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Research in Thunder Bay

Science Explorer records 11 research institutions in Thunder Bay, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Lakehead University and NOSM University.

Research institutions
11
2 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
11k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
16.8%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite 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 Thunder Bay?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Lakehead UniversityUniversity 8,810 #3,532
2NOSM UniversityUniversity 1,344 #12,854
3Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences CentreHospital / health system 280 #23,522 all time
4Hand and Upper Limb ClinicHospital / health system 229 #34,972 all time
5Thunder Bay Regional Research InstituteResearch facility 211 #22,554 all time
6Stillwater (Canada)Company 136 #36,122 all time
7Northern Ontario Academic Medicine AssociationInstitution 97 not ranked
8St. Joseph's Care GroupInstitution 76 not ranked
9Lakehead Psychiatric HospitalHospital / health system 65 not ranked
10Confederation CollegeUniversity 64 not ranked
11XLV Diagnostics (Canada)Company 3 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.

Lakehead University: 77.9%NOSM University: 11.9%Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre: 2.5%Hand and Upper Limb Clinic: 2.0%7 others listed: 5.8%78%largest
Lakehead University8,810 · 77.9%NOSM University1,344 · 11.9%Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre280 · 2.5%Hand and Upper Limb Clinic229 · 2.0%7 others listed652 · 5.8%

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

What is Thunder Bay strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Thunder Bay is most concentrated in Health, Civil and Structural Engineering and Geophysics (4.3× the world share in Health).

  1. HealthSubfield · 26.6 works4.3×
  2. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 74.8 works3.0×
  3. GeophysicsSubfield · 21.5 works3.0×
← 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 Thunder Bay?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Power Electronics, Renewable Energy Integration, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Epidemiology, Climate Change, Model Predictive Control and Mental Health.

▲ 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. Deep Learning91▲ 1.28×68 topics
  2. Epidemiology84◆ 1.02×105 topics
  3. Machine Learning80▲ 1.18×66 topics
  4. Climate Change71▲ 1.27×66 topics
  5. Power Electronics48▲ 6.9×7 topics
  6. Mental Health46▲ 1.53×33 topics
  7. Renewable Energy Integration41▲ 5.8×4 topics
  8. Quality of Life37▲ 1.23×45 topics
  9. Healthcare35▲ 1.50×20 topics
  10. Neural Networks34◆ 1.07×29 topics
  11. Renewable Energy34◆ 1.14×31 topics
  12. Social Justice32▲ 2.6×28 topics
  13. Risk Factors30▲ 1.33×34 topics
  14. Energy Efficiency28▲ 1.46×21 topics
  15. Model Predictive Control27▲ 5.0×6 topics
  16. Health Equity23▲ 4.1×6 topics
  17. Primary Care19▲ 2.5×14 topics
  18. Fault Tolerance17▲ 5.1×5 topics
  19. Decolonization16▲ 9.5×5 topics
  20. Settler Colonialism15▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Photovoltaic Systems15▲ 8.4×3 topics
  22. Traditional Ecological Knowledge15▲ 17×2 topics
  23. Indigenous Knowledge Systems15▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Historical Trauma15▲ 51×1 topic
  25. Indigenous Health15▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Multilevel Converters15▲ 13×1 topic
  27. Voltage Source Inverters15▲ 13×1 topic
  28. Polymeric Materials14▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance14▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Catalytic Transformation14▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Lignin Valorization14▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Wireless Networks14▲ 4.4×9 topics
  33. Two-Phase Flow13▲ 8.2×4 topics
  34. Electric Vehicle Charging12▲ 6.9×2 topics
  35. Lignocellulosic Biomass12▲ 5.8×2 topics
  36. Turbulence12▲ 6.7×3 topics
  37. Health Workforce11▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Substance Use Disorders11▲ 7.2×2 topics
  39. DC-DC Converters11▲ 9.1×1 topic
  40. High-Frequency Power Conversion11▲ 9.1×1 topic

What research is done in Thunder Bay?

Indigenous Health, Educa…15Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 15 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and…15Multilevel Inverters and Converters: 15 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 14 fractional worksAdvanced DC-DC Converters: 11 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 10 fractional worksGlobal Health Workforce Issues: 10 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 10 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…9Biofuel production and bioconversion: 9 fractional worksOrthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation: 9 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 8 fractional works
HealthElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringGeophysics4 others

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

  1. 1 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 15 works
  2. 2 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 15 works
  3. 3 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 14 works
  4. 4 Advanced DC-DC Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  5. 5 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 10 works
  6. 6 Global Health Workforce Issues Emergency Medical Services 10 works
  7. 7 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  9. 9 Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation Surgery 9 works
  10. 10 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 8 works

Research output over time

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