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York University

In research, York University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,034 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,964
of 28,054 · #6,672 all time
Rank in United States
#1,631
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is York 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,034 of 12,888 23.6%95 #5956

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where York 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: 1.43× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.75× its world share, 7 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.16× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.98× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.77× its world share, 43 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.07× its world share, 9 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 7 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.91× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.79× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 14 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at York University?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard Niederman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is York University.

  1. 1 Richard Niederman United States · #932,538 worldwide 61 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at York University

Which keywords describe research at York University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Invasive Species, Fluoride, Remote Sensing, Biodiversity, Biomass Estimation, Population Dynamics and Dental Caries.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 4.2×57 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 1.87×36 topics
  3. Epidemiology8◆ 1.14×35 topics
  4. Remote Sensing8▲ 3.5×24 topics
  5. Biodiversity6▲ 4.8×18 topics
  6. Invasive Species6▲ 7.7×13 topics
  7. Quality of Life6▲ 2.3×14 topics
  8. Fluoride6▲ 59×2 topics
  9. Risk Factors5▲ 2.6×9 topics
  10. Biomass Estimation5▲ 18×3 topics
  11. Population Dynamics5▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Health Effects5▲ 4.4×13 topics
  13. Conservation5▲ 6.0×12 topics
  14. Biodiversity Conservation5▲ 6.8×9 topics
  15. Dental Caries4▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Lignocellulosic Biomass4▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Global Change4▲ 8.7×6 topics
  18. Biomass4▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Global Burden4▲ 4.1×4 topics
  20. Prevention4▲ 5.1×2 topics
  21. Social Determinants4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  22. Enzymatic Hydrolysis4▲ 20×1 topic
  23. Oral Health4▲ 36×1 topic
  24. Pretreatment4▲ 35×1 topic
  25. Remineralization4▲ 50×1 topic
  26. Ecosystem Services4▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  28. Habitat Selection4▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Ionic Liquids4▲ 6.9×5 topics
  30. Toxicity4▲ 4.4×9 topics
  31. Land Use Change3▲ 5.8×7 topics
  32. Aboveground Biomass3▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Terrestrial Laser Scanning3▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Trophic Cascades3▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Ecosystem Functioning3▲ 8.6×7 topics
  36. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance3▲ 36×2 topics
  37. Catalytic Transformation3▲ 49×1 topic
  38. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 11×4 topics
  39. Lignin Valorization3▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Renewable Resources3▲ 8.9×3 topics

Which research topics does York University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Dental Health and Care Utilization, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Wildlife Ecology and Conservation.

Dental Health and Care U…4Dental Health and Care Utilization: 4 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…4Biofuel production and bioconversion: 4 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry3Lignin and Wood Chemistry: 3 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…3Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 3 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 2 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 2 fractional worksFluoride Effects and Rem…2Fluoride Effects and Removal: 2 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 2 fractional worksEcology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional works
PeriodonticsBiomedical EngineeringEcologyEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Dental Health and Care Utilization Periodontics 4 works
  2. 2 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Fluoride Effects and Removal Water Science and Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 2 works
  9. 9 Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.5%domestic only83.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has York University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.