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Ottawa University

In research, Ottawa University stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,201 of 10,521 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,918 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#4,092 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations and General Health Professions — Political Science and International Relations is 4.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,024
of 28,054 · #9,666 all time
Rank in United States
#1,501
of 4,192
Research works
4k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
36k
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is Ottawa University known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,201 of 10,521 10.5%294 #4196
Health SciencesDomain #6,918 of 11,982 9.3%139 #5820
Social SciencesField #4,092 of 6,365 8.7%179 #3348
MedicineField #6,996 of 10,443 9.9%95 #7091
Physical SciencesDomain #10,766 of 12,888 10.5%105 #8195
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #2,288 of 2,578 6.3%73 #2223

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ottawa University 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#4,196 #5,201
  2. Health Sciences#5,820 #6,918
  3. Social Sciences#3,348 #4,092
  4. Medicine#7,091 #6,996
  5. Physical Sciences#8,195 #10,766
  6. Sociology and Political Science#2,223 #2,288
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ottawa University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 4.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 41.0 works4.8×
  2. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 28.9 works3.6×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 21 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.54× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.74× its world share, 42 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 95 worksMedicineNursing: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.62× its world share, 27 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.39× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 8 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.83× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.79× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 179 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ottawa University?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Daly, Michel Dumoulin and Eric Wooltorton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ottawa University.

  1. 1 Paul Daly United States · #207,499 worldwide 69 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Michel Dumoulin United States · #357,570 worldwide 5 citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Eric Wooltorton United States · #385,829 worldwide 69 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Debra P. Steger United States · #440,996 worldwide 23 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 François Larocque United States · #470,360 worldwide 2 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Donat Pharand United States · #491,351 worldwide 26 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Patrick Leblond United States · #554,999 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Éric Champagne United States · #615,384 worldwide 19 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Gilles Renaud United States · #833,437 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 M. Ionescu United States · #1,052,203 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Ottawa University

Which keywords describe research at Ottawa University?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Human Rights, Nationalism, Identity, Immigration, Mental Health, Public Health and Politics.

▲ 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 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
  1. Globalization33▲ 2.9×54 topics
  2. Human Rights24▲ 4.1×41 topics
  3. Mental Health21▲ 2.5×29 topics
  4. Epidemiology21◆ 0.92×80 topics
  5. Public Health21▲ 2.5×36 topics
  6. Identity19▲ 4.5×26 topics
  7. Nationalism18▲ 6.9×17 topics
  8. Climate Change18▲ 1.18×46 topics
  9. History15▲ 3.7×18 topics
  10. Gender13▲ 4.1×28 topics
  11. Immigration13▲ 20×4 topics
  12. Cultural Identity12▲ 4.1×11 topics
  13. International Law12▲ 6.5×15 topics
  14. Politics11▲ 7.2×13 topics
  15. Social Justice11▲ 3.3×24 topics
  16. Religion11▲ 4.0×17 topics
  17. Social Policy10▲ 19×3 topics
  18. Language10▲ 7.2×5 topics
  19. Democracy10▲ 4.6×13 topics
  20. Primary Care10▲ 4.4×13 topics
  21. Community Engagement9▲ 4.9×11 topics
  22. Canada9▲ 132×1 topic
  23. minorities9▲ 132×1 topic
  24. Neoliberalism9▲ 4.4×13 topics
  25. Ethical Considerations8▲ 4.1×13 topics
  26. Feminism8▲ 4.7×15 topics
  27. Social Determinants of Health8▲ 5.8×5 topics
  28. Gender Studies7▲ 7.9×5 topics
  29. Gender Equality7▲ 4.4×7 topics
  30. Genocide7▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Violence7▲ 7.8×7 topics
  32. Refugees6▲ 8.5×5 topics
  33. Local Development6▲ 9.2×2 topics
  34. Property Rights6▲ 16×6 topics
  35. Territorial Governance6▲ 8.4×2 topics
  36. State Sovereignty6▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Social Change6▲ 8.0×6 topics
  38. Ethnographic Research6▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Educational Policies5▲ 7.9×2 topics
  40. Sovereignty5▲ 9.8×8 topics

Which research topics does Ottawa University publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Canadian Identity and History, Education, sociology, and vocational training, Canadian Policy and Governance and Healthcare Systems and Practices.

Canadian Identity and Hi…9Canadian Identity and History: 9 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 5 fractional worksCanadian Policy and Gove…5Canadian Policy and Governance: 5 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and P…4Healthcare Systems and Practices: 4 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 4 fractional worksEconomic Theory and Institutions: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…3Social Sciences and Governance: 3 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 3 fractional worksHealth and Conflict Studies: 3 fractional worksClimate Change Policy an…3Climate Change Policy and Economics: 3 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health ProfessionsEconomics and Econometrics1 others

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

  1. 1 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 9 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  3. 3 Canadian Policy and Governance Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  4. 4 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  6. 6 Economic Theory and Institutions Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  7. 7 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 3 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 3 works
  9. 9 Health and Conflict Studies General Health Professions 3 works
  10. 10 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 3 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.

openly available47.9%not open52.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors71.7%domestic only28.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ottawa University's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.