National Research Council Canada
In research, National Research Council Canada stands highest in Physical Sciences (#732 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#608 of 5,901 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,213 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics and Astronomy and Astrophysics (Instrumentation is 15.8× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #1,229 of 22,385 · #1,217 all time
- Rank in Canada
- #36 of 305
- Research works
- 37k ▲ 13% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 1.3M 34.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 9.7% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.99× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 28% world 40%
- International
- 24% world 18%
What is National Research Council Canada known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #732 of 10,670 | 8.8% | 1,893 | #809 | |
| EngineeringField | #608 of 5,901 | 8.2% | 916 | #658 | |
| Life SciencesDomain | #1,213 of 6,403 | 13.6% | 275 | #1315 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #572 of 2,276 | 9.2% | 159 | #633 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #883 of 3,334 | 9.0% | 199 | #821 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #589 of 2,176 | 9.6% | 225 | #624 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #2,808 of 9,902 | 11.6% | 159 | #2157 | |
| Physics and AstronomyField | #435 of 1,417 | 10.3% | 253 | #395 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #1,393 of 4,417 | 9.3% | 164 | #1205 | |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField | #981 of 2,964 | 13.5% | 163 | #1104 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Research Council Canada sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Physical Sciences#809 #732
- Engineering#658 #608
- Life Sciences#1,315 #1,213
- Materials Science#633 #572
- Environmental Science#821 #883
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering#624 #589
- Health Sciences#2,157 #2,808
- Physics and Astronomy#395 #435
- Computer Science#1,205 #1,393
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,104 #981
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does National Research Council Canada work in?
In 2022-now, 78% of research at National Research Council Canada is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Physics and Astronomy (10%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.
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 institution does than the world.
Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physical Sciences2,07978.2%
- Engineering1,00637.8%
- Physics and Astronomy27610.4%
- Environmental Science2218.3%
- Materials Science1796.7%
- Computer Science1786.7%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences833.1%
- Chemistry622.3%
- Energy371.4%
- Chemical Engineering321.2%
- Mathematics60.2%
- Life Sciences30811.6%
- Health Sciences1736.5%
- Medicine1455.5%
- Health Professions180.7%
- Nursing60.2%
- Dentistry40.1%
- Veterinary10.0%
- Social Sciences983.7%
- Social Sciences311.2%
- Psychology250.9%
- Decision Sciences200.7%
- Business, Management and Accounting90.3%
- Arts and Humanities90.3%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.1%
What does National Research Council Canada specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 15.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- InstrumentationSubfield · 21.0 works16×
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 132.8 works7.0×
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 89.5 works6.5×
- Physics and AstronomyField · 275.9 works4.7×
Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.
Field profile
Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physics and Astronomy4.67×276 works
- Chemical Engineering3.44×32 works
- Engineering2.52×1,006 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.98×82 works
- Materials Science1.93×179 works
- Environmental Science1.68×221 works
- Chemistry1.50×62 works
- Energy1.50×37 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.27×180 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.87×23 works
- Computer Science0.86×178 works
- Decision Sciences0.77×20 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×79 works
- Neuroscience0.50×22 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×4 works
- Nursing0.44×6 works
- Veterinary0.33×1 works
- Psychology0.31×25 works
- Dentistry0.28×4 works
- Medicine0.28×145 works
- Health Professions0.25×18 works
- Mathematics0.19×6 works
- Arts and Humanities0.11×9 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.11×9 works
- Social Sciences0.09×31 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×4 works
- Physics and Astronomy 4.7×
- Chemical Engineering 3.4×
- Engineering 2.5×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 2.0×
- Materials Science 1.9×
- Environmental Science 1.7×
- Chemistry 1.5×
- Energy 1.5×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1.3×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Decision Sciences 0.8×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Neuroscience 0.5×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.5×
- Nursing 0.4×
- Veterinary 0.3×
- Psychology 0.3×
- Dentistry 0.3×
- Medicine 0.3×
- Health Professions 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.1×
- Social Sciences 0.1×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.1×
Who are the top researchers at National Research Council Canada?
Ranked on the quality score, Michael D. Guiver, P. B. Corkum and Jacques Roovers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Research Council Canada.
