Vancouver Island University

Vancouver Island University
Short name
VIU
Country, city
Canada, Nanaimo
Publications
730
Citations
11 946
h-index
46
Top-3 journals
Aquaculture
Aquaculture (17 publications)
Cities & Health
Cities & Health (9 publications)
Top-3 organizations
University of Victoria
University of Victoria (144 publications)
University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia (75 publications)
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (64 publications)
Top-3 foreign organizations
University of Washington
University of Washington (51 publications)
Monash University
Monash University (28 publications)
Northwest University
Northwest University (21 publications)

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Since 2005

Total publications
730
Total citations
11946
Citations per publication
16.36
Average publications per year
36.5
Average authors per publication
6.03
h-index
46
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, 5.18%
Aquatic Science
85 publications, 5.18%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, 81, 4.93%
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
81 publications, 4.93%
Ecology, 53, 3.23%
Ecology
53 publications, 3.23%
General Medicine, 51, 3.11%
General Medicine
51 publications, 3.11%
Geography, Planning and Development, 49, 2.98%
Geography, Planning and Development
49 publications, 2.98%
Analytical Chemistry, 34, 2.07%
Analytical Chemistry
34 publications, 2.07%
Spectroscopy, 33, 2.01%
Spectroscopy
33 publications, 2.01%
Sociology and Political Science, 32, 1.95%
Sociology and Political Science
32 publications, 1.95%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, 31, 1.89%
Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management
31 publications, 1.89%
Environmental Chemistry, 30, 1.83%
Environmental Chemistry
30 publications, 1.83%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law, 30, 1.83%
Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law
30 publications, 1.83%
Education, 29, 1.77%
Education
29 publications, 1.77%
Economics and Econometrics, 27, 1.64%
Economics and Econometrics
27 publications, 1.64%
Animal Science and Zoology, 26, 1.58%
Animal Science and Zoology
26 publications, 1.58%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, 25, 1.52%
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
25 publications, 1.52%
Applied Mathematics, 22, 1.34%
Applied Mathematics
22 publications, 1.34%
Oceanography, 22, 1.34%
Oceanography
22 publications, 1.34%
General Environmental Science, 21, 1.28%
General Environmental Science
21 publications, 1.28%
Nature and Landscape Conservation, 21, 1.28%
Nature and Landscape Conservation
21 publications, 1.28%
Molecular Biology, 20, 1.22%
Molecular Biology
20 publications, 1.22%
Multidisciplinary, 19, 1.16%
Multidisciplinary
19 publications, 1.16%
Earth-Surface Processes, 19, 1.16%
Earth-Surface Processes
19 publications, 1.16%
History, 19, 1.16%
History
19 publications, 1.16%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous), 18, 1.1%
Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
18 publications, 1.1%
Pollution, 18, 1.1%
Pollution
18 publications, 1.1%
Genetics, 16, 0.97%
Genetics
16 publications, 0.97%
Psychiatry and Mental health, 15, 0.91%
Psychiatry and Mental health
15 publications, 0.91%
Forestry, 14, 0.85%
Forestry
14 publications, 0.85%
Global and Planetary Change, 14, 0.85%
Global and Planetary Change
14 publications, 0.85%
Urban Studies, 14, 0.85%
Urban Studies
14 publications, 0.85%
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Journals

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Aquaculture
17 publications, 2.33%
Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
9 publications, 1.23%
Cities & Health
9 publications, 1.23%
Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry
8 publications, 1.1%
Analytical Chemistry
8 publications, 1.1%
Marine Policy
7 publications, 0.96%
SSRN Electronic Journal
7 publications, 0.96%
Scientific Reports
6 publications, 0.82%
ICES Journal of Marine Science
6 publications, 0.82%
The Canadian Historical Review
5 publications, 0.68%
Ecology and Evolution
5 publications, 0.68%
Canadian Journal of Physics
5 publications, 0.68%
Journal of Experimental Biology
5 publications, 0.68%
Astrophysics and Space Science
5 publications, 0.68%
Facets
5 publications, 0.68%
Canadian Geographer / Geographie Canadien
5 publications, 0.68%
World Leisure Journal
5 publications, 0.68%
Pathogens
5 publications, 0.68%
Science of the Total Environment
4 publications, 0.55%
Frontiers in Psychiatry
4 publications, 0.55%
Science
4 publications, 0.55%
Leisure/ Loisir
4 publications, 0.55%
The Analyst
4 publications, 0.55%
Geophysical Research Letters
4 publications, 0.55%
Journal of Physical Activity and Health
4 publications, 0.55%
Leisure Sciences
4 publications, 0.55%
Tourism Geographies
4 publications, 0.55%
Journal of Mass Spectrometry
4 publications, 0.55%
Journal of Fish Diseases
4 publications, 0.55%
SCHOLE A Journal of Leisure Studies and Recreation Education
4 publications, 0.55%
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Publishers

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Elsevier
139 publications, 19.04%
Wiley
113 publications, 15.48%
Taylor & Francis
99 publications, 13.56%
Springer Nature
98 publications, 13.42%
Oxford University Press
30 publications, 4.11%
SAGE
25 publications, 3.42%
MDPI
25 publications, 3.42%
American Chemical Society (ACS)
24 publications, 3.29%
Canadian Science Publishing
17 publications, 2.33%
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
16 publications, 2.19%
Frontiers Media S.A.
15 publications, 2.05%
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
10 publications, 1.37%
Cambridge University Press
7 publications, 0.96%
Edinburgh University Press
7 publications, 0.96%
Social Science Electronic Publishing
7 publications, 0.96%
Mary Ann Liebert
5 publications, 0.68%
The Company of Biologists
5 publications, 0.68%
Copernicus
5 publications, 0.68%
Human Kinetics
5 publications, 0.68%
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
4 publications, 0.55%
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
4 publications, 0.55%
American Geophysical Union
4 publications, 0.55%
Walter de Gruyter
3 publications, 0.41%
Brill
3 publications, 0.41%
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
3 publications, 0.41%
National Research Council Canada
3 publications, 0.41%
Inderscience Publishers
3 publications, 0.41%
Consortium Erudit
3 publications, 0.41%
Emerald
2 publications, 0.27%
Begell House
2 publications, 0.27%
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With other organizations

