Research in Kelowna
Science Explorer records 6 research institutions in Kelowna, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus, Okanagan University College and Kelowna General Hospital.
- Research institutions
- 6 4 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 7k ▲ 47% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 25.5% 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 Kelowna?
| # | Institution | Works | Against the largest here | World rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of British Columbia, Okanagan CampusUniversity | 4,229 | #2,177 | |
| 2 | Okanagan University CollegeUniversity | 1,576 | #5,898 | |
| 3 | Kelowna General HospitalHospital / health system | 595 | #15,314 | |
| 4 | Okanagan CollegeUniversity | 422 | #19,593 | |
| 5 | Interior HealthHospital / health system | 223 | #28,264 all time | |
| 6 | Canada West Ski Areas AssociationNonprofit | 2 | 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
What is Kelowna strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Kelowna is most concentrated in Civil and Structural Engineering and Building and Construction (3.8× the world share in Civil and Structural Engineering).
- Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 93.9 works3.8×
- Building and ConstructionSubfield · 47.0 works3.6×
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 Kelowna?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Sustainability, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Environmental Impact, Dynamic Analysis and Epidemiology.
- Nutrition Transition
- Ecological Knowledge
- Concrete Strengthening
- Sustainability Assessment
- Chronic Disease Management
- Construction
- Population Dynamics
- Emotion Regulation
- Ground Motion
- Probabilistic Analysis
- Dynamic Analysis
- Graphene
- Physical Activity
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Mechanical Properties
- Energy Efficiency
- Inflammation
- Environmental Impact
- Epidemiology
- Deep Learning
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Sustainability
- Mental Health
- Depression
- Public Health
- Quality of Life
- Remote Sensing
- Energy Storage
- Primary Care
- Vulnerability
- Cathode Materials
- Seismic Engineering
- Neuroprotection
- Finite Element Analysis
- Behavior Change
- Durability Performance
- High-Intensity Interval Training
- Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites
- Habitat Selection
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
- Climate Change95▲ 1.68×76 topics
- Deep Learning76◆ 1.05×66 topics
- Machine Learning71◆ 1.03×67 topics
- Epidemiology71▼ 0.85×94 topics
- Sustainability66▲ 1.28×62 topics
- Environmental Impact52▲ 1.46×42 topics
- Mental Health52▲ 1.68×32 topics
- Inflammation41◆ 0.94×55 topics
- Depression36▲ 1.93×20 topics
- Energy Efficiency36▲ 1.80×24 topics
- Public Health36▲ 1.16×34 topics
- Mechanical Properties35▲ 1.70×29 topics
- Quality of Life34◆ 1.12×44 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease32▲ 1.39×30 topics
- Remote Sensing31▲ 1.21×30 topics
- Physical Activity26▲ 2.5×10 topics
- Energy Storage25▲ 1.82×10 topics
- Graphene24▲ 1.68×11 topics
- Primary Care21▲ 2.6×13 topics
- Dynamic Analysis21▲ 7.8×2 topics
- Vulnerability20▲ 4.2×7 topics
- Probabilistic Analysis20▲ 13×2 topics
- Cathode Materials20▲ 2.4×3 topics
- Ground Motion19▲ 25×1 topic
- Seismic Engineering19▲ 25×1 topic
- Emotion Regulation19▲ 2.9×8 topics
- Neuroprotection19▲ 2.6×12 topics
- Population Dynamics19▲ 3.5×10 topics
- Finite Element Analysis18▲ 3.7×7 topics
- Construction16▲ 5.7×2 topics
- Behavior Change16▲ 5.2×4 topics
- Chronic Disease Management16▲ 3.9×5 topics
- Durability Performance14▲ 7.0×2 topics
- Sustainability Assessment14▲ 4.7×5 topics
- High-Intensity Interval Training13▲ 5.7×2 topics
- Concrete Strengthening12▲ 8.8×1 topic
- Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites12▲ 8.8×1 topic
- Ecological Knowledge12▲ 12×2 topics
- Habitat Selection11▲ 7.2×2 topics
- Nutrition Transition11▲ 16×2 topics
What research is done in Kelowna?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 19 works
- 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 12 works
- 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 10 works
- 4 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 10 works
- 5 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 9 works
- 6 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 8 works
- 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 8 works
- 8 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
- 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
- 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 8 works
Research output over time
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.