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Research in Saguenay

Science Explorer records 9 research institutions in Saguenay, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean.

Research institutions
9
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
6.5k
▲ 34% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
19.4%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Saguenay?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université du Québec à ChicoutimiUniversity 5,398 #2,320
2Centre de Géomatique du QuébecNonprofit 329 #25,300 all time
3Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-JeanHospital / health system 311 #16,981
4Cégep de ChicoutimiUniversity 149 #33,913 all time
5Cégep de JonquièreUniversity 137 #36,729 all time
6Gouvernement du QuébecGovernment institution 134 #36,154 all time
7Centre de Santé et de Services Sociaux de ChicoutimiHospital / health system 46 not ranked
8Aluminium Refining, Degassing and Filtering (Canada)Company 33 not ranked
9Centre Québécois de Recherche et de Développement de l'AluminiumNonprofit 6 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.

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: 82.5%Centre de Géomatique du Québec: 5.0%Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean: 4.8%Cégep de Chicoutimi: 2.3%5 others listed: 5.4%83%largest
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi5,398 · 82.5%Centre de Géomatique du Québec329 · 5.0%Centre Intégré Universitaire de Santé et de Services Sociaux du Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean311 · 4.8%Cégep de Chicoutimi149 · 2.3%5 others listed356 · 5.4%

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What is Saguenay strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Saguenay is most concentrated in Urban Studies (9.1× the world share in Urban Studies).

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 35.1 works9.1×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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Which keywords describe research in Saguenay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Mechanical Properties, Climate Change, Grain Refinement, Microstructure 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 2022–2025 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 Change83▲ 2.2×62 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties75▲ 5.5×26 topics
  3. Community Engagement71▲ 15×9 topics
  4. Territorial Governance68▲ 39×3 topics
  5. Local Development68▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning54▲ 1.18×52 topics
  7. Social Justice44▲ 5.3×11 topics
  8. Microstructure43▲ 5.9×14 topics
  9. Mental Health42▲ 2.0×31 topics
  10. Sustainable Development41▲ 1.83×16 topics
  11. Grain Refinement41▲ 25×4 topics
  12. Public Policy41▲ 5.9×9 topics
  13. Economic Development37▲ 3.2×6 topics
  14. Citizenship36▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Citizen Participation35▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Institutionalization35▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Microstructural Evolution34▲ 16×4 topics
  18. Social Innovation34▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Cooperatives34▲ 31×2 topics
  20. Environmental Participation34▲ 31×1 topic
  21. Participative Evaluation34▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Proximity and Innovation34▲ 31×1 topic
  23. Solidarity Economy34▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Carbon Nanotubes30▲ 6.3×5 topics
  25. Gender Studies28▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Aerospace Applications28▲ 20×3 topics
  27. Corrosion Behavior27▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Educational Policies27▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Ethnographic Research26▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Professional Practices26▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Public Action26▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Aluminium Alloys26▲ 45×1 topic
  33. Automotive Industry26▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Processing Techniques24▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Friction Stir Processing23▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Metal Matrix Composites23▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Aluminum Alloy22▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Reinforcement22▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Polymer19▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Dielectrics18▲ 40×1 topic

What research is done in Saguenay?

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 34 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 34 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 26 works
  5. 5 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 22 works
  6. 6 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 18 works
  7. 7 Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 17 works
  8. 8 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 14 works
  9. 9 Agriculture and Rural Development Research Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 12 works
  10. 10 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 12 works

Research output over time

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