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Research in Sherbrooke

Science Explorer records 21 research institutions in Sherbrooke, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Université de Sherbrooke, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Bishop's University.

Research institutions
21
4 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
33k
▲ 6% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
17.0%
record average 16.5%

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Which research institutions are in Sherbrooke?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de SherbrookeUniversity 27,712 #1,279
2Bishop's UniversityUniversity 1,881 #13,702
3Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de SherbrookeHospital / health system 1,700 #9,142
4Health and Social Services Centre University Institute of Geriatrics of SherbrookeHospital / health system 356 #23,239 all time
5Institut interdisciplinaire d'innovation technologiqueResearch facility 296 #18,557
6Champlain Regional CollegeUniversity 180 #31,135 all time
7Cégep de SherbrookeUniversity 158 #38,413 all time
8Hôpital FleurimontHospital / health system 122 #34,413 all time
9Q & T ResearchResearch facility 73 not ranked
10Institut quantiqueResearch facility 48 not ranked
11Fractal Systems (Canada)Company 46 not ranked
12NGC Aerospace (Canada)Company 45 not ranked
13MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation CentreNonprofit 39 not ranked
14Hôpital d'Youville de SherbrookeHospital / health system 35 not ranked
15Tekna Plasma Systems (Canada)Company 31 not ranked
16CRB Innovations (Canada)Company 24 not ranked
17Sherbrooke O.E.M (Canada)Company 19 not ranked
18Sherbrooke Innopole (Canada)Company 1 not ranked
19Immune Biosolutions (Canada)Company 0 not ranked
20SercovieNonprofit 0 not ranked
21Osemi (Canada)Company 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.

Université de Sherbrooke: 84.6%Bishop's University: 5.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke: 5.2%Health and Social Services Centre University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke: 1.1%14 others listed: 3.4%85%largest
Université de Sherbrooke28k · 84.6%Bishop's University1,881 · 5.7%Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke1,700 · 5.2%Health and Social Services Centre University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke356 · 1.1%14 others listed1,117 · 3.4%

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What is Sherbrooke strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Sherbrooke is most concentrated in Linguistics and Language, Urban Studies and Condensed Matter Physics (4.7× the world share in Linguistics and Language).

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 27.1 works4.7×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 48.8 works3.5×
  3. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 23.8 works3.0×
  4. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 22.1 works2.9×
  5. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 180.5 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.

Which keywords describe research in Sherbrooke?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender Studies, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Community Engagement, Professional Practices, Public Action and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology191◆ 0.95×122 topics
  2. Mental Health156▲ 2.1×40 topics
  3. Climate Change133◆ 0.98×87 topics
  4. Inflammation133▲ 1.27×80 topics
  5. Quality of Life106▲ 1.46×53 topics
  6. Public Health102▲ 1.39×51 topics
  7. Community Engagement88▲ 5.2×14 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease78▲ 1.40×34 topics
  9. Social Justice76▲ 2.6×27 topics
  10. Gender Studies74▲ 9.5×7 topics
  11. Territorial Governance74▲ 12×3 topics
  12. Local Development73▲ 13×2 topics
  13. Professional Practices66▲ 33×1 topic
  14. Public Action66▲ 33×1 topic
  15. Heat Transfer64▲ 2.6×19 topics
  16. Primary Care62▲ 3.2×13 topics
  17. Large-Eddy Simulation53▲ 5.5×5 topics
  18. Institutionalization49▲ 10×3 topics
  19. Well-being48▲ 2.5×12 topics
  20. Citizenship47▲ 7.7×6 topics
  21. Social Innovation46▲ 5.9×4 topics
  22. Palliative Care46▲ 5.6×5 topics
  23. Cooperatives46▲ 11×3 topics
  24. Solidarity Economy45▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Participative Evaluation44▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Turbulent Flow37▲ 6.1×4 topics
  27. End-of-Life Care36▲ 6.0×3 topics
  28. Medical Ethics35▲ 5.2×5 topics
  29. Immigration34▲ 6.0×7 topics
  30. Healthcare Legislation34▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Patient Rights34▲ 8.9×1 topic
  32. Vibration Control33▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Durability Performance32▲ 6.6×2 topics
  34. Social Policy32▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Concrete Strengthening31▲ 9.6×1 topic
  36. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites31▲ 9.6×1 topic
  37. Canada29▲ 48×1 topic
  38. minorities29▲ 48×1 topic
  39. Environmental Participation29▲ 7.2×1 topic
  40. Proximity and Innovation29▲ 7.2×1 topic

What research is done in Sherbrooke?

Education, sociology, and vocational training: 66 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 44 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 34 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 31 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 29 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 29 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …26Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 26 fractional worksInnovative concrete reinforcement materials: 25 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 20 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 19 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 66 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 44 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 34 works
  4. 4 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 31 works
  5. 5 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  6. 6 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 29 works
  7. 7 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 26 works
  8. 8 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 25 works
  9. 9 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 20 works
  10. 10 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 19 works

Research output over time

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