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Research in Oakville

Science Explorer records 14 research institutions in Oakville, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Sheridan College.

Research institutions
14
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
1.2k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
16k
13.6 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
16.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1955-2026
72 years on the record
Oakville

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 Oakville?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Sheridan CollegeUniversity 481 #14,208
2Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial HospitalHospital / health system 83 not ranked
3Canadian Association of GastroenterologyNonprofit 55 not ranked
4HalTechCompany 49 not ranked
5Oakville Public LibraryArchive 47 not ranked
6Amec Foster Wheeler (Canada)Company 43 not ranked
7Institute of Cosmetic and Laser SurgeryHospital / health system 35 not ranked
8Suez (Canada)Company 20 not ranked
9BAH Enterprises (Canada)Company 15 not ranked
10GL Chemtec International (Canada)Company 10 not ranked
11Geotab (Canada)Company 6 not ranked
12Walsh Medical Devices (Canada)Company 4 not ranked
13Dana (Canada)Company 4 not ranked
14MItoCanadaNonprofit 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.

Sheridan College: 56.5%Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital: 9.7%Canadian Association of Gastroenterology: 6.5%HalTech: 5.8%9 others listed: 21.6%56%largest
Sheridan College481 · 56.5%Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital83 · 9.7%Canadian Association of Gastroenterology55 · 6.5%HalTech49 · 5.8%9 others listed184 · 21.6%

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

Which fields of science does Oakville work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research in Oakville is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (24%), Medicine (22%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 109 fractional works · 42.5% of its workEngineering: 61 fractional works · 23.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 68 fractional works · 26.4% of its workMedicine: 58 fractional works · 22.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 8 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 23.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 32 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 7.5% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOakville257fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences24%

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. Engineering6123.7%
    2. Computer Science207.9%
    3. Environmental Science83.2%
    4. Chemical Engineering62.2%
    5. Materials Science41.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.1%
    7. Mathematics31.0%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    9. Chemistry20.6%
    10. Energy10.4%
    1. Medicine5822.4%
    2. Health Professions83.1%
    3. Veterinary10.4%
    4. Dentistry10.3%
    5. Nursing10.2%
    1. Social Sciences3212.4%
    2. Psychology114.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities52.1%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting52.0%
    5. Decision Sciences41.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.1%
    1. Neuroscience62.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology62.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Which keywords describe research in Oakville?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Chemical Kinetics, Heat Transfer, Large-Eddy Simulation, Combustion Instabilities, Emissions, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Deep Learning and Premixed Combustion.

▲ 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. Deep Learning14▲ 1.55×31 topics
  2. Chemical Kinetics11▲ 47×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology10◆ 1.02×56 topics
  4. Machine Learning10▲ 1.23×34 topics
  5. Heat Transfer10▲ 7.6×9 topics
  6. Large-Eddy Simulation8▲ 16×5 topics
  7. Combustion Instabilities6▲ 40×2 topics
  8. Emissions6▲ 12×3 topics
  9. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 9.0×8 topics
  10. Premixed Combustion6▲ 56×1 topic
  11. Turbulent Flames6▲ 56×1 topic
  12. Oxidation Mechanism6▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Quality of Life6▲ 1.47×25 topics
  14. Combustion5▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Soot Formation5▲ 46×1 topic
  16. History4▲ 2.3×8 topics
  17. Gender4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  18. Aging4▲ 2.5×7 topics
  19. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 4.2×6 topics
  20. Control Systems3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  21. Perfusion Imaging3▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Electric Vehicles3▲ 4.0×4 topics
  23. Functional MRI3▲ 16×2 topics
  24. Neuroscience3▲ 3.8×6 topics
  25. Parallel Imaging3▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Spectroscopy3▲ 7.0×2 topics
  27. Susceptibility Weighted Imaging3▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Autonomous Vehicles3▲ 5.5×4 topics
  29. Model Predictive Control3▲ 4.3×4 topics
  30. Lifelong Learning3▲ 4.9×4 topics
  31. Psychology2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  32. Embedded Cores2▲ 58×1 topic
  33. Test Data Compression2▲ 58×1 topic
  34. Vehicle Dynamics2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Control Strategies2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  36. Creativity2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Wearable Sensors2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  38. Cognitive Processes2▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Failure Analysis2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  40. Problem Solving2▲ 16×1 topic

What research is done in Oakville?

Combustion and flame dyn…6Combustion and flame dynamics: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Combustion Engi…5Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksVLSI and Analog Circuit Testing: 2 fractional worksCreativity in Education and Neuroscience: 2 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Con…2Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 1 fractional worksJapanese History and Culture: 1 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional works
Computational MechanicsFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingHardware and Architecture5 others

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

  1. 1 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Combustion Engine Technologies Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 5 works
  3. 3 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  4. 4 VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing Hardware and Architecture 2 works
  5. 5 Creativity in Education and Neuroscience Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 2 works
  6. 6 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  8. 8 Japanese History and Culture Cultural Studies 1 works
  9. 9 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works

Research output over time

still counting1990200020102020
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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%Oakville12.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.5% in 2012.

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