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Polytechnique Montréal

In research, Polytechnique Montréal stands highest in Computer Science (#245 of 4,667 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#880 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#496 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Software, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering and Computational Mechanics — Software is 12.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,321
of 28,054 · #1,014 all time
Rank in Canada
#28
of 403
Research works
20k
▲ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
452k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Polytechnique Montréal 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
Computer ScienceField #245 of 4,667 24.9%473 #382
Physical SciencesDomain #880 of 12,888 18.1%2,395 #729
EngineeringField #496 of 6,636 16.9%1,363 #323
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #484 of 2,318 12.6%365 #333
Health SciencesDomain #2,894 of 11,982 22.6%162 #4022
Artificial IntelligenceSubfield #482 of 1,884 23.3%149 #618
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield #184 of 705 22.9%105 #402
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #213 of 795 32.6%130 #223
Life SciencesDomain #2,660 of 7,800 25.4%100 #4515
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #472 of 1,351 14.9%137 #332

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Polytechnique Montréal 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. Computer Science#382 #245
  2. Physical Sciences#729 #880
  3. Engineering#323 #496
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#333 #484
  5. Health Sciences#4,022 #2,894
  6. Artificial Intelligence#618 #482
  7. Computer Networks and Communications#402 #184
  8. Aerospace Engineering#223 #213
  9. Life Sciences#4,515 #2,660
  10. Mechanical Engineering#332 #472
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 Polytechnique Montréal specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Software takes 12.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. SoftwareSubfield · 23.1 works12×
  2. Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSubfield · 80.7 works5.4×
  3. Computational MechanicsSubfield · 89.0 works5.3×
  4. TransportationSubfield · 46.4 works4.8×
  5. Computer Networks and CommunicationsSubfield · 105.0 works4.1×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 20 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 49 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 28 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.25× its world share, 23 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 30 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 473 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.90× its world share, 41 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.15× its world share, 31 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.15× its world share, 1,363 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 134 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.47× its world share, 149 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.00× its world share, 34 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.84× its world share, 118 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 133 worksMedicineNursing: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 55 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.60× its world share, 45 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 22 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 89 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Polytechnique Montréal?

Ranked on the composite score, Michel Gendreau, Alain Hertz and Robert Pellerin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Polytechnique Montréal.

  1. 1 Michel Gendreau Canada · #7,081 worldwide 2k citations · 149 works
  2. 2 Alain Hertz Canada · #20,168 worldwide 857 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Robert Pellerin Canada · #33,511 worldwide 577 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 Arthur D. Pelton Canada · #34,067 worldwide 507 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Ke Wu Canada · #34,783 worldwide 3.2k citations · 469 works
  6. 6 Jérôme Le Ny Canada · #41,617 worldwide 295 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Manuele Margni Canada · #41,722 worldwide 699 citations · 46 works
  8. 8 G. Eriksson Canada · #50,306 worldwide 491 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 D. Mukhedkar Canada · #61,427 worldwide 261 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 F. Trochu Canada · #61,810 worldwide 253 citations · 37 works
All ranked researchers at Polytechnique Montréal

Which keywords describe research at Polytechnique Montréal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Energy Efficiency, Optimization, Artificial Neural Networks, Integrated Circuits, Biosensors and Anomaly Detection.

▲ 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. Deep Learning193▲ 1.96×73 topics
  2. Machine Learning175▲ 1.85×71 topics
  3. Sustainability98▲ 1.39×43 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency89▲ 3.3×32 topics
  5. Neural Networks81▲ 1.81×33 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications73▲ 2.1×32 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties66▲ 2.3×35 topics
  8. Biosensors60▲ 4.0×12 topics
  9. Optimization60▲ 4.5×24 topics
  10. Artificial Neural Networks59▲ 4.3×8 topics
  11. Heat Transfer49▲ 3.4×18 topics
  12. Nanocomposites48▲ 2.1×21 topics
  13. Anomaly Detection48▲ 5.6×4 topics
  14. Environmental Impacts45▲ 5.7×8 topics
  15. Integrated Circuits44▲ 9.8×3 topics
  16. Optical Modulators40▲ 9.3×3 topics
  17. Power Electronics39▲ 4.1×8 topics
  18. Smart Grid38▲ 3.5×8 topics
  19. IoT Security38▲ 4.1×3 topics
  20. Wireless Communications38▲ 7.5×5 topics
  21. Raman Lasers36▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Silicon Photonics36▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Additive Manufacturing35▲ 3.9×8 topics
  24. Microcavities34▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Nanophotonic Waveguides34▲ 12×1 topic
  26. Whispering Gallery Mode34▲ 12×1 topic
  27. Fluid-Structure Interaction33▲ 7.5×6 topics
  28. Microwave Filters31▲ 19×1 topic
  29. Substrate Integrated Waveguide31▲ 19×1 topic
  30. Wireless Networks29▲ 6.7×9 topics
  31. Metamaterial26▲ 9.7×2 topics
  32. Channel Modeling25▲ 7.0×6 topics
  33. Multiphase Flow24▲ 9.4×4 topics
  34. Travel Behavior24▲ 8.7×2 topics
  35. Health Impact Assessment23▲ 9.6×3 topics
  36. Code Clone Detection23▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Refactoring23▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Accessibility23▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Antenna23▲ 9.3×1 topic
  40. Microstrip23▲ 9.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Polytechnique Montréal publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides, Software Engineering Research and Antenna Design and Analysis.

Photonic and Optical Dev…34Photonic and Optical Devices: 34 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…31Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 31 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Res…23Software Engineering Research: 23 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analy…23Antenna Design and Analysis: 23 fractional worksUrban Transport and Accessibility: 23 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 18 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…18Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 18 fractional worksAdvanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies: 17 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 17 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…17Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 17 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringInformation SystemsAerospace EngineeringTransportation3 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 34 works
  2. 2 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 31 works
  3. 3 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 23 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 23 works
  5. 5 Urban Transport and Accessibility Transportation 23 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 18 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 18 works
  8. 8 Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies Aerospace Engineering 17 works
  9. 9 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 17 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 17 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 available21.5%not open78.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.2%domestic only75.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Polytechnique Montréal's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher 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.

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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.