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Research in Rimouski

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Rimouski, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université du Québec à Rimouski.

Research institutions
9
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
3.7k
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
66k
18.0 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
15.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1966-2026
61 years on the record
Rimouski

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 Rimouski?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université du Québec à RimouskiUniversity 3,488 #1,560
2Cégep de RimouskiUniversity 106 not ranked
3Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Bas-Saint-LaurentHospital / health system 33 not ranked
4Innovation MaritimeInstitution 10 not ranked
5The Interdisciplinary Centre for the Development of Ocean MappingResearch facility 9 not ranked
6Conseil Régional de l'Environnement du Bas-Saint-LaurentNonprofit 2 not ranked
7InnoVactiv (Canada)Company 2 not ranked
8Centre de Recherche sur les Biotechnologies MarinesResearch facility 2 not ranked
9ReformarInstitution 0 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.

Université du Québec à Rimouski: 95.5%Cégep de Rimouski: 2.9%Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Bas-Saint-Laurent: 0.9%Innovation Maritime: 0.3%4 others listed: 0.4%96%largest
Université du Québec à Rimouski3,488 · 95.5%Cégep de Rimouski106 · 2.9%Centre Intégré de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Bas-Saint-Laurent33 · 0.9%Innovation Maritime10 · 0.3%4 others listed15 · 0.4%

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

Which fields of science does Rimouski work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research in Rimouski is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Environmental Science (16%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 449 fractional works · 49.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 147 fractional works · 16.3% of its workEcology: 54 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 30 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPollution: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcological Modeling: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 127 fractional works · 14.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 39 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 85 fractional works · 9.5% of its workOceanography: 37 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 27 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 61 fractional works · 6.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 14 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 299 fractional works · 33.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 183 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 83 fractional works · 9.3% of its workEducation: 29 fractional works · 3.2% of its workUrban Studies: 23 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnthropology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychology: 40 fractional works · 4.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 13 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 34 fractional works · 3.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhilosophy: 8 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReligious studies: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 9 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 98 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMedicine: 56 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 39 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 25 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 53 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 26 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 10 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRimouski899fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences33%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science14716.3%
    2. Engineering12714.2%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences859.5%
    4. Computer Science616.8%
    5. Materials Science101.2%
    6. Energy60.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy40.5%
    8. Mathematics40.4%
    9. Chemistry30.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    1. Social Sciences18320.4%
    2. Psychology404.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities343.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting262.9%
    5. Decision Sciences91.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance70.8%
    1. Medicine566.3%
    2. Health Professions394.3%
    3. Nursing20.3%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences262.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology161.7%
    3. Neuroscience70.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology40.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What is Rimouski strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Rimouski is most concentrated in Oceanography, Urban Studies and Ecology (14.0× the world share in Oceanography).

  1. OceanographySubfield · 32.3 works14×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 22.7 works10×
  3. EcologySubfield · 47.1 works7.3×
  4. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 22.0 works6.1×
← 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: 0.60× its world share, 24 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 56 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.64× its world share, 73 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 6 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.95× its world share, 117 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.25× its world share, 132 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 37 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.32× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.38× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.92× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.99× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.48× its world share, 37 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.64× its world share, 171 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.64×73 works
  2. Environmental Science3.25×132 works
  3. Health Professions1.70×37 works
  4. Social Sciences1.64×171 works
  5. Psychology1.48×37 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.38×33 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.99×8 works
  8. Engineering0.95×117 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.92×24 works
  10. Computer Science0.87×56 works
  11. Energy0.82×6 works
  12. Veterinary0.70×1 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.60×24 works
  14. Nursing0.58×2 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.53×2 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×4 works
  17. Neuroscience0.46×6 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×7 works
  19. Materials Science0.34×10 works
  20. Medicine0.32×51 works
  21. Mathematics0.30×3 works
  22. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×12 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.21×4 works
  24. Chemistry0.17×2 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.16×0 works

Which keywords describe research in Rimouski?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Gender Studies, Professional Practices, Public Action and Social Justice.

▲ 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 Change112▲ 4.6×65 topics
  2. Community Engagement43▲ 15×6 topics
  3. Local Development41▲ 44×2 topics
  4. Territorial Governance41▲ 40×2 topics
  5. Gender Studies37▲ 27×6 topics
  6. Professional Practices34▲ 104×1 topic
  7. Public Action34▲ 104×1 topic
  8. Sustainability34▲ 1.52×36 topics
  9. Environmental Impact30▲ 1.99×28 topics
  10. Social Justice30▲ 5.6×12 topics
  11. Remote Sensing28▲ 2.5×20 topics
  12. Economic Development24▲ 3.4×8 topics
  13. Social Innovation24▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Citizenship24▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Institutionalization24▲ 28×3 topics
  16. Cooperatives23▲ 35×3 topics
  17. Mechanical Properties23▲ 2.6×19 topics
  18. Solidarity Economy23▲ 45×2 topics
  19. Participative Evaluation23▲ 79×1 topic
  20. Public Policy22▲ 5.2×2 topics
  21. Microstructure20▲ 4.2×11 topics
  22. Invasive Species19▲ 5.0×13 topics
  23. Citizen Participation18▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Environmental Participation18▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Proximity and Innovation18▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Population Dynamics18▲ 7.5×8 topics
  27. Conservation17▲ 4.3×15 topics
  28. Trophic Cascades16▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Fisheries Sustainability15▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Additive Manufacturing14▲ 5.0×2 topics
  31. Arctic13▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Aquaculture13▲ 5.5×6 topics
  33. Marine Environment12▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Cultural Diversity12▲ 6.1×7 topics
  35. Hydrology12▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Ocean Acidification12▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Eutrophication11▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Harmful Algal Blooms11▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Habitat Selection11▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Intercultural Communication11▲ 27×2 topics

What research is done in Rimouski?

Education, sociology, an…32Education, sociology, and vocational training: 32 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 22 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 18 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 10 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 8 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 8 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 8 fractional worksMarine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies: 8 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 8 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 6 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGlobal and Planetary ChangeMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 32 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 22 works
  3. 3 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 18 works
  4. 4 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 10 works
  5. 5 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 8 works
  8. 8 Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  9. 9 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 8 works
  10. 10 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 6 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%Rimouski15.1% 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 32.8% in 2003.

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