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Alberta Hospital Edmonton

In research, Alberta Hospital Edmonton stands highest in Medicine (#6,984 of 10,443 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#8,343 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine — Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine is 13.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,281
of 28,054 · #10,017 all time
Rank in Canada
#295
of 403
Research works
1.8k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
35k
19.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Alberta Hospital Edmonton 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
MedicineField #6,984 of 10,443 7.1%153 #3031
Health SciencesDomain #8,343 of 11,982 7.1%163 #3663

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Alberta Hospital Edmonton 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).

What does Alberta Hospital Edmonton specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine takes 13.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSubfield · 28.8 works13×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.89× its world share, 153 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Alberta Hospital Edmonton?

Ranked on the composite score, Pierre Flor-Henry, J. Dewey Soper and Harald Becher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alberta Hospital Edmonton.

  1. 1 Pierre Flor-Henry Canada · #783,262 worldwide 48 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 J. Dewey Soper Canada · #843,471 worldwide 41 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Harald Becher Canada · #1,062,600 worldwide 55 citations · 66 works
  4. 4 John R. Reddon Canada · #1,142,923 worldwide 46 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Paul Ian Steinberg Canada · #1,528,963 worldwide 2 citations · 31 works
  6. 6 Milton S. Ray Canada · #1,557,988 worldwide 4 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Alberta Hospital Edmonton

Which keywords describe research at Alberta Hospital Edmonton?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cardiovascular Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Heart Failure, Epidemiology, Glycemic Control, Guidelines and Diabetes.

▲ 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. Cardiovascular Disease23▲ 9.9×20 topics
  2. Epidemiology20▲ 2.5×70 topics
  3. Metabolic Syndrome14▲ 8.1×14 topics
  4. Obesity13▲ 8.4×10 topics
  5. Inflammation12▲ 2.8×35 topics
  6. Heart Failure12▲ 13×9 topics
  7. Risk Factors10▲ 4.3×20 topics
  8. Glycemic Control10▲ 30×4 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress9▲ 2.8×19 topics
  10. Guidelines8▲ 8.6×5 topics
  11. Diabetes8▲ 7.9×9 topics
  12. Diagnosis8▲ 4.1×21 topics
  13. Insulin Therapy8▲ 31×3 topics
  14. Management8▲ 4.8×15 topics
  15. Atherosclerosis7▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Treatment7▲ 2.9×24 topics
  17. Depression7▲ 3.9×14 topics
  18. Insulin Resistance7▲ 7.4×6 topics
  19. Coronary Artery Disease6▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Diabetes Mellitus6▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Vascular Function6▲ 30×2 topics
  22. Myocardial Infarction6▲ 12×6 topics
  23. Infertility5▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Type 1 Diabetes5▲ 31×2 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines5▲ 9.0×7 topics
  26. Complications5▲ 5.2×9 topics
  27. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Percutaneous Coronary Intervention5▲ 19×4 topics
  29. Endothelial Function5▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Epicardial Fat5▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Perivascular Adipose Tissue5▲ 52×1 topic
  32. Fertility5▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Echocardiography4▲ 8.0×7 topics
  34. Pancreatic Islets4▲ 48×1 topic
  35. ß-Cell Dysfunction4▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Cardiovascular Events4▲ 16×4 topics
  37. Continuous Glucose Monitoring4▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Hypoglycemia4▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Ovarian Reserve4▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome4▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Alberta Hospital Edmonton publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity, Pancreatic function and diabetes, Ovarian function and disorders and Diabetes Management and Research.

Cardiovascular Disease a…5Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 5 fractional worksPancreatic function and …4Pancreatic function and diabetes: 4 fractional worksOvarian function and dis…4Ovarian function and disorders: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Management and …4Diabetes Management and Research: 4 fractional worksDiabetes Treatment and Management: 3 fractional worksAcute Myocardial Infarction Research: 2 fractional worksCardiac, Anesthesia and …2Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic…2Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Issues in…2Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy: 2 fractional worksCardiovascular Function …2Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors: 2 fractional works
Cardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineSurgeryReproductive MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism1 others

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

  1. 1 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 5 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 4 works
  3. 3 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 4 works
  4. 4 Diabetes Management and Research Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 4 works
  5. 5 Diabetes Treatment and Management Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 3 works
  6. 6 Acute Myocardial Infarction Research Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  9. 9 Cardiovascular Issues in Pregnancy Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  10. 10 Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 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 available33.5%not open66.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.2%domestic only86.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alberta Hospital Edmonton's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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