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Research in Oshawa

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Oshawa, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Ontario Tech University and Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences.

Research institutions
5
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
9.4k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
210k
22.2 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Oshawa

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 Oshawa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ontario Tech UniversityUniversity 8,528 #1,506
2Durham CollegeUniversity 318 #19,326 all time
3Lakeridge HealthHospital / health system 273 #19,293 all time
4Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health SciencesHospital / health system 182 #21,204
5Cimetrix Solutions (Canada)Company 3 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.

Ontario Tech University: 91.7%Durham College: 3.4%Lakeridge Health: 2.9%Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences: 2.0%1 other listed: 0.0%92%largest
Ontario Tech University8,528 · 91.7%Durham College318 · 3.4%Lakeridge Health273 · 2.9%Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences182 · 2.0%1 other listed3 · 0.0%

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

Which fields of science does Oshawa work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research in Oshawa is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Computer Science (15%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 1,536 fractional works · 63.2% of its workEngineering: 774 fractional works · 31.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 201 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 126 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 116 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 78 fractional works · 3.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 62 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 57 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 20 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 356 fractional works · 14.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 109 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 57 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 56 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems: 44 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 131 fractional works · 5.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 68 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 61 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 98 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 91 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 62 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 27 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 481 fractional works · 19.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 245 fractional works · 10.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 90 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEducation: 54 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 130 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 37 fractional works · 1.5% 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: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 24 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 23 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 306 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 224 fractional works · 9.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 18 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 11 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 75 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 47 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 28 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 107 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNeuroscience: 41 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 30 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 40 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 25 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 22 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKOshawa2,430fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences20%

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. Engineering77431.9%
    2. Computer Science35614.7%
    3. Energy1315.4%
    4. Environmental Science984.0%
    5. Materials Science913.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy271.1%
    7. Chemical Engineering210.9%
    8. Chemistry180.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences120.5%
    10. Mathematics90.4%
    1. Social Sciences24510.1%
    2. Psychology1305.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting371.5%
    4. Decision Sciences241.0%
    5. Arts and Humanities230.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance220.9%
    1. Medicine2249.2%
    2. Health Professions753.1%
    3. Nursing50.2%
    4. Dentistry20.1%
    5. Veterinary10.0%
    1. Neuroscience411.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology401.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences220.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology30.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Oshawa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Oshawa is most concentrated in Energy Engineering and Power Technology, Automotive Engineering and Energy (24.8× the world share in Energy Engineering and Power Technology).

  1. Energy Engineering and Power TechnologySubfield · 59.8 works25×
  2. Automotive EngineeringSubfield · 112.4 works9.4×
  3. EnergyField · 124.2 works6.0×
  4. Human-Computer InteractionSubfield · 22.1 works4.8×
  5. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 63.5 works3.7×
← 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: 0.20× its world share, 21 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.43× its world share, 19 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 14 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 328 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.03× its world share, 124 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 728 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 90 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 83 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 25 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 70 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.46× its world share, 200 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.30× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 22 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 116 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 227 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy6.03×124 works
  2. Chemical Engineering2.43×19 works
  3. Engineering2.17×728 works
  4. Computer Science1.88×328 works
  5. Psychology1.70×116 works
  6. Health Professions1.18×70 works
  7. Materials Science1.07×83 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.02×22 works
  9. Neuroscience1.00×36 works
  10. Environmental Science0.81×90 works
  11. Social Sciences0.80×227 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.50×25 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×34 works
  14. Medicine0.46×200 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×20 works
  16. Nursing0.41×4 works
  17. Chemistry0.39×14 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.30×20 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×35 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×10 works
  21. Mathematics0.28×7 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.20×21 works
  23. Veterinary0.18×1 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×1 works
  25. Dentistry0.11×1 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.10×2 works

Which keywords describe research in Oshawa?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Renewable Energy, Electric Vehicles, Sustainability, Deep Learning, Lithium-ion Batteries, Thermal Management and Renewable Resources.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy153▲ 4.4×37 topics
  2. Deep Learning147▲ 1.75×66 topics
  3. Sustainability139▲ 2.3×47 topics
  4. Energy Storage130▲ 8.2×12 topics
  5. Machine Learning124▲ 1.54×62 topics
  6. Electric Vehicles105▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Environmental Impact96▲ 2.3×37 topics
  8. Lithium-ion Batteries70▲ 6.9×4 topics
  9. Neural Networks68▲ 1.82×33 topics
  10. Thermal Management64▲ 8.0×7 topics
  11. Renewable Resources63▲ 15×5 topics
  12. Hydrogen61▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Electrolysis61▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Power-to-Gas61▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Battery Management Systems52▲ 15×1 topic
  16. Thermal Runaway52▲ 15×1 topic
  17. Nanomaterials51▲ 2.0×17 topics
  18. Energy Efficiency49▲ 2.2×31 topics
  19. Smart Grid45▲ 5.2×7 topics
  20. Autonomous Vehicles44▲ 8.7×4 topics
  21. Model Predictive Control43▲ 6.9×5 topics
  22. Renewable Energy Integration42▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Thermodynamic Analysis39▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Battery Technology37▲ 5.5×3 topics
  25. Cathode Materials36▲ 3.9×3 topics
  26. Heat Transfer35▲ 3.0×15 topics
  27. Power Electronics34▲ 4.4×8 topics
  28. Waste Heat Recovery31▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Organic Rankine Cycle30▲ 53×1 topic
  30. Working Fluids30▲ 53×1 topic
  31. Materials30▲ 5.3×5 topics
  32. Life Cycle Assessment29▲ 4.2×8 topics
  33. Hydrogen Production28▲ 4.3×6 topics
  34. Control Systems28▲ 6.2×7 topics
  35. Vehicle Dynamics25▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Energy Transition25▲ 6.9×4 topics
  37. Catalysts24▲ 5.0×3 topics
  38. Phase Change Materials24▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Charging Infrastructure20▲ 11×1 topic
  40. Vehicle-to-Grid20▲ 11×1 topic

What research is done in Oshawa?

Hybrid Renewable Energy …59Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 59 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 50 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 29 fractional worksElectric Vehicles and Infrastructure: 20 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 18 fractional worksVehicle Dynamics and Control Systems: 18 fractional worksIntegrated Energy Systems Optimization: 16 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 15 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 14 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 14 fractional works
Energy Engineering and Power TechnologyAutomotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 59 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 50 works
  3. 3 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 29 works
  4. 4 Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Electrical and Electronic Engineering 20 works
  5. 5 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 18 works
  6. 6 Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems Automotive Engineering 18 works
  7. 7 Integrated Energy Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  8. 8 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  9. 9 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 14 works
  10. 10 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 14 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%Oshawa16.1% 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 38.2% in 2005.

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