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Bruyère

In research, Bruyère stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,821 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#2,209 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in General Health Professions and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health (General Health Professions is 10.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,432
of 22,385 · #6,782 all time
Rank in Canada
#116
of 305
Research works
623
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Bruyère

What is Bruyère 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 #1,821 of 9,902 14.8%119 #2340
MedicineField #2,209 of 8,541 15.7%81 #2701

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bruyère 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 fields of science does Bruyère work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Bruyère is in Health Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Health Professions (20%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 139 fractional works · 64.7% of its workMedicine: 93 fractional works · 43.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 22 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEpidemiology: 8 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 43 fractional works · 20.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 31 fractional works · 14.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedical Terminology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 24.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 20 fractional works · 9.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHealth: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 8.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 6.4% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.8% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workParasitology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBruyère214fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences24%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine9343.6%
    2. Health Professions4320.0%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences209.4%
    2. Psychology188.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting52.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.8%
    5. Decision Sciences31.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities20.8%
    1. Computer Science83.5%
    2. Engineering31.6%
    3. Environmental Science20.7%
    4. Mathematics10.5%
    5. Materials Science00.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    1. Neuroscience42.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology31.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Bruyère specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: General Health Professions takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. General Health ProfessionsSubfield · 30.9 works10×
  2. Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSubfield · 22.1 works7.8×
← 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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.40× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.46× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 7.60× its world share, 43 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.70× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.47× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.72× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 20 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions7.60×43 works
  2. Psychology2.72×18 works
  3. Medicine2.27×93 works
  4. Nursing2.14×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.47×3 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.40×3 works
  7. Neuroscience1.27×4 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.19×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×4 works
  10. Social Sciences0.74×20 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.70×5 works
  12. Computer Science0.46×8 works
  13. Mathematics0.43×1 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.29×2 works
  15. Dentistry0.24×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.15×2 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×2 works
  18. Engineering0.11×3 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.01×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bruyère?

Ranked on the quality score, Olivia Magwood, Peter Gerard Lawlor and Christine M. Mathew lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bruyère.

  1. 1 Olivia Magwood Canada · #102,089 worldwide 2.2k citations · 80 works
  2. 2 Peter Gerard Lawlor Canada · #419,241 worldwide 5.6k citations · 141 works
  3. 3 Christine M. Mathew Canada · #660,905 worldwide 1.1k citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Lisa Mary Sheehy Canada · #712,572 worldwide 1.3k citations · 83 works
  5. 5 Peter Walker Canada · #730,061 worldwide 968 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Rhiannon L. Roberts Canada · #1,028,479 worldwide 289 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Amy T. Hsu Canada · #1,037,891 worldwide 2.2k citations · 173 works
  8. 8 Lisa M. Boucher Canada · #1,495,536 worldwide 543 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 Victoria I. Barbeau Canada · #1,635,707 worldwide 208 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Kiran Saluja Canada · #1,872,075 worldwide 386 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Bruyère

What are the most cited papers from Bruyère?

The most cited paper from Bruyère is "The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews" (Matthew James Page et al., 2021), with 105,915 citations. Next come "PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews" (11,781) and "AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both" (10,915).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews Matthew James Page et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 29 Mar 2021 105,915
2 PRISMA 2020 explanation and elaboration: updated guidance and exemplars for reporting systematic reviews Matthew James Page et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 29 Mar 2021 11,781
3 AMSTAR 2: a critical appraisal tool for systematic reviews that include randomised or non-randomised studies of healthcare interventions, or both Beverley Shea, Barnaby C Reeves, George A. Wells et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 21 Sep 2017 10,915
4 Updated guidance for trusted systematic reviews: a new edition of the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions Miranda Cumpston, Tianjing Li, Matthew James Page et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews ReviewOpen access 3 Oct 2019 7,209
5 Synthesis without meta-analysis (SWiM) in systematic reviews: reporting guideline Mhairi Campbell, Joanne E. McKenzie, Amanda J. Sowden et al. · BMJ ReviewOpen access 16 Jan 2020 4,457
All 52 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bruyère?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Aging, Quality of Life, Ethical Considerations, Chronic Disease Management, Quality of Care, Palliative Care and End-of-Life.

▲ 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. Epidemiology17▲ 1.94×63 topics
  2. Primary Care14▲ 18×13 topics
  3. Quality of Life14▲ 4.5×27 topics
  4. Aging12▲ 9.8×8 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations10▲ 14×8 topics
  6. Mental Health9▲ 3.1×20 topics
  7. Public Health9▲ 3.0×33 topics
  8. Chronic Disease Management9▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Quality of Care9▲ 50×4 topics
  10. Palliative Care9▲ 27×4 topics
  11. End-of-Life9▲ 46×3 topics
  12. COVID-198▲ 3.0×16 topics
  13. Long-Term Care8▲ 52×2 topics
  14. Health Care Costs8▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Mortality Risk8▲ 15×5 topics
  16. Advance Care Planning8▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Family Perspectives8▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Patient Satisfaction8▲ 11×8 topics
  19. COVID-19 Impact7▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Nursing Home7▲ 89×1 topic
  21. Person-Centered Care7▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Elderly Patients7▲ 20×4 topics
  23. Depression7▲ 3.6×13 topics
  24. Social Support7▲ 6.0×10 topics
  25. Communication6▲ 9.5×5 topics
  26. Digital Divide6▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Evidence-Based Practice6▲ 21×4 topics
  28. Health Disparities6▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Quality Improvement6▲ 14×8 topics
  30. Physical Performance6▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Behavior Change5▲ 17×4 topics
  32. Functional Recovery5▲ 16×4 topics
  33. Elderly5▲ 9.9×7 topics
  34. Alzheimer's Disease5▲ 8.4×6 topics
  35. Cognitive Decline5▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Neuroimaging5▲ 8.5×7 topics
  37. Caregiver Burden5▲ 20×2 topics
  38. Cognitive Training5▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Social Relationships5▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Dementia5▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Bruyère publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes, Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research and Health Policy Implementation Science.

Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues: 8 fractional worksGeriatric Care and Nursing Homes: 7 fractional worksDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research: 5 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementation Science: 4 fractional worksTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation: 4 fractional worksStroke Rehabilitation and Recovery: 4 fractional worksFrailty in Older Adults4Frailty in Older Adults: 4 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …3Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 3 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and T…3Healthcare Systems and Technology: 3 fractional worksContext-Aware Activity R…3Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems: 3 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthGeneral Health ProfessionsPsychiatry and Mental healthRehabilitation3 others

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

  1. 1 Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 8 works
  2. 2 Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes General Health Professions 7 works
  3. 3 Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research Psychiatry and Mental health 5 works
  4. 4 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 4 works
  5. 5 Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  6. 6 Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery Rehabilitation 4 works
  7. 7 Frailty in Older Adults Geriatrics and Gerontology 4 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 3 works
  9. 9 Healthcare Systems and Technology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 3 works
  10. 10 Context-Aware Activity Recognition Systems Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 3 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 available61.8%not open38.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.0%domestic only66.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Bruyère's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Bruyère as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00074% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Bruyère0.00084% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Bruyère 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 counting10%20%30%Bruyère16.7% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.5% in 2017.

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