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Université de Montréal

In research, Université de Montréal stands highest in Health Sciences (#210 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#267 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#320 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Algebra and Number Theory, History and Philosophy of Science and Veterinary — Algebra and Number Theory is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#418
of 28,054 · #303 all time
Rank in Canada
#10
of 403
Research works
73k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.1M
28.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Université de 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
Health SciencesDomain #210 of 11,982 18.1%2,785 #149
MedicineField #267 of 10,443 18.2%2,195 #212
Life SciencesDomain #320 of 7,800 20.1%1,228 #197
Social SciencesDomain #437 of 10,521 17.5%2,868 #299
Physical SciencesDomain #593 of 12,888 19.0%1,589 #369
Social SciencesField #398 of 6,365 17.2%1,570 #309
Computer ScienceField #315 of 4,667 23.3%408 #181
General Health ProfessionsSubfield #74 of 916 17.3%347 #106
PsychologyField #227 of 2,181 19.9%572 #282
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #274 of 2,578 15.2%685 #239

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de 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. Health Sciences#149 #210
  2. Medicine#212 #267
  3. Life Sciences#197 #320
  4. Social Sciences#299 #437
  5. Physical Sciences#369 #593
  6. Social Sciences#309 #398
  7. Computer Science#181 #315
  8. General Health Professions#106 #74
  9. Psychology#282 #227
  10. Sociology and Political Science#239 #274
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 Université de Montréal specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Algebra and Number Theory takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Algebra and Number TheorySubfield · 29.4 works5.4×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 62.4 works4.8×
  3. VeterinaryField · 53.4 works4.6×
  4. Small AnimalsSubfield · 40.5 works3.9×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 199 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 528 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.64× its world share, 140 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.47× its world share, 340 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.69× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.62× its world share, 82 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 408 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 57 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 23 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 304 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 268 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 95 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.89× its world share, 189 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 152 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.36× its world share, 15 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.16× its world share, 483 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.35× its world share, 2,195 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 39 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.64× its world share, 53 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 423 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 102 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 72 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 129 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.22× its world share, 572 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 1,570 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Montréal?

Ranked on the composite score, Yoshua Bengio, Pierre Legendre and Aaron Courville lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Montréal.

  1. 1 Yoshua Bengio Canada · #4 worldwide 17k citations · 298 works
  2. 2 Pierre Legendre Canada · #722 worldwide 3.5k citations · 113 works
  3. 3 Aaron Courville Canada · #1,401 worldwide 3.8k citations · 95 works
  4. 4 P. Savard Canada · #4,170 worldwide 2.8k citations · 147 works
  5. 5 Fred Saad Canada · #5,511 worldwide 2.7k citations · 241 works
  6. 6 Guy Lapalme Canada · #6,251 worldwide 1.3k citations · 58 works
  7. 7 Richard Martel Canada · #7,648 worldwide 888 citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Hans Selye Canada · #8,053 worldwide 1.6k citations · 283 works
  9. 9 Sonia Lupien Canada · #11,260 worldwide 1.3k citations · 48 works
  10. 10 Gilles Brassard Canada · #15,630 worldwide 1.3k citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Montréal

Which keywords describe research at Université de Montréal?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Mental Health, Community Engagement, Local Development, Territorial Governance, Gender Studies, Public Health and Social Justice.

▲ 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. Epidemiology500▲ 1.49×130 topics
  2. Mental Health329▲ 2.6×43 topics
  3. Public Health244▲ 1.98×62 topics
  4. Globalization226▲ 1.36×104 topics
  5. Inflammation223▲ 1.27×82 topics
  6. Community Engagement195▲ 7.0×14 topics
  7. Quality of Life195▲ 1.60×55 topics
  8. Social Justice170▲ 3.4×36 topics
  9. Local Development166▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Territorial Governance166▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Identity149▲ 2.4×59 topics
  12. Depression142▲ 1.91×24 topics
  13. Gender Studies132▲ 10×12 topics
  14. Public Policy130▲ 3.1×23 topics
  15. History125▲ 2.1×51 topics
  16. Gender120▲ 2.6×45 topics
  17. Neurological Disorders107▲ 2.2×20 topics
  18. Resilience107▲ 2.6×16 topics
  19. Ethnographic Research106▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Nationalism105▲ 2.7×24 topics
  21. Educational Policies104▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Sociological Analysis104▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Professional Practices104▲ 31×1 topic
  24. Public Action104▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Primary Care95▲ 3.0×15 topics
  26. Social Determinants of Health94▲ 4.9×6 topics
  27. Citizen Participation94▲ 9.0×3 topics
  28. Environmental Participation93▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Proximity and Innovation93▲ 14×1 topic
  30. Citizenship90▲ 8.8×8 topics
  31. Emotion Regulation86▲ 3.3×9 topics
  32. Institutionalization86▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Social Innovation76▲ 5.8×8 topics
  34. Cooperatives75▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Immigration74▲ 7.8×7 topics
  36. Solidarity Economy74▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Participative Evaluation74▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Sociolinguistics73▲ 4.5×8 topics
  39. Palliative Care69▲ 5.1×6 topics
  40. Social Policy63▲ 7.8×5 topics

Which research topics does Université de Montréal publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, French Urban and Social Studies, Social Sciences and Governance and Canadian Identity and History.

Education, sociology, and vocational training: 104 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 93 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Gove…74Social Sciences and Governance: 74 fractional worksCanadian Identity and Hi…54Canadian Identity and History: 54 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 49 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 48 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…42Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 42 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 39 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 34 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 31 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesComputer Networks and CommunicationsGeneral Health Professions3 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 104 works
  2. 2 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 93 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 74 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 54 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 49 works
  6. 6 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 48 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 42 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 39 works
  9. 9 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 34 works
  10. 10 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 31 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.4%domestic only78.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Montréal's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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.