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Research in Gatineau

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Gatineau, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Canadian Heritage.

Research institutions
9
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
5.5k
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
54k
9.8 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
13.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1951-2026
76 years on the record
Gatineau

A city carries no overall standing here. The quality 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
1Canadian HeritageGovernment institution 833 #12,382
2Public Works and Government Services CanadaGovernment institution 285 #23,609 all time
3Aboriginal Affairs Northern Dev CanadaGovernment institution 229 #24,999 all time
4Cégep de l'OutaouaisUniversity 180 #24,372 all time
5Heritage CollegeUniversity 114 not ranked
6Clinique Neuro-OutaouaisHospital / health system 21 not ranked
7Norleaf Networks (Canada)Company 9 not ranked
8Students on IceNonprofit 7 not ranked
9ImaSight (Canada)Company 3 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022-now. 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.

Canadian Heritage: 49.6%Public Works and Government Services Canada: 17.0%Aboriginal Affairs Northern Dev Canada: 13.6%Cégep de l'Outaouais: 10.7%5 others listed: 9.2%50%largest
Canadian Heritage833 · 49.6%Public Works and Government Services Canada285 · 17.0%Aboriginal Affairs Northern Dev Canada229 · 13.6%Cégep de l'Outaouais180 · 10.7%5 others listed154 · 9.2%

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

Which fields of science does Gatineau work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research in Gatineau is in Social Sciences, 27% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (27%), Computer Science (9%), Psychology (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 693 fractional works · 51.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 362 fractional works · 26.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 150 fractional works · 11.1% of its workUrban Studies: 39 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSafety Research: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 127 fractional works · 9.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 62 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 33 fractional works · 2.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 20 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 114 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArcheology: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMuseology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 47 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 31 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 364 fractional works · 26.9% of its workComputer Science: 128 fractional works · 9.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 37 fractional works · 2.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 35 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 19 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 127 fractional works · 9.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 54 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 59 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 18 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 212 fractional works · 15.7% of its workMedicine: 115 fractional works · 8.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 90 fractional works · 6.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 73 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPharmacy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 83 fractional works · 6.1% of its workNeuroscience: 38 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGatineau1,353fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences51%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this city does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences36226.8%
    2. Psychology1279.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities1148.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting473.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance312.3%
    6. Decision Sciences120.9%
    1. Computer Science1289.5%
    2. Engineering1279.4%
    3. Environmental Science594.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy171.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences130.9%
    6. Materials Science60.5%
    7. Energy50.4%
    8. Chemistry40.3%
    9. Mathematics30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Medicine1158.5%
    2. Health Professions906.6%
    3. Nursing60.5%
    4. Dentistry10.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Neuroscience382.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences322.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology120.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

The whole field profile

All 26 fields at once: above the ring is more than a place this size would be expected to do. A specialist and a generalist produce the same ranked list and a completely different shape.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 29 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.72× its world share, 34 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 107 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 116 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 49 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.63× its world share, 84 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 101 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.09× its world share, 108 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 43 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.10× its world share, 29 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.05× its world share, 113 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 330 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities3.09×108 works
  2. Psychology3.05×113 works
  3. Health Professions2.63×84 works
  4. Social Sciences2.15×330 works
  5. Neuroscience1.72×34 works
  6. Computer Science1.14×107 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×43 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.10×29 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.00×12 works
  10. Environmental Science0.81×49 works
  11. Nursing0.67×4 works
  12. Engineering0.64×116 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.61×16 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×11 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×29 works
  16. Medicine0.43×101 works
  17. Energy0.34×4 works
  18. Chemical Engineering0.27×1 works
  19. Veterinary0.25×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.18×3 works
  21. Mathematics0.18×2 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.14×1 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×8 works
  24. Materials Science0.13×5 works
  25. Dentistry0.10×1 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.03×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Gatineau?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Social Justice, Gender Studies, Public Policy 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-now 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 Health86▲ 4.5×36 topics
  2. Community Engagement64▲ 15×12 topics
  3. Local Development59▲ 42×2 topics
  4. Territorial Governance59▲ 38×2 topics
  5. Deep Learning52◆ 1.12×55 topics
  6. Social Justice51▲ 6.3×23 topics
  7. Globalization50▲ 1.88×66 topics
  8. Machine Learning50◆ 1.10×48 topics
  9. Sustainable Development48▲ 2.2×24 topics
  10. Climate Change47▲ 1.29×67 topics
  11. Public Policy40▲ 6.3×13 topics
  12. Economic Development39▲ 3.6×16 topics
  13. Gender Studies37▲ 18×9 topics
  14. Institutionalization35▲ 28×3 topics
  15. Citizenship33▲ 20×6 topics
  16. Cooperatives31▲ 31×2 topics
  17. Social Innovation31▲ 15×5 topics
  18. Identity31▲ 3.1×28 topics
  19. Participative Evaluation30▲ 69×1 topic
  20. Solidarity Economy30▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Resilience30▲ 4.5×15 topics
  22. Citizen Participation30▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Colonialism29▲ 4.6×24 topics
  24. Environmental Participation29▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Proximity and Innovation29▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Educational Policies29▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Gender28▲ 3.8×30 topics
  28. Ethnographic Research28▲ 41×3 topics
  29. Professional Practices27▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Public Action27▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Cultural Heritage27▲ 3.7×20 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health25▲ 8.5×7 topics
  33. Palliative Care22▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Psychological Impact22▲ 5.0×9 topics
  35. Emotion Recognition20▲ 7.5×5 topics
  36. Social Cognition19▲ 7.7×7 topics
  37. Cultural Diversity19▲ 6.2×10 topics
  38. Medical Ethics18▲ 11×5 topics
  39. End-of-Life Care17▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Psychological Trauma17▲ 21×2 topics

What research is done in Gatineau?

Social Sciences and Governance: 29 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 29 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 26 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 16 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 14 fractional worksFace Recognition and Per…12Face Recognition and Perception: 12 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 12 fractional worksLinguistics and Discourse Analysis: 10 fractional worksCultural Identity and Heritage: 10 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 9 fractional works
Urban StudiesSociology and Political ScienceGeneral Health ProfessionsComputer Networks and Communications4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  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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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Gatineau15.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.0% in 2004.

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