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Research in Ottawa

Science Explorer records 329 research institutions in Ottawa, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are University of Ottawa, Carleton University and Impact.

Research institutions
329
15 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
290k
▼ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
8M
27.5 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
19.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record

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 Ottawa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1University of OttawaUniversity 92,865 #170
2Carleton UniversityUniversity 38,940 #691
3National Research Council CanadaGovernment institution 37,143 #1,229
4Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaGovernment institution 22,706 #2,543
5Natural Resources CanadaGovernment institution 16,273 #1,887
6Environment and Climate Change CanadaGovernment institution 9,722 #1,778
7Atomic Energy (Canada)Company 8,373 #23,030 all time
8Fisheries and Oceans CanadaGovernment institution 7,735 #3,869
9Health CanadaGovernment institution 6,722 #4,813
10Department of National DefenceFunder 4,157 #6,380
11ImpactNonprofit 3,556 #748
12Public Health Agency of CanadaGovernment institution 2,797 #4,321
13Communications Research Centre CanadaResearch facility 2,760 #18,149
14Statistics CanadaGovernment institution 2,433 #8,380
15Institute on GovernanceNonprofit 1,857 #5,219
16Canadian Food Inspection AgencyGovernment institution 1,488 #11,447
17Bank of CanadaInstitution 1,461 #13,615
18Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of CanadaGovernment institution 1,412 #11,832
19Government of CanadaGovernment institution 1,407 #11,195
20Canada Research ChairsGovernment institution 1,380 #2,889
21Saint Paul UniversityUniversity 1,313 #13,926
22WiLAN (Canada)Company 1,262 #5,704
23Canadian Museum of NatureArchive 1,114 #18,953
24Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaUniversity 1,082 #9,229 all time
25Transport CanadaGovernment institution 1,042 #14,059
26Canadian Blood ServicesFunder 959 #14,332
27Medical Council of CanadaNonprofit 915 #12,925 all time
28Canadian Red Cross SocietyNonprofit 867 #18,184 all time
29Royal Canadian NavyGovernment institution 856 #28,639 all time
30Institute of Population and Public HealthResearch facility 803 #19,127
31International Development Research CentreGovernment institution 788 #18,931
32Parks CanadaGovernment institution 763 #16,829
33Ottawa Regional Cancer FoundationNonprofit 748 #21,001 all time
34Library and Archives CanadaArchive 718 #18,540
35Global Affairs CanadaGovernment institution 677 #15,757
36Canadian Institutes of Health ResearchGovernment institution 676 #9,898 all time
37CARE CanadaNonprofit 643 #12,097
38Research CanadaResearch facility 638 #11,729
39Canadian Nautical Research SocietyInstitution 624 #4,774 all time
40BruyèreHospital / health system 623 #7,432
41Canadian Armed ForcesFunder 621 #18,276
42Canadian Paediatric SocietyInstitution 601 #12,640
43Canadian Linguistic AssociationInstitution 558 #17,040 all time
44Social Sciences and Humanities Research CouncilGovernment institution 499 #10,685 all time
45SR Research (Canada)Company 439 #33,785 all time
46Innovation, Science and Economic Development CanadaGovernment institution 395 #17,844 all time
47Canadian Institute for Health InformationNonprofit 377 #17,205 all time
48General Dynamics (Canada)Company 377 #15,991 all time
49Royal Canadian Mounted PoliceGovernment institution 369 #15,554 all time
50Institute of Nutrition, Metabolism and DiabetesResearch facility 360 #11,236 all time
51Centre For Cold Ocean Resources EngineeringResearch facility 333 #22,297
52Ottawa Public HealthHospital / health system 325 #14,670
53Library of ParliamentArchive 291 #26,796 all time
54Algonquin CollegeUniversity 288 #19,049
55National Defence Medical CentreHospital / health system 281 #29,263 all time
56CBC (Canada)Company 259 #23,969 all time
57Mitel (Canada)Company 255 #17,468 all time
58Canadian Nuclear Safety CommissionInstitution 251 #22,396 all time
59Assembly of First NationsGovernment institution 241 #18,748
60Ciena (Canada)Company 239 #22,237

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.

University of Ottawa: 32.1%Carleton University: 13.4%National Research Council Canada: 12.8%Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada: 7.8%56 others listed: 33.8%32%largest
University of Ottawa93k · 32.1%Carleton University39k · 13.4%National Research Council Canada37k · 12.8%Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada23k · 7.8%56 others listed98k · 33.8%

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

Which fields of science does Ottawa work in?

In 2022-now, 38% of research in Ottawa is in Physical Sciences, 25% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (13%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 15k fractional works · 38.0% of its workEngineering: 5,073 fractional works · 12.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1,158 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 647 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 575 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 516 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 504 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 313 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 259 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 237 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 202 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 167 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 165 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 113 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3,805 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEcology: 929 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 770 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 431 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 332 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 318 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 234 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 220 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 210 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 171 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 83 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2,385 fractional works · 6.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 875 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 414 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 323 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 315 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 115 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 106 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 93 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 144 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1,404 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 581 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 249 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 234 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 115 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 680 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 350 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 120 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 211 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 669 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 331 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 130 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 207 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 401 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 146 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 81 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 174 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 379 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 124 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 254 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 193 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 164 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 29 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 94 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 9,731 fractional works · 24.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4,802 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1,809 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 754 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 449 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 275 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGender Studies: 262 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 166 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 161 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 151 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 102 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 101 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 362 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 1,799 fractional works · 4.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 773 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 498 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 257 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 150 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 95 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 26 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1,062 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhilosophy: 196 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 174 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 154 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 110 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 107 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 319 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 871 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 584 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFinance: 180 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 107 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 763 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 211 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 157 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 112 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 93 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 83 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 108 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 434 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 195 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 139 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 91 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 9,717 fractional works · 24.5% of its workMedicine: 7,759 fractional works · 19.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 847 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 738 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEpidemiology: 648 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 496 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 456 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 429 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 375 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 344 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 324 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 318 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 264 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 197 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 168 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 165 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 163 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 159 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 153 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 147 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 140 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 104 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 103 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 93 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 82 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 847 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1,679 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1,112 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 129 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 99 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 339 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 185 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 149 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 36 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 57 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 37 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5,173 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2,017 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPlant Science: 660 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 378 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 242 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 214 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 115 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 109 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 172 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1,986 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1,024 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 375 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 138 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 128 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 320 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 716 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 400 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 119 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 198 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 366 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 207 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 160 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 87 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOttawa40kfractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences25%

