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Université Laval

In research, Université Laval stands highest in Health Sciences (#484 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#535 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#444 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, History and Philosophy of Science and Animal Science and Zoology — Urban Studies is 4.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#694
of 28,054 · #396 all time
Rank in Canada
#17
of 403
Research works
63k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.7M
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Université Laval 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 #484 of 11,982 18.0%1,931 #305
MedicineField #535 of 10,443 18.5%1,502 #324
Life SciencesDomain #444 of 7,800 22.8%1,261 #298
Social SciencesDomain #698 of 10,521 16.4%2,424 #410
Physical SciencesDomain #884 of 12,888 16.1%2,502 #479
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #267 of 3,409 23.8%440 #301
EngineeringField #720 of 6,636 14.3%1,035 #396
Social SciencesField #795 of 6,365 14.2%1,299 #582
Environmental ScienceField #486 of 3,551 19.9%486 #339
PsychologyField #300 of 2,181 17.4%422 #366

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Université Laval 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#305 #484
  2. Medicine#324 #535
  3. Life Sciences#298 #444
  4. Social Sciences#410 #698
  5. Physical Sciences#479 #884
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#301 #267
  7. Engineering#396 #720
  8. Social Sciences#582 #795
  9. Environmental Science#339 #486
  10. Psychology#366 #300
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 Laval specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Urban Studies takes 4.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Urban StudiesSubfield · 97.5 works4.3×
  2. History and Philosophy of ScienceSubfield · 49.6 works4.0×
  3. Animal Science and ZoologySubfield · 61.0 works3.4×
  4. Linguistics and LanguageSubfield · 29.6 works3.2×
  5. Endocrine and Autonomic SystemsSubfield · 20.5 works3.0×
  6. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 258.7 works2.3×
← 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: 1.14× its world share, 440 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.17× its world share, 505 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 76 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 220 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 21 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 33 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 94 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 298 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 136 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.65× its world share, 48 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 1,035 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 486 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 190 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 81 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 100 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 18 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 339 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 1,502 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 57 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 15 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.27× its world share, 299 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.78× its world share, 205 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 61 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 139 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 422 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 1,299 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 1.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Université Laval?

Ranked on the composite score, Jean‐Pierre Després, Mircea Steriade and Paul Poirier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Laval.

  1. 1 Jean‐Pierre Després Canada · #1,574 worldwide 1.4k citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Mircea Steriade Canada · #3,084 worldwide 1.3k citations · 96 works
  3. 3 Paul Poirier Canada · #3,826 worldwide 960 citations · 80 works
  4. 4 France Légaré Canada · #7,194 worldwide 916 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Gaston Godin Canada · #8,916 worldwide 894 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Guy G. Poirier Canada · #9,761 worldwide 954 citations · 54 works
  7. 7 Mario Leclerc Canada · #11,116 worldwide 1.1k citations · 59 works
  8. 8 Claude Bouchard Canada · #11,180 worldwide 1.6k citations · 247 works
  9. 9 Bernard Têtu Canada · #11,949 worldwide 1.4k citations · 46 works
  10. 10 Louis Lacombe Canada · #12,489 worldwide 1.3k citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Université Laval

Which keywords describe research at Université Laval?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Community Engagement, Territorial Governance, Local Development, Climate Change, Social Justice, Citizen Participation, Environmental Participation and Proximity and Innovation.

▲ 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 Change358▲ 1.64×89 topics
  2. Epidemiology330◆ 1.03×133 topics
  3. Community Engagement221▲ 8.2×17 topics
  4. Sustainability211◆ 1.07×84 topics
  5. Mental Health202▲ 1.69×44 topics
  6. Territorial Governance201▲ 20×3 topics
  7. Local Development201▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Inflammation195◆ 1.15×80 topics
  9. Globalization180◆ 1.13×106 topics
  10. Social Justice178▲ 3.7×35 topics
  11. Environmental Impact172▲ 1.25×52 topics
  12. Public Health161▲ 1.37×57 topics
  13. Sustainable Development157▲ 1.22×52 topics
  14. Identity144▲ 2.4×48 topics
  15. Public Policy142▲ 3.6×22 topics
  16. Economic Development119▲ 1.80×29 topics
  17. Metabolic Syndrome119▲ 1.80×22 topics
  18. Citizen Participation116▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Nationalism115▲ 3.1×20 topics
  20. Environmental Participation112▲ 17×1 topic
  21. Proximity and Innovation112▲ 17×1 topic
  22. History111▲ 1.95×43 topics
  23. Gender Studies105▲ 8.4×12 topics
  24. Citizenship99▲ 10×9 topics
  25. Institutionalization96▲ 13×5 topics
  26. Social Innovation92▲ 7.2×7 topics
  27. Cooperatives90▲ 14×3 topics
  28. Solidarity Economy90▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Participative Evaluation89▲ 31×1 topic
  30. Ethnographic Research84▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Educational Policies83▲ 8.8×2 topics
  32. Sociological Analysis82▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Immigration82▲ 8.9×7 topics
  34. Professional Practices82▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Public Action82▲ 26×1 topic
  36. Language77▲ 3.9×7 topics
  37. Social Policy72▲ 9.3×5 topics
  38. Social Determinants of Health71▲ 3.9×7 topics
  39. Canada68▲ 69×1 topic
  40. minorities68▲ 69×1 topic

Which research topics does Université Laval publish most on?

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

French Urban and Social Studies: 112 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 89 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 82 fractional worksCanadian Identity and History: 68 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 39 fractional worksHistorical Studies and S…38Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 38 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Society: 38 fractional worksMulticulturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender: 35 fractional worksIndigenous Studies and Ecology: 33 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 31 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceUrban StudiesGeneral Health ProfessionsHistory and Philosophy of Science2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 112 works
  2. 2 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 89 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 82 works
  4. 4 Canadian Identity and History Sociology and Political Science 68 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 39 works
  6. 6 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 38 works
  7. 7 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 38 works
  8. 8 Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender Political Science and International Relations 35 works
  9. 9 Indigenous Studies and Ecology General Health Professions 33 works
  10. 10 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 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 available38.3%not open61.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Université Laval's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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