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Ouranos

In research, Ouranos stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,486 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,437
of 42,892
Rank in Canada
#257
of 896
Research works
160
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.8k
48.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Ouranos known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #6,486 of 21,541 30.2%133

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ouranos 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).

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: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.86× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 8.13× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ouranos?

Ranked on the composite score, Diane Chaumont, Richard Turcotte and Anne Frigon lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ouranos.

  1. 1 Diane Chaumont Canada · #1,520,513 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Richard Turcotte Canada · #1,552,574 worldwide 16 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Anne Frigon Canada · #1,576,298 worldwide 24 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Ouranos

Which keywords describe research at Ouranos?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Ocean Circulation, Extreme Events, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Hydrological Cycle, Climate Modeling and Precipitation Extremes.

▲ 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. Climate Change14▲ 16×26 topics
  2. Global Warming7▲ 52×9 topics
  3. Extreme Events5▲ 170×2 topics
  4. Ocean Circulation5▲ 115×3 topics
  5. Greenhouse Gas Emissions4▲ 54×3 topics
  6. Hydrological Cycle4▲ 152×2 topics
  7. Climate Modeling4▲ 199×1 topic
  8. Precipitation Extremes4▲ 199×1 topic
  9. Remote Sensing4▲ 10×8 topics
  10. Data Assimilation4▲ 76×2 topics
  11. Probabilistic Forecasting4▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Convective Parameterization4▲ 210×1 topic
  13. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 113×1 topic
  14. Hydrology3▲ 84×3 topics
  15. Sea Level Rise3▲ 70×3 topics
  16. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 29×3 topics
  17. Glacier2▲ 147×1 topic
  18. Water Availability2▲ 147×1 topic
  19. Water Resources2▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Model Evaluation2▲ 43×2 topics
  21. Satellite Observations2▲ 56×2 topics
  22. Water Quality2▲ 14×2 topics
  23. Emissions2▲ 26×1 topic
  24. Methane2▲ 103×1 topic
  25. Sediment Transport1▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Global Hydrology1▲ 61×1 topic
  27. Teacher Training1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  28. Uncertainty Assessment1▲ 61×1 topic
  29. Curriculum Development1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  30. Drought1▲ 41×2 topics
  31. Evapotranspiration1▲ 50×2 topics
  32. Science Education1▲ 65×2 topics
  33. Community Engagement1▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Didactic Models1▲ 87×1 topic
  35. Teaching Methodologies1▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Local Development1▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Machine Learning1◆ 1.02×4 topics
  38. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Proteomics1▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Territorial Governance1▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Ouranos publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Cryospheric studies and observations and Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics.

Climate variability and …4Climate variability and models: 4 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…4Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 4 fractional worksCryospheric studies and observations: 2 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 2 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 1 fractional worksScience and Education Re…1Science and Education Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksClimate change and permafrost: 1 fractional worksHydrology and Drought Analysis: 1 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceWater Science and TechnologyEducation1 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  3. 3 Cryospheric studies and observations Atmospheric Science 2 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Science and Education Research Education 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  8. 8 Climate change and permafrost Atmospheric Science 1 works
  9. 9 Hydrology and Drought Analysis Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 1 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 available58.8%not open41.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors30.6%domestic only69.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ouranos's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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.

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