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Research in Laval

Science Explorer records 19 research institutions in Laval, Canada. The largest by output are Armand Frappier Museum, Collège Montmorency and Safe Engineering Services & Technologies (Canada).

Research institutions
19
Research works
1.8k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
41k
23.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1959-2026
68 years on the record
Laval

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Which research institutions are in Laval?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Armand Frappier MuseumArchive 496 #24,917 all time
2Collège MontmorencyUniversity 260 #24,155 all time
3Safe Engineering Services & Technologies (Canada)Company 189 #30,752 all time
4Centre Integre de Sante et de Services Sociaux de LavalHospital / health system 100 not ranked
5Genia Photonics (Canada)Company 78 not ranked
6Bausch Health (Canada)Company 66 not ranked
7Bio-K+ International (Canada)Company 50 not ranked
8Altasciences (Canada)Company 25 not ranked
9CIMA+ (Canada)Company 18 not ranked
10Biomomentum (Canada)Company 16 not ranked
11Bellus Health (Canada)Company 10 not ranked
12Liminal BioSciences (Canada)Company 8 not ranked
13Association des Médecins Vétérinaires du QuébecInstitution 6 not ranked
14New World LaboratoriesResearch facility 5 not ranked
15TechnoRem (Canada)Company 5 not ranked
16Hyteon (Canada)Company 3 not ranked
17SYNERGX Technologies (Canada)Company 1 not ranked
18Airex Industries (Canada)Company 1 not ranked
19Société Québécoise de Lipidologie, de Nutrition et de MétabolismeNonprofit 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.

Armand Frappier Museum: 37.1%Collège Montmorency: 19.4%Safe Engineering Services & Technologies (Canada): 14.1%Centre Integre de Sante et de Services Sociaux de Laval: 7.5%14 others listed: 21.8%37%largest
Armand Frappier Museum496 · 37.1%Collège Montmorency260 · 19.4%Safe Engineering Services & Technologies (Canada)189 · 14.1%Centre Integre de Sante et de Services Sociaux de Laval100 · 7.5%14 others listed292 · 21.8%

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

Which fields of science does Laval work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research in Laval is in Health Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (34%), Engineering (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 129 fractional works · 49.1% of its workMedicine: 90 fractional works · 34.4% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 9 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEpidemiology: 7 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRheumatology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOral Surgery: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPeriodontics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 22.4% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 14.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 18.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 10 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workImmunology: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLaval263fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences49%Social Sciences10%

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. Medicine9034.4%
    2. Health Professions217.9%
    3. Dentistry155.6%
    4. Veterinary20.6%
    5. Nursing10.5%
    1. Engineering3814.5%
    2. Computer Science51.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy41.7%
    4. Environmental Science41.7%
    5. Materials Science31.1%
    6. Chemistry20.9%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology238.6%
    2. Neuroscience103.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology83.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences51.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.7%
    1. Social Sciences124.4%
    2. Psychology83.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Laval?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Clinical Trials, Quality of Life, Optical Fiber, Coherent Detection, Digital Signal Processing, Neural Plasticity and Inflammation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 2.4×73 topics
  2. Quality of Life10▲ 2.7×32 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 1.69×39 topics
  4. Clinical Trials8▲ 4.6×15 topics
  5. Risk Factors6▲ 2.2×13 topics
  6. COVID-196▲ 1.77×11 topics
  7. Global Burden6▲ 4.0×10 topics
  8. Optical Fiber5▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Pathogenesis5▲ 3.7×15 topics
  10. Biosensors5▲ 3.6×6 topics
  11. Coherent Detection4▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Digital Signal Processing4▲ 35×1 topic
  13. Neural Plasticity4▲ 8.9×5 topics
  14. Regeneration4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  15. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Parkinson's Disease4▲ 5.7×7 topics
  17. Dental Caries4▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Matrix Metalloproteinases3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  19. Palliative Care3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  20. Medical Ethics3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  21. Functional Recovery3▲ 7.8×3 topics
  22. Osteoarthritis3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  23. TGF-ß3▲ 7.3×4 topics
  24. Arrhythmias3▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Periodontal Disease3▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Optical Modulators3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  27. Osteoporosis3▲ 13×2 topics
  28. Respiratory3▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Cone-Beam CT3▲ 21×1 topic
  30. Dental Imaging3▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Microcavities3▲ 10×1 topic
  32. Motor Control3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  33. Raman Lasers3▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Silicon Photonics3▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Constraint-Induced Therapy3▲ 13×1 topic
  36. End-of-Life Care3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  37. Healthcare Legislation3▲ 18×1 topic
  38. Mesenchymal Stem Cells3▲ 9.5×2 topics
  39. Motor Recovery3▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Semiconductor Lasers3▲ 15×2 topics

What research is done in Laval?

Optical Network Technolo…3Optical Network Technologies: 3 fractional worksDental Radiography and I…3Dental Radiography and Imaging: 3 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 3 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 2 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksDental Research and COVID-19: 2 fractional worksPsoriasis: Treatment and…2Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksCardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringOral SurgeryGeneral Health ProfessionsRehabilitation4 others

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

  1. 1 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 3 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 3 works
  4. 4 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 2 works
  5. 5 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 2 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Dental Research and COVID-19 General Dentistry 2 works
  8. 8 Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis Immunology 2 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiac electrophysiology and arrhythmias Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works

Research output over time

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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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Laval8.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 33.9% in 2008.

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