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Université du Québec à Montréal

In research, Université du Québec à Montréal stands highest in Social Sciences (#503 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#648 of 6,365 worldwide) and Psychology (#225 of 2,181 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Linguistics and Language and History and Philosophy of Science — Urban Studies is 9.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,347
of 28,054 · #1,016 all time
Rank in Canada
#29
of 403
Research works
32k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
600k
18.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Université du Québec à 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
Social SciencesDomain #503 of 10,521 15.8%2,690 #445
Social SciencesField #648 of 6,365 13.3%1,513 #586
PsychologyField #225 of 2,181 18.8%464 #339
Physical SciencesDomain #1,344 of 12,888 18.7%1,357 #869
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #404 of 2,578 10.7%697 #401
Environmental ScienceField #578 of 3,551 20.9%323 #410
Life SciencesDomain #1,598 of 7,800 18.7%370 #1474
Computer ScienceField #963 of 4,667 18.7%350 #777
EngineeringField #1,417 of 6,636 20.9%326 #674
Arts and HumanitiesField #586 of 1,998 13.7%357 #399

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université du Québec à 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. Social Sciences#445 #503
  2. Social Sciences#586 #648
  3. Psychology#339 #225
  4. Physical Sciences#869 #1,344
  5. Sociology and Political Science#401 #404
  6. Environmental Science#410 #578
  7. Life Sciences#1,474 #1,598
  8. Computer Science#777 #963
  9. Engineering#674 #1,417
  10. Arts and Humanities#399 #586
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 du Québec à Montréal specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 9.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 122.4 works9.1×
  2. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 48.9 works8.8×
  3. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 47.1 works6.3×
  4. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 207.6 works4.1×
  5. PhilosophySubfield · 83.5 works4.0×
  6. Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield · 697.5 works4.0×
← 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: 0.62× its world share, 142 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 116 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.20× its world share, 94 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.31× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 33 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.93× its world share, 350 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 145 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 20 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 326 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 323 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 38 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 67 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 49 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 187 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 241 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.55× its world share, 357 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.14× its world share, 178 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.46× its world share, 68 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 109 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.14× its world share, 464 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 1,513 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Université du Québec à Montréal?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert J. Vallerand, Yves Gingras and Robert J. Vallerand lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université du Québec à Montréal.

  1. 1 Robert J. Vallerand Canada · #12,555 worldwide 946 citations · 52 works
  2. 2 Yves Gingras Canada · #18,056 worldwide 319 citations · 107 works
  3. 3 Robert J. Vallerand Canada · #20,150 worldwide 1.3k citations · 39 works
  4. 4 Heinz Schilling Canada · #22,472 worldwide 105 citations · 93 works
  5. 5 Dominic Deslandes Canada · #31,471 worldwide 733 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Luc‐Alain Giraldeau Canada · #34,327 worldwide 229 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 François Lalonde Canada · #46,172 worldwide 403 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Jorge Niosi Canada · #46,950 worldwide 209 citations · 61 works
  9. 9 Denis Cormier Canada · #47,437 worldwide 546 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Richard Y. Bourhis Canada · #49,518 worldwide 628 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Université du Québec à Montréal

Which keywords describe research at Université du Québec à Montréal?

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

▲ 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. Community Engagement275▲ 17×16 topics
  2. Climate Change261▲ 1.99×95 topics
  3. Territorial Governance253▲ 42×3 topics
  4. Local Development253▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Mental Health229▲ 3.2×41 topics
  6. Social Justice220▲ 7.7×29 topics
  7. Globalization200▲ 2.1×107 topics
  8. Public Policy188▲ 7.9×19 topics
  9. Sustainable Development185▲ 2.4×45 topics
  10. Gender Studies161▲ 22×13 topics
  11. Identity159▲ 4.5×46 topics
  12. Citizen Participation151▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Environmental Participation148▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Proximity and Innovation148▲ 38×1 topic
  15. Ethnographic Research139▲ 53×4 topics
  16. Educational Policies136▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Professional Practices135▲ 71×1 topic
  18. Public Action135▲ 71×1 topic
  19. History128▲ 3.8×40 topics
  20. Economic Development127▲ 3.2×26 topics
  21. Gender126▲ 4.8×41 topics
  22. Nationalism117▲ 5.2×22 topics
  23. Citizenship114▲ 19×8 topics
  24. Institutionalization110▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Social Innovation110▲ 15×7 topics
  26. Cooperatives108▲ 28×4 topics
  27. Solidarity Economy106▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Resilience106▲ 4.5×17 topics
  29. Participative Evaluation105▲ 61×1 topic
  30. Cultural Identity99▲ 4.0×25 topics
  31. Colonialism92▲ 4.0×36 topics
  32. Religion87▲ 3.8×29 topics
  33. Immigration84▲ 15×7 topics
  34. Language80▲ 6.8×8 topics
  35. Social Policy77▲ 17×5 topics
  36. Migration76▲ 4.7×19 topics
  37. Sociolinguistics75▲ 8.2×8 topics
  38. Social Determinants of Health69▲ 6.2×6 topics
  39. Canada68▲ 116×1 topic
  40. minorities68▲ 116×1 topic

Which research topics does Université du Québec à Montréal publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social …148French Urban and Social Studies: 148 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 135 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 105 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 68 fractional worksCultural Insights and Digital Impacts: 49 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…46Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 46 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 42 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 31 fractional worksFrench Language Learning Methods: 31 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 30 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesComputer Networks and CommunicationsPhilosophy4 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 148 works
  2. 2 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 135 works
  3. 3 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 105 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 68 works
  5. 5 Cultural Insights and Digital Impacts Computer Networks and Communications 49 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 46 works
  7. 7 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 42 works
  8. 8 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 31 works
  9. 9 French Language Learning Methods Linguistics and Language 31 works
  10. 10 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 30 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 available39.8%not open60.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.7%domestic only80.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université du Québec à Montréal's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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