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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?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of British Columbia, Okanagan CampusUniversity 4,229 #2,177
2Okanagan University CollegeUniversity 1,576 #5,898
3Kelowna General HospitalHospital / health system 595 #15,314
4Okanagan CollegeUniversity 422 #19,593
5Interior HealthHospital / health system 223 #28,264 all time
6Canada 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.

University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus: 60.0%Okanagan University College: 22.4%Kelowna General Hospital: 8.4%Okanagan College: 6.0%2 others listed: 3.2%60%largest
University of British Columbia, Okanagan Campus4,229 · 60.0%Okanagan University College1,576 · 22.4%Kelowna General Hospital595 · 8.4%Okanagan College422 · 6.0%2 others listed225 · 3.2%

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).

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 93.9 works3.8×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 47.0 works3.6×
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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 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.

▲ 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 Change95▲ 1.68×76 topics
  2. Deep Learning76◆ 1.05×66 topics
  3. Machine Learning71◆ 1.03×67 topics
  4. Epidemiology71▼ 0.85×94 topics
  5. Sustainability66▲ 1.28×62 topics
  6. Environmental Impact52▲ 1.46×42 topics
  7. Mental Health52▲ 1.68×32 topics
  8. Inflammation41◆ 0.94×55 topics
  9. Depression36▲ 1.93×20 topics
  10. Energy Efficiency36▲ 1.80×24 topics
  11. Public Health36▲ 1.16×34 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties35▲ 1.70×29 topics
  13. Quality of Life34◆ 1.12×44 topics
  14. Cardiovascular Disease32▲ 1.39×30 topics
  15. Remote Sensing31▲ 1.21×30 topics
  16. Physical Activity26▲ 2.5×10 topics
  17. Energy Storage25▲ 1.82×10 topics
  18. Graphene24▲ 1.68×11 topics
  19. Primary Care21▲ 2.6×13 topics
  20. Dynamic Analysis21▲ 7.8×2 topics
  21. Vulnerability20▲ 4.2×7 topics
  22. Probabilistic Analysis20▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Cathode Materials20▲ 2.4×3 topics
  24. Ground Motion19▲ 25×1 topic
  25. Seismic Engineering19▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Emotion Regulation19▲ 2.9×8 topics
  27. Neuroprotection19▲ 2.6×12 topics
  28. Population Dynamics19▲ 3.5×10 topics
  29. Finite Element Analysis18▲ 3.7×7 topics
  30. Construction16▲ 5.7×2 topics
  31. Behavior Change16▲ 5.2×4 topics
  32. Chronic Disease Management16▲ 3.9×5 topics
  33. Durability Performance14▲ 7.0×2 topics
  34. Sustainability Assessment14▲ 4.7×5 topics
  35. High-Intensity Interval Training13▲ 5.7×2 topics
  36. Concrete Strengthening12▲ 8.8×1 topic
  37. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites12▲ 8.8×1 topic
  38. Ecological Knowledge12▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Habitat Selection11▲ 7.2×2 topics
  40. Nutrition Transition11▲ 16×2 topics

What research is done in Kelowna?

  1. 1 Seismic Performance and Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 19 works
  2. 2 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 12 works
  3. 3 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 10 works
  4. 4 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 10 works
  5. 5 Cardiovascular and exercise physiology Complementary and alternative medicine 9 works
  6. 6 Advanced Radiotherapy Techniques Radiation 8 works
  7. 7 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 8 works
  8. 8 Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 8 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 8 works

Research output over time

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