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Yukon University

In research, Yukon University stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,218 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,476
of 28,054 · #19,498 all time
Rank in Canada
#266
of 403
Research works
346
▲ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.9k
17.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
49%
world 28%

What is Yukon University 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
Physical SciencesDomain #12,218 of 21,541 21.1%165

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Yukon 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: 0.67× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 7.81× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.66× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.49× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.29× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.64× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.79× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Yukon University?

Ranked on the composite score, Victoria Elena Castillo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Yukon University.

  1. 1 Victoria Elena Castillo Canada · #1,387,587 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Yukon University

Which keywords describe research at Yukon University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Identity, Plate Tectonics, Big Data, Remote Sensing, Tectonics and Nationalism.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 5.2×30 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 3.1×20 topics
  3. Remote Sensing4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  4. Identity4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  5. Machine Learning4▲ 1.53×9 topics
  6. Big Data4▲ 5.4×4 topics
  7. Plate Tectonics4▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Renewable Energy4▲ 3.3×15 topics
  9. Tectonics3▲ 33×3 topics
  10. History3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  11. Nationalism3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  12. Arctic3▲ 30×4 topics
  13. Cultural Identity3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  14. Language3▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Biodiversity3▲ 4.3×10 topics
  16. Thermodynamic Modeling2▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Ethics2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  18. Food Security2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  19. Geochronology2▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Resource Management2▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Zircon2▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Canada2▲ 237×1 topic
  23. Hydrology2▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Social Justice2▲ 4.8×7 topics
  25. Social Policy2▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Cloud Computing2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  27. Distributed Systems2▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Arctic Indigenous Peoples2▲ 142×1 topic
  29. Decolonization2▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Health Equity2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  31. Indigenous Health2▲ 181×1 topic
  32. Traditional Knowledge2▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Geological Mapping2▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Population Dynamics2▲ 9.1×4 topics
  35. Analytics2▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Business Intelligence2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Virtualization2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Compositional Data Analysis2▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Mineral Prospectivity2▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Habitat Selection2▲ 27×2 topics

Which research topics does Yukon University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Canadian Identity and History, Indigenous Studies and Ecology and Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights.

Geological and Geochemic…2Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…2Canadian Identity and History: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…2Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…2Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksGeochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…2Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 1 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…1Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional works
GeophysicsSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsHealth5 others

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

  1. 1 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 2 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 2 works
  5. 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  6. 6 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 1 works
  10. 10 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 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 available49.0%not open51.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Yukon University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% 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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