Research Impact At Schulich – Field Weighted Citation Impact

#1 In Field-Weighted Citation Impact In Canada

“Research excellence is foundational to Schulich’s mission and central to our vision of shaping business education and practice through bold ideas and rigorous scholarship”
– Schulich School of Business Dean Detlev Zwick

The Schulich School of Business may be a relatively small school, but, when it comes to research impact, Schulich punches above its weight. Compared to other business schools in Canada, our school is rated #1 nationally for both field-weighted citation impact and percentage of publications published in top journals.

Image showing a series of points on a chart, with the names of Canadian business schools beside them. The y axis of the chart reads "% of Publications in Top Journals" and contains a list of percentiles ranging from 0-60, in increments of 5. The X axis reads "Field Weighted Citation Impact" and shows a range of 0 to 2.2, in increments of 0.2We know that this is a bold claim, but, the charts (and figures) don’t lie.

Between 2021-2024, Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI), including self-citations, was 1.39 in Canada (U15 research universities). In comparison, Schulich’s FWCI was 2.19, in the Business, Management and Accounting subject areas.

Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) & Why It Matters To Schulich

Field-Weighted Citation Impact (FWCI) is a key metric used to understand how often a research paper is cited compared with similar publications in the same field. A Field-Weighted Citation Impact of exactly 1.00 means that the output performs just as expected for the global average. A FWCI of more than 1.00 means that the output is more cited than expected (according to the global average). It is important to note that FWCI is a per-paper metric –  it reflects the influence of the research produced, not the volume.

Schulich’s FWCI of 2.19 is indicative of a strong and influential research impact. 

Our papers are, on average, cited twice as often as similar articles in the fields where we publish. A higher FWCI does not mean we have more total citations overall—it means the work we publish is being cited more frequently relative to global norms.

Notes: Field-Weighted Citation Impact is sourced directly from SciVal. The data in SciVal is updated every week. SciVal makes a copy of the Scopus database and then structures it to optimally support its metrics and functionality. More information about FWCI can be found here.