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Research in Montreal

Science Explorer records 280 research institutions in Montreal, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are McGill University, Université de Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal.

Research institutions
280
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
422k
◆ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
12.3M
29.1 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
20.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Montreal

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 Montreal?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1McGill UniversityUniversity 171,079 #56
2Université de MontréalUniversity 96,652 #224
3Concordia UniversityUniversity 38,426 #551
4Université du Québec à MontréalUniversity 31,707 #539
5Polytechnique MontréalUniversity 19,748 #1,199
6CAE (Canada)Company 10,458 #34,921 all time
7HEC MontréalUniversity 5,537 #1,569
8Hydro-QuébecGovernment institution 3,922 #9,132
9World Federation of Science JournalistsNonprofit 3,754 #6,744
10Montreal Clinical Research InstituteResearch facility 3,148 #6,532
11Bell (Canada)Company 2,770 #14,413
12Institut d'Histoire de l'Amérique FrançaiseNonprofit 1,977 #6,848 all time
13Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du QuébecGovernment institution 1,235 #16,407
14Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in RehabilitationResearch facility 1,232 #7,411
15Francophone University AssociationInstitution 1,025 #11,267
16Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-MontréalHospital / health system 897 #4,379
17Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de MontréalResearch facility 895 #13,541
18Institute of AgingResearch facility 792 #12,682
19Computer Research Institute of MontréalNonprofit 651 #19,697
20Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travailNonprofit 606 #15,648
21Institut universitaire en santé mentale de MontréalHospital / health system 601 #19,553 all time
22Bombardier (Canada)Company 598 #8,591 all time
23SNC-Lavalin (Canada)Company 509 #12,159 all time
24International Civil Aviation OrganizationGovernment institution 416 #14,887 all time
25Institute of GeneticsResearch facility 387 #15,688 all time
26Future EarthResearch facility 387 #14,828
27Espace pour la vieArchive 375 #16,560
28Institute of Health Services and Policy ResearchResearch facility 353 #12,408 all time
29Mila - Quebec Artificial Intelligence InstituteResearch facility 338 #2,069
30McGill Genome CentreResearch facility 337 #8,690
31Collège de MaisonneuveUniversity 325 #14,959 all time
32International Centre for Comparative CriminologyResearch facility 319 #18,230 all time
33Héma-QuébecNonprofit 305 #21,871
34123 Certification (Canada)Company 301 #15,597
35WSP (Canada)Company 288 #14,974
36Centre in Green Chemistry and CatalysisResearch facility 287 #15,233
37Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and TechnologyResearch facility 264 #19,153 all time
38McGill University and Génome Québec Innovation CentreUniversity 259 #7,933 all time
39Vanier CollegeUniversity 255 #26,290 all time
40Rio Tinto (Canada)Company 243 #20,914
41Canadian Sleep & Circadian NetworkResearch facility 236 #19,159 all time
42Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux CavendishNonprofit 229 #18,270 all time
43Object Research Systems (Canada)Company 226 #18,369
44The Quebec Population Health Research NetworkInstitution 211 #16,615 all time
45BioPhage Pharma (Canada)Company 202 #34,566 all time
46Opal-Rt Technologies (Canada)Company 202 #23,292 all time
47Montreal Police ServiceGovernment institution 201 #21,614 all time
48Autodesk (Canada)Company 200 #17,191 all time
49Centre for Research on Brain Language and MusicResearch facility 195 #13,571 all time
50Cégep de Saint-LaurentUniversity 194 #26,184 all time
51ABB (Canada)Company 186 #33,601 all time
52Cégep Marie-VictorinUniversity 173 #25,521 all time
53Centres Intégré Universitaires de Santé et de Services SociauxGovernment institution 168 #19,106
54Quebec Rehabilitation Research NetworkInstitution 164 #26,653 all time
55OuranosNonprofit 160 #25,771 all time
56Research Unit on Children's Psychosocial MaladjustmentInstitution 153 #27,432 all time
57Air CanadaCompany 149 #27,545 all time
58Montreal Council on Foreign RelationsNonprofit 147 #33,642 all time
59Iron Ore Company (Canada)Company 141 #26,987 all time
60Inro Consultants (Canada)Company 135 #28,605 all time

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.

