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Alberta Health Services

In research, Alberta Health Services stands highest in Health Sciences (#790 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#747 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Professions (#724 of 1,895 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Emergency Medicine and Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (Emergency Medicine is 8.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#2,406
of 22,385 · #1,227 all time
Rank in Canada
#58
of 305
Research works
9k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
196k
21.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Alberta Health Services

What is Alberta Health Services known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #790 of 9,902 10.6%1,212 #745
MedicineField #747 of 8,541 10.6%1,049 #702
Health ProfessionsField #724 of 1,895 9.9%144 #389
SurgerySubfield #614 of 1,532 11.9%131 #473
Life SciencesDomain #3,555 of 6,403 7.8%152 #1761
OncologySubfield #420 of 755 14.5%64 #473
EpidemiologySubfield #540 of 927 9.4%81 #537
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSubfield #609 of 1,037 11.8%86 #499
Social SciencesDomain #5,964 of 9,585 11.0%173 #2435
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,847 of 2,964 7.9%84 #1454

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alberta Health Services 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#745 #790
  2. Medicine#702 #747
  3. Health Professions#389 #724
  4. Surgery#473 #614
  5. Life Sciences#1,761 #3,555
  6. Oncology#473 #420
  7. Epidemiology#537 #540
  8. Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine#499 #609
  9. Social Sciences#2,435 #5,964
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,454 #1,847
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Alberta Health Services work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Alberta Health Services is in Health Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (64%), Health Professions (9%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (5%). It does 3.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 1,325 fractional works · 74.1% of its workMedicine: 1,146 fractional works · 64.0% of its workSurgery: 144 fractional works · 8.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 94 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEpidemiology: 91 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 75 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 74 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOncology: 72 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysiology: 53 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 46 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 43 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 38 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 36 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 31 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 30 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRheumatology: 25 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 21 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 19 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNephrology: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRehabilitation: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 15 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 12 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransplantation: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 158 fractional works · 8.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 96 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 14 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 10 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 188 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPsychology: 69 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 40 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 60 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 20 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 26 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 23 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 169 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 93 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 33 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 17 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 29 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 107 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEngineering: 47 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlberta HealthServices1,789fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences74%Social Sciences10%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Sciences1,32574.1%
    1. Medicine1,14664.0%
    2. Health Professions1588.8%
    3. Nursing110.6%
    4. Dentistry50.3%
    5. Veterinary50.3%
    1. Psychology693.8%
    2. Social Sciences603.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance261.4%
    4. Decision Sciences130.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting120.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities90.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology935.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology331.8%
    3. Neuroscience291.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences100.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics40.2%
    1. Engineering472.7%
    2. Environmental Science211.1%
    3. Computer Science181.0%
    4. Mathematics80.4%
    5. Physics and Astronomy40.2%
    6. Materials Science30.2%
    7. Energy20.1%
    8. Chemistry20.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Alberta Health Services specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Emergency Medicine takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Emergency MedicineSubfield · 36.2 works8.3×
  2. Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSubfield · 23.3 works5.1×
← 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: 0.11× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.98× its world share, 93 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.82× its world share, 33 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.01× its world share, 29 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.13× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 20 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.35× its world share, 158 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.33× its world share, 1,146 worksMedicineNursing: 1.27× its world share, 11 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.96× its world share, 5 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.21× its world share, 12 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 13 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 26 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 69 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 60 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.35×158 works
  2. Medicine3.33×1,146 works
  3. Veterinary1.96×5 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.82×33 works
  5. Nursing1.27×11 works
  6. Psychology1.26×69 works
  7. Neuroscience1.01×29 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.98×93 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.75×13 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.70×4 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.67×26 works
  12. Dentistry0.62×5 works
  13. Mathematics0.37×8 works
  14. Social Sciences0.26×60 works
  15. Environmental Science0.23×20 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.21×12 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.19×1 works
  18. Engineering0.18×48 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.17×9 works
  20. Computer Science0.13×18 works
  21. Energy0.13×2 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.11×10 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.10×4 works
  24. Chemistry0.07×2 works
  25. Materials Science0.05×3 works
  26. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Alberta Health Services?

Ranked on the quality score, Kelly Mrklas, Christine M. Friedenreich and Lin Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alberta Health Services.

  1. 1 Kelly Mrklas Canada · #36,753 worldwide 4.4k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Christine M. Friedenreich Canada · #38,632 worldwide 47k citations · 690 works
  3. 3 Lin Yang Canada · #52,461 worldwide 45k citations · 459 works
  4. 4 Miranda M Fidler-Benaoudia Canada · #102,816 worldwide 6.8k citations · 70 works
  5. 5 Lorraine Shack Canada · #362,971 worldwide 4k citations · 82 works
  6. 6 Nigel T. Brockton Canada · #369,830 worldwide 2.5k citations · 69 works
  7. 7 Tracy Wasylak Canada · #412,666 worldwide 2.6k citations · 98 works
  8. 8 April Gusnowski Canada · #420,054 worldwide 1.4k citations · 43 works
  9. 9 Heather K. Neilson Canada · #453,032 worldwide 2.9k citations · 49 works
  10. 10 Shireen Surood Canada · #580,666 worldwide 1.9k citations · 81 works
All ranked researchers at Alberta Health Services

What are the most cited papers from Alberta Health Services?

