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Research in Ottawa

Science Explorer records 351 research institutions in Ottawa, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Ottawa, Carleton University and National Research Council Canada.

Research institutions
351
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
290k
▲ 10% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.4%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Ottawa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of OttawaUniversity 75,514 #313
2Carleton UniversityUniversity 38,727 #1,052
3National Research Council CanadaGovernment institution 24,938 #1,203
4Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGovernment institution 19,216 #2,823
5Environment and Climate Change CanadaGovernment institution 9,722 #1,557
6Ottawa HospitalHospital / health system 8,698 #1,909
7Atomic Energy (Canada)Company 8,373 #457 all time
8Fisheries and Oceans CanadaGovernment institution 7,492 #4,896
9Health CanadaGovernment institution 6,722 #7,292
10Geological Survey of CanadaGovernment institution 6,514 #4,022
11Natural Resources CanadaGovernment institution 6,294 #2,300
12Children's Hospital of Eastern OntarioHospital / health system 3,642 #6,321
13ImpactNonprofit 3,556 #2,745
14Canadian Forest ServiceGovernment institution 3,445 #7,671
15Defence Research and Development CanadaGovernment institution 3,420 #12,153
16Public Health Agency of CanadaGovernment institution 2,797 #5,593
17Communications Research Centre CanadaResearch facility 2,760 #21,152
18Lockheed Martin (Canada)Company 2,659 #23,421
19Statistics CanadaGovernment institution 2,433 #18,576
20Institute on GovernanceNonprofit 1,857 #11,341
21Institute for Microstructural SciencesResearch facility 1,821 #1,596 all time
22Steacie Institute for Molecular SciencesResearch facility 1,800 #1,615 all time
23Royal Ottawa Mental Health CentreHospital / health system 1,587 #10,040
24Canadian Food Inspection AgencyGovernment institution 1,488 #13,030
25Bank of CanadaInstitution 1,461 #14,408
26Institute for Biological SciencesResearch facility 1,438 #6,520 all time
27Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaGovernment institution 1,412 #14,985
28Government of CanadaGovernment institution 1,407 #18,467
29Canada Research ChairsGovernment institution 1,380 #5,820
30Saint Paul UniversityUniversity 1,313 #21,812
31WiLAN (Canada)Company 1,262 #19,987
32Canadian Museum of NatureArchive 1,114 #20,486
33Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaUniversity 1,082 #10,092 all time
34Transport CanadaGovernment institution 1,042 #20,908
35Canadian Blood ServicesFunder 959 #14,541
36Medical Council of CanadaNonprofit 915 #6,568 all time
37Canadian Red Cross SocietyNonprofit 867 #8,462 all time
38Royal Canadian NavyGovernment institution 856 #28,269 all time
39Institute of Population and Public HealthResearch facility 803 #22,899
40International Development Research CentreGovernment institution 788 #24,340
41Parks CanadaGovernment institution 763 #20,109
42Ottawa Regional Cancer FoundationNonprofit 748 #10,764 all time
43Department of National DefenceFunder 736 #25,331
44Library and Archives CanadaArchive 718 #18,323
45Global Affairs CanadaGovernment institution 677 #20,746
46Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchGovernment institution 676 #7,235 all time
47CARE CanadaNonprofit 643 #18,098
48Research CanadaResearch facility 638 #10,546
49Canadian Nautical Research SocietyInstitution 624 #13,984 all time
50BruyèreHospital / health system 623 #11,754
51Canadian Armed ForcesFunder 621 #24,056
52Canadian Paediatric SocietyInstitution 601 #13,939
53Canadian Linguistic AssociationInstitution 558 #34,589 all time
54Social Sciences and Humanities Research CouncilGovernment institution 499 #21,598 all time
55SR Research (Canada)Company 439 #22,848 all time
56Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaGovernment institution 395 #29,956 all time
57Canadian Institute for Health InformationNonprofit 377 #16,778 all time
58General Dynamics (Canada)Company 377 #23,988 all time
59Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceGovernment institution 369 #25,239 all time
60Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and DiabetesResearch facility 360 #12,679 all time

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. 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.