McGill University: 42.0%Université de Montréal: 23.7%Concordia University: 9.4%Université du Québec à Montréal: 7.8%56 others listed: 17.1%42%largest
McGill University171k · 42.0%Université de Montréal97k · 23.7%Concordia University38k · 9.4%Université du Québec à Montréal32k · 7.8%56 others listed69k · 17.1%

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

Which fields of science does Montreal work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research in Montreal is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (23%), Engineering (14%), Social Sciences (13%).

Physical Sciences: 20k fractional works · 32.9% of its workEngineering: 8,415 fractional works · 13.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,965 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1,161 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 868 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 731 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 699 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 677 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 502 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 365 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 349 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 338 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 337 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 164 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 260 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 4,673 fractional works · 7.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1,560 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 854 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 668 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 589 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 265 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 240 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 155 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 342 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2,621 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 471 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 420 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 418 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 328 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 205 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 166 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 143 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 143 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 139 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 134 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 56 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1,147 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 544 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 203 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 159 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 129 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 112 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1,082 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 324 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 311 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 162 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 134 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 151 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 773 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 239 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 534 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 735 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 330 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 125 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 280 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 546 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 274 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 272 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 303 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 256 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 48 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 139 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 17k fractional works · 27.8% of its workMedicine: 15k fractional works · 23.3% of its workSurgery: 1,544 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1,125 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1,118 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1,069 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 837 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 800 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 735 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 732 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 725 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 578 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 462 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 456 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 404 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 370 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 318 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 290 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 233 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 228 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 204 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 197 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 195 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 185 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 170 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 162 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 155 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 129 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 126 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 957 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 2,304 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,492 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 191 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 125 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 496 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 230 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 188 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 42 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 123 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16k fractional works · 26.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7,900 fractional works · 12.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3,174 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 942 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 725 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 407 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 326 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 311 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 291 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 266 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 250 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 226 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 218 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 182 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 156 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 129 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 298 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3,428 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1,390 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 863 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 598 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 367 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 170 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 40 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2,107 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhilosophy: 391 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 361 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 263 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 255 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 241 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 133 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 126 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 337 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1,279 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 355 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 260 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 184 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 163 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 149 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 132 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1,008 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 709 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 225 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 74 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 647 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 343 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 148 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 136 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 20 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8,117 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3,745 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2,098 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 684 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 267 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 249 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 448 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 2,283 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1,302 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 377 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 255 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 348 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1,252 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 427 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 219 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 218 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 388 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 713 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 543 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 170 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 124 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMontreal62kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences26%

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. Engineering8,41513.5%
    2. Computer Science4,6737.5%
    3. Environmental Science2,6214.2%
    4. Materials Science1,1471.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy1,0821.7%
    6. Mathematics7731.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences7351.2%
    8. Chemistry5460.9%
    9. Energy3030.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering1390.2%
    1. Medicine15k23.3%
    2. Health Professions2,3043.7%
    3. Nursing2300.4%
    4. Dentistry1230.2%
    5. Veterinary940.2%
    1. Social Sciences7,90012.7%
    2. Psychology3,4285.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities2,1073.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1,2792.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1,0081.6%
    6. Decision Sciences6471.0%
  4. Life Sciences8,11713.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3,7456.0%
    2. Neuroscience2,2833.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1,2522.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology7131.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1240.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Montreal strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Montreal is most concentrated in Behavioral Neuroscience, Software and Cognitive Neuroscience (2.9× the world share in Behavioral Neuroscience).

