Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), or the National Institute of Scientific Research, is a research-focused university that exclusively offers graduate courses and programs. INRS focuses on four sectors: Energy, Materials and Telecommunications; Human, Animal and Environmental Health; Water, Earth and the Environment; and Urbanization, Culture and Society.
Latest ranking updates for National Institute of Scientific Research
- July 2023: Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities update. National Institute of Scientific Research achieves place 1133.
- June 2023: THE Times Higher Education, UK announced latest results of THE World University Impact Rankings - Overall with National Institute of Scientific Research in position 801.
- March 2023: National Institute of Scientific Research ranks 1001 in the latest Scimago Institutions Rankings from Scimago Institutions.
- January 2023: Publication of Research Infosource: Canada's Top 50 Research Universities. Ranking position #26.
University rankings
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- #26
- #26
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Research Infosource: Canada's Top 50 Research Universities
[Published 18 January, 2023]
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- #28
- #1188
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CWTS Leiden Ranking
[Published 22 June, 2022]
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- #28
- #1001
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Scimago Institutions Rankings
[Published 06 March, 2023]
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- #26
- #946
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CWUR Center for World University Rankings
[Published 25 April, 2022]
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- #34
- #1133
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Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities
[Published 31 July, 2023]
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- #26
- #801
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THE World University Impact Rankings - Overall
[Published 01 June, 2023]
About National Institute of Scientific Research
PROS
- Learners highlight the numerous student services available, including employment workshops, mental health services, and stress management.
- A recurring opinion from graduates is that finding work after graduation is relatively easy, which is likely related to the rankings and prestige of the INRS.
- One of the very few institutions offering degree related to environmental health, with courses and programs on a wide range of subjects related to environmental matters.
CONS
- Some students report that the admissions process can be slow, especially for applications from international students, so it may be recommendable to submit all applications as early as possible.
Key facts
- Foundation year:
- 1969
- Address:
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- 490 rue Couronne
- G1K 9A9, Quebec City
- Canada
- Website:
- https://www.inrs.ca/
- Social:
Map of National Institute of Scientific Research
- Laval University #14 (5.2 Km)
- National School of Public Administration #78 (0.15 Km)
FAQ
National Institute of Scientific Research ranks #37 in Canada in our meta ranking of 112 university rankings. See rankings of all 102 universities in Canada.
National Institute of Scientific Research ranks #2 in Quebec City in our meta ranking. See rankings of all 3 universities in Quebec City.
National Institute of Scientific Research is listed in Research Infosource: Canada's Top 50 Research Universities, CWTS Leiden Ranking, Scimago Institutions Rankings, CWUR Center for World University Rankings, Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities, THE World University Impact Rankings - Overall See all 6 rankings of National Institute of Scientific Research.
National Institute of Scientific Research achieved #26 in Research Infosource: Canada's Top 50 Research Universities. This is the university’s highest ranking in the 112 rankings tracked on our website. See all rankings for National Institute of Scientific Research.
A large number of university rankings include surveys among academics on reputation. In our meta ranking of 112 university rankings National Institute of Scientific Research ranks #2 among universities in Quebec City and #37 among universities in Canada. See all rankings of National Institute of Scientific Research.
In our meta ranking National Institute of Scientific Research ranks #37 among all universities in Canada and University of Toronto ranks #1. See all rankings of universities in Quebec City. Apart from rankings you may also want to see the ratings from students who attended the universities.
Ranking publishers
The Times/CAO, HEA
The Times and The Sunday Times
The Guardian News and Media Limited
The University League Tables
Rogers Digital Media
- Published:
- 07 October, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -MacLeans University Rankings - Comprehensive:
- Students 28%
Faculty 24%
Resources 20%
Reputation 15%
Student support 13%
- Published:
- 07 October, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -MacLeans University Rankings - Primarily Undergraduate Universities:
- Students 28%
Faculty 24%
Resources 20%
Reputation 15%
Student support 13%
- Published:
- 07 October, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -MacLeans University Rankings - Medical Doctoral Universities:
- Students 28%
Faculty 24%
Resources 20%
Reputation 15%
Student support 13%
U-Ranking
Wallstreet Journal USA & THE Times Higher Education, UK
RUY
- Published:
- 18 January, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Research Infosource: Canada's Top 50 Research Universities:
- Total Sponsored Research Income 20%
Research Intensity per Faculty 20%
Total Number of Publications 20%
Publication Intensity 20%
Publication Impact 10%
Research Intensity per Graduate Student 10%
- Published:
- 25 January, 2022
- Published:
- 25 January, 2022
América Economía
Perspektywy
THE Times Higher Education, UK
- Published:
- 27 September, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World University Rankings:
- 30% Teaching (the Learning Environment)
- Reputation survey: 15%
- Staff-to-student ratio: 4.5%
- Doctorate-to-bachelor’s ratio: 2.25%
- Doctorates-awarded-to-academic-staff ratio: 6%
