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2026-08-27 · Research focus · Université Laval · Canada

What drives Université Laval's research

Ask where Université Laval's research energy goes and the open scholarly record gives a precise answer: 33,430 co-authored works in five years, built with partners in 80 countries.

Its most distinctive research concentrations include French Urban and Social Studies; Canadian Identity and History; Social Sciences and Governance.

The work's field-weighted citation impact is 2.24, against a world average of 1.0.

The Research Collaboration Index, the first global account of how universities actually collaborate, publishes its first full edition on Tuesday 15 September at 09:00 UK.

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