University of Ottawa: 27.5%Carleton University: 14.1%National Research Council Canada: 9.1%Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: 7.0%56 others listed: 42.4%27%largest
University of Ottawa76k · 27.5%Carleton University39k · 14.1%National Research Council Canada25k · 9.1%Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada19k · 7.0%56 others listed117k · 42.4%

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

What is Ottawa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ottawa is most concentrated in Nature and Landscape Conservation, Atmospheric Science and Public Administration (3.5× the world share in Nature and Landscape Conservation).

  1. Nature and Landscape ConservationSubfield · 289.1 works3.5×
  2. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 508.1 works3.3×
  3. Public AdministrationSubfield · 56.3 works3.0×
  4. EcologySubfield · 775.3 works2.8×
  5. Ecological ModelingSubfield · 73.0 works2.7×
  6. Developmental BiologySubfield · 20.5 works2.6×
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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.

Which keywords describe research in Ottawa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Epidemiology, Mental Health, Public Health, Remote Sensing, Invasive Species, Machine Learning and Deep Learning.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 Change2,174▲ 2.3×123 topics
  2. Epidemiology1,554◆ 1.12×138 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,011◆ 0.88×94 topics
  4. Deep Learning955▼ 0.80×83 topics
  5. Mental Health878▲ 1.71×46 topics
  6. Public Health801▲ 1.58×73 topics
  7. Remote Sensing725▲ 1.68×39 topics
  8. Globalization685◆ 1.00×151 topics
  9. Sustainability667▼ 0.78×120 topics
  10. Environmental Impact618◆ 1.04×70 topics
  11. Inflammation575▼ 0.79×82 topics
  12. Quality of Life550◆ 1.09×60 topics
  13. Invasive Species489▲ 3.3×21 topics
  14. Risk Factors479▲ 1.25×37 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress467▼ 0.82×62 topics
  16. Depression464▲ 1.51×25 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease457▲ 1.18×38 topics
  18. COVID-19446◆ 0.93×32 topics
  19. Health Effects415▲ 1.97×23 topics
  20. Biodiversity414▲ 1.59×38 topics
  21. Treatment409◆ 0.96×52 topics
  22. Identity376▲ 1.48×74 topics
  23. Mortality329▲ 1.63×13 topics
  24. Global Warming324▲ 2.3×16 topics
  25. Conservation320▲ 2.1×24 topics
  26. Primary Care292▲ 2.2×15 topics
  27. Habitat Fragmentation276▲ 3.6×5 topics
  28. Nationalism275▲ 1.70×32 topics
  29. Ethical Considerations274▲ 2.3×20 topics
  30. Population Dynamics269▲ 3.0×13 topics
  31. Fisheries Sustainability250▲ 8.0×2 topics
  32. Arctic219▲ 5.6×4 topics
  33. Hydrology207▲ 4.7×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience191▲ 3.7×5 topics
  35. Immigration189▲ 4.8×9 topics
  36. Ocean Circulation178▲ 3.9×3 topics
  37. Trophic Cascades166▲ 5.0×2 topics
  38. Freshwater Biodiversity155▲ 7.3×2 topics
  39. Conservation Challenges145▲ 8.7×1 topic
  40. Flow Regulation145▲ 8.7×1 topic

What research is done in Ottawa?

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management StudiesNature and Landscape Conservation 145 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries researchGlobal and Planetary Change 105 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical DevicesElectrical and Electronic Engineering 105 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and HistorySociology and Political Science 101 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystemsGlobal and Planetary Change 99 works
  6. 6 Marine animal studies overviewEcology 90 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental HealthClinical Psychology 87 works
  8. 8 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamicsAtmospheric Science 86 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical AnalysisGeophysics 85 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of LifeEconomics and Econometrics 80 works

Research output over time

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