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. Engineering5,07312.8%
    2. Environmental Science3,8059.6%
    3. Computer Science2,3856.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1,4043.5%
    5. Materials Science6801.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy6691.7%
    7. Chemistry4011.0%
    8. Mathematics3791.0%
    9. Energy1930.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering940.2%
  1. Social Sciences9,73124.5%
    1. Social Sciences4,80212.1%
    2. Psychology1,7994.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities1,0622.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance8712.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting7631.9%
    6. Decision Sciences4341.1%
  2. Health Sciences9,71724.5%
    1. Medicine7,75919.5%
    2. Health Professions1,6794.2%
    3. Nursing1850.5%
    4. Veterinary570.1%
    5. Dentistry370.1%
  3. Life Sciences5,17313.0%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2,0175.1%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1,9865.0%
    3. Neuroscience7161.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology3660.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics870.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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×
← 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: 1.01× its world share, 1,680 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 1,708 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.89× its world share, 312 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.11× its world share, 632 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.58× its world share, 72 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 84 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 356 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.79× its world share, 2,143 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.23× its world share, 1,221 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 172 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.88× its world share, 4,609 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 3,277 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 569 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.81× its world share, 334 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.77× its world share, 596 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.19× its world share, 33 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.65× its world share, 1,522 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 6,816 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 163 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.04× its world share, 49 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 954 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 664 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.10× its world share, 373 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.02× its world share, 765 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 1,580 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 4,272 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.23×1,221 works
  2. Environmental Science1.89×3,277 works
  3. Health Professions1.65×1,522 works
  4. Psychology1.48×1,580 works
  5. Neuroscience1.11×632 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.10×373 works
  7. Veterinary1.04×49 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.02×765 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.01×1,680 works
  10. Medicine1.01×6,816 works
  11. Social Sciences0.97×4,272 works
  12. Nursing0.95×163 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.95×954 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.92×1,708 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.89×312 works
  16. Engineering0.88×4,609 works
  17. Mathematics0.81×334 works
  18. Computer Science0.79×2,143 works
  19. Physics and Astronomy0.77×596 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.69×84 works
  21. Chemistry0.65×356 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.59×664 works
  23. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.58×72 works
  24. Energy0.54×172 works
  25. Materials Science0.47×569 works
  26. Dentistry0.19×33 works

Which keywords describe research in Ottawa?

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

▲ 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. Climate Change2,514▲ 2.3×125 topics
  2. Epidemiology1,779◆ 1.12×138 topics
  3. Machine Learning1,154◆ 0.87×94 topics
  4. Deep Learning1,051▼ 0.77×84 topics
  5. Mental Health971▲ 1.71×47 topics
  6. Public Health896▲ 1.55×75 topics
  7. Remote Sensing820▲ 1.69×40 topics
  8. Sustainability788▼ 0.81×128 topics
  9. Globalization787◆ 1.01×158 topics
  10. Environmental Impact713◆ 1.05×72 topics
  11. Inflammation666▼ 0.79×82 topics
  12. Quality of Life617◆ 1.08×60 topics
  13. Invasive Species599▲ 3.6×21 topics
  14. Risk Factors539▲ 1.23×37 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress532▼ 0.81×62 topics
  16. Depression528▲ 1.51×25 topics
  17. Cardiovascular Disease522◆ 1.15×38 topics
  18. Biodiversity514▲ 1.70×38 topics
  19. COVID-19489◆ 0.95×34 topics
  20. Health Effects468▲ 1.94×24 topics
  21. Treatment464◆ 0.96×52 topics
  22. Identity419▲ 1.46×74 topics
  23. Global Warming382▲ 2.2×16 topics
  24. Conservation381▲ 2.2×24 topics
  25. Mortality363▲ 1.61×13 topics
  26. Resilience318▲ 1.63×19 topics
  27. Population Dynamics318▲ 3.1×13 topics
  28. Primary Care316▲ 2.1×15 topics
  29. Habitat Fragmentation311▲ 3.6×5 topics
  30. Ethical Considerations307▲ 2.2×21 topics
  31. Fisheries Sustainability282▲ 8.2×2 topics
  32. Arctic251▲ 5.7×4 topics
  33. Hydrology239▲ 4.7×4 topics
  34. Ecosystem Resilience231▲ 3.8×5 topics
  35. Immigration205▲ 4.7×9 topics
  36. Ocean Circulation203▲ 3.7×3 topics
  37. Trophic Cascades184▲ 5.1×2 topics
  38. Freshwater Biodiversity181▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Conservation Challenges163▲ 9.0×1 topic
  40. Flow Regulation163▲ 9.0×1 topic

What research is done in Ottawa?

  1. 1 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 145 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 105 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 105 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 101 works
  5. 5 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 99 works
  6. 6 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 90 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 87 works
  8. 8 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 86 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 85 works
  10. 10 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 80 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 counting20%40%Ottawa17.7% 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 30.2% in 2016.

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