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Research in Edmonton

Science Explorer records 112 research institutions in Edmonton, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Alberta, Alberta Health Services and Women and Children’s Health Research Institute.

Research institutions
112
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
164k
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Edmonton?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of AlbertaUniversity 138,064 #146
2Alberta Health ServicesHospital / health system 3,210 #5,077
3MacEwan UniversityUniversity 2,858 #7,054
4University of Alberta HospitalHospital / health system 2,059 #11,715
5Alberta Hospital EdmontonHospital / health system 1,796 #19,281
6Alberta EnergyGovernment institution 925 #13,927
7National Institute for NanotechnologyResearch facility 915 #9,810
8Alberta Environment and Protected AreasGovernment institution 897 #19,858
9The King's UniversityUniversity 881 #19,881
10Stantec (Canada)Company 807 #20,420
11Women and Children’s Health Research InstituteResearch facility 802 #6,114
12Stollery Children's HospitalHospital / health system 773 #16,754
13Child, Adolescent and Family Mental HealthNonprofit 681 #21,697
14Office of the Chief Medical ExaminerGovernment institution 660 #17,102 all time
15Concordia University of EdmontonUniversity 641 #14,138
16Alberta HealthGovernment institution 639 #16,627
17Royal Alexandra HospitalHospital / health system 636 #21,343
18Alberta Cancer FoundationNonprofit 609 #12,235 all time
19Institute of Health EconomicsNonprofit 604 #20,217
20Glenrose Rehabilitation HospitalHospital / health system 463 #27,511 all time
21University Hospital FoundationNonprofit 375 #16,899
22Alberta Glycomics CentreResearch facility 299 #15,714 all time
23Alberta InnovatesGovernment institution 291 #19,227 all time
24Northern Alberta Institute of TechnologyUniversity 267 #23,017
25Canadian VIGOUR CentreInstitution 247 #23,141
26Alberta Ministry of Agriculture and ForestryGovernment institution 243 #26,948 all time
27Royal Alberta MuseumArchive 235 #21,606 all time
28Government of AlbertaGovernment institution 221 #24,322 all time
29Grey Nuns Community HospitalHospital / health system 199 #21,166 all time
30Workers Compensation Board of AlbertaGovernment institution 199 #35,656 all time
31Misericordia Community HospitalHospital / health system 167 #33,367 all time
32Alberta Advanced EducationGovernment institution 152 #27,074 all time
33Covenant HealthHospital / health system 151 #37,935 all time
34Alberta Medical AssociationInstitution 120 #32,354 all time
35The Metabolomics Innovation CentreResearch facility 119 not ranked
36Canadian Patient Safety InstituteNonprofit 109 not ranked
37Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring InstituteNonprofit 94 not ranked
38Taylor College and SeminaryUniversity 87 not ranked
39Spinal Cord Injury AlbertaInstitution 86 not ranked
40PCL Construction (Canada)Company 82 not ranked
41Cisco Systems (Canada)Company 80 not ranked
42Campbell Scientific (Canada)Company 73 not ranked
43NorQuest CollegeUniversity 71 not ranked
44The Alberta Paraplegic FoundationNonprofit 71 not ranked
45PolicyWise for Children & FamiliesNonprofit 66 not ranked
46Vanguard CollegeUniversity 64 not ranked
47Alberta Hip and Knee ClinicHospital / health system 63 not ranked
48College & Association of Registered Nurses of AlbertaInstitution 62 not ranked
49NAEJA-RGM Pharmaceuticals (Canada)Company 54 not ranked
50Translational Research in OncologyNonprofit 51 not ranked
51Canadian Obesity NetworkResearch facility 50 not ranked
52Alliance for Canadian Health Outcomes Research in DiabetesResearch facility 44 not ranked
53Newman Theological CollegeUniversity 39 not ranked
54Alberta Pacific Forest IndustriesCompany 35 not ranked
55Marriott International (Canada)Company 31 not ranked
56Alberta LibraryNonprofit 28 not ranked
57North American Construction Group (Canada)Company 28 not ranked
58Alberta Kidney Disease NetworkResearch facility 25 not ranked
59Illumisonics (Canada)Company 21 not ranked
60Capital Power (Canada)Company 19 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

