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BC Children's Hospital

In research, BC Children's Hospital stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,693 of 11,982 worldwide), Medicine (#1,512 of 10,443 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#1,246 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health and Psychiatry and Mental health — Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health is 9.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,925
of 28,054 · #4,070 all time
Rank in Canada
#60
of 403
Research works
4.1k
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
114k
27.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is BC Children's Hospital 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
Health SciencesDomain #1,693 of 11,982 20.1%523 #1728
MedicineField #1,512 of 10,443 20.2%462 #1499
Life SciencesDomain #1,246 of 7,800 24.8%179 #1704
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,829 of 3,579 25.8%110 #1941
Social SciencesDomain #6,892 of 10,521 23.3%77 #7835
SurgerySubfield #1,255 of 1,816 15.2%66 #1455

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BC Children's Hospital 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#1,728 #1,693
  2. Medicine#1,499 #1,512
  3. Life Sciences#1,704 #1,246
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#1,941 #1,829
  5. Social Sciences#7,835 #6,892
  6. Surgery#1,455 #1,255
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

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

What does BC Children's Hospital specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health takes 9.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSubfield · 56.4 works9.3×
  2. Psychiatry and Mental healthSubfield · 24.4 works6.0×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.54× its world share, 110 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.61× its world share, 29 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.48× its world share, 33 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.07× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.30× its world share, 49 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.97× its world share, 462 worksMedicineNursing: 2.31× its world share, 9 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.76× its world share, 44 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BC Children's Hospital?

Ranked on the composite score, Shubhayan Sanatani, Olof Flodmark and Alan Hill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BC Children's Hospital.

  1. 1 Shubhayan Sanatani Canada · #70,449 worldwide 428 citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Olof Flodmark Canada · #113,381 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Alan Hill Canada · #114,908 worldwide 222 citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Lori B. Tucker Canada · #172,802 worldwide 97 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Mark Chilvers Canada · #184,974 worldwide 87 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Derek G. Human Canada · #285,615 worldwide 80 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Paul Steinbok Canada · #293,733 worldwide 115 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Eric Hassall Canada · #308,854 worldwide 73 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Kirk R. Schultz Canada · #309,548 worldwide 122 citations · 46 works
  10. 10 James E. Potts Canada · #319,400 worldwide 81 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at BC Children's Hospital

Which keywords describe research at BC Children's Hospital?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Genetics, Adolescents, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, Inflammation, Children, Treatment and Preterm Infants.

▲ 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. Epidemiology114▲ 3.5×108 topics
  2. Inflammation44▲ 2.6×68 topics
  3. Genetics34▲ 6.0×20 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress32▲ 2.4×37 topics
  5. Adolescents29▲ 9.7×7 topics
  6. Treatment29▲ 3.0×41 topics
  7. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes26▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Cardiovascular Disease23▲ 2.6×33 topics
  9. Management22▲ 3.5×23 topics
  10. Children22▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Mental Health22▲ 1.84×29 topics
  12. Diagnosis22▲ 2.9×32 topics
  13. Public Health22▲ 1.83×36 topics
  14. Cancer20▲ 1.87×40 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations20▲ 5.8×21 topics
  16. Preterm Infants18▲ 18×4 topics
  17. Prevalence17▲ 5.2×12 topics
  18. Metabolic Syndrome17▲ 2.5×21 topics
  19. Maternal Mortality16▲ 9.2×5 topics
  20. Neurological Disorders16▲ 3.5×18 topics
  21. Pathogenesis16▲ 3.8×20 topics
  22. Executive Functioning15▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Cerebral Palsy14▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Cognitive Function14▲ 9.5×6 topics
  25. SARS-CoV-214▲ 5.2×6 topics
  26. Guidelines14▲ 3.6×11 topics
  27. Rehabilitation13▲ 4.0×11 topics
  28. Endothelial Dysfunction13▲ 6.8×6 topics
  29. Preterm Birth12▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Pulmonary Hypertension12▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Family-Centered Care11▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Infant Mortality11▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Inflammatory Bowel Disease11▲ 12×5 topics
  34. Prenatal Diagnosis11▲ 9.1×7 topics
  35. Psychological Interventions11▲ 10×4 topics
  36. Chronic Disease10▲ 7.0×4 topics
  37. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia10▲ 19×2 topics
  38. DNA Methylation10▲ 10×3 topics
  39. Immunology9▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Pregnancy Complications9▲ 15×2 topics

Which research topics does BC Children's Hospital publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infant Development and Preterm Care, Neonatal Respiratory Health Research, Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies.

Infant Development and P…11Infant Development and Preterm Care: 11 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Hea…9Neonatal Respiratory Health Research: 9 fractional worksEosinophilic Esophagitis: 8 fractional worksPregnancy and preeclampsia studies: 8 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 8 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 8 fractional worksCerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders: 8 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…7Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 7 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 6 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease: 6 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineSurgeryObstetrics and Gynecology4 others

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

  1. 1 Infant Development and Preterm Care Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  2. 2 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 9 works
  3. 3 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Surgery 8 works
  4. 4 Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies Obstetrics and Gynecology 8 works
  5. 5 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 8 works
  6. 6 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 8 works
  7. 7 Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders Psychiatry and Mental health 8 works
  8. 8 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 7 works
  9. 9 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  10. 10 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 6 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.8%domestic only75.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has BC Children's Hospital's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% higher 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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