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Research in Sherbrooke

Science Explorer records 17 research institutions in Sherbrooke, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022-now are Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop's University.

Research institutions
17
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
33k
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
733k
22.4 per fractional work, all time
Top-10% rate, 2022-now
17.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Active span
1950-2026
77 years on the record
Sherbrooke

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 Sherbrooke?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Université de SherbrookeUniversity 30,517 #560
2Bishop's UniversityUniversity 1,881 #6,215
3Champlain Regional CollegeUniversity 180 #26,145 all time
4Cégep de SherbrookeUniversity 158 #26,189 all time
5Hôpital FleurimontHospital / health system 122 #33,348 all time
6Q & T ResearchResearch facility 73 not ranked
7Fractal Systems (Canada)Company 46 not ranked
8NGC Aerospace (Canada)Company 45 not ranked
9MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation CentreNonprofit 39 not ranked
10Hôpital d'Youville de SherbrookeHospital / health system 35 not ranked
11Tekna Plasma Systems (Canada)Company 31 not ranked
12CRB Innovations (Canada)Company 24 not ranked
13Sherbrooke O.E.M (Canada)Company 19 not ranked
14Sherbrooke Innopole (Canada)Company 1 not ranked
15Immune Biosolutions (Canada)Company 0 not ranked
16SercovieNonprofit 0 not ranked
17Osemi (Canada)Company 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 de Sherbrooke: 92.0%Bishop's University: 5.7%Champlain Regional College: 0.5%Cégep de Sherbrooke: 0.5%10 others listed: 1.3%92%largest
Université de Sherbrooke31k · 92.0%Bishop's University1,881 · 5.7%Champlain Regional College180 · 0.5%Cégep de Sherbrooke158 · 0.5%10 others listed435 · 1.3%

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

Which fields of science does Sherbrooke work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research in Sherbrooke is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (14%).

Physical Sciences: 2,096 fractional works · 36.8% of its workEngineering: 945 fractional works · 16.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 158 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 151 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 145 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 113 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 78 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 74 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 48 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 310 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 107 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 51 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSignal Processing: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 269 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 53 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 47 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 41 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 174 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 155 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 79 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 68 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 37 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 28 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 16 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1,489 fractional works · 26.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 812 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 317 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 123 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 62 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 52 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 32 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 31 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 44 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 316 fractional works · 5.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 138 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 83 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 14 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 147 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 35 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 103 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 23 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 14 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 73 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 54 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 38 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 1,452 fractional works · 25.5% of its workMedicine: 1,131 fractional works · 19.8% of its workPhysiology: 95 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 93 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 86 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 85 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 80 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 73 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 58 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 54 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 42 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 40 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 33 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 27 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 24 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 20 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 15 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 111 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 286 fractional works · 5.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 197 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 19 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 18 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 31 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 29 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 22 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 660 fractional works · 11.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 354 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 211 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGenetics: 56 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 45 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 130 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 30 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 43 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeuroscience: 115 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 60 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 25 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 17 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 50 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 39 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 12 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSherbrooke5,697fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences26%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering94516.6%
    2. Computer Science3105.4%
    3. Environmental Science2694.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy1743.0%
    5. Materials Science1552.7%
    6. Chemistry681.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences601.1%
    8. Mathematics520.9%
    9. Energy330.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering300.5%
  2. Social Sciences1,48926.1%
    1. Social Sciences81214.2%
    2. Psychology3165.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities1472.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting1031.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance731.3%
    6. Decision Sciences380.7%
  3. Health Sciences1,45225.5%
    1. Medicine1,13119.8%
    2. Health Professions2865.0%
    3. Nursing290.5%
    4. Veterinary50.1%
    5. Dentistry10.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3546.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1302.3%
    3. Neuroscience1152.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology500.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics120.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

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: 0.49× its world share, 117 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 314 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.86× its world share, 44 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.23× its world share, 100 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 26 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.77× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.67× its world share, 263 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 51 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 30 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 858 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 239 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 143 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.74× its world share, 44 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.37× its world share, 154 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.93× its world share, 257 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.02× its world share, 986 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 23 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 131 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 95 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 33 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 70 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 279 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 710 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions1.93×257 works
  2. Psychology1.81×279 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.49×26 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.37×154 works
  5. Neuroscience1.23×100 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.17×314 works
  7. Engineering1.13×858 works
  8. Social Sciences1.11×710 works
  9. Medicine1.02×986 works
  10. Environmental Science0.96×239 works
  11. Nursing0.94×23 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.90×131 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.86×44 works
  14. Materials Science0.81×143 works
  15. Chemistry0.77×61 works
  16. Mathematics0.74×44 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.68×33 works
  18. Computer Science0.67×263 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.65×51 works
  20. Energy0.65×30 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×70 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.61×11 works
  23. Veterinary0.59×4 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.58×95 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×117 works
  26. Dentistry0.05×1 works

Which keywords describe research in Sherbrooke?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender Studies, Mental Health, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Professional Practices, Public Action, Community Engagement 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-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. Epidemiology218◆ 0.96×124 topics
  2. Mental Health169▲ 2.1×40 topics
  3. Inflammation153▲ 1.26×80 topics
  4. Climate Change150◆ 0.97×89 topics
  5. Deep Learning129▼ 0.66×70 topics
  6. Quality of Life120▲ 1.46×54 topics
  7. Public Health110▲ 1.32×51 topics
  8. Community Engagement93▲ 5.0×14 topics
  9. Cardiovascular Disease90▲ 1.38×34 topics
  10. Gender Studies87▲ 10×8 topics
  11. Social Justice83▲ 2.4×29 topics
  12. Territorial Governance77▲ 12×3 topics
  13. Local Development77▲ 13×2 topics
  14. Professional Practices77▲ 37×1 topic
  15. Public Action77▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Heat Transfer70▲ 2.5×19 topics
  17. Primary Care65▲ 3.1×13 topics
  18. Large-Eddy Simulation61▲ 5.7×5 topics
  19. Well-being54▲ 2.4×12 topics
  20. Institutionalization53▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Citizenship51▲ 7.5×8 topics
  22. Social Innovation50▲ 5.6×5 topics
  23. Cooperatives49▲ 12×3 topics
  24. Palliative Care49▲ 5.6×5 topics
  25. Solidarity Economy48▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Participative Evaluation48▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Turbulent Flow42▲ 6.3×4 topics
  28. End-of-Life Care38▲ 6.0×3 topics
  29. Medical Ethics37▲ 5.2×5 topics
  30. Construction37▲ 4.9×3 topics
  31. Immigration36▲ 5.7×7 topics
  32. Vibration Control36▲ 9.8×3 topics
  33. Durability Performance36▲ 6.7×2 topics
  34. Healthcare Legislation35▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Patient Rights35▲ 9.1×1 topic
  36. Concrete Strengthening34▲ 9.6×1 topic
  37. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites34▲ 9.6×1 topic
  38. Social Policy33▲ 6.5×3 topics
  39. Canada30▲ 48×1 topic
  40. minorities30▲ 48×1 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

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 counting10%20%30%Sherbrooke15.7% 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 25.3% in 2007.

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