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Canadian Identity and History

Canadian Identity and History is a research topic within Sociology and Political Science. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 8.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers encompasses a wide range of topics related to the historical and social dynamics of Canada, including the evolution of Canadian identity, social policies, the experiences of minorities, cultural identity, immigration patterns, nationalism, and societal transformation. The papers delve into various aspects of Canadian history, shedding light on the complexities and nuances that have shaped the country's development over time.

  • Canada
  • history
  • identity
  • social policy
  • minorities
  • cultural identity
  • immigration
  • nationalism
  • language
  • societal transformation
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-3%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Canadian Identity and History research?

By volume, Canada and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 439 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Canada 1.2k works
  2. 2 United States 439 works
  3. 3 France 287 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 144 works
  5. 5 Australia 96 works
  6. 6 Russia 49 works
  7. 7 Italy 24 works
  8. 8 Germany 23 works
  9. 9 Belgium 22 works
  10. 10 India 20 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

Canada: 52.7%United States: 18.8%France: 12.3%United Kingdom: 6.2%6 others listed: 10.0%53%largest
Canada1,230 · 52.7%United States439 · 18.8%France287 · 12.3%United Kingdom144 · 6.2%6 others listed234 · 10.0%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Canadian Identity and History research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Université Laval publishes the most Canadian Identity and History research, followed by University of Toronto and Université du Québec à Montréal.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Université Laval Canada 68 works
  2. 2 University of Toronto Canada 68 works
  3. 3 Université du Québec à Montréal Canada 68 works
  4. 4 Université de Montréal Canada 54 works
  5. 5 York University Canada 47 works
  6. 6 University of Ottawa Canada 46 works
  7. 7 McGill University Canada 45 works
  8. 8 University of Alberta Canada 42 works
  9. 9 University of British Columbia Canada 34 works
  10. 10 Queen's University Canada 34 works

Where is Canadian Identity and History research done?

The largest centres of Canadian Identity and History research in 2022–2025 are Montreal (Canada), Toronto (Canada), Ottawa (Canada) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Moncton, Trois-Rivières and Fredericton.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Montreal Canada 213 works
  2. 2 Toronto Canada 145 works
  3. 3 Ottawa Canada 101 works
  4. 4 Paris France 86 works
  5. 5 Québec Canada 81 works
  6. 6 Edmonton Canada 52 works
  7. 7 Kingston Canada 43 works
  8. 8 Vancouver Canada 37 works
  9. 9 Winnipeg Canada 36 works
  10. 10 Waterloo Canada 32 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MonctonCA · 29.7 works250×
  2. Trois-RivièresCA · 25.1 works104×
  3. FrederictonCA · 29.4 works77×
  4. QuébecCA · 81.2 works50×
  5. SherbrookeCA · 29.3 works48×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Canadian Identity and History than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Canadian Identity and History?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto and University of Saskatchewan score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%5%10%mean 7.07%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Ottawa: 46, 11.2%University of Toronto: 68, 7.2%University of Saskatchewan: 28, 7.3%McGill University: 45, 6.9%Université de Montréal: 54, 5.9%Carleton University: 29, 6.8%University of Alberta: 42, 5.2%University of New Brunswick: 27, 6.7%York University: 47, 5.5%McMaster University: 18, 8.0%University of OttawaUniversity of Saskat…University of TorontoMcGill University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of Ottawa Canada 75.211.2%36.6×46 -6.6%
2University of Toronto Canada 72.57.2%19.5×68 +42.6%
3University of Saskatchewan Canada 65.87.3%38.5×28 +77.6%
4McGill University Canada 65.46.9%24.7×45 +1.6%
5Université de Montréal Canada 63.25.9%52.8×54 -9.2%
6Carleton University Canada 61.86.8%42.2×29 +32.2%
7University of Alberta Canada 61.15.2%19.9×42 +11.1%
8University of New Brunswick Canada 60.96.7%92.9×27 +13.1%
9York University Canada 60.85.5%52.8×47 +2.5%
10McMaster University Canada 59.38.0%13.9×18 +6.6%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Canadian Identity and History research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Canadian Identity and History.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.