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Vancouver Island University
Short name
VIU
Country, city
Canada, Nanaimo
Publications
906
Citations
14 748
h-index
51
Top-3 journals
Aquaculture
Aquaculture (18 publications)
Planning for Cities in Crisis
Planning for Cities in Crisis (13 publications)
Tourism Cases
Tourism Cases (11 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Victoria
University of Victoria (169 publications)
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia (97 publications)
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (72 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Washington
University of Washington (64 publications)
Monash University
Monash University (42 publications)
Northwest University
Northwest University (28 publications)

Most cited in 5 years

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Since 1989

Total publications
906
Total citations
14748
Citations per publication
16.28
Average publications per year
23.84
Average authors per publication
6.14
h-index
51
Metrics description
h-index
A scientist has an h-index if h of his N publications are cited at least h times each, while the remaining (N - h) publications are cited no more than h times each.

Top-30

Fields of science

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Aquatic Science, 85, 9.38%
Aquatic Science
85 publications, 9.38%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 83, 9.16%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
83 publications, 9.16%
General Medicine, 54, 5.96%
General Medicine
54 publications, 5.96%
Ecology, 53, 5.85%
Ecology
53 publications, 5.85%
Geography, Planning and Development, 50, 5.52%
Geography, Planning and Development
50 publications, 5.52%
Analytical Chemistry, 34, 3.75%
Analytical Chemistry
34 publications, 3.75%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 34, 3.75%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
34 publications, 3.75%
Spectroscopy, 33, 3.64%
Spectroscopy
33 publications, 3.64%
Sociology and Political Science, 32, 3.53%
Sociology and Political Science
32 publications, 3.53%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 32, 3.53%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
32 publications, 3.53%
Environmental Chemistry, 30, 3.31%
Environmental Chemistry
30 publications, 3.31%
Education, 30, 3.31%
Education
30 publications, 3.31%
Economics and Econometrics, 28, 3.09%
Economics and Econometrics
28 publications, 3.09%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 26, 2.87%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
26 publications, 2.87%
Animal Science and Zoology, 26, 2.87%
Animal Science and Zoology
26 publications, 2.87%
General Environmental Science, 26, 2.87%
General Environmental Science
26 publications, 2.87%
Applied Mathematics, 22, 2.43%
Applied Mathematics
22 publications, 2.43%
Oceanography, 22, 2.43%
Oceanography
22 publications, 2.43%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 22, 2.43%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
22 publications, 2.43%
Molecular Biology, 20, 2.21%
Molecular Biology
20 publications, 2.21%
Multidisciplinary, 19, 2.1%
Multidisciplinary
19 publications, 2.1%
Earth-Surface Processes, 19, 2.1%
Earth-Surface Processes
19 publications, 2.1%
History, 19, 2.1%
History
19 publications, 2.1%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 18, 1.99%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
18 publications, 1.99%
Pollution, 18, 1.99%
Pollution
18 publications, 1.99%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17, 1.88%
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
17 publications, 1.88%
Genetics, 16, 1.77%
Genetics
16 publications, 1.77%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 16, 1.77%
Psychiatry and Mental health
16 publications, 1.77%
Forestry, 15, 1.66%
Forestry
15 publications, 1.66%
Global and Planetary Change, 14, 1.55%
Global and Planetary Change
14 publications, 1.55%
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Journals

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Aquaculture
18 publications, 1.99%
Planning for Cities in Crisis
13 publications, 1.43%
Tourism Cases
11 publications, 1.21%
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
10 publications, 1.1%
Analytical Chemistry
10 publications, 1.1%
Cities & Health
9 publications, 0.99%
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
8 publications, 0.88%
Scientific Reports
8 publications, 0.88%
Marine Policy
7 publications, 0.77%
SSRN Electronic Journal
7 publications, 0.77%
Ecology and Evolution
6 publications, 0.66%
Journal of Experimental Biology
6 publications, 0.66%
The Analyst
6 publications, 0.66%
ICES Journal of Marine Science
6 publications, 0.66%
World Leisure Journal
6 publications, 0.66%
The Canadian Historical Review
5 publications, 0.55%
Canadian Journal of Physics
5 publications, 0.55%
Astrophysics and Space Science
5 publications, 0.55%
Facets
5 publications, 0.55%
Canadian Geographer / Geographie Canadien
5 publications, 0.55%
Pathogens
5 publications, 0.55%
Science of the Total Environment
4 publications, 0.44%
Frontiers in Marine Science
4 publications, 0.44%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
4 publications, 0.44%
Science
4 publications, 0.44%
Journal of Happiness Studies
4 publications, 0.44%
Leisure/ Loisir
4 publications, 0.44%
Harm Reduction Journal
4 publications, 0.44%
G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics
4 publications, 0.44%
Canadian Journal of Zoology
4 publications, 0.44%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
162 publications, 17.88%
Springer Nature
129 publications, 14.24%
Wiley
124 publications, 13.69%
Taylor & Francis
110 publications, 12.14%
Oxford University Press
36 publications, 3.97%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
33 publications, 3.64%
MDPI
32 publications, 3.53%
SAGE
31 publications, 3.42%
Canadian Science Publishing
19 publications, 2.1%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
17 publications, 1.88%
Frontiers Media S.A.
16 publications, 1.77%
Emerald
15 publications, 1.66%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
13 publications, 1.43%
CABI Publishing
11 publications, 1.21%
Cambridge University Press
9 publications, 0.99%
Copernicus
9 publications, 0.99%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
8 publications, 0.88%
Edinburgh University Press
7 publications, 0.77%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
7 publications, 0.77%
Mary Ann Liebert
6 publications, 0.66%
The Company of Biologists
6 publications, 0.66%
Walter de Gruyter
5 publications, 0.55%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
5 publications, 0.55%
Human Kinetics
5 publications, 0.55%
American Physiological Society
4 publications, 0.44%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
4 publications, 0.44%
American Geophysical Union
4 publications, 0.44%
BMJ
4 publications, 0.44%
American Psychological Association (APA)
4 publications, 0.44%
American Society of Parasitologists
4 publications, 0.44%
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With other organizations

