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Research in Ottawa

Science Explorer records 1 research institutions in Ottawa, United States. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Ottawa University.

Research institutions
1
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
4k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
10.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Ottawa?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Ottawa UniversityUniversity 4,003 #11,024

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.

What is Ottawa strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Ottawa is most concentrated in Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions (4.8× the world share in Political Science and International Relations).

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 41.0 works4.8×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 28.9 works3.6×
← 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.

Which keywords describe research in Ottawa?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Nationalism, Identity, Immigration, Mental Health, Public Health and Politics.

▲ 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. Globalization33▲ 2.9×54 topics
  2. Human Rights24▲ 4.1×41 topics
  3. Mental Health21▲ 2.5×29 topics
  4. Epidemiology21◆ 0.92×80 topics
  5. Public Health21▲ 2.5×36 topics
  6. Identity19▲ 4.5×26 topics
  7. Nationalism18▲ 6.9×17 topics
  8. Climate Change18▲ 1.18×46 topics
  9. History15▲ 3.7×18 topics
  10. Gender13▲ 4.1×28 topics
  11. Immigration13▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Cultural Identity12▲ 4.1×11 topics
  13. International Law12▲ 6.5×15 topics
  14. Politics11▲ 7.2×13 topics
  15. Social Justice11▲ 3.3×24 topics
  16. Religion11▲ 4.0×17 topics
  17. Social Policy10▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Language10▲ 7.2×5 topics
  19. Democracy10▲ 4.6×13 topics
  20. Primary Care10▲ 4.4×13 topics
  21. Community Engagement9▲ 4.9×11 topics
  22. Canada9▲ 132×1 topic
  23. minorities9▲ 132×1 topic
  24. Neoliberalism9▲ 4.4×13 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations8▲ 4.1×13 topics
  26. Feminism8▲ 4.7×15 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 5.8×5 topics
  28. Gender Studies7▲ 7.9×5 topics
  29. Gender Equality7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  30. Genocide7▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Violence7▲ 7.8×7 topics
  32. Refugees6▲ 8.5×5 topics
  33. Local Development6▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Property Rights6▲ 16×6 topics
  35. Territorial Governance6▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. State Sovereignty6▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Social Change6▲ 8.0×6 topics
  38. Ethnographic Research6▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Educational Policies5▲ 7.9×2 topics
  40. Sovereignty5▲ 9.8×8 topics

What research is done in Ottawa?

Canadian Identity and Hi…9Canadian Identity and History: 9 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 5 fractional worksCanadian Policy and Gove…5Canadian Policy and Governance: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…4Healthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…3Social Sciences and Governance: 3 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 3 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Stud…3Health and Conflict Studies: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics1 others

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

  1. 1 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Canadian Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  10. 10 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 3 works

Research output over time

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