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Research in Kelowna

Science Explorer records 4 research institutions in Kelowna, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Okanagan University College and Okanagan College.

Research institutions
4
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
7k
▲ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
165k
23.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
25.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Kelowna

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 Kelowna?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Okanagan University CollegeUniversity 1,576 #1,913
2Okanagan CollegeUniversity 422 #17,753
3Interior HealthHospital / health system 223 #21,824 all time
4Canada West Ski Areas AssociationNonprofit 2 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.

Okanagan University College: 70.9%Okanagan College: 19.0%Interior Health: 10.0%Canada West Ski Areas Association: 0.1%71%largest
Okanagan University College1,576 · 70.9%Okanagan College422 · 19.0%Interior Health223 · 10.0%Canada West Ski Areas Association2 · 0.1%

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

Which fields of science does Kelowna work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research in Kelowna is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Medicine (17%), Social Sciences (9%).

Physical Sciences: 1,146 fractional works · 48.2% of its workEngineering: 530 fractional works · 22.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 118 fractional works · 5.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 103 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 64 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 52 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 51 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 194 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEcology: 47 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 29 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 174 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 53 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 77 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 50 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeophysics: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 40 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 31 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNumerical Analysis: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 528 fractional works · 22.2% of its workMedicine: 409 fractional works · 17.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 42 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 39 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 32 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 105 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 72 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 463 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 219 fractional works · 9.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 73 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 115 fractional works · 4.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 42 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 38 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 242 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 101 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 76 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 42 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFood Science: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 48 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKKelowna2,379fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences22%Social Sciences19%

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. Engineering53022.3%
    2. Environmental Science1948.1%
    3. Computer Science1747.3%
    4. Materials Science773.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences502.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy401.7%
    7. Mathematics311.3%
    8. Chemistry241.0%
    9. Energy200.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering60.3%
    1. Medicine40917.2%
    2. Health Professions1054.4%
    3. Nursing100.4%
    4. Veterinary30.1%
    5. Dentistry20.1%
    1. Social Sciences2199.2%
    2. Psychology1154.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting381.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities371.6%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance281.2%
    6. Decision Sciences261.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1014.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences763.2%
    3. Neuroscience482.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology120.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics60.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 0.65× its world share, 65 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 86 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 39 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.57× its world share, 19 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.94× its world share, 155 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 18 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.55× its world share, 489 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.60× its world share, 168 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 69 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.12× its world share, 28 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 34 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.72× its world share, 96 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.87× its world share, 353 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 32 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 36 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 23 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 27 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.59× its world share, 102 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 193 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions1.72×96 works
  2. Environmental Science1.60×168 works
  3. Psychology1.59×102 works
  4. Engineering1.55×489 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.25×41 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.15×23 works
  7. Neuroscience1.14×39 works
  8. Mathematics1.12×28 works
  9. Computer Science0.94×155 works
  10. Materials Science0.94×69 works
  11. Energy0.93×18 works
  12. Medicine0.87×353 works
  13. Veterinary0.87×2 works
  14. Nursing0.84×9 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×86 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.73×34 works
  17. Social Sciences0.73×193 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×5 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.69×5 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×65 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.60×27 works
  22. Chemistry0.57×19 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.53×32 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×36 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×10 works
  26. Dentistry0.17×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Kelowna?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Mental Health, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Environmental Impact, Epidemiology and Depression.

▲ 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. Climate Change109▲ 1.69×76 topics
  2. Deep Learning83◆ 1.02×69 topics
  3. Machine Learning82◆ 1.04×71 topics
  4. Epidemiology82▼ 0.86×100 topics
  5. Sustainability75▲ 1.28×65 topics
  6. Environmental Impact60▲ 1.47×42 topics
  7. Mental Health59▲ 1.72×33 topics
  8. Inflammation48◆ 0.94×58 topics
  9. Depression43▲ 2.1×21 topics
  10. Public Health39◆ 1.13×35 topics
  11. Mechanical Properties38▲ 1.64×29 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease38▲ 1.40×31 topics
  13. Quality of Life38◆ 1.10×44 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency37▲ 1.68×24 topics
  15. Remote Sensing36▲ 1.23×30 topics
  16. Physical Activity30▲ 2.6×10 topics
  17. Energy Storage27▲ 1.75×10 topics
  18. Primary Care23▲ 2.6×13 topics
  19. Vulnerability23▲ 4.1×7 topics
  20. Neuroprotection22▲ 2.7×13 topics
  21. Emotion Regulation22▲ 3.0×8 topics
  22. Dynamic Analysis22▲ 7.6×2 topics
  23. Population Dynamics22▲ 3.6×10 topics
  24. Probabilistic Analysis21▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Structural Dynamics21▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Ground Motion21▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Seismic Engineering21▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Construction19▲ 6.0×3 topics
  29. Finite Element Analysis19▲ 3.5×7 topics
  30. Behavior Change18▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Chronic Disease Management18▲ 3.8×5 topics
  32. High-Intensity Interval Training16▲ 6.1×2 topics
  33. Recovery15▲ 5.9×3 topics
  34. Durability Performance15▲ 6.7×2 topics
  35. Habitat Selection13▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Animal Movement13▲ 10×1 topic
  37. Occupancy Rates13▲ 10×1 topic
  38. Ecological Knowledge12▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Concrete Strengthening12▲ 8.5×1 topic
  40. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites12▲ 8.5×1 topic

What research is done in Kelowna?

Seismic Performance and Analysis: 19 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 12 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…10Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 10 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and E…10Indigenous Studies and Ecology: 10 fractional worksCardiovascular and exercise physiology: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Radiotherapy Techniques: 8 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…8Health Policy Implementation Science: 8 fractional worksHeart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 8 fractional worksGeological and Geochemic…8Geological and Geochemical Analysis: 8 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionEcologyGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  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

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 counting20%40%Kelowna22.9% 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 37.8% in 2009.

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