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Research in Greater Sudbury

Science Explorer records 16 research institutions in Greater Sudbury, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Laurentian University, Science North and Health Sciences North.

Research institutions
16
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
196k
18.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Greater Sudbury

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 Greater Sudbury?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Laurentian UniversityUniversity 7,436 #3,618
2Science NorthArchive 1,400 #12,288
3University of SudburyUniversity 461 #14,002 all time
4Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and MinesGovernment institution 425 #23,682 all time
5Health Sciences NorthHospital / health system 370 #14,912
6Northeast Cancer CentreHospital / health system 162 #32,665 all time
7Sudbury Regional HospitalHospital / health system 118 not ranked
8Centre for Excellence in Mining InnovationNonprofit 106 not ranked
9Collège BoréalUniversity 80 not ranked
10Cambrian CollegeUniversity 79 not ranked
11Thorneloe UniversityUniversity 34 not ranked
12SnolabResearch facility 34 not ranked
13Huntington UniversityUniversity 19 not ranked
14Wallbridge Mining (Canada)Company 3 not ranked
15Canadian Mining Industry Research OrganizationNonprofit 0 not ranked
16Northern Cancer FoundationNonprofit 0 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.

Laurentian University: 69.3%Science North: 13.1%University of Sudbury: 4.3%Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines: 4.0%10 others listed: 9.4%69%largest
Laurentian University7,436 · 69.3%Science North1,400 · 13.1%University of Sudbury461 · 4.3%Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines425 · 4.0%10 others listed1,005 · 9.4%

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

Which fields of science does Greater Sudbury work in?

In 2022-now, 35% of research in Greater Sudbury is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (14%), Engineering (10%).

Physical Sciences: 409 fractional works · 34.7% of its workEngineering: 122 fractional works · 10.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 19 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 90 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEcology: 25 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 75 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 40 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.4% 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: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 55 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeophysics: 35 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 18 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 10 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 347 fractional works · 29.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 164 fractional works · 13.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 66 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnthropology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Administration: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 85 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 28 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 27 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 15 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 39 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPhilosophy: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 23 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 281 fractional works · 23.9% of its workMedicine: 202 fractional works · 17.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 20 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 69 fractional works · 5.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 43 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 141 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 10 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 45 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 16 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 12 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKGreater Sudbury1,178fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences29%

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. Engineering12210.4%
    2. Environmental Science907.7%
    3. Computer Science756.4%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences554.7%
    5. Materials Science181.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy161.4%
    7. Chemistry110.9%
    8. Mathematics100.9%
    9. Energy80.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Social Sciences16413.9%
    2. Psychology857.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities393.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance282.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting231.9%
    6. Decision Sciences90.8%
    1. Medicine20217.2%
    2. Health Professions695.8%
    3. Nursing70.6%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology625.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences453.8%
    3. Neuroscience211.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology80.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics50.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Greater Sudbury strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Greater Sudbury is most concentrated in Geophysics (8.6× the world share in Geophysics).

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 32.2 works8.6×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 41 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.99× its world share, 56 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 17 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 66 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.00× its world share, 50 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.80× its world share, 8 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.64× its world share, 102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.53× its world share, 81 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 10 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.65× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.27× its world share, 64 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 184 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 6 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.96× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 38 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 21 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.12× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.40× its world share, 78 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 154 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.00×50 works
  2. Psychology2.40×78 works
  3. Health Professions2.27×64 works
  4. Environmental Science1.53×81 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.23×38 works
  6. Nursing1.22×6 works
  7. Social Sciences1.14×154 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.12×26 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.10×4 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.99×56 works
  11. Neuroscience0.98×17 works
  12. Veterinary0.96×1 works
  13. Medicine0.90×184 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×41 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.81×8 works
  16. Computer Science0.80×66 works
  17. Energy0.80×8 works
  18. Mathematics0.77×10 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.70×8 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.65×15 works
  21. Engineering0.64×102 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.61×21 works
  23. Chemistry0.53×9 works
  24. Materials Science0.43×16 works
  25. Chemical Engineering0.39×1 works
  26. Dentistry0.26×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Greater Sudbury?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Plate Tectonics, Tectonics, Geological Mapping, Identity, Compositional Data Analysis, Mineral Prospectivity and Thermodynamic Modeling.

▲ 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. Machine Learning56▲ 1.44×56 topics
  2. Climate Change45▲ 1.40×64 topics
  3. Epidemiology40▼ 0.86×90 topics
  4. Mental Health31▲ 1.85×33 topics
  5. Remote Sensing31▲ 2.1×18 topics
  6. Identity29▲ 3.4×22 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress26▲ 1.34×44 topics
  8. Plate Tectonics22▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Support Vector Machines21▲ 5.7×5 topics
  10. Tectonics21▲ 15×3 topics
  11. Geological Mapping21▲ 23×2 topics
  12. History21▲ 2.5×20 topics
  13. Nationalism20▲ 3.9×11 topics
  14. Hyperspectral Imaging20▲ 6.4×3 topics
  15. Compositional Data Analysis19▲ 25×1 topic
  16. Mineral Prospectivity19▲ 25×1 topic
  17. Depression19▲ 1.80×17 topics
  18. Geochronology19▲ 23×1 topic
  19. Thermodynamic Modeling19▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Zircon19▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Qualitative Research18▲ 1.78×18 topics
  22. Social Justice18▲ 2.5×22 topics
  23. Gender18▲ 2.8×19 topics
  24. Cultural Identity16▲ 2.8×13 topics
  25. Well-being15▲ 3.3×13 topics
  26. Population Dynamics14▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Language14▲ 4.8×6 topics
  28. Conservation14▲ 2.7×19 topics
  29. Emotion Regulation13▲ 3.5×9 topics
  30. Immigration13▲ 9.7×3 topics
  31. Social Policy12▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Community Engagement12▲ 3.1×11 topics
  33. Canada12▲ 92×1 topic
  34. minorities12▲ 92×1 topic
  35. Evidence-Based Practice11▲ 6.8×6 topics
  36. Remediation10▲ 12×2 topics
  37. Rock Mechanics9▲ 7.9×2 topics
  38. Contamination8▲ 7.9×4 topics
  39. Geochemistry8▲ 11×3 topics
  40. Biodiesel8▲ 7.6×2 topics

What research is done in Greater Sudbury?

Geochemistry and Geologi…18Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 18 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 17 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 11 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 6 fractional worksAlgal biology and biofuel production: 6 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 6 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 6 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 5 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Policy: 5 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 5 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsSociology and Political SciencePollution5 others

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

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 18 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 17 works
  3. 3 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 11 works
  4. 4 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 6 works
  5. 5 Algal biology and biofuel production Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 6 works
  6. 6 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 6 works
  7. 7 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 6 works
  8. 8 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Economic Theory and Policy General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 5 works
  10. 10 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 5 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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%Greater Sudbury17.7% 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 23.7% in 2016.

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