- 1
Michael D. Guiver
Canada · #5,789 worldwide 35k citations · 369 works
- 2
P. B. Corkum
Canada · #53,231 worldwide 57k citations · 729 works
- 3
Jacques Roovers
Canada · #82,652 worldwide 9.4k citations · 150 works
- 4
David M. Villeneuve
Canada · #88,477 worldwide 22k citations · 384 works
- 5
Keith Usherwood Ingold
Canada · #108,999 worldwide 35k citations · 744 works
- 6
Julien Tremblay
Canada · #117,612 worldwide 8.3k citations · 176 works
- 7
Edmond Lam
Canada · #136,414 worldwide 4.9k citations · 83 works
- 8
Sateesh Kagale
Canada · #136,762 worldwide 6.2k citations · 102 works
- 9
Daoquan Xiang
Canada · #167,685 worldwide 8.2k citations · 68 works
- 10
Teagen D. Quilichini
Canada · #168,568 worldwide 1.9k citations · 35 works
Which keywords describe research at National Research Council Canada?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Mechanical Properties, Optical Modulators, Integrated Circuits, Raman Lasers, Microcavities, Silicon Photonics and Nanophotonic Waveguides.
- Energy Simulation
- Microresonators
- Star Formation
- Fiber Lasers
- CFD Simulation
- Optical Fiber
- Nonlinear Optics
- Model Predictive Control
- Large-Eddy Simulation
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Air Quality
- Additive Manufacturing
- Nanophotonic Waveguides
- Microcavities
- Integrated Circuits
- Biomedical Applications
- Nanoparticles
- Environmental Impact
- Mechanical Properties
- Climate Change
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Biosensors
- Remote Sensing
- Microstructure
- Optical Modulators
- Raman Lasers
- Silicon Photonics
- Whispering Gallery Mode
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Glycosylation
- Thermal Comfort
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Microwave Photonics
- Entanglement
- Emissions
- Turbulent Flow
- Boundary Layer
- Monoclonal Antibodies
- Therapeutic Antibodies
Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution'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
- Machine Learning102◆ 1.15×61 topics
- Climate Change96▲ 1.32×62 topics
- Deep Learning96◆ 1.04×68 topics
- Mechanical Properties93▲ 3.6×35 topics
- Biosensors91▲ 7.0×12 topics
- Environmental Impact84▲ 1.85×38 topics
- Remote Sensing80▲ 2.5×26 topics
- Nanoparticles60▲ 1.78×39 topics
- Microstructure58▲ 4.2×17 topics
- Biomedical Applications56▲ 1.79×34 topics
- Optical Modulators52▲ 14×3 topics
- Integrated Circuits49▲ 13×3 topics
- Raman Lasers47▲ 17×2 topics
- Microcavities46▲ 17×2 topics
- Silicon Photonics46▲ 17×2 topics
- Nanophotonic Waveguides46▲ 19×1 topic
- Whispering Gallery Mode46▲ 19×1 topic
- Additive Manufacturing42▲ 5.1×8 topics
- Artificial Neural Networks40▲ 3.3×8 topics
- Air Quality37▲ 7.3×6 topics
- Glycosylation37▲ 13×3 topics
- Lithium-ion Batteries36▲ 3.3×3 topics
- Thermal Comfort35▲ 10×2 topics
- Large-Eddy Simulation34▲ 7.0×5 topics
- Carbon Nanotubes33▲ 3.7×8 topics
- Model Predictive Control31▲ 4.6×5 topics
- Microwave Photonics31▲ 14×2 topics
- Nonlinear Optics30▲ 11×4 topics
- Entanglement29▲ 7.2×4 topics
- Optical Fiber27▲ 9.9×3 topics
- Emissions27▲ 5.2×6 topics
- CFD Simulation26▲ 8.3×5 topics
- Turbulent Flow25▲ 8.0×3 topics
- Fiber Lasers24▲ 9.7×2 topics
- Boundary Layer24▲ 7.1×4 topics
- Star Formation24▲ 16×2 topics
- Monoclonal Antibodies23▲ 9.7×3 topics
- Microresonators23▲ 11×3 topics
- Therapeutic Antibodies23▲ 12×2 topics
- Energy Simulation23▲ 9.6×2 topics
Which research topics does National Research Council Canada publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 46 works
- 2 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 22 works
- 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 21 works
- 4 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 21 works
- 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 19 works
- 6 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 18 works
- 7 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 17 works
- 8 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 16 works
- 9 Icing and De-icing Technologies Aerospace Engineering 16 works
- 10 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 16 works
How open and international is its research?
Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has National Research Council Canada's research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is National Research Council Canada as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.012% in 2024.
Fractional works of National Research Council Canada over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 1990.
Other research institutions in Ottawa
- University of Ottawa
- Carleton University
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- Environment and Climate Change Canada
- Atomic Energy (Canada)
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Health Canada
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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