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University of Victoria
169 publications, 18.65%
University of British Columbia
97 publications, 10.71%
Simon Fraser University
72 publications, 7.95%
University of Washington
64 publications, 7.06%
Monash University
42 publications, 4.64%
University of Alberta
36 publications, 3.97%
University of Calgary
32 publications, 3.53%
Northwest University
28 publications, 3.09%
University of Northern British Columbia
27 publications, 2.98%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
26 publications, 2.87%
University of Toronto
21 publications, 2.32%
University of New England
19 publications, 2.1%
Massey University
18 publications, 1.99%
University of Melbourne
16 publications, 1.77%
McGill University
16 publications, 1.77%
University of Guelph
16 publications, 1.77%
Makerere University
15 publications, 1.66%
University of Urbino
14 publications, 1.55%
Carleton University
14 publications, 1.55%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
13 publications, 1.43%
Oregon State University
12 publications, 1.32%
Duke University
12 publications, 1.32%
University of Waterloo
11 publications, 1.21%
University of Saskatchewan
11 publications, 1.21%
Royal Melbourne Hospital
10 publications, 1.1%
The Alfred Hospital
10 publications, 1.1%
Sun Yat-sen University
9 publications, 0.99%
Pennsylvania State University
9 publications, 0.99%
James Cook University
9 publications, 0.99%
Alfred Health
9 publications, 0.99%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Washington
64 publications, 7.06%
Monash University
42 publications, 4.64%
Northwest University
28 publications, 3.09%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
26 publications, 2.87%
University of New England
19 publications, 2.1%
Massey University
18 publications, 1.99%
University of Melbourne
16 publications, 1.77%
Makerere University
15 publications, 1.66%
University of Urbino
14 publications, 1.55%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
13 publications, 1.43%
Oregon State University
12 publications, 1.32%
Duke University
12 publications, 1.32%
Royal Melbourne Hospital
10 publications, 1.1%
The Alfred Hospital
10 publications, 1.1%
Sun Yat-sen University
9 publications, 0.99%
Pennsylvania State University
9 publications, 0.99%
James Cook University
9 publications, 0.99%
Alfred Health
9 publications, 0.99%
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
9 publications, 0.99%
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
8 publications, 0.88%
University of Michigan
8 publications, 0.88%
University of Greifswald
8 publications, 0.88%
University of Konstanz
8 publications, 0.88%
University of Montpellier
8 publications, 0.88%
University of Alaska Anchorage
8 publications, 0.88%
Uppsala University
7 publications, 0.77%
University of Tasmania
7 publications, 0.77%
Dali University
7 publications, 0.77%
Australian National University
6 publications, 0.66%
University of Oxford
6 publications, 0.66%
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With other countries

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USA, 215, 23.73%
USA
215 publications, 23.73%
Australia, 84, 9.27%
Australia
84 publications, 9.27%
China, 39, 4.3%
China
39 publications, 4.3%
South Africa, 33, 3.64%
South Africa
33 publications, 3.64%
United Kingdom, 31, 3.42%
United Kingdom
31 publications, 3.42%
New Zealand, 29, 3.2%
New Zealand
29 publications, 3.2%
Germany, 27, 2.98%
Germany
27 publications, 2.98%
Italy, 20, 2.21%
Italy
20 publications, 2.21%
France, 19, 2.1%
France
19 publications, 2.1%
Sweden, 17, 1.88%
Sweden
17 publications, 1.88%
Israel, 14, 1.55%
Israel
14 publications, 1.55%
Norway, 14, 1.55%
Norway
14 publications, 1.55%
Uganda, 13, 1.43%
Uganda
13 publications, 1.43%
Turkey, 11, 1.21%
Turkey
11 publications, 1.21%
Japan, 11, 1.21%
Japan
11 publications, 1.21%
Brazil, 10, 1.1%
Brazil
10 publications, 1.1%
Ghana, 9, 0.99%
Ghana
9 publications, 0.99%
Netherlands, 9, 0.99%
Netherlands
9 publications, 0.99%
Belgium, 8, 0.88%
Belgium
8 publications, 0.88%
Finland, 8, 0.88%
Finland
8 publications, 0.88%
Switzerland, 8, 0.88%
Switzerland
8 publications, 0.88%
Argentina, 7, 0.77%
Argentina
7 publications, 0.77%
Spain, 7, 0.77%
Spain
7 publications, 0.77%
UAE, 7, 0.77%
UAE
7 publications, 0.77%
Denmark, 6, 0.66%
Denmark
6 publications, 0.66%
Lithuania, 6, 0.66%
Lithuania
6 publications, 0.66%
Indonesia, 5, 0.55%
Indonesia
5 publications, 0.55%
Mexico, 5, 0.55%
Mexico
5 publications, 0.55%
Tanzania, 5, 0.55%
Tanzania
5 publications, 0.55%
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  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 1989 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.
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