Research in Waterloo
Science Explorer records 43 research institutions in Waterloo, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are University of Waterloo, Perimeter Institute and Wilfrid Laurier University.
- Research institutions
- 43 8 of them ranked worldwide
- Research works
- 106k ◆ 1% vs 2013–17
- Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
- 21.8% record average 16.5%
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Which research institutions are in Waterloo?
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.
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What is Waterloo strongest at in research?
Relative to its size, research in Waterloo is most concentrated in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory and Software (6.5× the world share in Discrete Mathematics and Combinatorics).
- Discrete Mathematics and CombinatoricsSubfield · 37.2 works6.5×
- Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 34.8 works3.8×
- SoftwareSubfield · 34.5 works3.7×
- Computational Theory and MathematicsSubfield · 220.9 works3.6×
- Geometry and TopologySubfield · 78.9 works3.4×
- Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 148.5 works3.3×
- Hardware and ArchitectureSubfield · 53.0 works3.3×
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 Waterloo?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Entanglement, Quantum Gravity, Black Holes, Neural Networks and Quantum Information.
- Quantum Computation
- Photon
- Measurement
- Quantum Simulation
- Holographic
- Computation
- Cosmic Microwave Background
- Hydrology
- General Relativity
- Supernovae
- Superconducting Circuits
- Quantum Information
- Quantum Gravity
- Entanglement
- Security
- Remote Sensing
- Mental Health
- Neural Networks
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- Deep Learning
- Machine Learning
- Epidemiology
- Globalization
- Biomedical Applications
- Public Health
- Mechanical Properties
- Biosensors
- Black Holes
- Neoliberalism
- Cryptography
- Quantum Entanglement
- Dark Energy
- String Theory
- Cosmological Parameters
- Field Theories
- Approximation Algorithms
- Quantum
- Metrology
- Quantum Algorithms
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
- Deep Learning629▲ 1.28×81 topics
- Climate Change572▲ 1.48×99 topics
- Machine Learning566▲ 1.20×86 topics
- Sustainability336◆ 0.96×91 topics
- Epidemiology317▼ 0.56×117 topics
- Neural Networks314▲ 1.42×38 topics
- Globalization289◆ 1.02×118 topics
- Mental Health255▲ 1.21×42 topics
- Biomedical Applications230▲ 1.35×36 topics
- Remote Sensing216▲ 1.22×35 topics
- Public Health210◆ 1.00×52 topics
- Security199▲ 2.1×27 topics
- Mechanical Properties181▲ 1.29×37 topics
- Entanglement167▲ 7.8×4 topics
- Biosensors142▲ 1.91×12 topics
- Quantum Gravity137▲ 12×4 topics
- Black Holes128▲ 9.4×3 topics
- Quantum Information128▲ 7.6×3 topics
- Neoliberalism113▲ 2.2×24 topics
- Superconducting Circuits104▲ 11×2 topics
- Cryptography102▲ 5.8×3 topics
- Supernovae97▲ 8.2×2 topics
- Quantum Entanglement96▲ 10×2 topics
- General Relativity92▲ 9.4×2 topics
- Dark Energy91▲ 9.8×2 topics
- Hydrology89▲ 4.9×4 topics
- String Theory88▲ 11×2 topics
- Cosmic Microwave Background87▲ 11×1 topic
- Cosmological Parameters87▲ 11×1 topic
- Computation85▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Field Theories84▲ 13×1 topic
- Holographic84▲ 13×1 topic
- Approximation Algorithms82▲ 8.2×5 topics
- Quantum Simulation80▲ 6.9×2 topics
- Quantum79▲ 6.9×2 topics
- Measurement78▲ 6.4×2 topics
- Metrology78▲ 9.1×1 topic
- Photon78▲ 9.1×1 topic
- Quantum Algorithms66▲ 8.6×1 topic
- Quantum Computation66▲ 8.6×1 topic
What research is done in Waterloo?
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Cosmology and Gravitation TheoriesAstronomy and Astrophysics 87 works
- 2 Black Holes and Theoretical PhysicsNuclear and High Energy Physics 84 works
- 3 Quantum Information and CryptographyArtificial Intelligence 78 works
- 4 Quantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureArtificial Intelligence 66 works
- 5 Quantum Mechanics and ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 48 works
- 6 Topic ModelingArtificial Intelligence 44 works
- 7 Advancements in Battery MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering 39 works
- 8 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesStatistical and Nonlinear Physics 39 works
- 9 Advanced Battery Technologies ResearchAutomotive Engineering 38 works
- 10 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniquesMolecular Biology 38 works
Research output over time
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