6.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 45 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 29 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSignal Processing: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 118 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEcology: 30 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 25 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 86 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 43 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 35 fractional works · 1.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Mathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 22 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 245 fractional works · 11.9% of its workMedicine: 154 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 31 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 30 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 83 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 65 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 201 fractional works · 9.8% of its workNeuroscience: 62 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 43 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 61 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 60 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKWilfrid LaurierUniversity2,053fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences55%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1,12554.8%
    1. Social Sciences55126.8%
    2. Psychology1899.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities1286.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1246.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1045.1%
    6. Decision Sciences301.4%
    1. Computer Science1386.7%
    2. Environmental Science1185.7%
    3. Engineering864.2%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences432.1%
    5. Mathematics351.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy221.1%
    7. Materials Science201.0%
    8. Chemistry140.7%
    9. Energy60.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine1547.5%
    2. Health Professions834.1%
    3. Nursing50.2%
    4. Veterinary20.1%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Neuroscience623.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology613.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences602.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology160.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Wilfrid Laurier University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Finance takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. FinanceSubfield · 28.5 works4.6×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 60 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 61 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 16 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.86× its world share, 62 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.44× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.86× its world share, 138 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 43 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.28× its world share, 86 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 118 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 83 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 154 worksMedicineNursing: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.15× its world share, 128 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.87× its world share, 124 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 30 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.36× its world share, 104 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.02× its world share, 189 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 551 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology3.02×189 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.36×104 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.15×128 works
  4. Social Sciences2.12×551 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.87×124 works
  6. Neuroscience1.86×62 works
  7. Health Professions1.54×83 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.50×30 works
  9. Mathematics1.44×35 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.33×43 works
  11. Environmental Science1.15×118 works
  12. Computer Science0.86×138 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.79×16 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×60 works
  15. Veterinary0.59×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×61 works
  17. Nursing0.50×5 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.48×22 works
  19. Chemistry0.44×14 works
  20. Medicine0.39×154 works
  21. Energy0.30×6 works
  22. Engineering0.28×86 works
  23. Materials Science0.27×20 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.16×1 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.11×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University?

Ranked on the quality score, Nicole E. Coviello, Alison Mountz and William L. Quinton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wilfrid Laurier University.

  1. 1 Nicole E. Coviello Canada · #87,817 worldwide 14k citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Alison Mountz Canada · #91,127 worldwide 7.5k citations · 140 works
  3. 3 William L. Quinton Canada · #119,896 worldwide 10k citations · 266 works
  4. 4 Jennifer L. Baltzer Canada · #137,411 worldwide 9.3k citations · 201 works
  5. 5 Bruce E. Hunsberger Canada · #158,001 worldwide 9.8k citations · 81 works
  6. 6 Anne E. Wilson Canada · #168,032 worldwide 8.3k citations · 158 works
  7. 7 Tao Zeng Canada · #171,063 worldwide 2.5k citations · 103 works
  8. 8 Gabriel Moreno‐Hagelsieb Canada · #188,372 worldwide 11k citations · 132 works
  9. 9 Ketan Shankardass Canada · #192,078 worldwide 3.7k citations · 82 works
  10. 10 Robert Andrew McLeman Canada · #200,986 worldwide 4.4k citations · 109 works
All ranked researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University

What are the most cited papers from Wilfrid Laurier University?