The most cited paper from Alberta Health Services is "World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour" (Fiona Bull et al., 2020), with 11,799 citations. Next come "An overview of clinical decision support systems: benefits, risks, and strategies for success" (3,082) and "The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): A Simple Method for the Assessment of Palliative Care Patients" (2,729).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 World Health Organization 2020 guidelines on physical activity and sedentary behaviour Fiona Bull et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 25 Nov 2020 11,799
2 An overview of clinical decision support systems: benefits, risks, and strategies for success Reed Taylor Sutton, David Pincock, Daniel C. Baumgart et al. · npj Digital Medicine Open access 6 Feb 2020 3,082
3 The Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS): A Simple Method for the Assessment of Palliative Care Patients Eduardo D Bruera, Norma Kuehn, Melvin J. Miller et al. · Journal of Palliative Care Jun 1991 2,729
4 Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8 Eli Coleman et al. · International Journal of Transgender Health Open access119 authors 19 Aug 2022 2,672
5 The epidemiology of glioma in adults: a "state of the science" review Quinn T. Ostrom, Luc Bauchet, Faith G. Davis et al. · Neuro-Oncology Open access 19 May 2014 2,322
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alberta Health Services?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Cardiovascular Disease, Risk Factors, Quality of Life, Primary Care, Depression and Mortality.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology205▲ 2.9×121 topics
  2. Inflammation99▲ 2.6×70 topics
  3. Cardiovascular Disease74▲ 3.6×32 topics
  4. Quality of Life73▲ 2.8×48 topics
  5. Risk Factors71▲ 3.6×35 topics
  6. Public Health62▲ 2.4×45 topics
  7. Depression60▲ 3.8×21 topics
  8. Treatment51▲ 2.3×44 topics
  9. Diagnosis48▲ 2.9×37 topics
  10. Mortality47▲ 4.6×12 topics
  11. Primary Care46▲ 7.0×11 topics
  12. Management44▲ 3.1×31 topics
  13. COVID-1943▲ 1.84×20 topics
  14. Metabolic Syndrome42▲ 2.9×23 topics
  15. Obesity41▲ 3.0×23 topics
  16. Guidelines41▲ 4.8×13 topics
  17. Clinical Trials39▲ 3.3×18 topics
  18. Complications36▲ 4.1×16 topics
  19. Patient Satisfaction36▲ 6.5×9 topics
  20. Anxiety36▲ 4.2×11 topics
  21. Biomarkers34▲ 2.7×16 topics
  22. Diabetes34▲ 3.8×15 topics
  23. Global Burden34▲ 3.5×12 topics
  24. Prognosis34▲ 5.6×9 topics
  25. Rehabilitation33▲ 4.6×12 topics
  26. Heart Failure32▲ 4.0×12 topics
  27. Health-related Quality of Life32▲ 7.4×5 topics
  28. Critical Care31▲ 7.2×8 topics
  29. Quality Improvement28▲ 8.0×8 topics
  30. Glycemic Control27▲ 9.4×4 topics
  31. Chronic Disease Management27▲ 7.6×5 topics
  32. Clinical Outcomes26▲ 6.7×6 topics
  33. Mortality Risk26▲ 6.0×6 topics
  34. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes25▲ 7.3×6 topics
  35. Medical Education25▲ 5.2×13 topics
  36. Preterm Infants24▲ 11×4 topics
  37. Resuscitation24▲ 10×4 topics
  38. Intensive Care Unit23▲ 10×4 topics
  39. Behavior Change21▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Health Care Utilization21▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Alberta Health Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Health Policy Implementation Science, Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Neonatal Respiratory Hea…15Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 15 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…14Health Policy Implementation Science: 14 fractional worksPharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 13 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…13Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 13 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resus…12Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 12 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 12 fractional worksEmergency and Acute Care Studies: 12 fractional worksBone health and osteopor…10Bone health and osteoporosis research: 10 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 10 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 10 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineGeneral Health ProfessionsGeriatrics and GerontologyEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 15 works
  2. 2 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 14 works
  3. 3 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 13 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 13 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 12 works
  6. 6 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 12 works
  7. 7 Emergency and Acute Care Studies Emergency Medicine 12 works
  8. 8 Bone health and osteoporosis research Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 10 works
  9. 9 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 10 works
  10. 10 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 10 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 available44.1%not open55.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.0%domestic only83.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alberta Health Services's research output changed?

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

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Alberta Health Services as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0066% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Alberta Health Services0.0065% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Alberta Health Services over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%Alberta Health Services10.4% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.2% in 2008.

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