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Research in Whitehorse

Science Explorer records 10 research institutions in Whitehorse, Canada. The highest-ranked on research quality in 2022–2025 are Yukon University.

Research institutions
10
1 of them ranked worldwide
Research works
612
▲ 49% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
15.2%
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 Whitehorse?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Yukon UniversityUniversity 346 #17,476
2Yukon Department of EnvironmentGovernment institution 125 #29,662 all time
3Government of YukonGovernment institution 66 not ranked
4Yukon Health and Social ServicesGovernment institution 36 not ranked
5Yukon Department of Tourism and CultureGovernment institution 20 not ranked
6Yukon Agricultural AssociationInstitution 7 not ranked
7Arctic Athabaskan CouncilGovernment institution 5 not ranked
8Council of Yukon First NationsGovernment institution 4 not ranked
9Yukon Department of EducationGovernment institution 3 not ranked
10Arctic Borderlands Ecological Knowledge SocietyNonprofit 1 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.

Yukon University: 56.4%Yukon Department of Environment: 20.4%Government of Yukon: 10.8%Yukon Health and Social Services: 5.9%6 others listed: 6.5%56%largest
Yukon University346 · 56.4%Yukon Department of Environment125 · 20.4%Government of Yukon66 · 10.8%Yukon Health and Social Services36 · 5.9%6 others listed40 · 6.5%

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

Which keywords describe research in Whitehorse?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Biodiversity, Invasive Species, Habitat Selection, Trophic Cascades, Animal Movement and Occupancy Rates.

▲ 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 Change25▲ 7.1×35 topics
  2. Population Dynamics11▲ 33×4 topics
  3. Biodiversity7▲ 7.7×12 topics
  4. Invasive Species7▲ 13×8 topics
  5. Habitat Selection7▲ 73×2 topics
  6. Sustainability7▲ 2.2×23 topics
  7. Trophic Cascades7▲ 54×2 topics
  8. Remote Sensing6▲ 4.0×8 topics
  9. Animal Movement6▲ 93×1 topic
  10. Occupancy Rates6▲ 93×1 topic
  11. Conservation6▲ 10×8 topics
  12. Conservation Biology5▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Food Security5▲ 6.7×2 topics
  14. Ecological Knowledge5▲ 80×2 topics
  15. Arctic Indigenous Peoples4▲ 193×1 topic
  16. Traditional Knowledge4▲ 84×1 topic
  17. Identity4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  18. Big Data4▲ 3.4×4 topics
  19. Plate Tectonics4▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Predator-Prey Interactions4▲ 37×2 topics
  21. Arctic4▲ 26×4 topics
  22. Hydrology4▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Tectonics3▲ 21×3 topics
  24. Resilience3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  25. Nationalism3▲ 4.9×5 topics
  26. Immigration3▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Language3▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. Ecosystem3▲ 18×3 topics
  29. Ecosystem Resilience3▲ 14×5 topics
  30. Island Ecosystems3▲ 65×1 topic
  31. Rodent Eradication3▲ 104×1 topic
  32. Thermodynamic Modeling2▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Citizen Science2▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Geochronology2▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Resource Management2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Zircon2▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Canada2▲ 151×1 topic
  38. Ecological Niche2▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Methane Emissions2▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Social Policy2▲ 19×1 topic

What research is done in Whitehorse?

Wildlife Ecology and Con…6Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 6 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 4 fractional worksAnimal Ecology and Behavior Studies: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 2 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 2 fractional worksSpecies Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Health, Educa…2Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 2 fractional works
EcologyGeneral Health ProfessionsGeophysicsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 6 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 4 works
  3. 3 Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies Ecology 3 works
  4. 4 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  7. 7 Indigenous Health, Education, and Rights Health 2 works
  8. 8 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 2 works

Research output over time

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more.