- Institutional income: 2.25%
30% Research (Volume, Income and Reputation)
- Reputation survey: 18%
- Research income: 6%
- Research productivity: 6%
30% Citations (Research Influence)
7.5% International Outlook (Staff, Students and Research)
- Proportion of international students: 2.5%
- Proportion of international staff: 2.5%
- International collaboration: 2.5%
2.5% Industry Income (Knowledge Transfer)"
- Published:
- 23 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Global Employability University Ranking:
- Employability (survey) 100%
- Published:
- 16 November, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World Reputation Rankings:
- Research Reputation 66,6%
Teaching Reputation 33,3%
- Published:
- 25 January, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE World’s Most International Universities:
- Proportion of international students 25%
Proportion of international staff 25%
Proportion of journal publications with one or more international co-authors 25%
University’s international reputation 25%
- Published:
- 03 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -THE Young University Rankings:
- Teaching 30%
Research (volume, income and reputation) 30%
Citations 30%
International outlook (staff, students, research) 7.5%
Industry income (knowledge transfer) 2.5%
- Published:
- 01 June, 2023
- Published:
- 10 May, 2022
- Published:
- 11 May, 2022
British Quacquarelli Symonds, UK
- Published:
- 27 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -QS World University Rankings:
- Academic Reputation 40%
Employer Reputation 10%
Faculty/Student Ratio 20%
Citations per faculty 20%
International Faculty Ratio 5%
International Student Ratio 5%
- Published:
- 23 September, 2021
- Criteria used in ranking -QS Employability Rankings:
- Employer reputation 30%
Alumni outcomes 25%
Partnerships with Employers per Faculty 25%
Employer/Student Connections 10%
Graduate employment rate 10%
- Published:
- 26 October, 2022
RUF
Sapiens Research
Thomson Reuters
- Published:
- 23 October, 2019
- Criteria used in ranking -Reuters Most Innovative Universities:
- Patent Volume 33%
Patent Citations 34%
Industry Article Citation Impact 11%
Percent of Industry Collaborative Articles 11%
Total Web of Science Core Collection Papers 11%
National Institutional Ranking Framework
Careers360
Us News
- Published:
- 24 October, 2022
Urap
- Published:
- 28 November, 2022
ShanghaiRanking Consultancy
- Published:
- 15 August, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -ARWU Academic Ranking of World Universities - ShanghaiRanking:
- **Quality of Education 10%**
- Alumni winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 10%
**Quality of Faculty 40%**
- Staff winning Nobel Prizes/Field Medals 20%
- Highly Cited Researchers 20%
**Research Output 40%**
- Papers published in Nature and Science 20%
- Papers indexed in Science Citation Index-Expanded & Social Science Citation Index 20%
**Per Capita Performance 10%**
Forbes
Payscale
Washington Monthly
Kiplinger
The Princeton Review
Centre for Science and Technology Studies, Leiden University, Netherlands
- Published:
- 22 June, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWTS Leiden Ranking:
- Scientific Impact
Number of Publications
Collaboration
Open Access
Gender Diversity
Scimago Institutions
- Published:
- 06 March, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Scimago Institutions Rankings:
- Research 50%
Innovation 30%
Societal 20%
CWUR Center for World University Rankings
- Published:
- 25 April, 2022
- Criteria used in ranking -CWUR Center for World University Rankings:
- **Research Performance: 40%**
- Research Output: 10%
- High-Quality Publications: 10%
- Influence: 10%
- Citations: 10%
**Quality of Education: 25%**
**Alumni Employment: 25%**
**Quality of Faculty: 10%**
MONEY
Nature Index
- Published:
- 15 June, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Nature Index - Academic:
- Article count (AC)
Fractional count (FC)
Weighted fractional count (WFC)
NTU ranking
- Published:
- 11 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -NTU Performance Ranking of Scientific Papers:
- **Research Productivity: 25%**
- \# Articles last 11 years: 10%
- \# Articles current year: 15%
**Research Impact: 35%**
- \# Citations last 11 years: 15%
- \# Citations last 2 years: 10%
- Average \# citations last 11 years: 10%
**Research Excellence: 40%**
- H-index last 2 years: 10%
- \# Highly cited papers last 11 years: 15%
- \# Articles current year in high-impact journals: 15%
RUR Ranking Agency (Moscow, Russia)
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR World University Rankings:
- **Teaching: 40%**
- Ratio Faculty/Student: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Faculty/Doctoral Degrees Awarded: 8%
- Ratio Doctoral Degrees Awarded/Bachelor Degrees Awarded: 8%
- World Teaching Reputation: 8%
**Research: 40%**
- Citations per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- Doctoral Degrees per Accepted PhD: 8%
- Normalized Citation Impact: 8%
- Papers per Academic/Research Staff: 8%
- World Research Reputation: 8%
**International Diversity: 10%**
- International Faculty: 2%
- International Students: 2%
- International Co-Authored Papers: 2%
- Reputation Outside Geographical Region: 2%
- International Level: 2%
**Financial Sustainability: 10%**
- Institutional Income per Faculty: 2%
- Institutional Income per Student: 2%
- Papers per Research Income: 2%
- Research Income per Academic/Research Staff: 2%
- Research Income per Institutional Income: 2%
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Academic Rankings:
- Normalized citation impact (Citations of research publications from all university authors compared with world averages) 20%
Citation per papers 20%
Papers per academic and research staff 20%
International research reputation 20%
Share of research publications written in international co-authorship 20%
- Published:
- 25 May, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -RUR Reputation Ranking:
- Teaching Reputation 50%
Research Reputation 50%
StuDocu
- Published:
- 06 September, 2021
4icu
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
- Published:
- 11 August, 2022
Webometrics
- Published:
- 31 July, 2023
- Criteria used in ranking -Webometrics Ranking Web of Universities:
- Visibility 50%
Excellence 35%
Transparency 10%
Presence 5%