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Research in Iqaluit

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Iqaluit, Canada. The largest by output are Government of Nunavut, Nunavut Research Institute and Nunavut Arctic College.

Research institutions
5
Research works
297
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
23.2%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Iqaluit?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Government of NunavutGovernment institution 180 #19,011 all time
2Nunavut Research InstituteResearch facility 68 not ranked
3Nunavut Arctic CollegeUniversity 23 not ranked
4Qaujigiartiit Health Research CentreResearch facility 19 not ranked
5Nunavut Wildlife Management BoardGovernment institution 7 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.

Government of Nunavut: 60.6%Nunavut Research Institute: 22.9%Nunavut Arctic College: 7.7%Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre: 6.4%1 other listed: 2.4%61%largest
Government of Nunavut180 · 60.6%Nunavut Research Institute68 · 22.9%Nunavut Arctic College23 · 7.7%Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre19 · 6.4%1 other listed7 · 2.4%

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

Which keywords describe research in Iqaluit?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Food Security, Vulnerability, Nutrition Transition, Arctic Indigenous Peoples, Traditional Knowledge, Arctic and Health Equity.

▲ 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. Climate Change29▲ 14×25 topics
  2. Food Security13▲ 30×5 topics
  3. Vulnerability13▲ 72×4 topics
  4. Nutrition Transition12▲ 487×2 topics
  5. Arctic Indigenous Peoples12▲ 861×1 topic
  6. Traditional Knowledge12▲ 373×1 topic
  7. Arctic11▲ 120×4 topics
  8. Health Equity7▲ 32×2 topics
  9. Decolonization7▲ 106×2 topics
  10. Historical Trauma7▲ 595×1 topic
  11. Indigenous Health7▲ 595×1 topic
  12. Sustainability6▲ 3.3×7 topics
  13. Geopolitics6▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Oil and Gas5▲ 184×2 topics
  15. Governance5▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Northern Sea Route5▲ 234×1 topic
  17. Shipping5▲ 130×1 topic
  18. Population Dynamics4▲ 22×5 topics
  19. Remote Sensing4▲ 3.6×5 topics
  20. Conservation3▲ 9.9×6 topics
  21. Epidemiology3◆ 1.05×27 topics
  22. Predator-Prey Interactions3▲ 51×2 topics
  23. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 135×1 topic
  24. Marine Mammals3▲ 135×1 topic
  25. Hydrology3▲ 29×2 topics
  26. Decline2▲ 119×1 topic
  27. Sea Ice2▲ 119×1 topic
  28. Carbon Feedback2▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Permafrost2▲ 66×1 topic
  30. Trophic Cascades2▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Biodiversity2▲ 2.8×11 topics
  32. Habitat Selection2▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Social Justice2▲ 3.1×4 topics
  34. Tectonics1▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Cultural Competence1▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Animal Movement1▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Continental Margin1▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Crustal Structure1▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Occupancy Rates1▲ 25×1 topic

What research is done in Iqaluit?

  1. 1 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 12 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 7 works
  3. 3 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  5. 5 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  8. 8 Geological Studies and Exploration Geology 1 works
  9. 9 Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils Paleontology 1 works
  10. 10 Cultural Competency in Health Care Sociology and Political Science 1 works

Research output over time

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