The most cited paper from Wilfrid Laurier University is "Spatial Tessellations: Concepts and Applications of Voronoi Diagrams" (Atsuyuki Okabe, Barry N. Boots, Kōkichi Sugihara, 1992), with 3,585 citations. Next come "Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement" (3,039) and "ENERGY, WATER, AND BROAD-SCALE GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF SPECIES RICHNESS" (2,476).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Spatial Tessellations: Concepts and Applications of Voronoi Diagrams Atsuyuki Okabe, Barry N. Boots, Kōkichi Sugihara 1992 3,585
2 Updating guidance for reporting systematic reviews: development of the PRISMA 2020 statement Matthew James Page, Joanne E. McKenzie, Patrick M. Bossuyt et al. · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology ReviewOpen access 9 Feb 2021 3,039
3 ENERGY, WATER, AND BROAD-SCALE GEOGRAPHIC PATTERNS OF SPECIES RICHNESS Bradford A. Hawkins, Richard Field, Howard V. Cornell et al. · Ecology Dec 2003 2,476
4 TRY plant trait database – enhanced coverage and open access Jens Kattge et al. · Global Change Biology Open access729 authors 31 Dec 2019 2,168
5 A Contingent Resource-Based View of Proactive Corporate Environmental Strategy Juan Alberto Aragón Correa, Sanjay Sharma · Academy of Management Review 2003 2,104
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wilfrid Laurier University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Climate Change, Mental Health, Identity, Nationalism, Gender, Religion and Social Justice.

▲ 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 Change123▲ 2.2×73 topics
  2. Globalization113▲ 2.8×87 topics
  3. Mental Health86▲ 3.0×38 topics
  4. Identity64▲ 4.3×44 topics
  5. Sustainability54◆ 1.07×62 topics
  6. Gender47▲ 4.2×38 topics
  7. Social Justice46▲ 3.8×31 topics
  8. Nationalism44▲ 4.8×25 topics
  9. Religion44▲ 4.6×28 topics
  10. Public Health43▲ 1.43×34 topics
  11. History42▲ 2.9×32 topics
  12. Social Media42▲ 1.46×25 topics
  13. Corporate Governance38▲ 2.5×19 topics
  14. Economic Growth37▲ 2.2×23 topics
  15. Colonialism36▲ 3.7×32 topics
  16. Social Support34▲ 3.1×13 topics
  17. Immigration32▲ 14×7 topics
  18. Social Capital32▲ 3.0×15 topics
  19. Neoliberalism32▲ 4.3×21 topics
  20. Well-being30▲ 3.8×13 topics
  21. Resilience30▲ 3.0×16 topics
  22. Health29▲ 3.6×15 topics
  23. Politics27▲ 5.1×15 topics
  24. Labor Market27▲ 4.6×11 topics
  25. Intersectionality26▲ 6.6×12 topics
  26. Feminism25▲ 4.1×19 topics
  27. Social Networks24▲ 4.3×9 topics
  28. Hydrology24▲ 8.9×4 topics
  29. Community Engagement23▲ 3.5×11 topics
  30. Vulnerability22▲ 4.7×9 topics
  31. Population Dynamics21▲ 4.0×9 topics
  32. Monetary Policy21▲ 4.3×10 topics
  33. Arctic21▲ 9.1×4 topics
  34. Psychological Adjustment18▲ 6.1×4 topics
  35. Cultural Competence18▲ 6.6×7 topics
  36. Mathematical Modeling17▲ 9.7×2 topics
  37. Resettlement16▲ 9.1×3 topics
  38. Network Effects16▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Methane Emissions16▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Predator-Prey Interactions16▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Wilfrid Laurier University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models, Homelessness and Social Issues, Migration and Labor Dynamics and Climate change and permafrost.

Mathematical and Theoret…14Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models: 14 fractional worksHomelessness and Social …12Homelessness and Social Issues: 12 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 12 fractional worksClimate change and perma…12Climate change and permafrost: 12 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…12Canadian Identity and History: 12 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 11 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 10 fractional worksMigration, Health and Tr…9Migration, Health and Trauma: 9 fractional worksNeurobiology of Language and Bilingualism: 8 fractional worksVietnamese History and Culture Studies: 8 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceAtmospheric Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Mathematical and Theoretical Epidemiology and Ecology Models Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 14 works
  2. 2 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 12 works
  3. 3 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  4. 4 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 12 works
  5. 5 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 12 works
  6. 6 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 11 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 10 works
  8. 8 Migration, Health and Trauma Clinical Psychology 9 works
  9. 9 Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  10. 10 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 8 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wilfrid Laurier University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower 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 Wilfrid Laurier University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0082% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Wilfrid Laurier University0.0075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Wilfrid Laurier 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Wilfrid Laurier University9.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.8% in 2008.

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