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Research in Gatineau

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Gatineau, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université du Québec en Outaouais and Canadian Heritage.

Research institutions
10
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.5k
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
13.0%
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 Gatineau?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université du Québec en OutaouaisUniversity 3,854 #6,897
2Canadian HeritageGovernment institution 833 #20,530
3Public Works and Government Services CanadaGovernment institution 285 #28,905 all time
4Aboriginal Affairs Northern Dev CanadaGovernment institution 229 #20,247 all time
5Cégep de l'OutaouaisUniversity 180 #35,692 all time
6Heritage CollegeUniversity 114 not ranked
7Clinique Neuro-OutaouaisHospital / health system 21 not ranked
8Norleaf Networks (Canada)Company 9 not ranked
9Students on IceNonprofit 7 not ranked
10ImaSight (Canada)Company 3 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.

Université du Québec en Outaouais: 69.6%Canadian Heritage: 15.0%Public Works and Government Services Canada: 5.1%Aboriginal Affairs Northern Dev Canada: 4.1%6 others listed: 6.0%70%largest
Université du Québec en Outaouais3,854 · 69.6%Canadian Heritage833 · 15.0%Public Works and Government Services Canada285 · 5.1%Aboriginal Affairs Northern Dev Canada229 · 4.1%6 others listed334 · 6.0%

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

What is Gatineau strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Gatineau is most concentrated in Urban Studies and Archeology (11.1× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 37.0 works11×
  2. ArcheologySubfield · 24.4 works6.7×
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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 Gatineau?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Mental Health, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Social Justice, Public Policy, Gender Studies and Institutionalization.

▲ 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. Mental Health78▲ 4.4×35 topics
  2. Community Engagement62▲ 16×10 topics
  3. Local Development58▲ 42×2 topics
  4. Territorial Governance58▲ 38×2 topics
  5. Social Justice48▲ 6.8×23 topics
  6. Globalization46▲ 1.92×60 topics
  7. Sustainable Development46▲ 2.4×21 topics
  8. Public Policy39▲ 6.5×13 topics
  9. Economic Development37▲ 3.8×15 topics
  10. Gender Studies35▲ 19×9 topics
  11. Institutionalization34▲ 30×3 topics
  12. Citizenship31▲ 21×5 topics
  13. Cooperatives30▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Social Innovation30▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Citizen Participation30▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Participative Evaluation29▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Solidarity Economy29▲ 39×1 topic
  18. Environmental Participation29▲ 30×1 topic
  19. Proximity and Innovation29▲ 30×1 topic
  20. Identity28▲ 3.2×27 topics
  21. Educational Policies28▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Colonialism27▲ 4.8×24 topics
  23. Ethnographic Research26▲ 40×2 topics
  24. Professional Practices26▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Public Action26▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Resilience26▲ 4.5×15 topics
  27. Cultural Heritage26▲ 3.9×19 topics
  28. Gender24▲ 3.7×26 topics
  29. Social Determinants of Health23▲ 8.5×7 topics
  30. Palliative Care22▲ 11×5 topics
  31. Emotion Recognition18▲ 7.9×5 topics
  32. Social Cognition18▲ 8.8×7 topics
  33. Medical Ethics18▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity18▲ 6.6×10 topics
  35. End-of-Life Care17▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Psychological Trauma16▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Legislation16▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Patient Rights16▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Neural Mechanisms16▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Open Access15▲ 13×3 topics

What research is done in Gatineau?

  1. 1 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 29 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  4. 4 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 16 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 14 works
  6. 6 Face Recognition and Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 12 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 12 works
  8. 8 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 10 works
  9. 9 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 10 works
  10. 10 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works

Research output over time

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