University of Alberta: 84.4%Alberta Health Services: 2.0%MacEwan University: 1.7%University of Alberta Hospital: 1.3%56 others listed: 10.7%84%largest
University of Alberta138k · 84.4%Alberta Health Services3,210 · 2.0%MacEwan University2,858 · 1.7%University of Alberta Hospital2,059 · 1.3%56 others listed17k · 10.7%

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

What is Edmonton strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Edmonton is most concentrated in Transplantation, Family Practice and Geriatrics and Gerontology (3.8× the world share in Transplantation).

  1. TransplantationSubfield · 37.8 works3.8×
  2. Family PracticeSubfield · 30.9 works2.9×
  3. Geriatrics and GerontologySubfield · 62.9 works2.6×
← less than its size predictsmore →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Edmonton?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Inflammation, Machine Learning, Mental Health, Cardiovascular Disease, Quality of Life and Deep Learning.

▲ 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 city'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. Epidemiology1,064▲ 1.21×137 topics
  2. Climate Change682◆ 1.14×107 topics
  3. Machine Learning649◆ 0.89×86 topics
  4. Deep Learning584▼ 0.77×81 topics
  5. Inflammation575▲ 1.24×82 topics
  6. Mental Health448▲ 1.37×44 topics
  7. Quality of Life428▲ 1.33×56 topics
  8. Sustainability392▼ 0.72×98 topics
  9. Public Health390▲ 1.20×67 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease386▲ 1.56×38 topics
  11. Globalization378▼ 0.86×127 topics
  12. Oxidative Stress341◆ 0.93×60 topics
  13. Depression326▲ 1.66×25 topics
  14. Treatment313▲ 1.16×51 topics
  15. Risk Factors312▲ 1.27×37 topics
  16. Neural Networks288▼ 0.84×38 topics
  17. Nanoparticles283◆ 1.01×42 topics
  18. Remote Sensing254◆ 0.92×37 topics
  19. Identity242▲ 1.49×70 topics
  20. Diagnosis236◆ 1.14×41 topics
  21. Metabolic Syndrome229▲ 1.26×24 topics
  22. Heart Failure212▲ 2.2×14 topics
  23. Obesity210▲ 1.25×26 topics
  24. Genetics209▲ 1.34×27 topics
  25. Mortality209▲ 1.62×13 topics
  26. Clinical Trials202▲ 1.35×19 topics
  27. Anxiety199▲ 1.88×12 topics
  28. Global Burden190▲ 1.58×12 topics
  29. Aging184▲ 1.54×18 topics
  30. Optimization184▲ 1.79×26 topics
  31. Primary Care183▲ 2.2×15 topics
  32. Ethical Considerations160▲ 2.1×18 topics
  33. Power Electronics153▲ 2.1×8 topics
  34. Medical Education144▲ 2.5×13 topics
  35. Mortality Risk140▲ 2.6×6 topics
  36. Porous Media114▲ 3.9×6 topics
  37. Shale Gas110▲ 3.9×2 topics
  38. Surfactants106▲ 4.9×5 topics
  39. Pore-scale Modeling78▲ 9.7×1 topic
  40. X-ray Computed Tomography78▲ 9.7×1 topic

What research is done in Edmonton?

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysisMechanics of Materials 82 works
  2. 2 Enhanced Oil Recovery TechniquesOcean Engineering 78 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir AnalysisMechanical Engineering 68 works
  4. 4 Fault Detection and Control SystemsControl and Systems Engineering 61 works
  5. 5 Petroleum Processing and AnalysisAnalytical Chemistry 56 works
  6. 6 BIM and Construction IntegrationBuilding and Construction 53 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 53 works
  8. 8 Canadian Identity and HistorySociology and Political Science 52 works
  9. 9 Innovations in Medical EducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 49 works
  10. 10 Health Policy Implementation ScienceGeneral Health Professions 45 works

Research output over time

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