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Université de Sherbrooke

In research, Université de Sherbrooke stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,213 of 12,888 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,141 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#1,216 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Linguistics and Language, Urban Studies and General Health Professions — Linguistics and Language is 5.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,279
of 28,054 · #587 all time
Rank in Canada
#27
of 403
Research works
28k
▲ 4% vs 2013–17
Citations
632k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is Université de Sherbrooke 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
Physical SciencesDomain #1,213 of 12,888 17.0%1,604 #454
Health SciencesDomain #1,141 of 11,982 16.5%997 #869
Social SciencesDomain #1,216 of 10,521 15.6%1,128 #1407
MedicineField #1,469 of 10,443 16.5%755 #880
Life SciencesDomain #1,210 of 7,800 19.9%496 #805
EngineeringField #1,165 of 6,636 15.6%759 #554
PsychologyField #399 of 2,181 17.2%237 #757
Social SciencesField #1,457 of 6,365 13.2%616 #1415
Environmental ScienceField #907 of 3,551 22.4%221 #710
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,124 of 3,579 16.0%271 #712

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université de Sherbrooke 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. Physical Sciences#454 #1,213
  2. Health Sciences#869 #1,141
  3. Social Sciences#1,407 #1,216
  4. Medicine#880 #1,469
  5. Life Sciences#805 #1,210
  6. Engineering#554 #1,165
  7. Psychology#757 #399
  8. Social Sciences#1,415 #1,457
  9. Environmental Science#710 #907
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#712 #1,124
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 Sherbrooke specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Linguistics and Language takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 24.4 works5.0×
  2. Urban StudiesSubfield · 44.5 works3.8×
  3. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 156.0 works2.7×
← 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: 0.52× its world share, 104 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.20× its world share, 271 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.88× its world share, 37 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 74 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.67× its world share, 25 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.86× its world share, 57 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 217 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 47 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 27 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.20× its world share, 759 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 221 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 127 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 35 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.96× its world share, 90 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 221 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 755 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 17 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.61× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.89× its world share, 109 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.59× its world share, 81 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 29 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 57 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.84× its world share, 237 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 616 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université de Sherbrooke?

Ranked on the composite score, Djemel Ziou, Hugo Larochelle and Alexandre Blais lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université de Sherbrooke.

  1. 1 Djemel Ziou Canada · #10,222 worldwide 1.3k citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Hugo Larochelle Canada · #10,695 worldwide 6k citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Alexandre Blais Canada · #18,008 worldwide 901 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 François Michaud Canada · #20,186 worldwide 496 citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Denis Morin Canada · #32,217 worldwide 259 citations · 58 works
  6. 6 Nicolas Galanis Canada · #37,495 worldwide 691 citations · 46 works
  7. 7 Réjean Hébert Canada · #46,045 worldwide 255 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 François Lamontagne Canada · #52,149 worldwide 364 citations · 56 works
  9. 9 Bill Shipley Canada · #62,134 worldwide 577 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 David Mathieu Canada · #65,489 worldwide 270 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Université de Sherbrooke

Which keywords describe research at Université de Sherbrooke?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Gender Studies, Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Professional Practices, Public Action and Large-Eddy Simulation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology153◆ 0.91×121 topics
  2. Mental Health137▲ 2.2×40 topics
  3. Climate Change120◆ 1.05×84 topics
  4. Inflammation106▲ 1.20×78 topics
  5. Public Health88▲ 1.43×49 topics
  6. Quality of Life86▲ 1.41×53 topics
  7. Community Engagement80▲ 5.7×14 topics
  8. Gender Studies73▲ 11×6 topics
  9. Territorial Governance68▲ 13×3 topics
  10. Local Development68▲ 14×2 topics
  11. Professional Practices65▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Public Action65▲ 39×1 topic
  13. Social Justice64▲ 2.6×23 topics
  14. Heat Transfer56▲ 2.7×19 topics
  15. Primary Care56▲ 3.5×13 topics
  16. Large-Eddy Simulation53▲ 6.5×5 topics
  17. Institutionalization47▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Citizenship45▲ 8.7×6 topics
  19. Social Innovation44▲ 6.8×4 topics
  20. Cooperatives44▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Solidarity Economy43▲ 16×2 topics
  22. Participative Evaluation43▲ 29×1 topic
  23. Palliative Care41▲ 6.0×5 topics
  24. Finite Element Analysis38▲ 4.0×9 topics
  25. Turbulent Flow36▲ 7.2×4 topics
  26. End-of-Life Care34▲ 6.6×3 topics
  27. Construction33▲ 5.8×3 topics
  28. Vibration Control33▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Durability Performance32▲ 7.8×2 topics
  30. Medical Ethics32▲ 5.6×4 topics
  31. Healthcare Legislation31▲ 12×1 topic
  32. Patient Rights31▲ 9.8×1 topic
  33. Wave Propagation30▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Concrete Strengthening30▲ 11×1 topic
  35. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites30▲ 11×1 topic
  36. Social Policy28▲ 7.0×3 topics
  37. Band Gaps26▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Acoustic Metamaterials26▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Elastic Waves26▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Phononic Crystals26▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Université de Sherbrooke publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Education, sociology, and vocational training, Social Sciences and Governance, Health, Medicine and Society and Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete.

Education, sociology, an…65Education, sociology, and vocational training: 65 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 43 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 31 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 30 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 26 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 26 fractional worksInnovative concrete rein…25Innovative concrete reinforcement materials: 25 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 25 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 19 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 18 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 65 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 43 works
  3. 3 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 31 works
  4. 4 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 30 works
  5. 5 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 26 works
  6. 6 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 26 works
  7. 7 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials Civil and Structural Engineering 25 works
  8. 8 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 25 works
  9. 9 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 19 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 18 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 available38.8%not open61.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université de Sherbrooke's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% 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.