Question 1

What is Université Laval known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Université Laval stands highest in Health Sciences (#241 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#248 of 8,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#305 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Urban Studies, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems and History and Philosophy of Science (Urban Studies is 3.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Université Laval rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Université Laval ranks #367 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#300 all time), and #13 of 305 in Canada.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Université Laval?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Philippe Pîbarot, Mario Leclerc and Olivier Boiral lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Université Laval.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Université Laval?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Université Laval is "Validation of the Insomnia Severity Index as an outcome measure for insomnia research" (Célyne Bastien, 2001), with 8,166 citations. Next come "Domain-Adversarial Training of Neural Networks" (7,721) and "Decision aids for people facing health treatment or screening decisions" (6,656).

Question 5

Which research topics does Université Laval publish most on?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Université Laval?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Which fields of science does Université Laval work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 30% of research at Université Laval is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Social Sciences (15%), Engineering (12%).

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Université Laval's?

Accepted Answer

University of Calgary has the research profile closest to Université Laval's (similarity 0.68 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Neuroscience, followed by Lund University and Instituto de Salud Carlos III.

Question 9

Is Université Laval's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.