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University of Victoria
144 publications, 10.26%
University of British Columbia
75 publications, 5.34%
Simon Fraser University
64 publications, 4.56%
University of Washington
51 publications, 3.63%
University of Alberta
33 publications, 2.35%
Monash University
28 publications, 1.99%
University of Calgary
22 publications, 1.57%
Northwest University
21 publications, 1.5%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
21 publications, 1.5%
University of New England
19 publications, 1.35%
Massey University
17 publications, 1.21%
University of Toronto
15 publications, 1.07%
University of Melbourne
14 publications, 1%
McGill University
14 publications, 1%
University of Guelph
14 publications, 1%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
13 publications, 0.93%
Carleton University
12 publications, 0.85%
University of Urbino
11 publications, 0.78%
Oregon State University
11 publications, 0.78%
Duke University
11 publications, 0.78%
Makerere University
10 publications, 0.71%
Pennsylvania State University
9 publications, 0.64%
University of Waterloo
9 publications, 0.64%
Royal Melbourne Hospital
8 publications, 0.57%
James Cook University
8 publications, 0.57%
University of Michigan
8 publications, 0.57%
Trent University
8 publications, 0.57%
University of Saskatchewan
8 publications, 0.57%
Dalhousie University
7 publications, 0.5%
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
7 publications, 0.5%
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With foreign organizations

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University of Washington
51 publications, 5.59%
Monash University
28 publications, 3.07%
Northwest University
21 publications, 2.3%
University of KwaZulu-Natal
21 publications, 2.3%
University of New England
19 publications, 2.08%
Massey University
17 publications, 1.86%
University of Melbourne
14 publications, 1.53%
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
13 publications, 1.42%
University of Urbino
11 publications, 1.2%
Oregon State University
11 publications, 1.2%
Duke University
11 publications, 1.2%
Makerere University
10 publications, 1.1%
Pennsylvania State University
9 publications, 0.99%
Royal Melbourne Hospital
8 publications, 0.88%
James Cook University
8 publications, 0.88%
University of Michigan
8 publications, 0.88%
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
7 publications, 0.77%
University of Greifswald
7 publications, 0.77%
Australian National University
6 publications, 0.66%
Sun Yat-sen University
6 publications, 0.66%
Alfred Health
6 publications, 0.66%
The Alfred Hospital
6 publications, 0.66%
University of Konstanz
6 publications, 0.66%
Uppsala University
5 publications, 0.55%
University of Bordeaux
5 publications, 0.55%
University of Oxford
5 publications, 0.55%
University of Auckland
5 publications, 0.55%
Macquarie University
5 publications, 0.55%
University of Tasmania
5 publications, 0.55%
George Washington University
5 publications, 0.55%
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With other countries

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USA, 189, 12.82%
USA
189 publications, 12.82%
Australia, 77, 5.22%
Australia
77 publications, 5.22%
China, 32, 2.17%
China
32 publications, 2.17%
United Kingdom, 28, 1.9%
United Kingdom
28 publications, 1.9%
New Zealand, 28, 1.9%
New Zealand
28 publications, 1.9%
South Africa, 28, 1.9%
South Africa
28 publications, 1.9%
Germany, 26, 1.76%
Germany
26 publications, 1.76%
France, 19, 1.29%
France
19 publications, 1.29%
Italy, 19, 1.29%
Italy
19 publications, 1.29%
Sweden, 15, 1.02%
Sweden
15 publications, 1.02%
Israel, 14, 0.95%
Israel
14 publications, 0.95%
Norway, 13, 0.88%
Norway
13 publications, 0.88%
Uganda, 12, 0.81%
Uganda
12 publications, 0.81%
Turkey, 11, 0.75%
Turkey
11 publications, 0.75%
Brazil, 9, 0.61%
Brazil
9 publications, 0.61%
Ghana, 9, 0.61%
Ghana
9 publications, 0.61%
Belgium, 8, 0.54%
Belgium
8 publications, 0.54%
Netherlands, 8, 0.54%
Netherlands
8 publications, 0.54%
Switzerland, 8, 0.54%
Switzerland
8 publications, 0.54%
Japan, 8, 0.54%
Japan
8 publications, 0.54%
Argentina, 7, 0.47%
Argentina
7 publications, 0.47%
Spain, 7, 0.47%
Spain
7 publications, 0.47%
Finland, 7, 0.47%
Finland
7 publications, 0.47%
Denmark, 6, 0.41%
Denmark
6 publications, 0.41%
UAE, 6, 0.41%
UAE
6 publications, 0.41%
Indonesia, 5, 0.34%
Indonesia
5 publications, 0.34%
Mexico, 5, 0.34%
Mexico
5 publications, 0.34%
Tanzania, 5, 0.34%
Tanzania
5 publications, 0.34%
Philippines, 5, 0.34%
Philippines
5 publications, 0.34%
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  • We do not take into account publications without a DOI.
  • Statistics recalculated daily.
  • Publications published earlier than 2005 are ignored in the statistics.
  • The horizontal charts show the 30 top positions.
  • Journals quartiles values are relevant at the moment.