  1. Behavioral NeuroscienceSubfield · 63.3 works2.9×
  2. SoftwareSubfield · 101.3 works2.9×
  3. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 1,127.2 works2.8×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 237.3 works2.8×
  5. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 163.4 works2.6×
  6. Urban StudiesSubfield · 381.3 works2.5×
  7. AgingSubfield · 33.3 works2.5×
← 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: 0.43× its world share, 1,117 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 3,204 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 620 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.21× its world share, 1,978 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 100 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 122 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.56× its world share, 483 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 4,094 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 634 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 275 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 7,670 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.84× its world share, 2,303 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 1,019 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.07× its world share, 693 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 977 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 103 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.44× its world share, 2,090 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 13k worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 205 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.08× its world share, 81 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.20× its world share, 1,919 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 1,170 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 569 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 932 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.80× its world share, 3,039 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 7,127 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience2.21×1,978 works
  2. Psychology1.80×3,039 works
  3. Health Professions1.44×2,090 works
  4. Medicine1.20×13k works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.20×1,919 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.11×620 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×3,204 works
  8. Veterinary1.08×81 works
  9. Mathematics1.07×693 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.07×569 works
  11. Social Sciences1.02×7,127 works
  12. Computer Science0.95×4,094 works
  13. Engineering0.93×7,670 works
  14. Environmental Science0.84×2,303 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.79×977 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×932 works
  17. Nursing0.76×205 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.73×634 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.66×1,170 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.63×122 works
  21. Chemistry0.56×483 works
  22. Energy0.54×275 works
  23. Materials Science0.53×1,019 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×100 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.43×1,117 works
  26. Dentistry0.38×103 works

Which keywords describe research in Montreal?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Community Engagement, Deep Learning, Machine Learning 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. Epidemiology2,950▲ 1.19×137 topics
  2. Deep Learning2,017◆ 0.94×85 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,921◆ 0.93×95 topics
  4. Climate Change1,540◆ 0.91×125 topics
  5. Mental Health1,492▲ 1.68×45 topics
  6. Inflammation1,429◆ 1.08×83 topics
  7. Public Health1,210▲ 1.34×71 topics
  8. Globalization1,207◆ 0.99×166 topics
  9. Quality of Life1,154▲ 1.29×59 topics
  10. Sustainability1,114▼ 0.73×126 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress1,026◆ 1.00×63 topics
  12. Neural Networks913◆ 0.95×40 topics
  13. Depression876▲ 1.60×25 topics
  14. Treatment872◆ 1.15×52 topics
  15. Community Engagement848▲ 4.2×19 topics
  16. Cardiovascular Disease839▲ 1.18×39 topics
  17. Risk Factors797▲ 1.16×37 topics
  18. Social Justice773▲ 2.1×51 topics
  19. Identity758▲ 1.68×76 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders731▲ 2.1×20 topics
  21. Territorial Governance666▲ 9.3×4 topics
  22. Local Development664▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Genetics656▲ 1.49×27 topics
  24. Aging632▲ 1.86×19 topics
  25. Gender610▲ 1.82×55 topics
  26. Nationalism544▲ 1.95×34 topics
  27. Gender Studies423▲ 4.5×19 topics
  28. Citizen Participation388▲ 5.4×3 topics
  29. Citizenship371▲ 5.0×11 topics
  30. Environmental Participation369▲ 8.3×1 topic
  31. Proximity and Innovation369▲ 8.3×1 topic
  32. Institutionalization344▲ 6.0×5 topics
  33. Immigration333▲ 4.8×9 topics
  34. Ethnographic Research323▲ 10×4 topics
  35. Sociological Analysis316▲ 9.1×2 topics
  36. Professional Practices316▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Public Action316▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Cooperatives305▲ 6.7×4 topics
  39. Solidarity Economy301▲ 8.5×2 topics
  40. Participative Evaluation295▲ 15×1 topic

What research is done in Montreal?

French Urban and Social Studies: 362 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 304 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…283Social Sciences and Governance: 283 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…213Canadian Identity and History: 213 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 180 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 172 fractional worksCultural Insights and Di…146Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 146 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 133 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 131 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 130 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesPsychiatry and Mental healthCognitive Neuroscience4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 362 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 304 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 283 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 213 works
  5. 5 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 180 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 172 works
  7. 7 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 146 works
  8. 8 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 133 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 131 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 130 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 counting10%20%30%Montreal19.4% 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 29.0% in 2016.

Questions people ask

What are the best universities in Montreal for research?

Science Explorer records 280 research institutions in Montreal, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are McGill University, Université de Montréal and Université du Québec à Montréal.

Which research institutions are in Montreal?
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