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Research in Ottawa

Science Explorer records 32 research institutions in Ottawa. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Digital Research Alliance of Canada and Ottawa Research and Development Centre.

Research institutions
32
3 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.2k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
20.9%
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
1Digital Research Alliance of CanadaFunder 2,881 #8,195
2Ottawa Hospital Research InstituteHospital / health system 2,315 #3,641
3Ottawa Research and Development CentreResearch facility 481 #13,625
4Institute of the EnvironmentResearch facility 164 #18,490 all time
5uOttawa Brain and Mind Research InstituteResearch facility 86 not ranked
6Ottawa Institute of Systems BiologyResearch facility 52 not ranked
7Centre for Catalysis Research and InnovationResearch facility 29 not ranked
8Canadian Research Knowledge NetworkInstitution 25 not ranked
9Centre on GovernanceResearch facility 25 not ranked
10LIFE Research InstituteResearch facility 23 not ranked
11Canmet MiningResearch facility 20 not ranked
12Polar Knowledge CanadaGovernment institution 18 not ranked
13Public Law CentreResearch facility 18 not ranked
14Human Rights Research and Education CentreResearch facility 17 not ranked
15Centre for Infection, Immunity and InflammationResearch facility 9 not ranked
16Centre for Law, Technology and SocietyResearch facility 6 not ranked
17Pest Management CentreResearch facility 5 not ranked
18Nature CanadaNonprofit 4 not ranked
19Institute for Science, Society and PolicyResearch facility 3 not ranked
20Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Citizenship and MinoritiesResearch facility 3 not ranked
21Centre for Health Law, Policy and EthicsResearch facility 3 not ranked
22Joint Research Center on Systems and Personalized PharmacologyResearch facility 2 not ranked
23Centre for Research on Educational and Community ServicesResearch facility 2 not ranked
24Climate Equity Reference ProjectNonprofit 2 not ranked
25Nexus for Quantum Technologies InstituteResearch facility 2 not ranked
26Centre for Research on French Canadian CultureResearch facility 1 not ranked
27Canadian Pari-Mutuel AgencyGovernment institution 1 not ranked
28CIHR Skin Research Training CentreResearch facility 1 not ranked
29Speech-Language and Audiology CanadaInstitution 1 not ranked
30Interdisciplinary Centre for Black HealthResearch facility 0 not ranked
31Centre for Research on Health and NursingResearch facility 0 not ranked
32Canada Agricultural Review TribunalGovernment institution 0 not ranked

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.

Digital Research Alliance of Canada: 46.5%Ottawa Hospital Research Institute: 37.3%Ottawa Research and Development Centre: 7.8%Institute of the Environment: 2.6%25 others listed: 5.8%46%largest
Digital Research Alliance of Canada2,881 · 46.5%Ottawa Hospital Research Institute2,315 · 37.3%Ottawa Research and Development Centre481 · 7.8%Institute of the Environment164 · 2.6%25 others listed358 · 5.8%

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

Which keywords describe research in Ottawa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Inflammation, Public Health, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Mortality and Treatment.

▲ 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. Epidemiology91▲ 1.79×121 topics
  2. Climate Change56▲ 1.62×79 topics
  3. Inflammation49▲ 1.83×77 topics
  4. Public Health42▲ 2.2×49 topics
  5. Quality of Life42▲ 2.2×46 topics
  6. Treatment35▲ 2.3×43 topics
  7. Risk Factors33▲ 2.3×34 topics
  8. Diagnosis32▲ 2.7×37 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease29▲ 2.0×35 topics
  10. Mortality28▲ 3.7×13 topics
  11. Oxidative Stress26▲ 1.26×50 topics
  12. Cancer26▲ 1.52×46 topics
  13. COVID-1926▲ 1.47×24 topics
  14. Primary Care25▲ 5.1×12 topics
  15. Clinical Practice Guidelines24▲ 3.5×14 topics
  16. Depression23▲ 2.0×18 topics
  17. Management23▲ 2.2×29 topics
  18. Clinical Trials22▲ 2.6×18 topics
  19. Biomarkers22▲ 2.5×17 topics
  20. Global Burden19▲ 2.8×12 topics
  21. Genetics18▲ 2.1×25 topics
  22. Guidelines18▲ 3.0×13 topics
  23. Anxiety17▲ 2.8×11 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations17▲ 3.8×15 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-215▲ 3.5×6 topics
  26. Critical Care14▲ 4.8×8 topics
  27. Prophylaxis14▲ 8.4×4 topics
  28. Health-related Quality of Life14▲ 4.6×5 topics
  29. Antithrombotic Therapy13▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Health Equity13▲ 3.8×6 topics
  31. Quality Improvement13▲ 5.3×8 topics
  32. Elderly Patients13▲ 6.0×4 topics
  33. Quality Assessment12▲ 5.3×4 topics
  34. Deep Vein Thrombosis12▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Pulmonary Embolism11▲ 14×1 topic
  36. Venous Thromboembolism11▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Fungal Pathogens11▲ 6.3×5 topics
  38. Evidence-Based Practice10▲ 6.3×5 topics
  39. QTL Mapping10▲ 6.9×6 topics
  40. Diagnostic Accuracy9▲ 11×3 topics

What research is done in Ottawa?

  1. 1 Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management Internal Medicine 11 works
  2. 2 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 8 works
  3. 3 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 7 works
  4. 4 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  5. 5 Child and Adolescent Health General Health Professions 7 works
  6. 6 Reproductive Biology and Fertility Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 7 works
  7. 7 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  8. 8 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 6 works
  9. 9 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 6 works
  10. 10 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 6 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.